Michael Campbell wins the U.S. Open because he decided it Was Time -- Sometimes Success or Failure is All Just a Decision

"Michael Campbell not only believed it, he decided to do it -- to win the U.S. Open. His mind stayed focused on the task and nothing stopped him. Winners decide to win, before they get on the golf course. It's a mental lesson we can all take away from his victory on Father's Day, 2005." says Tracy Reed, golf biomechanic, coach and author of Golf Swing Control," sold in 28 countries worldwide.

(PRWEB) June 21, 2005 -- Golfers all too often react to a bad event on the golf course with the thought, "It happened again!" as if something was bound to go wrong. If that thought comes up in your mind when something bad happens, it's because it was there before you stepped onto the golf course. That is just one of the big three mental errors common on the golf course.

If you think that you don't want to do something, it's just as bad, because the mind works in pictures. Even though you tell yourself not to do something, the mental picture is one of the event that you don't want to happen. You will do whatever is pictured in your mind. Always think of what you want to happen instead.

The third mental error is worrying too much about how the round will turn out. You can't predict the future. You can only act in the present to make the future happen.

All three mental errors create problems not so much from the thoughts themselves, but because they stop you from focusing on the task at hand, something that has to happen if you want to have good results.

"Remember to check your thoughts before you act. If they are of anything but the process of the next shot, let them go and start picturing the shot in a positive way. You'll be surprised at just how easy it is to get rid of the demons that keep you from playing your best golf. Great golf is not about how you feel about the shot, it's about how you focus for each shot. Don't make it any more complicated than that."

For more information about the simple way to keep your mind in focus on the golf course, go to: www.golfswingcontrol.com or call Tracy Reed at 904-803-6116.

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