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07/23/2024

Funnelvision

Positive Energy

Have you ever played golf in a state of “positive energy?” Golfers who experience “positive energy” describe themselves as being relaxed and loose, yet charged with high energy, optimism, and confidence. Their performance is effortless and automatic. They are completely absorbed in the moment. The state of “positive energy” is better known as The Zone.

While we can’t deliberately will this state, we can eliminate the factors that reduce its possibility. keep us from playing our best. Negative, mechanical, or extraneous thoughts, poor self-talk, concern for previous mistakes and failures keep us from playing our best. Worry about upcoming shots or score, along with other inappropriate, emotional, attentional, physical, and physiological behaviors also exclude golfers from The Zone. Zone-like experiences occur when our mind, body, and eyes are working in perfect harmony and we are focused only on the task at hand.

The Zone is not solely reserved for elite athletes. Anyone, regardless of ability, can play in a state of positive energy. You play in this state when you eliminate all sources of distraction from interfering with your ability to play up to your potential. When you do, conscious and unconscious self-doubt subsides, your confidence soars; you become deaf and blind to all external distractions and oblivious to internal demons that threaten your performance. You perform as well as you are capable shot after shot.

Funnelvision

The process of eliminating all external and internal sources of interference is referred to as “Funnelvison.” How and what you think while playing golf has a tremendous impact on your performance. If your thoughts are clear, concise, and organized, your performance is crisp and precise. If your mind is cluttered with extraneous or interfering thought, your performance lacks precision and consistency. In other words: Garbage In – Garbage Out.

There are specific tasks that must be completed prior to executing any shot so the mechanical action of the putting shot is correct and precise. These tasks include analyzing the shot for distance and directional cues to determine club selection, and any environmental factors that might alter your decisions.

During your pre-shot routine you will then visualize the path you think the ball will follow from its position on the ground or tee to its final resting place in the fairway or on the green. It also includes determining a Target Line and selecting a Target Point, assuming the correct address position and aiming the putter precisely at your Target Point, as well as creating a mental connection with your Target Point, and reducing the effects of self-doubt and fear, if necessary. All of this must be funneled out step-by-step before the shot is initiated.

Interfering Thoughts
Mechanical thoughts or thoughts interfere with the automatic retrieval of those mechanics from memory. Even in putting the action occurs too fast for the conscious mind to attempt control of the stroke. The movements must already be well learned and automatic.

In addition, the importance of any situation combined with the uncertainty of the outcome creates excessive conscious and physiological demands on the system designed to execute your mechanics. Golfers must be completely absorbed in their role as golfer. Concerns about issues affecting other aspects of their lives (home, school, career, finances, etc.) also have a debilitating effect on performance. All these non-task thoughts must be funneled out prior to shot ex*****on.

Just like all your physical skills, the pre-shot routine must be practiced. You want the routine to be as automatic, so it is completed in minimal time and with very little effort. The best time to practice your pre-shott routine is after you’ve worked on your mechanical skills.

07/21/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting – Reading Greens

While reading greens is an art in and of itself you can learn to analyze greens for distance and directional cues scientifically. There are many great sources for learning to read greens. You will find several important clues for helping you unravel the mystery of green reading below.
The Big Picture

What do you see when you look at a green? Do you see how the golf course architect designed the green to allow water to drain freely from its surface? Accumulated water plagues greens with diseases and insect infestations. To ensure the health of the greens, they are designed with several run-off areas. These can be seen as low areas that surround the green. Water sources, like streams, ponds, and lakes are usually located on the lowest side of a green so water runs directly into the water source. This is your first clue. Look for low lying areas just off the green.
Second, are you aware of other features surrounding greens that might affect how the ball rolls? Did you ever see a ball roll up an incline? Many times, golfers get befuddled when, for example, they think the ball breaks left but watch it break right, which means the ball would have had to roll uphill. Even though a green appears to slope left, the ball breaks right if the area surrounding the green slopes to the right more than the green slopes to the left. This is the same optical illusion that is used in fun houses.
The fun house guide usually tells you the house is haunted, demonstrating that fact by placing a ball or some cylindrical object at the bottom of a ramp. The object rolls up the ramp maintaining the integrity of the guide’s information about the haunting of the house. What you don’t see is the fact that the house is constructed on a hill that slopes more in the opposite direction than the slope of the ramp inside the house. The walls of the house hide this. So, although the object gives the illusion of rolling uphill, it really rolls downhill.
It’s no difference with greens. Your second clue is to look at the slope of the sur- rounding area. Are there high and low areas a short distance from the green that may affect how the ball rolls? Do they slope in the same direction as the green or in the opposite direction?
The best position from which to check for Big Picture clues is from off the green as you approach it. Begin looking when you are about 30 to 40 yards from front of the green. Look for low areas that allow water to drain from the high and low sides of the green, and the terrain surrounding the green.
The Little Picture
Once you’ve gotten an idea of the Big Picture you need to see if there are any inconsistencies between the Big Picture and the Little Picture. The Little Picture is the area of the green between the ball and the hole. There may be several undulations that cause the ball to curve more or curve in a direction opposite to what you determined by looking at the Big Picture. There are other factors to look at that might affect the speed of the ball as it rolls to the hole that must also be gleaned from looking at the Little Picture.

