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FORCE yourself to stop thinking about hitting the ball. That's what's likely stopping you...
Do you feel like you're trying to 'figure it out' in order to become comfortable enough to hit it?
If so, I've been there...it just doesn't work that way though because you become couscious of these thoughts and it gives you that insecure, anxious, confused feeling...happens to me sometimes man.
I'd think this could happen if you are doing some swing changes or are uncomfortable with your swing or the shot in some way...that's what happens to me.
--Practice it consciously on the range (your routine, and stick to doing it in the same amount of time- as Rick mentioned).
--Try to stay loose and keep your waggles rhythmic- and do no more than 3!
--Most importantly though...just don't think about anything! If you catch yourself thinking, just remember- don't! If you have to do any thinking , do it behind the ball, before the shot...leave nothing undecided or up in the air before the shot...indecision is bad bad bad. No good. If the thoughts are golf-swing related, figure it out before the shot (behind the ball) and then translate those mechanics into feel (by waggling, practice swinging, 'Mike Weir waggles', etc.) so you can actually execute a rhythmic swing.
It could be hard to 'shut it off' (your thinking, that is) but you manage it after a while. If your problem is too much thinking, you just have to come to the point where you say "Ok, I know this flat-out DOES NOT WORK...I've tried to think my way through many golf shots and it doesn't work."
...So, the problem could actually lie in the fact that you are thinking at all. You can't.
***Some days it's hard though, and those demons will want to get the best of you- like if you're tired or playing real crappy or in a crappy mood or something...those days I still try to do my best but if nothing works you have to be realistic and lower your expectations for that day. Acceptance of what you may be limited to is huge...just think "I'll come back with a vengence tomorrow." Patience.***
I'd say Clearkeys would DEFINATELY help hugely too man.
If Carey could post on this topic I know he'd have you figured out in no time.
Hope that helped...if that's relevant at all to what you're doing let me know. I'd like to know.
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