Renegade Mindset Techniques for Golf

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3 Disclaimer Disclaimer: While Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Hypnosis, and Energy Psychology therapies have produced remarkable clinical results, each athlete must take complete responsibility for their use of them. Further, Bill Gladwell and Stephen Ladd are not licensed health professionals, and provide these Renegade Mindset Techniques instruction as Mental Game Performance Coaches and Ordained Ministers Ladd All Rights Reserved 3

4 Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course the distance between your ears. ~Bobby Jones Golf is 90% mental. ~Jack Nicklaus I am the toughest golfer mentally. ~Tiger Woods The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can t see him laughing. ~Phyllis Diller 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 4

5 Table Of Contents PREFACE... 6 WHAT IS THE RENEGADE MENTAL TRAINING SYSTEM FOR GOLF?... 7 WEAPON # 1 RENEGADE GOLF HYPNOSIS How to Use These Golf Hypnosis Audio Tracks WEAPON # 2 NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING Goals Clarification Values Clarification NLP TOOL # 1 ANCHORING NLP TOOL # 2 THE SWISH PATTERN FOR ULTIMATE CONFIDENCE ON THE COURSE NLP TOOL # 3 THE RENEGADE GOLF BRAIN SCRAMBLE WEAPON # 3 ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY RENEGADE TAPPING FULL PROTOCOL RENEGADE GOLF OPTIMAL BREATHING Optimal Breathing Exercise RENEGADE TAPPING SHORT CUT ROUTINES The Short Cut Tapping Sequence RENEGADE PRE-ROUND TECHNIQUES RENEGADE TAPPING ON THE RANGE Renegade Tapping for Perfecting Swing Mechanics CONCLUSION Ladd All Rights Reserved 5

6 PREFACE Thank you and congratulations! Thank you for purchasing Renegade Mental Training System for Golf. Congratulations on investing in yourself and your golf game. The journey upon which you are about to embark may seem a bit unusual, to say the least. That s okay, just stick with it and give it a fair chance. You ll be glad you did. This is not traditional golf psychology. But then I assume that the traditional stuff hasn t quite done it for you, or you wouldn t be reading this manual. You do not need to believe that these techniques will work. When they do work, you are not required to believe any of the theories as to why they work. I recommend that you don t believe anything EXCEPT YOUR SCORECARD The Renegade Mental Training for Golf System is totally and completely Results Oriented! If that is how you approach your golf game, then we are literally and figuratively on the same page, and you are about to discover an amazing tool to catapult your game to exciting new levels of success Ladd All Rights Reserved 6

7 WHAT IS THE RENEGADE MENTAL TRAINING SYSTEM FOR GOLF? The Renegade Mental Training for Golf System is a combination of three of the most powerful mental game technologies on the planet; all designed around one goal to make you a better golfer. You ve put in the practice hours on the range, paid top dollar for swing coaches and the newest driver, and attained the high level skill of this sport that was the hard part! BUT unless you can also conquer your mind, you will NEVER play to your full potential. The Renegade Mental Training for Golf System will be your training protocol for this crucial aspect of all sports especially individual sports like golf. So here is very brief overview of the three-pronged mental attack of the Renegade Golf method: 1. Hypnosis That s right, hypnosis. I know what some of you are probably thinking 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 7

8 But not the B.S. kind of hypnosis that you ve probably heard about or seen in movies and on TV. No swinging watches, and nobody s going to be made to act like a friggin chicken! Nope, these golf-specific audio hypnosis sessions are designed to program your subconscious mind for ultimate success in this sport. All you have to do is sit back and relax and listen to the tracks for 20 minutes a day. Once you get your unconscious mind and your awake brain on the same team, you ll experience a sharp improvement in your performance. 2. Neuro-Linguistic Programming Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behavior and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them" and "a system of alternative therapy based on this which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective communication, and to change their patterns of mental and emotional behavior." What in the heck does that mean, right?? OK, look, here is the deal: NLP sounds all complicated and stuffy, but it s actually really cool stuff that just plain WORKS. That s why it s often referred to as a technology instead of a science because it doesn t care about theory only results Ladd All Rights Reserved 8

