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		<title>Strategy And Negative Thinking</title>
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<div class='hpt_container' style='width:100%;display:block;clear:both;height:132px;'><div class='hpt_element' style='float:LEFT;border: #CCCCCC solid 1px;background:#FFFFFF;padding:5px;margin-right:10px;'><a href='http://www.learnperfectgolf.com/?p=425'><img style='border: #CCCCCC solid 1px;' title='Strategy And Negative Thinking' alt='Strategy And Negative Thinking don strategy  Strategy And Negative Thinking' src='http://www.learnperfectgolf.com/wp-content/plugins/hungred-post-thumbnail/images/live/Strategy-And-Negative-Thinking-don strategy.jpg'/></a></div>In lessons or just playing with amateurs, I have heard them in outward self talk, or after a poor shot have asked them what they were thinking about in trying to make the shot, and heard things that blew my mind.</div>]]></description>
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<p align="center">Check out more of Don&#8217;s <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.peakperformancegolfswing.com/dvd-series?AFFID=19181" target="_blank">Peak Performance Golf Swing</a></strong> videos</p>
<p>Well here we are at our 10th lesson of the “Top Ten Master Mistakes”  series.</p>
<p><strong>This one is PURELY <em>psychological</em>.</strong></p>
<p>And, if you use it to your next round, I don’t see how you could possibly NOT play better golf.</p>
<p>Listen, in lessons or just playing with amateurs, I have heard them  in outward self talk, or after a poor shot have asked them what they  were thinking about in trying to make the shot, and heard things that  blew my mind:</p>
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<li>Don’t pick your head up!</li>
<li>Don’t break your left arm!</li>
<li>Don’t hit it in the left bunker!</li>
<li>But then don’t hit it in the stream on the right side!</li>
<li>And certainly don’t hit over the stream and out of bounds!</li>
<li>Don’t hit in the greenside bunker!</li>
<li>Don’t three putt!</li>
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<p><strong>Negative self talk like this is absolutely the kiss of death! </strong></p>
<p>When I hear it I immediately say, <em>“Well, you certainly know what you don’t want to do.”</em> Then I ask, <em>“Now, do you have any idea what you want to do?”</em> I then give them a powerful mental image thought by saying: <em>“Don’t think of an elephant.”</em> And then I ask them when they didn’t try to think of an elephant, an elephant immediately jumped into their mind.</p>
<p>Fact is “Don’t Do Thoughts” absolutely do the exact <em>opposite</em>.</p>
<p>They <em>burn</em> the image of the don’t in your mind and will likely become your “DO.”</p>
<p>Next, I will ask them the defining question, <em>“What do you want to do here?”</em> And, always the answer is, <em>“Hit it down the middle,”</em> or hit it on the green, etc.  So, finally I say, <em>“From  now on, Play in the Positive Mental Zone. Just say what you want to do,  hit it in the middle, on the green, and look at where you want your  ball to end up.” </em></p>
<p>You have to know there is a trap left, water and OB right.</p>
<p><strong>You know it, but never dwell on it, only on the Positive Result you want!”</strong></p>
<p>That ties up your 10 free tips series.</p>
<p>Many golfers have told me JUST these tips have changed their entire  games. And have taken them from not being able to break 100 to shooting  as low as 80 or below.</p>
<p>But you know what?</p>
<p><strong>They’re <em>small potatoes</em> compared to what awaits you in my<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.learnperfectgolf.com/go/peakperformancegolf.php" target="_blank"> Peak Performance Golf Swing videos</a>.</strong></p>
<p>These videos have been “battle tested” by every kind of golfer imaginable:</p>
<p>Young and old… experienced and inexperienced… people with back  injuries and people in optimal shape. No matter WHO you are, my swing <strong>WILL</strong> improve your game… and do it right away.</p>
<p>This is no joke, either.</p>
<p>There is no waiting around or “getting worse before you get better” nonsense.  There is <strong>ZERO</strong> pain in your back, knees and hips.  And there is often a <strong>HUGE</strong> change in your scores after practicing on as little as 2 buckets of balls.</p>
