The Inner Game of Golf
by W. Timothy Gallwey
Gallwey's Self 1 versus Self 2 method applied to golf: quieting the critical mind, awareness instructions, and trusting the body. Useful for golfers and for anyone whose self-talk sabotages performance.
Read it if…
you golf and your head gets in the way.
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Skip it if…
you want the general theory; read The Inner Game of Tennis.
Try instead: The Inner Game of Music →
Three things you will actually use
- Self 1 interferes; Self 2 performs.
- Awareness, not instruction.
- Trust the body you have trained.
Do this first
Play nine holes with only an awareness instruction, no swing thoughts.
Our verdict
Inner game on the course.
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