By Rich Douglas
Why does Tiger seem to have an UNFAIR advantage? Is it becausehe can hit the ball farther. Is it his ability to sink putts inclutch situations? Is it his sharp short game?
The truth is there are times he does ALL these things to nearperfection, but for the most part. he seems to have somethingelse going for him. Something that's hard to define or describe.It's not luck or chance and I'm sure if you asked Tiger, he mayhave a difficult time describing or putting it into words.
Even when he's not striking the ball to the best of his abilityhe's still able to maintain an inner confidence that he canstill win. He knows his real strength is not his ball strikingability but his belief that if he isn't optimum in the physicalsense, his mental golf game is.
I remember earlier in Tiger's career, when approached after around he would say " I didn't have my "A" game today.
You generally got the sense that the other pro golfers were alittle peeved with his cockiness. It appeared as though he wasbelittling his performance which was already the best in thefield and in doing so, belittling the rest of the field.
What he was actually doing was rating only the physicalperformance. What he failed to mention was that his mental golfgame was just fine, thank you very much.
If I'm to attempt at defining what Tiger seems to have more of ,Its control over his subconscious mind. Through greater controland harmony of his non conscious thoughts with his will orconscious thoughts, he is able to execute successfully withgreater frequency.
It's easier to understand how they can be at odds with oneanother when you consider that our brains process on average60,000 thoughts daily. To think we interpret all of thesethoughts positively is both naive and unrealistic. There's justfar to much we expose ourselves to that we have no control over.
So I know I haven't answered your big question yet. If that'sthe case then How does Tiger do it?
He practices his MENTAL GOLF GAME. He influences and feeds hisnon conscious mind with the right mindset and thoughts. He'sable to convert this to positive visualization power that he hasconditioned his mind to have more of than the rest of the pack.
I'm sure Tiger would have a difficult time exacting what percentof his success he attributes to his mental game, but he knowsone thing for certain, it's enough to make the difference.
Chances are if you're like most die hard golfers, you probablyspent a small fortune on equipment to improve. But how much haveyou spent on YOUR MENTAL GOLF GAME?
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