9 Tony Robbins simplified NLP for the masses with his Personal Power programs back in the 1990 s. He trained everyone from top level CEO s to housewives how to achieve their dreams in record time. We re going to show you how to use these techniques for peak performance on the golf course. 3. Energy Psychology There are many different forms of energy psychology. You are going to discover how to tap into your body s energy system and induce relaxation, eliminate fears and negative belief systems, and get into the zone often in a minute or less. It s based on the ancient art of acupuncture, except you don t use needles just your fingertips. Sounds crazy - but kicks butt Ladd All Rights Reserved 9

10 WEAPON # 1 Renegade Golf Hypnosis What the heck is Hypnosis, anyway? If you've never been formally hypnotized, then you must experience hypnosis on purpose so you can really recognize what a trance feels like. In addition to helping you master your golf performance, the hypnosis audio sessions that are included with this program will help you with this. Now, don't get tied up with the word trance. A trance is simply an "altered state". What's an "altered state"? When I use the word "state", I am referring to your "emotional state". STATE = EMOTIONAL STATE So, a trance occurs when you change from whatever emotion you are currently experiencing to a different emotion. For example... when someone tells you a joke to cheer you up, and you laugh; you have switched from one emotional state to another. In this case, you went from being in a state of feeling "down" to a state of "laughter". The state of "laughter" would be your trance, because it's your altered state Ladd All Rights Reserved 10

11 In the case of the Renegade Golf Hypnosis audio sessions included with this program, I help you get relaxed. So, as you listen to the program, you are switching from whatever state you are in to a state of relaxation. Relaxation is the trance in this situation. When you enter a trance (that change from one emotional state to another), that process is hypnosis. Whenever this happens, you become more suggestible. Suggestible means that you tend to accept and follow commands and ideas with little or no resistance. That is what these sessions are all about. When experiencing formal hypnosis for the first time, most people tell me, "It just feels like I was sitting there listening to you talk. I don't feel any differently." That's great, because I want you to feel as if every idea that I talk about is coming from inside you; and everything is perfectly natural. How to Use These Golf Hypnosis Audio Tracks Hypnosis is often thought of as a magic spell. In reality, it s pin-pointed focus. Just like the hours and hours of practicing on the range, hypnosis takes effort; but it s much less effort than you may imagine Ladd All Rights Reserved 11

12 These hypnosis sessions are designed to work on the inside as you continue to work on the outside. As a golfer, you know what you re supposed to do. You have put in years of training and sacrifice to get to where you are. These audio hypnosis sessions will help you be more consistent with your actions, to enter The Zone on command, to take charge of your emotions before, during, and after your round, recover faster from extended play and injuries and score to your full potential. Your brain does not know the difference between what you actually experience and what you vividly imagine. You will be guided through many exercises that will program and reprogram your mind to consistently be in a peak state when you need to be. While you listen to these sessions, you will enter a deep trance, so it s very important that you never listen to these sessions while you re driving or operating heavy machinery. As a matter of fact, you will want to find a place where you will not be disturbed and you can sit or lie down and close your eyes for a spell. You may want to loosen any clothing that may seem too tight and kick off your shoes and relax and just enjoy yourself. You will become very relaxed, but we recommend that you do your best to stay conscious. If you happen to fall asleep, that is OK, but the goal should be to stay in a relaxed but awake state. It is ideal to commit to listening to one or more of the sessions every day for at least 21 days. After that, you can listen to them on an as needed/wanted basis. Many of our golfers have been using them almost every day for years now Ladd All Rights Reserved 12