View the path the ball must travel from its position on the green to the hole from three perspectives. Look from behind the ball and from behind the hole. Can you detect any undulations from either perspective? If you think the putt will break one way or the other, look at the path from the low side of the hole in the middle of the putt. The low side of the hole is the side towards which the putt breaks. So, if the putt breaks from right to left, the left side of the path is the low side of the hole. The middle of the path is half way between the ball and the hole. Your last look should be made from behind the ball and as close to the surface of the green as possible.
Other Factors that Affect the Speed and Curve of the Putt

There are many factors that affect how the ball rolls. These factors are discussed below. It’s important to remember these factors only affect your putt if they differ from the kind of greens and conditions you normally practice or play.
Length of Grass
The longer the grass the slower the ball rolls so the more force you need to apply to get the ball to roll to the hole. The ball also breaks less on greens with longer blades of grass.
Width of the Blades of Grass
Thick-bladed grasses, like Bermuda, tend to be slower than thin-bladed greens. More energy must be applied to get the ball to roll on thick-bladed greens and less energy on thin-bladed greens. Because you must apply more energy to get the ball to roll a given distance on thick-bladed greens the putt tends to break less.

Uphill or Downhill Putts
More energy must be applied to get uphill putts started so roll faster than downhill putts at the start of the putt. Faster rolling putts are less affected by side-hill terrain and so break less on uphill putts. Conversely, downhill putts are more affected by side-hill terrain. Downhill putts tend to break more.

Where is the break?
The ball rolls faster at the beginning of a putt than at the end so the first part of the putt is less affected by side-hill terrain than the end of the putt. For this reason, the area around the hole has a greater effect on the curve of the putt than the area around the ball. This means, putts break more near the hole if the side-hill is closer to the hole and less if the side-hill is nearer the ball.

Wind
Strong wind affects both the speed and path the ball travels. This is especially true if greens are cut short and/or the grass is thin- bladed. Both factors reduce the amount of friction between the ball and green. If the wind blows from the hole to the ball, the wind slows the ball down as it nears the hole. If the wind blows from the ball to the hole, the ball rolls farther as it nears the hole. If the wind blows towards the break, the putt breaks more. If the blows against the break, the putt breaks less.

Moisture
Moisture causes putts to roll slower given the same force being applied to the ball and is less affected by side-hill terrain so tends to break less.

Grain
Grain is grass that lies in consistent patterns. Putts tend to break more when they roll in the direction of the grain and less when they roll against the grain. The speed of the putt is also affected by grain. The ball rolls faster when rolling with the grain and slower when rolling into the grain. Grain is seen as patches of areas of a green that appears lighter or darker than the rest of the green.
Grainy grass that appears lighter, almost silvery is running away from you. When grass appears darker than the grass around it, the grain is running towards you. Grain often grows in the same direction as the prevailing wind. It also tends to grow in the direction of the setting sun. Thick-bladed grasses tend to be grainier than thin-bladed grasses.

Learning through Experience

Learning to read greens takes experience. You gain that experience by playing different kinds of greens under different conditions and being observant. If you mis-read a putt, and the ball rolls faster, slower, or breaks in the opposite direction than what you thought, make a mental note and take a quick second look before proceeding to the next tee. Most golfers never learn from their mistakes because they blurt out some obscenity and just walk away with their head down. Your mis-read could have been caused by your inexperience or by some factor you failed to notice. Determining the cause of your mis-read helps you in the future. Even if you can’t determine the nature of your mis-read, make a mental note of what occurred.

