What Really Matters in Golf

Now that you have your major definite purpose and your ten most important golf goals written down on a piece of paper we can get to work. If you missed any of the steps in weeks 1 through 3, reply to this e-mail and I will resend them. They are vital to your success this year.

2010: The Year of impact. It is time to get tough about the golf information you obtain this year. Throw out the Dr. Phil stress balls. We won't be sitting around the campfire telling feel good golf stories about what we could have done. We're actually going to do it. We are going to ruthlessly scrutinize any golf advice we get from our buddies. We will not implement any golf advice without knowing why we should implement it. We will only implement golf advice that contributes to better impact. That's all that matters. Impact, Impact, Impact.

The next 48 weeks will cover practical "how-to" stuff about alignment, posture, lie angle, wrist leverage, hip control, spine direction and much more. But most importantly it will all be provided based on it's ability to promote better impact. It's ability for you to smash the ball an extra 10 yards. It's ability for you to sling your ball around a tree. It's ability for you to hit it low or high. It's ability for you to get the ball in the hole in less strokes than you currently are.

For those of you that are new to the Golf Improvement Membership, you could say that you have joined an elite group of Renegade Golfers. Outsiders may ridicule you. They may say, "That's strange, what do you need a golf coach for?" I see it differently. I see GENIUS in the strangeness. And it is that genius that inspires me to get out of bed everyday and improve the golf games of our members.

This will require you to change the mindset you have had in the past. Hence the importance of the steps I sent you in the first 3 weeks. You will need to eliminate thoughts like "I always double bogey this hole", and "Fred out-drives me by 20 yards, I'll never beat him" You will need to hold strong against the sneering comments behind your back. The whispers and comments of envy as your friends try to keep you at their level.

It will also require TOUGHNESS when things don't go your way. When your friends laugh at you and say, "Let's see what Mrs. golf lesson can do today", and "All those golf lessons and you still can't beat us". Let's face it, some of you have friends that will always beat you no matter what you do. Phil Mickelson has a full time golf coach and he will always be runner up to Tiger Woods. Some golfers are better regardless of what you do. That is of no concern to you. Your concern is ruthless, relentless improvement. Using a sharp knife to cut through anything that does not contribute to a better game for you. Anything that does not contribute to better impact.

This week I leave you with a video of John Sendon, PGA Tour Player. Skip ahead in the video and only watch the 4 second section of the video from 1:35 to 1:39. Notice the height of the club one foot before impact vs. 1 foot after impact. It is lower after impact than before impact. That is an important point for next weeks discussion. Study the impact zone and next week we will discuss this matter in more depth. Click Here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbKyakBdMO0

Scott Seifferlein
PGA Golf Guru

Magic of Golf Self Direction Continued

We continue our short series on Goal Setting for your Golf Game. So get out a stop watch and a pen and paper. Implement each step before you read the next step.
Step #6- What part of your golf game gives you the greatest feeling of importance and self esteem. What are your peak experiences. You have 30 seconds. Write fast.

Step #7- What one great golf experience would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail. If you were absolutely guaranteed success. What would it be. You have 60 seconds. If you want easy questions go somewhere else.

The Final & Most Important Step- Write down the 10 things you want to accomplish with your golf game in the next 12 months. Write them down in present tense as if they are already accomplished. I have, I did, etc. Write quickly. A billionaire is waiting at The Highlands to cover all the expense of your goals. If you do not write all ten, you get nothing. If you write vague goals you get nothing. Write clear, concise, specific goals. You have 3 mintues. Write fast.
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From everything you have done the last 2 weeks decide at this moment Your Major Definate Golf Purpose:

The exercise you have just done puts you in the top 3% of all Americans. Less than 3 percent of Americans have participated in this exercise during their entire lives!! Your critical job is to be crystal clear about what you have just written down. What you have done right now is like stepping on the accelerator.

Print this out and make several copies. Place one copy inside your car where you will see it every time you drive. Place another copy in your golf locker at your home club. Place another copy where you will see it before you go to bed at night and another copy where you will see it when you get up in the morning. (if you are a sleep walker). Place another copy in your office at work. See you on the Birdie Train.