13 Here is a brief description of each track and the benefits: On CD # 1 "Interview with the Renegade Golf Hypnotist", you will discover: The truth about hypnosis, and how it can catapult your game to new levels without taking one more lesson or buying that $500 driver Why you haven't heard about Renegade Golf Hypnosis before - which is exactly how the pros like it...but now you can be in on the secret Why self-sabotage is like an insidious demon, committed to keeping you frustrated and confused...and how to slay it once and for all How to overcome any lack of ability or practice time - from your easy chair The scientific proof that it's better NOT to practice How Tiger Woods instantly gets into the zone - steal his secret and a bit of his mojo Why re-programming your unconscious beliefs is the difference between hitting the green in two or being resigned to laying up...again The importance of clearing out past failures on the course, and being able to create a new triumphant future The ultra-simple instructions for using the CDs if you can tie your golf shoes, then you can use these CDs to quickly gain the confidence and respect on the course that you deserve On CD # 2 you get three (3) separate golf performance hypnotic inductions: Track One - Golf In The Zone Experience an entire round of golf, played to perfection, in less than 20 minutes. This data will be stored in your subconscious and will be unleashed into the "real world" the next time you hit the links Ladd All Rights Reserved 13

14 Discover a simple move that will instantly induce a calm and relaxed state (this is a crucial skill to possess!) Never feel intimidated or outclassed again, no matter who you are paired up with Release negative thoughts and feelings and actually ENJOY the game again Imbed the innate feeling of being a winner into every fiber of your being (this is the number one trait of all successful golfers) Track Two - The Perfect Golf Swing Finally become one with your swing (it's not as far out as you might think... and it's the ONLY way to go low day in and day out) Transfer your perfect practice swing over to a dead-on reliable swing on the course...where it really counts Let go of inappropriate muscle tension... instantly... for a silky smooth swing - every time Learn how golf is like walking a tightrope (the mental process necessary for success are exactly the same) Track Three - Putt For Dough Own the smooth and easy flat stick stroke of a seasoned pro... without the backbreaking hours on the practice green Discover how ancient Zen archers tricked their minds into believing it was impossible to miss... and how you can steal their methods to drain putt after putt on command Never thee putt again - EVER! Effortlessly link up your unconscious mind and your body every time you approach a green (the KEY to consistent scoring) Turn on confidence faster than flicking on a light switch Cure the Yips...or better yet, protect yourself by becoming "yips-proof" before this dreaded curse bites you on the bum (over 60% of golfers suffer from the yips at some point) 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 14

15 WEAPON # 2 Neuro-Linguistic Programming Your second new weapon is going to be NLP. NLP is learning to use your language, both verbal and non-verbal, to affect your nervous system. In other words, what you say and how you think causes you to feel certain ways. Let s take an example If before a round you re focusing on how you lost in this tournament before and you imagine all the things you are going to do wrong and eventually lose again; then you are most likely going to lose again! The opposite is also true - if you step onto the course focusing on your perfect game and feeling unstoppable confidence; you are more likely to be victorious. This system will help you clarify your goals and values. It really doesn t matter what they are - except to you. These are the keys that will move you in the right direction and ultimately to your destiny. It s not about what you write down as long as you are driven towards those things. It s about forming the ideas and images clearly in your mind by getting the out of your head and down on paper. Do the system, and you will see the results Ladd All Rights Reserved 15

16 As promised, we re not going to bore you with tons of theory, but instead tools that you can start using RIGHT NOW to become the most dominant golfer possible. But first, it is really important to know exactly what it is that you want, what you don t want, and what it will take to get there. So we are going to start with a short goals and values questionnaire. As tempting as it may be to skip this section don t friggin do that! Get clear on the questions below and then use the tools that you will discover in this manual. The payoff will be BIG! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 16

17 Goals Clarification 1. Decide what you really want in golf and what s preventing you from having it now. 2. Up until now, what has prevented you from taking the action to reach this goal? 3. I AM (What is your identity? Who do you believe you are as a golfer?) 4. MY DICTIONARY DEFINITION - If you were to look in the dictionary under your name, what would it say? 5. MY GOLF ID CARD - If you were to create an ID card that would represent who you truly are, what would be on it and what would you leave off? 6. The kind of person I need to become in order to achieve all that I want: 7. Why haven t I taken action to get what I want? 8. In the past, what pain have I linked to taking this action? 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 17