07/20/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting – Distance Control

Most golfers have difficulty developing Distance Control because they have no idea how far the ball has to roll (they can estimate based on what they see, but this is nothing more than a guess) and they practice in a random fashion. That is, they just putt from random distances.

When you file important papers, do you just throw them into a single file or do you organize them in some way? Most people file important papers in a cabinet that is organized alphabetically or in some other way for easy retrieval.

The brain also likes organized information. It can also locate the information easier and quicker if its organized and can adapt the memory stored in the subconscious to new situations efficiently and effectively. Use the information and tips below to organize your brain to automatically retrieve the “feel” you need to eliminate one source of 3-putts.

Distance Control is a process of knowing the distance the ball has to travel and the energy necessary to get the ball to roll that far. The process is no different than the one you use to memorize the multiplication tables. For example, if you say or write 3 x 7 = 21 enough times, then when you hear or see 3 x 7 your mind automatically thinks 21. Now, you don’t have to be good at math to use this process.

Know how far the ball has to roll (e.g., 10 feet), hit enough putts of that distance and you eventually hit the ball the correct distance instinctively and automatically just by thinking “10 feet.” What’s neat is you can develop Distance Control by working on putts in 10-foot increments, starting at 10 feet and working you way up to 50-foot putts.

What’s also neat is that once you have the memory for 20-, 20-, 30-, 40-, and 50-foot putts you’ve also developed the memory (Distance Control) for all intermediate (i.e., 27 feet) length putts without having to practice them. Your brain is so powerful that once the memory for let’s say 20- and 30-foot putts, and you think “27 feet” your mind extrapolates the difference in energy between a 20-foot putt and a 30-foot putt and produces the energy necessary to roll the ball slightly mor than half way between 20 and 30 feet.

By increasing the number of the length of the putt your brain adapts instantly to roll the correct distance on uphill and downhill putts. For example, if you have an uphill 10-foot putt, you can initiate the putt thinking “11” or “12” or and your brain will send signals to your body to increase the energy of the putt so it would roll farther if were a flat putt. Here’s some suggestions for developing Distance Control in putting.

• Measure your stride length using a yardstick. All stride lengths can be rounded off to 2, 2.5, or 3 feet. Stride length is the most accurate way for measuring a putt’s length. Rounding it off will not affect your ability to develop precision in Distance Control. You are just coming up with a number to use to initiate your putting stroke with. Let’s say your stride length is 28”. Four steps would give you 112 inches. A 10-foot putt is 120 inches. You’re not concerned with the exact length but the number associated with the energy to hit the putt 10 feet. In effect, your 112 inches becomes your 110 feet.
• Start with 10-fot putts. Continue hitting putts this distance until all your attempts finish within 1 foot of the hole. Now, continue putting by initiating each putt by thinking or saying “10 feet”.
• Do the same for 20-, 30-, 40-, and 50-foot putts, only allow for 1 1-foot margin of error for every 10 feet the ball has to roll. So, you would accept all putts that finish within 2 feet of the hole on 20-foot putts and so on.
• Once you’ve developed the memory for straight flat putts, you can work on uphill, downhill, and side-hill putts of the same distances listed above. By increasing or decreasing the number you also improve your Distance Control on greens that are faster or slower than the ones you normally practice on.
• When playing, simply count the number of steps necessary to walk from your ball to the hole and multiply by 5, 4, or 3 to arrive at the distance the ball has to roll. Be sure not to walk in anyone’s ball path.

Please feel free to ask me any questions or make any comments you have about this technique. Until next time, Happy Golfing.

07/19/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting 5

Focus Control

Controlling eye movement is extremely in important in golf, especially on putts under 10 feet. Remember, the eyes move because the mind is either unfocused or your attention shifts from one point (thought) to another. If your mind is unfocused, your eyes, naturally follow the movement of the putter head during the stroke. Your eyes also move if you are concerned about the accuracy of your putting stroke or fear missing the putt.

Trying to keep your eyes from moving by focusing on the ball may not keep them from moving if you are concerned about your stroke or outcome of the shot. The more short putts you missed in the past, the stronger your concern and fears. And the more difficult it is to keep your eyes from moving.

This is especially true on putts under 10 feet. Research conducted when I was still a PhD student a lifetime ago demonstrated the fact the short putts were consistently missed when the eyes moved. Because you can see both the ball and the hole simultaneously through your peripheral vision, there is a very strong pull to see if the putt is made or missed, which causes the head to turn towards the hole to provide the eyes a better view of the outcome.