Your Partner In Golf Success,

Scott Seifferlein

Fuerteventura Golf Tips, Improve your Golf

We continue our short series on Goal Setting for your Golf Game. This week you will be required to take some action. So get out a stop watch and a pen and paper. Implement each step before you read the next step.

STOP! Do not read any further without having your pen, paper and stopwatch ready to go.

Step #1- Write 5 most important values in the world to you. You have 60 seconds. No wrong answers. Start now.

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Successful golfers know what they stand for and they never compromise their values. Your values will be exposed in your actions, especially when under pressure.

Step #2- List your 3 most important golf goals right now. You have 30 seconds. Write fast.

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Step #3- How would you change your golf life if you won $1million cash today and you could only pick up the money if you could answer the question? You have to write 5 things in one minute or you don't get the money. Do NOT write what you would do with the money but how you would change your golf life. You have 60 seconds. Go now!

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Step #4- What would you do with the game of golf if you were given 6 months to live. Your doctor has given you the perfect bill of health for 180 days but on day #180 you will drop dead. Write five things. You have 60 seconds. Write quickly.

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Step #5- What have you always wanted to do in golf but were afraid to attempt: Write the first thing that comes to mind. 10 seconds. Write it down now.

Congratulations. You have taken a giant leap towards defining your Major Definite Purpose. Next week we will go on a journey of peak experiences, dared dreams, and the most important exercise of the year. You won't want to miss it! Be sure to save this weeks answers.

Magic of Golf Self Direction

As you read this golf tip, please keep in mind that it may not apply to your unique needs. Always consult with your local PGA professional (that would be Scott Seifferlein if you are new to how this works:) before attempting to apply any golf tip you have read from a newspaper, magazine, book, internet, your 20 handicap brother-in-law, etc.

This is the first in a short series about goal setting for your golf game.

Goals. Do you know about them? Most people say, "sure I know about goals, I have goals." But do they really know about goals? Do they write them down? Do they live them everyday? Do they touch, smell, hear, see and taste their goals? You only know about goals to the extent at which you DO them.

Why are we talking about goals? Well, for one, my bride and I just finished writing out our goals for 2010 using the Brian Tracy system. You can even see a few of them at

www.seifpro.wordpress.com. And I thought that now would be as good a time as any to get you thinking, no not just thinking, but "doing" your 2010 GOLF goals.

When talking to golfers I find that nearly 100% of them are afraid of change, and I've gotta figure the other 1% or so are just liars. Why are we so afraid of change? Because most change is uncontrollable. By choice. But when you have specific goals using the steps we will cover over the next 3 weeks you will gain CONTROL of change. And that is when change will be for the good. That type of change will be embraced not feared.

First let's look at the Three Elements of Goal Setting

1. Acres of Diamonds- A lecture by Russell H. Conwell in the early 1900's. Feel free to e-mail me for the full 31 page copy. The basic idea is to look under your feet. Right where you are at this very moment. Everything you will ever need to achieve your goals is right here. No need to go off to some golf school in Arizona or Miami. No need to go out and seek the next greatest NASA Plutonium Driver.

2. Area of Excellence- Everyone has an area of their golf game in which they can excel far better than the others. Find your area and cultivate it. Polish it. Go to work at it. Put your whole heart into it.

3. Major Definite Purpose- Become absolutely crystal clear about what you want to accomplish. Focus on that purpose and only that purpose until it is accomplished. Do everything that is consistent with your purpose. Definitions of MDP- Must be clear, specific, objective, measurable and tangible. Must be achievable but requires stretch. Must be in harmony with what else you are doing. Cannot have multiple MDP or MDP that conflicts with your other goals/activities/lifestyle.

Next week we will talk about your most important values, most important golf goals, how you would change your golf game if... and more.

Week #2 and Week #3 of the Champion Success Strategies will be the most important weeks of the year. Be sure to look for them!

Your Partner In Golf Success,

Scott Seifferlein
PGA Golf Guru