Balance Your Golf Mind and Body for Better Golf - Focus on Your Hara

By: Andrew Fogg - The Golf Hypnotist

Moving from the balance of my life to the balance of the golf swing, I was intrigued to read recently about how many people view this as a key element of a successful golf swing. Now you know that I never comment on the mechanics of the swing as I'm neither a golf professional nor a swing coach. However, I do believe that balance is a key component of golf psychology and that psychological balance contributes significantly to balance in the golf mind and the golf swing. It also works wonders for your putting stroke.

Some years ago I learned an exercise on an NLP course run by Paul McKenna that involved focussing on the Hara. I later tried it out with a colleague and got her to just stand in an upright, relaxed posture and then to focus her mind on a point on the far wall. I then gently pushed her sideways with my hand against the outside of her shoulder. It was very easy to cause her to sway off balance with just a light push.

I then repeated the exercise, but this time asking her to focus all her attention on a point about two inches below her navel. I explained that this is known in Aikido as the 'hara' - the location of a person's spirit and their centre of mass. I then repeated the push on her shoulder, but this time I couldn't budge her, however hard I pushed. I was particularly surprised that the she remained calm and relaxed despite my inability to shove her off balance. We then repeated the exercise with her pushing me and she achieved the same results

So what does all this have to do with golf, I hear you say. Well, just try it the next time you are out practicing. I did and I found that focussing on my hara when hitting a shot seemed to smooth out my swing and massively improve my balance. Why not try it and see what it does for you.

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Andrew Fogg, the Golf Hypnotist, is an enthusiastic golfer, hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and author of a soon to be published book "The Secrets of Hypnotic Golf" and a series of golf hypnosis MP3 programmes. To receive his fascinating newsletter, packed with the latest on golf psychology, golf hypnosis and NLP, visit www.golf-hypnotist.com. You’ll also receive your free “Your Own Virtual Caddy” Golf Hypnosis audio MP3 programme.

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