As such, it’s imperative to give your mind a task that keeps the eyes glued to the ball such that the hole disappears from your peripheral awareness. If you already use the label for alignment purposes, you can bring your attention to the label for help in neutralizing your concern, quieting your mind, and keeping your eyes still. Here’s how it’s done.

Start with a 2-foot straight putt on a flat surface

Align the label to the center of the hole

Assume your address position

Bring your attention to the first letter of the label (i.e. “T” in Titleist)

Start your putting stroke by saying or thinking “T”

Continue spelling out loud or silently each letter of Titleist to the
same rhythm of your putting stroke until the stroke has been completed

Stay with 2-foot straight putts till you can make 10 in a row

Move out to 3 feet and make 10 in a row

Continue the same process with 4- and 5-foot putts.

Then move to uphill, downhill, and side-hill putts of 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-foot putts.

The ultimate goal of this exercise is to become so focused you literally do not notice the putter moving and forget about whether the putt will be holed. You are so focused that you don’t even know the ball has moved until it has stopped moving at the bottom of the cup. At this point, you will have established a Zone Mindset and accessed The Zone, on short putts at least.

07/18/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting 4

Laser-like Alignment

According to Dave Pelz, the major reason for missed putts is misalignment. To test this theory, I conducted a study in 1998 to assess the extent to which golfers misaligned their putters using a laser alignment aid at a hole 10 feet away on a DreamGreen™ executive putting green, measuring 12 feet long and 3 feet wide. A target that extended 6 inches to the right and left of the hole was placed directly behind the hole.

The laser was used to test the accuracy of the golfer’s alignment and was not activated until the golfer aligned the putter as was satisfied that the putter was aimed at the center of the hole. The golfers could have used the edges of the putting green to help them align to the hole. If they did, it didn’t help.

Only 5%, that’s 50 golfers out of a thousand, aimed the putter anywhere inside the hole. Some golfers’ alignment was so off that the laser light didn’t touch the target behind the hole. That means that their alignment was off by more than 6 inches and they were only 10 feet away from the hole. How can you expect to make putts if you’re aimed in the wrong direction.

The reason that most golfers’ mis-align their putters is that they try to align their putter while standing in their address position. As I’ve discussed a number of times, golfers get a skewed perspective from this position. That is, the hole is not where they “think” it is.

To ensure your putter is aligned where you think it is, follow the process listed below.

• Every ball has a label (i.e. Titleist)
• Mark the position of the ball on the green with a coin or other object. Pick up the ball.
• Now replace the ball on the ground with the front edge of the label pointing at your target point (If it’s a straight putt, this will be the center of the hole.)
• If the putt breaks left, the label must be aimed to the right of the center of the hole. If the putt breaks right, the label must be aimed to the left of the center of the hole. How much depends on the slope of the green, but that’s another topic for another day.
• Move 8-10 feet behind the ball and confirm your alignment is accurate.
• This process needs to be practiced sufficiently so that it doesn’t take more time than is necessary and cause slow play.

With the ball properly placed you will make more short putts and get longer putts closer to the hole.

07/17/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting 3

An Ideal Address Position

Before we can develop a simple, repeatable putting stroke, we must place our bodies and the club in the ideal position to make that happen. For a straight-line putting style, the following elements are suggested.

Knees bent
Upper torso forward of legs
Arms hang straight down from the shoulders naturally
Hands under the center of the shoulders
Eyes over the target line and on or slightly behind the ball
Feet, hips, and shoulders parallel to the target line
Clubhead in the center of the stance
Feet less than the width of the shoulders but wide enough to remain balanced

This position promotes a putting stroke that keeps the putter face straight back and through for several inches on either side of the ball naturally. You don’t have to try and manipulate the putter to accommodate it. That makes learning it simple and easy to repeat when playing.

The eyes are place over the target line to minimize visual skewing. Even from this position you don’t see the hole where it truly is. The longer the putt, the more skewing occurs. The only accurate way to locate the hole is from behind the ball with your head centered in the middle of your Shoulders and your eyes parallel to the horizon.

Since golfers are averse to putting with their bodies facing the hole this is the best compromise that reduces skewing down to a minimum. In my next post I’ll discuss Focus control, which is a necessary skill on all putts shorter than 10 feet. Until then, Happy Golfing.

