Silent Mind Golf: How to Empty Your Mind and Play Golf Instinctively

I have the Kindle version of this book and was my bedtime reading in the run up to our Club Championship in 2015.The prospect of a 2 day 36 hole medal was really playing on my mind as a higher handicapper but having finished the book the night before the first round I found myself calmer with less fear and even relishing the challenge.Only managed a net 74 on day 1 and re-read part of the book in bed ready for a 7.50am start on day 2 (I am retired and hate early starts especially Sunday morning)On the first tee I felt calm, relaxed and determined to enjoy the day and started with 3 straight pars with conditions perfect for golf.I finished with the best net of the day, a 67, beating a field of around 80 players and finished 2nd overall in the net 36 hole competition.For me this was nothing short of a miracle having won the Sunday medal and I now re-read my favourite chapters in the book before club matches and medal comps.I am 69 years old playing off a 20 handicap and to have come so close to actually winning our Club Championship playing off the back tees is a dream come true and has proved to me the need to work harder on my mental game.Golf can be incredibly frustrating and still is but I now have a simple and effective way of coping with the worst that this amazing game can conjure up. I no longer feel helpless when my swing breaks down far from the clubhouse.This is the first and only book I have read which deals with the mind game and has given me the confidence to believe absolutely that I can continue to reduce my handicap down to 16 and play as well as I did when I started golf in my mid forties.

I've reached a point in my golf where my missed are down to mental conditioning rather than technique. Having read 4 of the Rotella books and a Joseph Parent book I found my understanding of the 'why' of mental conditioning and 'what' needs to be fixed but very little 'how' to fix the problem. As such I don't feel that they helped my game as much as I'd have liked. I then heard about Silent Mind Golf through a golf forum and based on the rave reviews on Amazon I bought it and have read it three times in as many weeks now. The book explains clearly and concisely the reasons for mental conditioning but more importantly (for me!) it gives several conditioning exercises throughout the book to start your mind along the right path. There's also a free downloadable audio file on the author's website which covers one of the exercises.To summarise the last three weeks of adopting this new way of thinking on the course I feel like golf is less technical and there's less thought while on the course. I simply apply the three thoughts in sequence and hit the ball and it seems to be a vast improvement over my previous pre-shot routine both in terms of enjoyment of the game but also the resulting shot. I *highly* recommend this book to anyone who has a decent basic golf swing to begin with but finds their mental game letting them down, whether through over-analysis or excessive pre-shot routine checks.

I've got all the Bob Rotella books, and thought that he had the subject of 'mental golf' pretty well covered. However, although the same messages are given in Silent Mind Golf, they are put across in a simple, memorable way. Rotella (and Harvey Pennick) certainly had a big impact on my game, but I now find myself applying the memorable (although I didn't think it as i read) three steps before I hit any shot. Perhaps it's the dvd that helped. I thought it was a bit naff at first, but have listened a couple of times and it works, especially going into important rounds. This shouldn't be the only such book if you're interested in the subject, but it should certainly be one of them. Perhaps it's just getting the message in different ways that works - but work it certainly does! PS - Forget the Jacklin input, it is hardly significant, but a good book anyway.

The idea of this book is good and like some other golf approaches to the mental game starts out quite well. The problems arise when you implement the ideas not only in the book but supplied with a downloaded script. So your mind should be clear , silent , but then I found once I got over the ball the 3 magic words get clouding my mind. I am sure there are better manuals than this for a mental approach to golf.

This book focuses on the mental game with nothing about techniques for a better swing. It's easy to read, relatively short, and based on three simple principals with key passages highlighted in bold so it's possible to skim read. In addition the book contains a number of mental exercises for improving your game that I'm incorporating in my practise routines. Good information in a nutshell!

The beauty of this book is the simple, easy to follow style in which it is written. The anecdotes fit in well with the instruction and make it an interesting read. Unlike others of the genre, the author does not confuse and over complicate the subject. Perfect for a student like myself! Would highly recommend to any keen golfer looking for that Nirvana of the game - Relaxed Concentration!

This is a very well written and interesting book, the author obviously knows his subject and the methods he shows are very helpful. If you are looking for something a bit different on the mental side of golf then this could be for you.

Livre simple, bien écrit, avec une vision claire des choses importantes à maitriser au plan mental. Un concurrent sérieux aux livres de Joseph Parent (Zen Golf et Zen Putting) qui mettent l'accent sur les mêmes choses et qui sont aussi d'excellente qualité.

it was what i wanted

This book has some good exercises and very good content. Its May take a time or two through but it's worth the time spent.

I have read this book two time's, and still find it nice reading. Not that I can always take to the course what it is trying to teach, but I find myself (mysteriously) a better golfer. Good reading, I recommend it for those who enjoy the game of Golf.

Great

Excellent golf instruction book, that I recommend heartily. Straight-forward, helpful, easy to read and understand.

Brilliant! I now understand what we're once "the mysteries of golf". I highly recommend this to anyone who has sound fundamentals and is trying to improve their game.

My game especially can be improved! Good tips on how to enhance your concentration/focus. I am Glad I bought it.

Very inspiring. Looking forward to playing my next round of golf. I enjoyed the history lesson great golfers from the past.