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What is the Zone?

Webster's dictionary defines ZONE to mean:  An encircling band; an area or region set off or distinguished in some way from adjoining parts. But what does that have to do with golf?

In order to further help to define what the ZONE is, it might be helpful first, to define what the ZONE is not. And it is not any of the following: anxiousness, fear, stress, lack of confidence, worry, a self-defeating spiral, a negative self-fulfilling prophecy, or trying too hard..

Now let’s talk about what the ZONE is.  The ZONE is characterized by qualities of peace, tranquility, ease, a lower pulse rate, a sense of focus, confidence, well-being, joy, and magnetism to the right people, places and things.  You might call it a state of grace. 

This state is what Barry Sears popularized in his diet book Enter the Zone.  He described the Zone as a peak performance, in which he claims, “your body and mind work together at their ultimate best.”

On the golf course, the Zone is when you, the club, the ball and the green are as one. The Zone is when all the things that used to distract you seem miles away. You are focused, relaxed, and yet alert and every part of you--your mind, body, and spirit--is in sync.

Before embarking on this journey, take a moment to consider how having a consistent, reliable bridge to the Zone would affect your career, relationships, productivity, creativity, health, and overall satisfaction in life.  The implications are astounding!  This is what awaits you if you truly avail yourself to this program.

In this book, I will lead you on guided excursions to the innermost regions of your subconscious mind, where you will be given access points to the Zone.  Once inside the Zone, you will gain more control and enjoyment of your golf game. It is important to note that the Zone is not something you can push, pull, manipulate, or force in any way.  In fact, there's nothing mental about the Zone at all.  Let me say that again, there is nothing mental about the Zone.

"Then how the heck is it supposed to help me with my golf game?!?" you might ask. 

And I say to you that the Zone is present once all the mental clamoring has been released.

Anatomy of the Zone

There are many ways to access the Zone, some of which are breathing techniques, yoga, meditation, and, of course reading and/or listening to the audio version of the scripts in this program.

Here are a few key points you should know about the Zone:

Key One:  It is accessible.

Key Two:  It is constant.

Key Three: You cannot manipulate it. 

Key Four:  You must be a vibrational match to it.

Key Five: You must combine physical practice on your golf game with your mental practice of mastering the Zone.

Key Six: It allows your natural talent and learned golf skills to be exposed without interruption of your clamoring mind.

Don’t worry, we’ll address all of these in the chapters to come.

Think of the Zone as a constant stream that runs beneath the background of your mind, beneath your competitive drive to lower your score, beneath the ranting and raving because your brand new Titleists just got sunk in the pond. This stream is a source of food, of electricity, of drinking water, of life and all that can and will make your life more satisfying and effective. 

If you insist that this river must come to you while you do golf the way you’ve always done, then you will never benefit from its power.  In order to access the Zone you must go to it and dip down into it.  If you have an inconsistent experience with the Zone, it is not because the Zone is whimsical; it is because you are. 

The Zone is not personal. You do not have to be particularly gifted to access it, you don’t have to be a math genius to be able to calculate a handicap, you don’t have to have the same $500 dollar golf balls Tiger Woods uses.  You just have to have the willingness to be an energetic match to the Zone.  And that is exactly what the self-hypnosis scripts in this book are designed to help you do.

Golfing on Avalon

I liken the Zone to the mythical tale of Avalon.  Avalon was an ancient place that represented a certain Heaven on Earth. On this isle, the Zone was a way of life.  It wasn't thought of as a something to attain.  Harmony, joy, and peace were simply the order of the day. I'm sure if golfing were played on this isle, eagles, birdies and hole- in-ones would have been the norm.

When people from far off shores got wind of Avalon, they set out in droves to raid, seize and capture it, so that they could have dominion over this treasured place. But, as the tale goes, they were unsuccessful. Those in the raiding parties would find themselves lost in the mist (their mental fog) that surrounded the isle, and seldom would they ever be seen or heard from again.  And certainly, regardless of how determined they were to stake their claim in this enchanted land, their boats never landed on Avalon's shores.

Because of this, rumors spread that Avalon disappeared altogether, and that it probably never really existed in the first place.  But, as the legend goes on to say, every so often, a random fisherman, floating along in his boat, lost in the pure enjoyment of his expedition, would find his way, quite by accident, to the shores of Avalon.

The exact same principles apply to accessing the Zone.  The more you try to push it or force it into place, the more it will elude you and slip right through your fingers.  But, if you follow the few simple principles laid out in this program, you will find yourself, like the fisherman, upon Avalon’s shores, in the Golf Zone. (For more about this, see Secret #1.)