The Gorilla Is Loose!: Your Best Golf Is Waiting: Just Hit The Damn Ball!, #2

By Dave Johnston

Have you ever hit a perfect shot? Can you recall the effortless feeling?

 

The secret to re-creating those shots consistently is learning how to access your natural ability.

 

The gorilla is a euphemism for your latent ability that lies beyond swing mechanics. 

 

Traditional golf instruction is based on technical perfection; the tacit assumption is that natural instincts are wrong and must be constantly suppressed. You've probably heard the expression that if "something feels right, it's probably wrong." This paradigm leads the once-a-week golfer into an endless cycle of fault-finding and error correction. This constant focus on mistakes creates a mental prison that stymies your ability to just hit the damn ball!

 

If you've ever hit a perfect shot, then you have the ability. All you need is the recipe. Learn how to stop repeating past mistakes.

 

Do you invest more energy reviewing swing faults or recalling your best shots? If you struggle to break ninety consistently, then the answer is obvious. 

 

Based on lessons with over eleven-thousand "average" golfers, The Gorilla Is Loose! is the second book in the award-winning Just Hit The Damn Ball! series. This easy to read, non-technical book, follows the struggles of Randy W, a 14 handicap golfer who has grown increasingly frustrated with his lack of improvement. Randy invests in lessons every season, plays once a week and wants to score in the eighties.

 

Does this sound familiar?

 

Your golf game is a by-product of the mental and physical actions you follow as soon as you arrive at the golf course. In golf jargon, these actions are known as "comfort zones".  The phrase refers to a sequence of thoughts and actions that have become habitual or unconscious. They start from the moment you park your car until you walk off the eighteenth green.

 

The first step for "breaking out" is awareness. Park in a different space. Tee off with a different club. Stop beating yourself up after a poor shot. Once you start breaking the chain of events, then you are free to release your gorilla and experience the essence of the game. 

 

Ben Hogan is credited with the axiom that "golf is a game of misses - whoever misses the game wins!"  

 

All the lessons, practice and new equipment will not lead to lower scores until you learn how to overcome common misconceptions about how the game should be played. Trust your instincts and let results be your guide.

 

If you're trapped in an endless cycle of trying to fix your swing, then let this book be a catalyst to help you play better than you ever thought possible!

 

Your best golf is waiting...

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Johnston
• Release date: Nov 11, 2015
• ISBN: 9781502799807

Dave Johnston

B.A., Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Director of Golf Instruction Bloomington Downs Golf Centre Author: Just Hit The Damn Ball! series Creator DIY Golf programs on Udemy: Your Perfect Golf Swing and Beyond, How To Fix Your Golf Slice Forever! Youtube channel: DaveJohnstonGolf Platinum Level Contributor to Ezine Articles.com

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The Gorilla Is Loose!

Your Best Golf Is Waiting

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Dave Johnston, B.A., Psychology

Director of Instruction

Author: Just Hit The Damn Ball!

TESTIMONIALS

An excellent complement to the first book released in the trilogy entitled Just Hit The Damn Ball". Practical techniques are provided that can be used by any golfer that expand on the theoretical mental concepts outlined in the first book. I strongly suggest that you pay particular attention to the comments provided by the golf student, Randy, as well as techniques used by the golf instructor, Dave......very insightful.

I can't wait for the next book in the trilogy!

Tom Villeneuve,

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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This is a MUST READ for all golfers who want to start scoring better and enjoying the game more. Dave has hit on a very unique way to approach the game and it has paid dividends for me.

Roy N. (Southern California)

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

Thank you for purchasing this book.

This manuscript is the second instalment in the Just Hit The Damn Ball! series. The content is based on lessons with over eleven thousand average golfers who have a reasonable knowledge of swing mechanics but ride a roller coaster of inconsistency year after year.

My aim is to provide simple strategies to help you overcome the mental pitfalls in traditional instruction. I am convinced that any golfer with reasonable hand-eye

co-ordination can score in the eighties consistently.

Since the game is ninety percent mental, the only obstacle to improvement is physical dexterity. The ability to hit three-hundred-yard drives consistently requires a dedication to practice, instruction and a rigorous fitness routine that is impractical for most once-a-week golfers.

All of us have hit the occasional shot like the professionals on television. The fleeting feeling is the key to re-creating those shots consistently.

Have you ever hit a perfect shot? It’s impossible to describe the feeling.

Every golfer knows the effortless feeling of perfect contact. It may be a long drive, a solid iron or a four-foot putt. The definition of perfection is the feeling of hitting the "sweetspot; creating that feeling on command is the ultimate goal.

Golf is a game of feel; the better you feel, the better you play.

How can you develop an acute sense of feel by obsessing over previous mistakes? Focus on where you want the ball to go and trust your mind and body to execute the shot to the best of your ability.

The fundamental themes in this series are derived from the works of Anthony Robbins, Dr. Karl Morris and Dr. Harlan Kilstein. I have distilled their extensive body of research into basic concepts which are (hopefully) easily understood by golfers at every skill level.

Our protagonist, Randy W. is a personification of the most common issues encountered by once-a-week golfers.

The basic premise is that your golf game is the result of habitual ways of thinking and acting. Habits are (by definition) unconscious. The first step to unlocking your potential is awareness. The second step is developing new empowering habits.

In golf vernacular, these habits are referred to as comfort zones. Learning how to ease into new comfort zones is the secret to constant improvement.

Thank you for your willingness to explore new