18 9. In the past, what pleasure have I experienced by indulging in this negative pattern of not taking action to get what I want? In other words, is there a PAYOFF for avoiding the golf success that you say you want? 10. What will this cost me if I don t take action to get what I really want? 11. Ultimately, what will I miss out on in my golf career if I don t make the decision to go for what I really want now? 12. What is it already costing me mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, spiritually? 13. If I do commit to getting what I want, how will that make me feel about myself? 14. What kind of momentum could I create if I change this in my life? 15. What other things could I accomplish if I really made this change today? 16. How will my family and friends feel? 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 18

19 17. How much happier will I be now? 18. With specificity, write what it is you hope to achieve: 19. Describe what you will do (the behaviors and actions you must start, change, or stop) 20. When you achieve what you want, you want to feel : Review what you have already written regarding your goals. In the space below, express your goals in terms of measurable outcomes: Once you have determined precisely what you want, you must decide on a time line for having it. In the space below, create a time line for achieving your goal. Transfer this information to your calendar or daily planner. Goal achievement doesn t just happen; it happens one step at a time. Considered in its entirety, a goal can be so overwhelming that it is paralyzing, but it begins to look doable when broken down into manageable steps. The steps you determine may be as simple as: 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 19

20 I will listen to my hypnosis CDs everyday. I will practice my new mental game techniques. I will eliminate junk food from my diet. I will productively and positively manage the stress in my life off the golf course. Know what your steps will be. As you learn and progress through the program, come back to this section and add other steps required to reach your goals. In the space below, record the steps involved in reaching your goals. I will take certain steps, and these steps are as follows: Have a trusted, loyal person in your life who will check in on you and that you have to report to on your progress. This person may be a family member, coach, your spouse, or a friend. At least once a week, check in with this person and report on your compliance toward reaching your goals. In the space below, list some individuals who might be helpful in this role Ladd All Rights Reserved 20

21 Values Clarification 1. Make a list of all your moving-toward values. Moving-toward values are the emotions that you want in your life. For example... determination, confidence, adventure, health, safety, comfort, success, etc... List as many as you have. 2. Make a list of all your moving-away-from values. Moving-away-from values are the emotions that you want to avoid in your life. For example... fear, hate, frustration, procrastination, physical pain, etc Rank the moving-toward values in order from what you want most to what you want least. 4. Rank the moving-away-from values in order from what you attempt to avoid the most to what you attempt to avoid the least Ladd All Rights Reserved 21

22 5. For all of your values on both lists, write their rules. Each rule should be in the following format: "In order for me to feel [insert value here], then... [explain what has to happen]." Are there any values that should be added or removed from your lists? Are there any values that should be more important or less important than others? Will these values on both lists help you achieve what you want? Are your rules challenging enough to allow you to achieve what you want yet attainable? OK, now onto the tools that you can use to achieve these goals! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 22

23 NLP TOOL # 1 Anchoring What is an anchor? An anchor is formed when an internal response becomes associated with an external stimulus. Think Pavlov and his salivating dogs. Hear A Bell = Salivate Anchoring yourself is very easy to do. As a matter of fact, you ve done it many times in your life, and many of these anchors are for negative feelings. You ve anchored yourself with negative emotions without your conscious awareness. You are born with two fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Every other fear that you have had been learned somewhere along the way. These are all anchors. For example, many people have the irrational fear of spiders. You see a spider, and you automatically exhibit the fear Ladd All Rights Reserved 23

24 The spider is the anchor, and it set into motion a set of emotional and physical reactions without your conscious involvement. What are some anchors that you have? If you can set a negative anchor on yourself by accident, then you can surely set a positive anchor on yourself on purpose. Setting positive anchors on yourself is the most powerful and immediate way to improve your performance in golf, your love life, your business - you name it. For example, when you ve just posted a personal best on your home course, how to you feel? You probably feel confident, strong, maybe in the zone. Anchor that state! By anchoring a positive mental/emotional state, you will then be able to call upon it and re-activate it at any time. How to Set Anchors You can set an anchor by performing some unique physical action while you are experiencing your peak state. So, when you make a fantastic shot maybe you could rub your thumb and index finger together and quietly say YES! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 24

