Two Handle Vase

1 Nov, 2007 in art pottery by admin

Two Handle Vase

Handle Fear on the Golf Course with Golf Psychology, Self Hypnosis and NLP

Fear on the golf course can come in many shapes and sizes and it can result in a multitude of problems ranging from lack of enjoyment, through poor scoring and frustration to outright anger. Most golfers will have experienced fear on the golf course, either personally or from watching a playing partner.

As an amateur golfer, although my golf is very important to me, my livelihood does not depend directly on my ability to score well. However, I can think of many times, especially in my younger days, when I was uncomfortable, nervous, scared and downright terrified on the golf course.

You may have read on another of my articles. entitled Channel Your First Tee Nerves into Unconscious Golf Resources for Better Golf, about my nerves on the first tee in the Golf Illustrated Junior Vase at Hexham in the early 70s. When the starter announced on the loudspeaker system that they were expecting great things from me after my hole in one there the previous day, I could hardly stand up, let alone hit a good drive down the middle.

I've experienced similar feelings when I've arrived on the first tee and found I was playing with some or other golfing celebrity. I'll never forget Bill Shankland, my then golf coach, asking me to stand in for him in a game in late-June of 1970. Bill explained that he was injured and could I take his place in a friendly fourball the following day. He went on to explain that there'd be no pressure as I was playing at my home club and partnering the club pro, Colin Christison, a man I'd played with many times before. Bill also mentioned that one of our opponents would be Ian Connelly from Welwyn Garden City, later to become Nick Faldo's first coach and someone I also knew. I was a bit nervous plying with two pros I'd watched playing in the Agfa tournament at Stoke Poges, but I knew them both and felt I could handle it.
The next day, I got to the club and as I joined my playing partner Colin walking to the first tee, I noticed that there was quite a crowd of my fellow club members behind the tee. I nearly collapsed when I walked through the crowd and Colin introduced me to our other opponent. It was Tony Jacklin, back in the UK to prepare for the British Open after winning the US Open a few weeks earlier. I was terrified and it took a lot of quiet calming words from Colin to get me through the first nine holes. I started to enjoy the experience as I loosened up on the second nine.
Like most people back in the early 70s, I had no knowledge of golf psychology and the best advice available was to pull yourself together and get on with it. That was difficult and the effect didn't last!

I'm sure that I would still be very nervous if I found myself unexpectedly playing with a US Open Champion. The difference is now that I have the means to relax myself using a variety of golf psychology techniques and really get the most from the experience. I'd probably play my normal game.

So what techniques would I use? Well the quickest technique would be to use my finger-thumb NLP Resource Anchor that would both relax me and get me into a confident and resourceful state. If I was still nervous, I could use self-hypnosis, some simple deep breathing exercises or, even better, the Balance Your Golf Mind and Body for Better Golf – Focus on your Hara technique from another of my articles.

About the Author

Andrew Fogg, the Golf Hypnotist, is an enthusiastic golfer, hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. He is a practicing golf psychologist and author of a soon to be published book The Secrets of Hypnotic Golf and a series of golf hypnosis MP3 programmes.

Visit his website for information on how to get the most success, pleasure and enjoyment from the wonderful game of golf. More specifically, it is about how to improve your golf by working on the 90 percent of the game that is played in the 6 inches between your ears.

Sign up for the free Golf Hypnotist ezine at http://www.golf-hypnotist.com/ and get your free 25- minute Your Own Virtual Caddy golf hypnosis MP3 that goes with this article.

My cats are pure evil- how do I handle them?

Let me start by saying I love them but not all the time.

I was woken up every hour last night to the sound of my two 1 1/2 year old, brother cats going berserk on the windows (not attacking anything or looking out just running like a madman). Then I was officially woken up to the sound of my flower vase being spilled all over the place. They have water. They do stuff like this CONSTANTLY in the evening/night. They sleep all day and I love it but they're horrible when they're awake. They chew up stuff, get into anything they can, destroyed my blinds and chair...I have tried clapping and scaring them and now all they do in response to that is hightail it out of there and come back in a few minutes to repeat it.

What can I do. I'm NOT planning on getting rid of them or anything so be nice. I understand cats are cats but let's be reasonable.
We do play w/them during the day! A lot. They also play together and with our shih tzu.
Yes they are both neutered.

They sound like normal, healthy cats to me. You need to cat proof your home. Put breakable things like vases in a curio cabinet so they stay safe. For things that can't be put away, try putting adhesive putty on the bottoms to secure them to the table. Window blinds are never safe around cats. I raise mine about halfway so the cats can see out without having to make a peephole in the blinds. Vertical blinds or wooden blinds could also be a solution for you. For cord chewing, you can get Bitter Apple at the pet store. It makes the cords taste nasty so the cats won't chew on them. There are also plastic cord sleeves you can buy that cover the cords so they can't be chewed. If they are getting into cupboards, put child-proof locks on the doors. Trash cans can be protected from being tipped by placing a 20# weight in the bottom of the can. Your guys are behaving like typical cats so don't be too hard on them. Learn to work with them so everyone will be happy.

You also can try providing more structured activities for them. Try hiding treats around the house for them to hunt. It will keep them occupied and it's fun to watch. Big cardboard boxes provide hours of fun. My cats love to play king of the hill and jump in and out of the boxes. Paper bags are great fun too.

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