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	<title>Comments on: Dr Karl Morris – Episode #12</title>
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		<title>By: Bob</title>
		<link>http://www.homeofgolf.tv/2009/08/15/dr-karl-morris-%e2%80%93-episode-12/comment-page-1/#comment-964</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My biggest challenge is I am too self conscience when I am going through certain pre shot routines...I feel that I am taking too long. Going along with this is I don&#039;t have a solid routine or commit to one before I tee off. I have been playing 50 years and these routines are difficult to make a habit//

I love your video&#039;s. St. Andrews brings back some great memories. Stayed at the Dunvegan. Played kingsbarn and the old course...great part of the world. Love what you are doing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My biggest challenge is I am too self conscience when I am going through certain pre shot routines&#8230;I feel that I am taking too long. Going along with this is I don&#8217;t have a solid routine or commit to one before I tee off. I have been playing 50 years and these routines are difficult to make a habit//</p>
<p>I love your video&#8217;s. St. Andrews brings back some great memories. Stayed at the Dunvegan. Played kingsbarn and the old course&#8230;great part of the world. Love what you are doing</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Hutton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Hutton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Andy for a magnificent show. I have been fortunate, to a degree, that I do not worry about the mechanics of my game, because I have a reasonable swing. Having said that, infrequent play over the past nine years has meant that improvement has been slower than it should be. My biggest problem is that I have identified several things that I must do to play the perfect shot, but I impatiently, just step to the tee and hit the ball. It is only when the ball flies off to the right in a shocking slice that I think about the set up that I had promised to go through BEFORE I make that cardinal error.

Karl&#039;s advice to have ONE swing thought is what everyone says, but I loved the line he spoke of, where before the line you picture the shot and beyond the line you just focus on hitting the ball. In that alone Karl Morris has helped me to create a library of success within my own mind, because I have been doing that recently. Last year I walked off the course actually crying, because I thought I had forgotten how to play golf. I picked nothing up off the tee or the fairway. My putting was shocking and I stumbled from disaster to disaster. I headed home to throw my clubs away, or give them away. But as a Scot, I know that giving away what you paid for is not sensible. :-). Very soon, I started noticing something other players were doing and how it affected their ball flight. I imagined the same preshot picture and suddenly I was drawing every iron in my bag. My game started coming through and scores dropped dramatically. I started to log my scores and recording every shot I played on my scorecard. Noting what club I used and how many putts I had. 

I found a website (Golklink.com)  where I recorded my shots over Connecticut courses and they gave me an unofficial handicap within a very short time. (I had three months of cards at hand.) Over the past few months, I have been playing some superb golf but making a few silly errors, which I have largely controlled on my next outing until today when it all clicked. I now have two thoughts for my shots. Pre set-up, before the line and pre-shot. I am going to take this to the course.

As a psychology graduate I know these things, but felt I had not put it into practice until Karl explained how I was ever so slowly doing precisely that. Like the good book says, we all learn, &quot;line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little there a little.&quot;

Keep up the great work and once again thank you for a great free lesson and a million free thoughts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Andy for a magnificent show. I have been fortunate, to a degree, that I do not worry about the mechanics of my game, because I have a reasonable swing. Having said that, infrequent play over the past nine years has meant that improvement has been slower than it should be. My biggest problem is that I have identified several things that I must do to play the perfect shot, but I impatiently, just step to the tee and hit the ball. It is only when the ball flies off to the right in a shocking slice that I think about the set up that I had promised to go through BEFORE I make that cardinal error.</p>
<p>Karl&#8217;s advice to have ONE swing thought is what everyone says, but I loved the line he spoke of, where before the line you picture the shot and beyond the line you just focus on hitting the ball. In that alone Karl Morris has helped me to create a library of success within my own mind, because I have been doing that recently. Last year I walked off the course actually crying, because I thought I had forgotten how to play golf. I picked nothing up off the tee or the fairway. My putting was shocking and I stumbled from disaster to disaster. I headed home to throw my clubs away, or give them away. But as a Scot, I know that giving away what you paid for is not sensible. <img src='http://www.homeofgolf.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Very soon, I started noticing something other players were doing and how it affected their ball flight. I imagined the same preshot picture and suddenly I was drawing every iron in my bag. My game started coming through and scores dropped dramatically. I started to log my scores and recording every shot I played on my scorecard. Noting what club I used and how many putts I had. </p>
<p>I found a website (Golklink.com)  where I recorded my shots over Connecticut courses and they gave me an unofficial handicap within a very short time. (I had three months of cards at hand.) Over the past few months, I have been playing some superb golf but making a few silly errors, which I have largely controlled on my next outing until today when it all clicked. I now have two thoughts for my shots. Pre set-up, before the line and pre-shot. I am going to take this to the course.</p>
<p>As a psychology graduate I know these things, but felt I had not put it into practice until Karl explained how I was ever so slowly doing precisely that. Like the good book says, we all learn, &#8220;line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little there a little.&#8221;</p>
<p>Keep up the great work and once again thank you for a great free lesson and a million free thoughts.</p>
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		<title>By: Marina Bobeldijk</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marina Bobeldijk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Andy,

What a GREAT  interview that was with Dr. Karl Morris!!!!!I 

Myself, I have been fortunate enough to get to know some of his tools over the last 18 months. During that time, these tips have had  an ENORMOUS impact on my game.

I strongly recommend him as a golf psyckologist to everybody!

One of the biggest mental challenges for me, is to simply stay focused on the present moment. When I step up onto the green, I tend to tell myself what my score will be on that particular hole, before I have even started putting!!!!! Not good!! I will continue to work hard on my pre shot routine and my breathing, to stay in the &quot;now&quot;!

