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Category Archives: The Zone
The Ryder Cup: The Glassy-Eyed Stare
The United States Ryder Cup team managed to finish Saturday at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, by extending their lead from two to four over the European team. They came into the day at 5 – 3 and ended it … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, Patience, Ryder Cup, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Ian Poulter, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
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Rory McIlroy: On This “Zone” Thing
The central theme of this blog is mastery; mastery as it relates to golf specifically and life generally (because how you do anything is how you do everything). The central tenant of golf mastery is to approach the game with … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Doubt, Ego, Mastery, Ryder Cup, Self Realization, The Playoffs, The Zone
Tagged BMW Championship, Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, Ryder Cup
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The Quality of the Present Moment
Deepak Chopra got Retweeted by someone I follow on Twitter: The quality of the present moment is all that matters so make it joyous. Yeah, sure, Deepak. But then I got to thinking about it and I remembered all those … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, The Zone
Tagged Cochise/Geronimo, Consciousness, Deepak Chopra, Desert Mountain, Golf, joy, Mastery, practice, satisfaction, Scottsdale
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How To Shoot A 62
It’s not what you think, some treatise on the swing mechanics necessary to bring a golf course to its knees. No. Instead its an oft-repeated treatise on the mental state necessary to bring your ego to its knees, although it … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, Possiblity, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, Kyle Stanley, La Jolla, Mastery, Spencer Levin, The Zone
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Living A Life In Love
One of the things the ego is chronically engaged in is evaluation. In golf, it could be, “Am I better than him?” or, “That guy’s a serious threat to me.” In these two instances, on the one hand, we lead a life seeking … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Ego, Fear, Love, Mastery, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Ego, Golf, Mastery, Spiritual Essence, Spirituality
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You Don’t Get Into The Zone By Trying
ESPN did a great feature in their Saturday morning pre-game show on Jason Babin, the Philadelphia Eagles’ fierce defensive end. As only ESPN and NFL Films can do, they put together a collage of his record-threatening quarterback sacks from this … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, Self Realization, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Jason Babin, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, The Zone
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Freewheeling At Targets
There were several brief camera shots on Wednesday of the players getting in their last-minute grinding on the range at the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. There was a particular camera shot from somewhere out in … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Awareness, Coaching, Confidence, Consciousness, Mastery, Self Realization, The Zone, Trust
Tagged Francesco Molinari, Golf, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, Targets, U.S. Open, Y.E. Yang
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How To Win The U.S. Open
The way to win a U.S. Open is by first losing it. Because after you lose a couple of them, especially if you get close, the lessons become seared in your mind. You can think of this post as a companion … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Consciousness, Ego, Expectations, Failure, Mastery, Self Realization, The Zone
Tagged Golf, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Mastery, Tiger Woods, U.S. Open
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