Jun 12 • General discussion
Daily Post: Catching Your Breath for Better Golf
So how do golfers benefit from learning how to breathe?
The first way breathing can help us is by keeping us present. Golfers are notorious time-travellers, projecting forward to the hope and fear of shots to come, or back to things we wish we'd done differently.
Of course neither is any help when it comes to focusing on the shot at hand. 'Stay in the present' may be one of golf's most hackneyed performance tenets, but the very phrase contradicts itself by promising future gains if you manage to do it.
But breathing is something that can only happen in the here and now. When we place our attention on the breath, we Create a resting place for our mind in the present moment, one where you can check in and catch yourself projecting back into the past or forward into thefuture. Breathing brings us back to the present.
Relating to this, the second huge advantage we can give ourselves by taking control of our breathing is improved focus. Everyone reading this article has a level of golfing skill.
Of course we want to develop those skills, and improving our game is one of its biggest thrills. But when we go out to play, our only job is to access the skills we possess here and now. Most of us do not have the ability to do that because our minds are way too busy, grinding away, trying to process competing thoughts and ideas.
When we get like this, the dialogue between brain and body is impaired and our ability to access our skills is compromised.
When we bring our attention to the breath our mind calms down, the brain gets quieter, the mind-body connection becomes stronger and our ability to create the movements we want is enhanced.
Thirdly, and more generally, better breathing between our shots quite simply puts us in a much calmer and more relaxed state.
When we see the time between the shots as an opportunity to practise what is in effect walking meditation, we can take full advantage of the game's ability to chill us out.
This means that, at the very worst, you'll enjoy the experience of playing golf more. But with its ability to improve performance through improved focus, better breathing is unquestionably a win-win.
If you want to look at this more deeply and learn how to breathe better, check out Andy Matthews of NeuroPeak Pro, who is a breathing expert on how to use the right areas of your body for better breathing!
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