Thank you very much for all your good videos and comments!

Marina</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Andy,</p>
<p>What a GREAT  interview that was with Dr. Karl Morris!!!!!I </p>
<p>Myself, I have been fortunate enough to get to know some of his tools over the last 18 months. During that time, these tips have had  an ENORMOUS impact on my game.</p>
<p>I strongly recommend him as a golf psyckologist to everybody!</p>
<p>One of the biggest mental challenges for me, is to simply stay focused on the present moment. When I step up onto the green, I tend to tell myself what my score will be on that particular hole, before I have even started putting!!!!! Not good!! I will continue to work hard on my pre shot routine and my breathing, to stay in the &#8220;now&#8221;!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for all your good videos and comments!</p>
<p>Marina</p>
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		<title>By: Bob Wicks</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bob Wicks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am an 8 (just dropped from 9).  My biggest mental challenge would appear to be trying too hard after achieving some success.  One day 76, next 88 (two day match).  But, when I reread the new 4 magic moves, I get back on track.  It is very comforting to know that I have a simple base to return to when I hit that bad shot..
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I enjoyed the &quot;crossing the line&quot; part of Dr. Morris&#039; chat.  That I will use to move from planning to letting it go.

Thanks.  

Bob</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am an 8 (just dropped from 9).  My biggest mental challenge would appear to be trying too hard after achieving some success.  One day 76, next 88 (two day match).  But, when I reread the new 4 magic moves, I get back on track.  It is very comforting to know that I have a simple base to return to when I hit that bad shot..<br />
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I enjoyed the &#8220;crossing the line&#8221; part of Dr. Morris&#8217; chat.  That I will use to move from planning to letting it go.</p>
<p>Thanks.  </p>
<p>Bob</p>
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		<title>By: Allan Hutchins</title>
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		<dc:creator>Allan Hutchins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lots of useful tips here Andy. I am 14 handicap but hit it like an 8 on the range. I used to be 12 until the mental side got a grip. I will take on board the advice. Keep up the good work and thanks.

Allan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lots of useful tips here Andy. I am 14 handicap but hit it like an 8 on the range. I used to be 12 until the mental side got a grip. I will take on board the advice. Keep up the good work and thanks.</p>
<p>Allan</p>
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		<title>By: Bill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hitting over water seems to challenge me to try and strike the ball harder, I should just follow thru like other shots but water changes my mind game.

Dr. Karl&#039;s interview was well done hope to mentally get over the water.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hitting over water seems to challenge me to try and strike the ball harder, I should just follow thru like other shots but water changes my mind game.</p>
<p>Dr. Karl&#8217;s interview was well done hope to mentally get over the water.</p>
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		<title>By: Terry Vasey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Terry Vasey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If I miss a simple put or have a bad drive early in the round the seeds of doubt are there for every similar shot afterwards.

What makes it worse is that certain playing partners will not hesitate to remind you!

I will take on board Dr Karl Morris&#039;s thought processes and see how they go. Great interview - one of the best so far. Please keep them going.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I miss a simple put or have a bad drive early in the round the seeds of doubt are there for every similar shot afterwards.</p>
<p>What makes it worse is that certain playing partners will not hesitate to remind you!</p>
<p>I will take on board Dr Karl Morris&#8217;s thought processes and see how they go. Great interview &#8211; one of the best so far. Please keep them going.</p>
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		<title>By: Monty</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My hardest thing to control is my emotions after a bad shot/swing. I agonize over it for too long &amp; let it affect my next swing/swings for that hole &amp; maybe the next or more. How do I learn to forget it &amp; move on?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My hardest thing to control is my emotions after a bad shot/swing. I agonize over it for too long &amp; let it affect my next swing/swings for that hole &amp; maybe the next or more. How do I learn to forget it &amp; move on?</p>
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		<title>By: Marshall Benson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marshall Benson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The mental challenge I have is getting nerveousness out of my system on the first tee.  This show has given me a way through breathing to get myself back to the present.  Also I enjoyed the comments on the practice routine.  i hope to develop that as part of my entire game.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The mental challenge I have is getting nerveousness out of my system on the first tee.  This show has given me a way through breathing to get myself back to the present.  Also I enjoyed the comments on the practice routine.  i hope to develop that as part of my entire game.</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In a round of golf, especially when in a match, I &#039;know&#039; I will shoot the required shot. There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind. In reality, shot will sometimes be bad. But my attitude is always that I can do what I want. This has resulted in the most wonderful shots. Also, the nerves or apprehension we all feel.make me feel alive and let me concentrate more. I know the opponent might not deal with it the same way. The thing for me to watch out for is not to be over optimistic and keep in tough with my abilities.

My motto is: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And who wouldn&#039;t want to be tough.....

I play off 11, so there are some technical issues I need to deal with.

Dr. Morris has some really good information about dealing with the mental aspect. Thanks for this video.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a round of golf, especially when in a match, I &#8216;know&#8217; I will shoot the required shot. There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind. In reality, shot will sometimes be bad. But my attitude is always that I can do what I want. This has resulted in the most wonderful shots. Also, the nerves or apprehension we all feel.make me feel alive and let me concentrate more. I know the opponent might not deal with it the same way. The thing for me to watch out for is not to be over optimistic and keep in tough with my abilities.</p>
<p>My motto is: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And who wouldn&#8217;t want to be tough&#8230;..</p>
<p>I play off 11, so there are some technical issues I need to deal with.</p>
<p>Dr. Morris has some really good information about dealing with the mental aspect. Thanks for this video.</p>
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