title: "GolfNosis - Tee Time For Your Mind": Mental Techniques For Golf That Work!"
author: Douglas Warren Juola
description: Okay, Okay you are probably thinking 'why does the world need another book on the mental game of golf?'<br><br> Good question!<br><br> The world doesn't need another typical book on the mental game of golf, but golfers do need an easy way to integrate mental techniques into their game because in the end the golfer who wins is the golfer who is mentally tougher.<br><br> Many of the books written on the mental game of golf talk about how you should forget bad shots, think only of the target, and talk yourself into being a relaxed and confident golfer.<br> Great advice and sometimes it works quite well. <br>The problem with this type of advice is that it is being given to the wrong part of the mind, the conscious mind. You must talk to and use your subconscious mind to play golf.<br><br> That is where hypnosis comes in. <br><br>Hypnosis talks to and accesses your subconscious mind, the part of your mind that is controlling your swing.<br><br> This book is not just another self-improvement book telling you to think this or do that and all your dreams will come true. <br><br>The book you hold in your hands will teach you easy to learn techniques which strengthen the mind/body connection so you don't have to think about anything.<br><br> And when you are not thinking of anything you play better golf.<br><br> The term GolfNosis is a combination of the words Golf and Hypnosis.<br> Although the GolfNosis system incorporates hypnotic techniques it also contains many other mental techniques taken from a wide variety of disciplines.<br> From martial arts and meditation to NLP and sports psychology the GolfNosis system contains over 90 proven mental techniques to help you lower your score.<br><br> GolfNosis is the result of many years of trial and error.<br> Years spent discovering the hidden powers of the human mind.<br><br> One of my goals in writing this book is to dispel the misconceptions and medieval age thinking which still exists today on the topic of hypnosis. <br><br> Most people have been hypnotized by the media to think of hypnosis as some sort of strange mind control the hypnotist has over his subjects. <br>Hypnosis is a completely natural state of mind, just like sleep is a natural state of mind, but hypnosis is not sleep.<br> Hypnosis is magnified concentration and intense focus on one object to the exclusion of everything else.<br> Hypnosis is a tool which is readily available for all of us to use.<br> I began my study of hypnosis at the age of ten upon discovering a book on self-hypnosis. Since that time I have continued to use self-hypnosis to make my life more relaxed and focused.<br> After watching my first stage hypnosis show I remember telling myself, 'One day I will learn how to do that'. I wanted to discover what power the hypnotist possessed to make his volunteers act so strangely.<br><br> What I found out after studying and training to become a stage hypnotist was the fact that the hypnotist did not really have any power over his subjects at all, the power was in the subjects' imagination.<br><br> I discovered that when the human mind is focused it could accomplish miracles.<br><br> After becoming a successful stage hypnotist I still was not satisfied, I had to find out more about this intriguing state of mind.<br><br> I took classes and studied to become a certified hypnotherapist and started to specialize in helping athletes improve their performance.<br><br> GolfNosis is the product of working with golfers of all skill levels.<br> Finding which techniques worked and dumping the ones that didn't.<br> I did not limit myself to hypnotic techniques but used any mental technique I found which worked.<br> I introduced my clients to martial arts techniques to help them control their minds, acupressure techniques to relax and focus, breathing techniques which have been around for thousands of years, and Neuro Lingustic Programming techniques which are simple to use and yet extremely effective.<br><br> Every technique which I discovered I have tested thoroughly and the ones that worked got into this book.<br><br> My golfing clients have had spectacular success using these techniques and now these proven mental techniques are available to you.<br><br> You might find that some of these techniques work better for you than others and that is perfectly OK. Use what works and dump the rest, everyone is different.<br><br> But I guarantee you will play better golf if you use the techniques in this book as outlined and you will find for some strange reason the rest of your life will improve as well.<br><br> The bottom line is that you will never reach your full golfing potential until you start using mental techniques.
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  ## ALSO BY DR. BOB ROTELLA
  
  BOOKS:
  
  Parenting Your Superstar
  
  Scientific Foundations of Coaching
  
  Psychological Foundations of Sport
  
  Mind Mastery for Winning Golf
  
  Mind, Set and Match
  
  AUDIO TAPES:
  
  Golfing Out of Your Mind
  
  Putting Out of Your Mind
  
  CD-ROM PROGRAMS:
  
  Lower Your Score (with Tom Kite)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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