<p>Does this sound too good to be true?</p>
<p>Maybe even impossible or like just more typical Internet hype?</p>
<p>I totally understand.</p>
<p>I would be skeptical, too.</p>
<p>Heck, it seems everyone is a golf “guru” these days. But unlike the  one-hit-wonders who promise the moon but can never deliver, I can back  up <em>everything</em> I say in two ways:</p>
<p><strong>1. SCIENCE </strong></p>
<p>My swing is based 100% on the laws of gravity, physics and body mechanics.  By tapping into these universal forces, you can’t <em>help</em> but hit the ball longer, straighter and more solid every time — whether you BELIEVE you can or not.</p>
<p>Why do I say this?</p>
<p>Because if you jump off a cliff you will FALL because of gravity.  It’s guaranteed.</p>
<p>Likewise, when you use these laws in your golf swing, you WILL improve — whether you “believe” they work or not.</p>
<p><strong>2. TRACK RECORD</strong></p>
<p>I have used my swing to go from an above average golfer to winning  some of the toughest amateur tournaments in the nation. And my son D.J.  has ONLY used this swing since the day he could walk. He has never had  to change swings or coaches.</p>
<p><strong>And yet, he has (so far) won two PGA Championships — with just this ONE swing.</strong></p>
<p>Not to mention the (literally) thousands of other golfers who have come to my practice tee frustrated, in pain and ready to <em>quit</em>,  only to go back and beat their friends, win tournaments and play  without ANY pain whatsoever (including students with crooked spines,  artificial knees and who have had major back surgery).</p>
<p>In fact, do you want to know something that drives other golf swing coaches nuts?</p>
<p>Mine is the ONLY golf swing that has ever been <strong>put under the microscope by two major medical universities</strong> to see how it “ticks” — and lets people golf <strong>pain free</strong> and still hit the ball farther, straighter and more accurately than other swings.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I’m so confident my swing will work for YOU, I’m doing the <em>unthinkable</em>:</p>
<p>If at any time in the next <em>year</em> you aren’t 100% convinced <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.learnperfectgolf.com/go/peakperformancegolf.php" target="_blank">The PPGS</a></strong> is the ONLY swing you will <em>ever</em> need… or if you don’t start hitting the ball farther, straighter and  longer every single time after just practicing with a couple buckets of  balls… I will return your money and let you <strong>KEEP</strong> the videos as my penalty.</p>
<p><strong>That means I take ALL the risk and there is no way you can possibly lose!</strong></p>
<p>But hey, don’t take my word for it.</p>
<p>Seeing is truly <em>believing</em> in this case.</p>
<p align="left">You can watch my swing videos in the next 5 minutes (even if it’s 1 am) online at:</p>
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<p align="left">Happy Golfing.</p>
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<p align="left">Don Trahan</p>
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<p align="left">Check out more of Don&#8217;s video lessons <a href="http://www.learnperfectgolf.com/category/learn-perfect-golf/don-trahans-video-lessons/">HERE</a>, including how Don  uncovers  the myth of Alignment.</p>
<p align="left">In the meantime, if you want more information on how Don&#8217;s PGA Pro students maintain a longer, straighter and more consistent swing, check out Don&#8217;s <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.peakperformancegolfswing.com/dvd-series?AFFID=19181" target="_blank">Peak Performance Golf Swing</a></strong> videos at:</p>
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<p align="left"><strong> </strong><strong>You can try everything with completely  no risk.</strong></p>
<p>For a limited time, you can use them for an entire YEAR without <em>any</em> risk.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>In fact, if you don’t IMMEDIATELY drop at <em>least</em> 10 strokes from your game the first time you put the videos to use, Don will </strong><strong> give you your money back PLUS you can <em>keep</em> the videos</strong> just for your trouble.</p>
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