@Glenn Oneal - Ideally I'd like to see you get down to zero and be purely target-focused on the course, but it will certainly take some time to get to that point. So realistically, perhaps you can have no more than two mechanical thoughts during a round for now and then whittle that down as the swing becomes more ingrained and natural to you.
An excellent book that may help you with your overall approach to the game and navigating through the hiccups is "Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game" by Dr. Gio Valiante. I’ve recommended it to many of your fellow online school members and have received excellent feedback from them. Beyond that, it’s a good idea to have a reliable “default swing” that you can dial up mid-round when you sense that you are beginning to leak some oil. Many members use the swing provided by Drill 2.8, which is actually the full swing minus just a couple of power accumulators. In fact, one member - @Ronald Burkholder - recently played five consecutive rounds using just 2.8 and he shot in the 70’s each time!
@Glenn Oneal - Ideally I'd like to see you get down to zero and be purely target-focused on the course, but it will certainly take some time to get to that point. So realistically, perhaps you can have no more than two mechanical thoughts during a round for now and then whittle that down as the swing becomes more ingrained and natural to you.
An excellent book that may help you with your overall approach to the game and navigating through the hiccups is "Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game" by Dr. Gio Valiante. I’ve recommended it to many of your fellow online school members and have received excellent feedback from them. Beyond that, it’s a good idea to have a reliable “default swing” that you can dial up mid-round when you sense that you are beginning to leak some oil. Many members use the swing provided by Drill 2.8, which is actually the full swing minus just a couple of power accumulators. In fact, one member - @Ronald Burkholder - recently played five consecutive rounds using just 2.8 and he shot in the 70’s each time!