25 I recommend making your anchors rather subtle, so you ll never feel uncomfortable firing them off in front of others. Once you set your anchor on a few peak experiences, you can put yourself in a peak state ANYTIME by simply rubbing your fingers and saying YES! Regardless of the actual situation, by activating your own anchor you will immediately put yourself into your peak state, thereby greatly increasing your chances of performing your best. But get this - How would you like to set a peak performance anchor without having to actually nail that drive or sink a 30 foot putt? Your brain does not know the difference between what you vividly imagine and what actually happens? A study was conducted using three groups of basketball players. The goal was to improve their free throw shooting percentages. Group One practiced free throws for thirty minutes every day for a week. Group Two could not to practice, play, or even watch basketball on television for a week. Group Three simply closed their eyes and imagined that they were shooting free throws for thirty minutes a day. At the end of the week, the players were tested Ladd All Rights Reserved 25

26 Group One, who practiced, improved their shot performance modestly. Group Two, who did not practice, made a lower percentage of shots, as you would expect. Group Three, who practiced only in their imaginations, improved significantly more than Group One who had practiced with a real ball every day. Granted, each of these groups already had the physical ability and knowhow when it came to shooting free throws. The really cool thing is the fact that you can improve your performance by using your imagination. And it gets even better! The old adage that practice makes perfect is only partially true. In reality Perfect practice makes perfect! And you can practice perfectly in your imagination. What I mean is that you can vividly imagine yourself (or actively remember - if you ve had the experience) hitting the perfect shot and posting the great score Ladd All Rights Reserved 26

27 By performing perfectly in your mind and feeling the rush of that success, you have unlimited peak experiences at your disposal to use for your peak performance anchor! Simply take some time with your imagination to ramp up your emotional state by visualizing yourself golfing at your peak performance during a tournament. I say ramp up because it is crucial that you feel the emotional state that you are going to anchor as intensely as possible. It is also vital to the success of your anchor that you set the anchor when you feel you are at the very peak of your emotional experience (in this case in your imagined or remembered state). If you can have an intense emotional state, and set the anchor when you are at the peak of it, then the anchor will be strong and enable you to recall the desired state at any moment on command. How about an example? Of course! EXAMPLE - How to Set an Anchor for Confidence 1) Recall a time when you felt the most confident in your life. If you ve had that experience in relation to golf, then use that. If not, that isn t a problem. Use any situation where you felt totally confident. If this is challenging for you to feel, then simply imagine someone you know (or know of) who exudes supreme confidence (the kind you would like to have). Imagine how they must feel in order to act the way they do. Put yourself in their shoes Ladd All Rights Reserved 27

28 2) Now you need to ramp up the positive emotion! In order to do this, you must completely put yourself into your remembered or imaged scene. I want you to get up and move the way you would be moving in this situation. FEEL what you would be feeling (confidence). Hear what you would be hearing, and see what you would be seeing. Take this emotion of confidence and intensify it by 10X. Sense it as energy surging through your body. Imagine the crowds of spectators cheering you on. Then imagine it as another bolt of confidence that shoots through your body and intensifies your feelings of confidence by another 10X!! 3) When you sense you are at your peak intensity of confidence emotions, set your physical anchor to this state. 4) How to choose your anchor you can use almost anything for your anchor, as long as it is not a common action that you do in everyday life. For example, you could tap your right shoulder with your left hand. I m going to suggest my favorite anchors, for reasons I will reveal shortly. I suggest using the knuckles of your non-dominate hand. For example, if you are right-handed, take you right index finger and push down on the knuckle of your left index finger. This could be your anchor for confidence. 5) Now come out of your emotional state for a minute or two. Count backwards from This will break your emotional state. 6) Next, repeat steps 1-5 at least two more times, with enthusiasm 7) Test the strength of your anchor Once again, break your emotional state. Then fire-off your anchor (in this case pushing down on the knuckle of your left index finger). You should get the surge of confidence that you have anchored to that action. If you get a strong feeling of confidence, then you have set a solid anchor. If not, then you need to keep working on the intensity of your emotion, and perhaps just a bit more repetition. Do not be discouraged, it can take a little practice to set solid anchors Ladd All Rights Reserved 28

