• Golf Psychology - When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work

  • By: Jonathan Adler
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Adler
  • Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (254 ratings)

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Golf Psychology - When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work

By: Jonathan Adler
Narrated by: Jonathan Adler
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An alternative to popular positive thinking, this groundbreaking audiobook on golf psychology, reveals the practical mindfulness, techniques, and philosophies that will help you to play your best golf when it matters. Author Jon Adler has worked with touring professionals and amateurs for over 10 years, helping them to overcome mental problems and blocks by developing the art of relaxed concentration.

In this book there are practical exercises, psychological ideas, and interesting stories to help you to:

  • Play your best golf when it matters
  • Stop getting so frustrated when you play
  • Develop a calm and equanimous mind
  • Understand how anxiety affects your game
  • Improve your concentration
  • Stop doubting your ability
  • Develop trust and confidence
  • Discover how you get in your own way
  • Strike the ball like you do in practice
  • Overcome anxiety
  • Chip it stiff
  • Develop confidence and feel on the putting green
  • Learn to concentrate under pressure

What do you do when positive thinking stops working? Really, I’m serious. If you have ever tried being really positive while playing golf, you may have experienced some success, but what do you do when you start playing poorly? It is very hard to keep positive when you have no idea where the ball is going. I tried the positive thinking route myself and when things got tough the only explanation for my poor performance was that I was not being positive enough. There had to be more to it than that I thought, so I went about trying to discover the truth about how our mind gets in the way of good performance. What I found, changed the way I played and coached golfers forever.

I am sharing my techniques with you, having practiced them with golfers of all abilities for the last ten years.

The key skill that you will learn to improve is the skill that underpins peak performance in every walk of life: relaxed concentration. Golfers and golf commentators often talk about focusing well and good concentration, but there is little information about how to improve and perfect relaxed concentration, a skill that all agree is a prerequisite for good golf.

This is not popular golf psychology. I will not encourage you to sit in a chair, close your eyes, and imagine yourself playing really well. If you want the positive thinking route then don’t buy this audiobook. I only deal with reality. In fact it has been said that my techniques are so simple that you actually think much less on the golf course and play better. Does that sound good to you?

Are you ready to uncover your potential?

©2012 Jonathan Adler (P)2019 Jonathan Adler

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Profound

Profoundly deep. Just what I was looking for! Perfect narrator creates a hypnotic focus that helps you soak in this masterpiece of golf psychology.

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Sleeper

This audio book is probably best to be read. The narrator’s voice is borderline monotone. Slow pace of reading makes it difficult to follow without dozing off because it’s very slow and deep tone. I would Not recommend this audiobook, perhaps reading the actual book would be better.

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Equanimity!

There are a least 12 very important takeaways that you must incorporate on the mental side that a player uses during a game. Swing the club and watch your ball land where you planned it to land!

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Depressing Book

This book will mess with your mind.
Their are some good points but more harm than good from this book.

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An Eye Opener book

This book will teach you how to control your feelings and mind in and out the course, a wonderful perspective of how to approach golf and life it self

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Great way to train your mind in golf and life

Author does a great job of explaining what is and how to practice it. Excellent listen!

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Brought me back to reality.(THANK YOU)

Really enjoyed these moments of clarity not only for my golf game but also more on the mentality of my life. But what I want and do not want. The range session and then the golf course. Breathing and meditation and expectations. I feel if I put this into motion and concentrate on one thing at a time. I can get back to where I need to be. Instead of always searching. Once again thank you

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Awesome Book!

Had an opportunity to listen to Jonathan’s book on the way to an invitational at my brother’s club. I learned some great techniques for managing the variety of emotions that arise in competitive realm. We won the overall! Thanks Jonathan!

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Great Wisdom

I think this book has great advice such as the “back hit” advice to get focused on the actual NOW moment which is the shot your actually playing. He cleverly tells his own story of successive victories in the 72 hole Bournemouth Open as proof his philosophy works. That kept me listening and I believe I will listen many more times to internalize his wisdom

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Helped with anxiety

Gave nice tools on dealing with emotions. Freedom of the outcome and thoughts during a swing took some pressure off.

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