Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best
Young Teachers in
America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Focus with Zen Practice on the Golf Course
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Evaluate your mental focus during each shot with a simple scoring system
- Practice letting go of distractions to maintain a positive mindset
- Develop strategies for responding calmly to poor shots and setbacks
Learn how to enhance your mental game by practicing Zen scoring techniques. This drill will help you stay present and focused during your shots, reducing distractions and improving your overall performance.
Video Transcript
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this game is Zen scoring. So in Zen scoring instead of counting strokes you're
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00:00:07.980 --> 00:00:11.980
gonna count the quality of the process or instead of looking at the quality of
3
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shot you're gonna look at the quality of the process. So in order to get a
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hundred percent I have to stay in the moment the entire shot. I can't have any
5
00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:27.660
any distractions or I can't pay attention to any distractions. In Zen
6
00:00:27.660 --> 00:00:31.800
philosophy they'll look at thoughts as almost like clouds that enter into your
7
00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.000
mind or into your consciousness. If you pay attention to them it's almost like
8
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having that cloud sit over you until it becomes a thunderstorm. That's kind of
9
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.360
when you're sitting over the ball and you're like I'm gonna hit this in the
10
00:00:42.360 --> 00:00:44.880
water I'm gonna hit this in the water I'm gonna hit this in the water and then
11
00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.960
you probably hit it in the water. So what you can practice on the range is if a
12
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.600
thought comes you let it go. If you stay in the moment or if you feel like you
13
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did a great job with this mental process then you give yourself a 5 out of 5.
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If
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you got a little distracted and you kind of oh you had to you know back off a
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little bit give yourself a 4 out of 5. If you got up there and you were worried
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the whole time that's probably a 1 or maybe even a 0. You can also use this
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for gauging your pre shot and your post shot routine. So sometimes it can be
19
00:01:20.020 --> 00:01:24.260
fun to see how good you are at reacting to bad shots. So you may get up there
20
00:01:24.260 --> 00:01:30.260
and intentionally top a ball just to see if you can let the energy go or if you
21
00:01:30.260 --> 00:01:34.860
can let the anger go right away. Now it's obviously going to be a little bit
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easier when I know I'm going to top the ball to then react to it different than
23
00:01:38.940 --> 00:01:42.780
how it would be on the course but it's still a great way for you to start
24
00:01:42.780 --> 00:01:48.580
training staying positive staying in the moment and kind of committing to one
25
00:01:48.580 --> 00:01:53.380
feeling or swing thought. So try Zen practice either on the range on the
26
00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:58.100
course it's a great way for you to work on your mental game.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.980
this game is Zen scoring. So in Zen scoring instead of counting strokes you're
2
00:00:07.980 --> 00:00:11.980
gonna count the quality of the process or instead of looking at the quality of
3
00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.020
shot you're gonna look at the quality of the process. So in order to get a
4
00:00:16.020 --> 00:00:21.680
hundred percent I have to stay in the moment the entire shot. I can't have any
5
00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:27.660
any distractions or I can't pay attention to any distractions. In Zen
6
00:00:27.660 --> 00:00:31.800
philosophy they'll look at thoughts as almost like clouds that enter into your
7
00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.000
mind or into your consciousness. If you pay attention to them it's almost like
8
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:39.840
having that cloud sit over you until it becomes a thunderstorm. That's kind of
9
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.360
when you're sitting over the ball and you're like I'm gonna hit this in the
10
00:00:42.360 --> 00:00:44.880
water I'm gonna hit this in the water I'm gonna hit this in the water and then
11
00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.960
you probably hit it in the water. So what you can practice on the range is if a
12
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.600
thought comes you let it go. If you stay in the moment or if you feel like you
13
00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:58.070
did a great job with this mental process then you give yourself a 5 out of 5.
14
00:00:58.070 --> 00:00:58.500
If
15
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:04.100
you got a little distracted and you kind of oh you had to you know back off a
16
00:01:04.100 --> 00:01:09.740
little bit give yourself a 4 out of 5. If you got up there and you were worried
17
00:01:09.740 --> 00:01:14.480
the whole time that's probably a 1 or maybe even a 0. You can also use this
18
00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:20.020
for gauging your pre shot and your post shot routine. So sometimes it can be
19
00:01:20.020 --> 00:01:24.260
fun to see how good you are at reacting to bad shots. So you may get up there
20
00:01:24.260 --> 00:01:30.260
and intentionally top a ball just to see if you can let the energy go or if you
21
00:01:30.260 --> 00:01:34.860
can let the anger go right away. Now it's obviously going to be a little bit
22
00:01:34.860 --> 00:01:38.940
easier when I know I'm going to top the ball to then react to it different than
23
00:01:38.940 --> 00:01:42.780
how it would be on the course but it's still a great way for you to start
24
00:01:42.780 --> 00:01:48.580
training staying positive staying in the moment and kind of committing to one
25
00:01:48.580 --> 00:01:53.380
feeling or swing thought. So try Zen practice either on the range on the
26
00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:58.100
course it's a great way for you to work on your mental game.
