Focus
 

What does FOCUS mean? What do you FOCUS on when you play? Mechanics? Target? Plane Lines? Hands? Pressure Points? Tempo?

What is the most effective thing to focus on when PLAYING golf?

The image in your mind of the result you intend and your trust in your bodies response to that image.

Before the shot I focus on what I want to do, visualise the shot, pick the club, rehearse the hinge action etc.

Over the ball I focus on a clearkey and let it happen

The target.

Focus. Close or narrow attention; concentration.

Golf Swing: Hands
Golf Course: Target
Drinking: Not spilling :occasion:

Pay attention to.

Before execution:

1. the landing spot for airborn shots and the breaking spot on the green,
2. the lie and others factors influencing the ball flight or roll,
3. the type of shot (swing + club), according to 1. + 2., to get the ball to 1.,
4. the swing to create 3.,
5. rehersal of 4.,
6. make sure the shot is clear,
7. set up for 4.,

Execution: the intention to create 4. above, which is spinning the pivot to acuate a straight lead arm sustaining a lagging club.

What needs to be paid attention to at hand.

Well....I think there's an Energy component to it....i.e. "I have no focus" today usually means you're low on energy....(or stressed/worried...too much on the mind- for whatever reason...could be tournament pressure, etc.).

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The other part of it is a clear mind IMO.....

For golf, I think an intense FOCUS (i.e. "I've really gotta grind down and focus on this one") is overrated.....if you're forcing it anyway.

Either you're into it or you aren't...

And there's ways to get yourself into it and to clear your mind, etc.....but it can be tough if you're just not "there."

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And then I guess there's where you would focus your attention....on the target when you're playing of course.....(very little mechanics).....in preshot......then nothing over the ball....no conscious thought (Clear Keys are great IMO).

Hocus-Focus
 

Eliminating that which is unnecessary.

Expand upon this oh Herald of Galactus. Much to ponder with such a short phrase.

Addition by subtraction
 

We constantly delete things in life. For example, as you read this post, you are not thinking about Hinge Action. But there are many posts regarding Hinge Action. You just aren't paying attention to it this moment.

Right now you are breathing. Probably didn't notice that until I brought it up. There are always so many thing going on arround us. If you start paying atention to thing that are not significant to your objective, you lose you focus.

Is what you are paying attention to helping or hurting your ability to meet your goal? I really like Daryl's post regarding narrowing in on things; Hands and Target.

Now where did I put my silver surf-board?

Me likey. Ok so the Target is there. It does nothing. But the hands DO something. Should we focus generally on the hands as you said in another post "Listen to them?" Or should we focus on DOING via the hands?

I think I saw your board at the Hardees drive-thru gettin' a Thickburger combo.

Both, the Educated Hands IMO will tell the other body parts what to do and will let them know if they did thing properly or not. Sensing and dictating.

Great post drewit.....the one about being target-oriented (I'm hesitant to say "focus on the target" btw- makes it sound like you have to stare at it or really FOCUS your eyes at it...I think that's bogus)....

I think....

If your habits are built in enough you should not be worried about ANY mechanics while you're over the ball....and very little during the round period. I mean, you're gonna think of some things....hopefully one thing at a time....a simple little key thing....but.....

...when it's time to "put this one on the middle of the green," I think it's important to forget about all that more-or-less....and be target-oriented.....

Focus is the internal trust you must have within yourself to be fully calm and alert do the best you allow your mind to do. You can read books, even ones as wonderful as the golfing machine all you like and still never be able to train yourself fully into an instinct just to do them and trust what you have. We continously doubt ourselves because we aren't in a balance with ourselves and are overun with things that when we get down to it really don't matter.

The focus in golf comes in the form of routine or program and the inner calm, love and trust in yourself to preform everything without fear of getting it wrong. If you fear getting it wrong - that fear disrupts you, just like it does in life.

It is best to practice in an extremely slow speed continous motion (basic motion circulum - chapter 12) with strict monitoring to where you build your mind to do it. Once you have it, let your mind just feel it and let it become a part inside of you. When you run the program at full speed you better trust what you have built with no fear or thought. No hate for yourself when things don't go your way - only love for yourself without being afraid. Like anything you do what you do gets stronger everyday and you must purge yourself to do the right things - not just in golf but life. That is focus.

Well said!

Focus...you got NO CHANCE..too much "crack and heroin"!!!!:laughing1