07/15/2024

Master the Art and Science of Putting 1

Great putters overcome flaws or issues in other parts of their games. If you're averaging more than 30 putts per round you are wasting strokes.

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Introduction

In 1999, I partnered with Dr. Steve Kaluzne, an optometrist and vision specialist to found 1-Putt Golf Schools in Winston Salem, Noth Carolina. We worked with golfers of all ability levels from absolute beginners to elite amateur and professional competitors. Our program, while tailored to the individual considered the following seven fundamentals paramount to high-level, consistent performance.

1. The ideal address position
2. A simple, repeatable putting stroke
3. Focus Control (putts < 10 feet)
4. Distance Control (putts > or = to 10 feet)
5. Green reading
6. Overcoming fight-or-flight
7. Pre-putt routines

Over the next several posts, I will discuss in some detail each of these important fundamentals. I’ll begin with fundamental 2, a simple, repeatable putting stroke because the exact nature of your stroke dictates your address position.

Primarily, we taught a more traditional putting style so didn’t consider belly putters, long putters, the claw grip, down-the-line putting or some variant of any of these non-traditional styles. If requested by the student, we then adapted our approach to the address position required to align with that type of putting style.

If you have any questions or comments, please let me know what your thoughts are. I am always open to critique and learning knew information. Until next time, Happy Golfing.

07/13/2024

Eye Movement

Prevailing wisdom advises golfers that “quiet eyes” are paramount to superior golf performance. That means that to play your best your eyes need to remain still or not move. Unfortunately, eye movement is a natural part of the human experience, and we are unaware of most of it and rarely try to control it. Here’s why.

Seventy-five percent of the stimuli we react to is visual in nature. So, more so than any of our other senses, our visual system provides us with information about the world we live in. Most of the visual information we react to is received through our peripheral processing center, which comprises 98-99% of our visual field. Since our peripheral vision is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, that information is not open to conscious awareness.

If the information is of interest or concern, a signal is sent to the focusing visual processing center, which comprises only 1-2% of our visual field. ^This system is controlled by the thinking part of our brain and then we get to decide whether that information is relevant.

If our visual processing centers notice movement, our eyes naturally move to determine if that movement is of interest or concern and if we need to do anything in response. So, while your eyes are looking at the ball while at address, your eyes move the instant you start moving the club away from the ball in your take-away. The eye movement is so subtle you don’t notice it. Just looking at the ball or trying to keep your eyes on the ball doesn’t necessarily stop your eyes from moving, especially if you’re concerned about your mechanics.

The other reason your eyes move is because your mind moves. Because we rely so heavily on our vision to help us navigate our daily lives, our thoughts naturally cause our eyes to move. Thinking about or concern for your mechanics unconsciously programs the eyes to move to determine the accuracy of your mechanics. The same is true for mechanical swing cues, fears about hitting the ball into a hazard, concern for where the ball will end up on short game shots, and awareness to the hazards present for the shot at hand.

Bottom line is our eyes are in constant movement because of subconscious and conscious information being processed by our brain. That means that we must train our mind to stop thinking or reacting to visual information. And just “trying” to keep our eyes on a small white blob doesn’t necessarily stop the eyes from moving. That tactic can also induce unintended consequences that ruins the golf swing. We call it being “ball bound.”

This is why I created the online course, Zone Mindset Training for Golf – to help golfers learn to quiet their mind and eyes. If you’re interested, here’s the link to that course.

https://www.udemy.com/course/zone-mindset-training-for-golf/?couponCode=C67B4DD37AF25A97DBF0

07/12/2024

The Most Important Shot in Golf?

The most important shot in golf is the one you’re about to hit. To be successful you must give your full attention to this shot and this shot alone. What happened before or what could happen later are of no consequence.

But where should your attention be and how do you keep it there throughout ex*****on of the shot? In my humble opinion, a golfer’s attention should be directed at a distant target. Of course, that distance is much further on full swings than it is on short game shots.

Directing your attention to a pre-selected target is the only focus that keeps your mind and eyes quiet during the shot. Thinking about your mechanics or creating mechanical swing cues inadvertently cause your eyes to move to determine the accuracy of your mechanics. Why that’s the case will be discussed in my next post.

Thinking about what happened on previous shots, along with the accompanying emotions also cause eye movement. You may not be aware of your eyes moving but it is happening none-the-less.