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Focus with Zen Practice on the Golf Course
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Evaluate your mental focus during each shot with a simple scoring system
- Practice letting go of distractions to maintain a positive mindset
- Develop strategies for responding calmly to poor shots and setbacks
Learn how to enhance your mental game by practicing Zen scoring techniques. This drill will help you stay present and focused during your shots, reducing distractions and improving your overall performance.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.980
this game is Zen scoring. So in Zen scoring instead of counting strokes you're
2
00:00:07.980 --> 00:00:11.980
gonna count the quality of the process or instead of looking at the quality of
3
00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.020
shot you're gonna look at the quality of the process. So in order to get a
4
00:00:16.020 --> 00:00:21.680
hundred percent I have to stay in the moment the entire shot. I can't have any
5
00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:27.660
any distractions or I can't pay attention to any distractions. In Zen
6
00:00:27.660 --> 00:00:31.800
philosophy they'll look at thoughts as almost like clouds that enter into your
7
00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.000
mind or into your consciousness. If you pay attention to them it's almost like
8
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:39.840
having that cloud sit over you until it becomes a thunderstorm. That's kind of
9
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.360
when you're sitting over the ball and you're like I'm gonna hit this in the
10
00:00:42.360 --> 00:00:44.880
water I'm gonna hit this in the water I'm gonna hit this in the water and then
11
00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.960
you probably hit it in the water. So what you can practice on the range is if a
12
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.600
thought comes you let it go. If you stay in the moment or if you feel like you
13
00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:58.070
did a great job with this mental process then you give yourself a 5 out of 5.
14
00:00:58.070 --> 00:00:58.500
If
15
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:04.100
you got a little distracted and you kind of oh you had to you know back off a
16
00:01:04.100 --> 00:01:09.740
little bit give yourself a 4 out of 5. If you got up there and you were worried
17
00:01:09.740 --> 00:01:14.480
the whole time that's probably a 1 or maybe even a 0. You can also use this
18
00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:20.020
for gauging your pre shot and your post shot routine. So sometimes it can be
19
00:01:20.020 --> 00:01:24.260
fun to see how good you are at reacting to bad shots. So you may get up there
20
00:01:24.260 --> 00:01:30.260
and intentionally top a ball just to see if you can let the energy go or if you
21
00:01:30.260 --> 00:01:34.860
can let the anger go right away. Now it's obviously going to be a little bit
22
00:01:34.860 --> 00:01:38.940
easier when I know I'm going to top the ball to then react to it different than
23
00:01:38.940 --> 00:01:42.780
how it would be on the course but it's still a great way for you to start
24
00:01:42.780 --> 00:01:48.580
training staying positive staying in the moment and kind of committing to one
25
00:01:48.580 --> 00:01:53.380
feeling or swing thought. So try Zen practice either on the range on the
26
00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:58.100
course it's a great way for you to work on your mental game.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.980
this game is Zen scoring. So in Zen scoring instead of counting strokes you're
2
00:00:07.980 --> 00:00:11.980
gonna count the quality of the process or instead of looking at the quality of
3
00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.020
shot you're gonna look at the quality of the process. So in order to get a
4
00:00:16.020 --> 00:00:21.680
hundred percent I have to stay in the moment the entire shot. I can't have any
5
00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:27.660
any distractions or I can't pay attention to any distractions. In Zen
6
00:00:27.660 --> 00:00:31.800
philosophy they'll look at thoughts as almost like clouds that enter into your
7
00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:36.000
mind or into your consciousness. If you pay attention to them it's almost like
8
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:39.840
having that cloud sit over you until it becomes a thunderstorm. That's kind of
9
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.360
when you're sitting over the ball and you're like I'm gonna hit this in the
10
00:00:42.360 --> 00:00:44.880
water I'm gonna hit this in the water I'm gonna hit this in the water and then
11
00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.960
you probably hit it in the water. So what you can practice on the range is if a
12
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.600
thought comes you let it go. If you stay in the moment or if you feel like you
13
00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:58.070
did a great job with this mental process then you give yourself a 5 out of 5.
14
00:00:58.070 --> 00:00:58.500
If
15
00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:04.100
you got a little distracted and you kind of oh you had to you know back off a
16
00:01:04.100 --> 00:01:09.740
little bit give yourself a 4 out of 5. If you got up there and you were worried
17
00:01:09.740 --> 00:01:14.480
the whole time that's probably a 1 or maybe even a 0. You can also use this
18
00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:20.020
for gauging your pre shot and your post shot routine. So sometimes it can be
19
00:01:20.020 --> 00:01:24.260
fun to see how good you are at reacting to bad shots. So you may get up there
20
00:01:24.260 --> 00:01:30.260
and intentionally top a ball just to see if you can let the energy go or if you
21
00:01:30.260 --> 00:01:34.860
can let the anger go right away. Now it's obviously going to be a little bit
22
00:01:34.860 --> 00:01:38.940
easier when I know I'm going to top the ball to then react to it different than
23
00:01:38.940 --> 00:01:42.780
how it would be on the course but it's still a great way for you to start
24
00:01:42.780 --> 00:01:48.580
training staying positive staying in the moment and kind of committing to one
25
00:01:48.580 --> 00:01:53.380
feeling or swing thought. So try Zen practice either on the range on the
26
00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:58.100
course it's a great way for you to work on your mental game.
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