The Top 5 Things You Need To Do To Play Your Best Golf
And guess what? Breathing is no. 1!
With spring upon us, and many of you lusting to get out and swing a golf club, we thought we'd share an article written for you linksters but that has far-reaching implications for anyone involved with any kind of performance. On WorldGolf.com, writer Marc Soloman offers a piece called, "The Top 5 Things You Need to do to Play Your Best Golf." And as he begins, "One – You need to breathe on the golf course. 'Breathe? I always breathe, if I didn’t breathe, I’d be dead!' Well, there’s a difference between the breathing that many flustered people have in stressful situations and the breathing that keeps the player calm, cool and collected.
"And to many, golf is a stressful situation - especially if you have high expectations for yourself.
"When was the last time you breathed on the golf course? Well, in last week’s PGA Tournament in Houston, breathing was a big part of winner Johnson Wagner’s PLAN. As Wagner said - 'Warming up on the range, I was very nervous, but still tried to stay calm and breathe all day.'
"He won his first tournament by staying in control of his game, emotions and breathing. On the other hand, we see many Golfers on the golf course with the look as if they’re being chased by lions!
"What happens to some golfers on the golf course? Why do you stop breathing normally?"
He suggests that as you set-up over the golf ball, try to take a deep, cleansing, deep breath before you swing to clear out all the tension that your mind (he calls it "swing thoughts") are causing. As you exhale, "Feel as if you’re pushing it all out as your body relaxes before you swing."
In our book, "Perfect Breathing: Transform Your Life Once Breath at a Time," we dedicate several chapters to how breathing affects performance, including how it can increase the odds for you finding that perfect storm that sports psychologists call The Zone, the place where athletes are in total control, where every move comes effortlessly, where success is virtually guaranteed. It all begins with the breath, the one area of your life where we all have total control.
For more information, visit www.perfectbreath.com.

