Mushin Golf – Carrying it Over to the Course

Mindlessness is the essence of great golf. It is not the intricate understanding of the mind-boggling detail of the mechanism, rather, it is the natural and uninterfered (wu-wei) with flowing motion that allows the golf swing to happen effortlessly and naturally.

I’ve often stated that the average 20 handicap “online tinkerer” of the golf swing knows far more about swing technique than the average Tour professional, yet, why is it that the professional could spot the “all knowing” ten strokes a side and still not break a sweat coasting to victory, and all the while not know much about how he does it? Why does his swing look so simple and effortless when the average “golf mechanic” looks like he’s trying to wrestle an alligator out of a golf cart?

I see it day in and day out when I teach. Without fail, the golfer who simplifies his swing and his understanding of the swing leaves the lesson hitting great shots for little more reason than he has freed up his mind to allow his body to make a swing. He hits shot after shot saying “it felt like I did nothing” or “it feels effortless”.

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The mind becomes resistant over time to this “ignorant” feeling, “thinking” there must be more to it or I must have to try harder, or worse yet, trying to understand exactly how they did it. As soon as they interfere, their momentary bliss disappears and is replaced with a chunk or a skull that went half as far and took twice as much effort. Less truly is more in golf improvement.

Once you have had time to practice the “Breath Watching” technique from the Introduction article, you are ready to learn how to carry it over onto the golf course. It’s important that you have practiced this technique to the point that you are quite proficient at completely clearing your mind and maintaining that clear mental game state for a long period of time, as this is a fundamental principal of Mushin Golf and the fundamentals in any endeavor are always the most important.

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