Fear of hitting the ball other than where you want programs your eyes to move in the direction of your fears. If that occurs prior to impact, your swing will change to allow you to look in the direction of your fears destroying your mechanics. Thinking about any of the hazards you face on the shot at hand produces the same effects. Trying to keep your eyes on the ball may keep your eyes still but may also cause you to become ball bound – not conducive to good ball striking.

Directing your attention completely to a pre-selected target is the only way to keep your eyes and mind quiet during the shot. It’s also the only way to keep your mind in the present and to keep negative thoughts and they’re accompanying emotions from destroying your focus and performance.

If this information is helpful, you may want to consider taking my online course, Zone Mindset Training for Golf. Click on the link below and receive a 75% discount. You will be glad you did.

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07/11/2024

Relax Your Way to Better Golf

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Relax Your Way to Better Golf

How many golfers (men and women) do you know who would admit to being tense or anxious while playing? Many believe that good golfers don't feel pressure or don't fear failing; the desire to appear
macho causes their denial and ultimate demise. Studies have shown that elite athletes admit to being afraid, recognize the fact that they do fear failing or making mistakes, and that they are aware of even subtle changes in their tension level which allows them to control their fears and perform as if there were no fear. The reality is that all great athletes do have fears, but they "Love the Fear." Jack Nicklaus is the perfect example; in his book, Golf My Way, he states that he can feel tension in his body, that the excitement and nervousness in majors is what drives his desire to compete. He wouldn't have it any other way; tension, nausea and butterflies are part of performing in the most important events of your life. Don't deny your fears; learn to accept them, love them, and control them.
Many of my students suffer from excessive physical tension when they play, but most are not aware of it because they have lived with it so long. Hectic lifestyles, societal demands to succeed in all aspects of their lives, and increased demands on the conscious mind to control activities it was never intended to control, all increase physical tension. Unfortunately, this increased physical tension also interferes with attention and physical control of complex motor programs like the golf swing. It also endangers your health and mental and emotional well-being. Learning to relax not only improves your golf performance, but pays dividends in all aspects of your life.
Use the following simple exercise to eliminate any excess tension in the body not eliminated by the Breath of Life alone.
1. Sit in a comfortable chair just as you did for the Breath of life- back straight, chin in, neck elongated, hands on legs, feet flat on the floor.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Take two Breaths of Life and then monitor your breathing for 1 minute.
4. Now explore different parts of your body mentally to detect any remaining tension.
5. Start with your facial muscles. Be sure that your brow is not fur- rowed, that the muscles around your eyes and cheeks are relaxed, and your jaw not clenched.
6. Check the muscles in your neck and shoulders. Release any tension in these muscles by letting your shoulders drop away from your ears or rotating them up, back, and down a few times.
7. Now check your arms and hands. Remove any tension from these
muscles by gently shaking or massaging the affected parts. You can relax your upper and lower back, as well as your chest and abdominals, by feeling them release downward. Maintain a straight spine while relaxing these muscles; don't relax them by slouching. When playing golf we want our shoulders opened up (pulled back) and our spine straight.
8. Observe the muscles in your buttocks and upper legs. They too should feel relaxed, but not numb. Wiggle a little in your seat if either your buttocks or upper legs feel tight.
9. Your calves, feet, and toes are the last muscles to check. Eliminate any tension or numbness in those areas by gently shaking your feet, one at a time.
10. Once your entire body has been completely relaxed, return your awareness to your breathing. It should still be slow, deep, and rhythmical. If not, take a couple of Breaths of Life.
11. Now slowly open your eyes and wiggle the fingers of both hands and gently shake out your arms.
12. Wiggle your toes and shake out your legs, one at a time.
13. Rotate your head and neck and then stretch out your shoulders, back, and chest.
14. Slowly stand by pushing yourself out of the chair with your hands.
15. Stretch your body a little more. You should feel completely relaxed and energized. Your mind will be alert and you will be anxious to get back to what you were doing.
16. If you completed the exercise just before sleep, skip the stretching part and let yourself fall gently to sleep.
17. Practice this technique daily for a month and then as needed or desired.
The more you practice this technique, the faster you will be able to eliminate tension or energy blocks. By merely taking one or two Breaths of Life and a quick mental check of your body for tension, shaking, massaging, or stretching the affected areas, puts you into a state of peak performance. If you do this before practicing or playing, you will be much more likely to perform successfully than if you leave
your state of consciousness and physical level of relaxation to chance.

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