29 The next step with your peak performance anchors is to set several of them and fire them off all at once! Of course, there are plenty of other mental/emotional states that would be useful to have access to when golfing, right? Maybe states like: relaxed, focus, calm, determined, etc. You can choose to set anchors for ANY emotional state that you personally find useful. Here is the cool part: You can repeat the process above for any of these states, and then fire them off individually or all at the same time. This is why I like to use the knuckles as anchors. You could have confidence as your first knuckle, determination as your second knuckle, relaxed as your third and so on. You can fire all of them at once by pushing on all of the knuckles simultaneously. This will put you in a confident, determined, yet relaxed emotional state. I trust you are beginning to recognize the value of this technology 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 29

30 NLP TOOL # 2 The Swish Pattern for Ultimate Confidence on the Course The Swish Pattern has been used for decades to change behaviors (like smoking or nail biting) and improve confidence and self-image. Here you will learn how to use this unique protocol to increase your confidence on the golf course. This technique would be practiced off the links at home. 1. Think of a situation on the golf course that brings up a feeling, response, or behavior that you would like to change. For example, it might be how embarrassed you feel after missing a two foot putt for par, or how angry you get at yourself for falling apart on the back nine and missing out on your best round of the year. 2. Close your eyes (and keep them closed through Step 6) and imagine that scene - see what happens from an associated point of view. This means that you see what happens through your own eyes as if it was actually happening to you in real time. Next, imagine a border around it (like a picture frame) and make everything about it bright and intense. 3. Next, imagine that you can see yourself dissociated (like you were watching yourself on a movie screen) as if you have already made the change you desire. See how you will be acting when you are full of confidence. Watch yourself being the golfer you want to be. Imagine the scene as vividly as possible. Now put a border around this more preferable picture Ladd All Rights Reserved 30

31 4. Now you will have two pictures, your current negative state and your more positive desired state. Imagine that both are in front of you, and that there is a large rubber band connecting these two pictures. Stretch the desired state way off into the distance until it s just a little dot on the horizon so that the rubber band becomes stretched and tight between the two images. 5. Now, imagine that the rubber band is let go and the desired state comes flying up towards you at great speed, and allow the desired state to crash through the first image. Make the sounds s-w-i-i-s-h as you do this (yes, it is necessary to make the noise!) All that should be left in front of you is the desired state. 6. Open your eyes to break state (reset the scene). 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 thirty times (yes, that s 30 times). 8. Practice the above process three times a day for two days, and then use it as needed after that Ladd All Rights Reserved 31

32 NLP TOOL # 3 The Renegade Golf Brain Scramble How to Quickly and Easily Diffuse Negative Emotions After a Poor Shot and Get Back in the Zone Every sport is a mental game after you develop the physical skills and fitness required to perform. Golf is no exception. As a matter of fact, golf is more of a mental game than most other sports. To gain the victories over your opponents or Old Man Par on the course You must first take control of your mind. In this third and final technique, you re about to learn one of the most critical skills in golf, in all sports, and in life. I took up the sport of water skiing a few years ago, and it taught me a very important life lesson. If you ve never water skied, you must know that there s a very key reflex that you have to learn 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 32

33 Let go of the rope when you fall! If you continue to hold onto the rope when you fall, you suddenly become a human submarine. And you ll also soon realize that you bathing suit has been ripped off as well. The lesson here is that you must let go of the past (the rope) before you can succeed in the future. That past does not equal the future. It doesn t matter if you have never before broken 100 on the course you re playing, if you drove your last ball into the drink, or you just shanked a drive on the first tee of a tournament. No matter what has happened in the past, you can t change that now. However, you can eliminate the negative effects that it may subconsciously still produce when in similar situations. The first step to moving forward is letting go of the past, and this process will give you the skill to do that in an instant. You can use this process immediately after any poor shot on the course, or as soon as you realize a past experience is creeping into your game. You can also use this technique off the course on any past performances that still disturb you when you think back about them Ladd All Rights Reserved 33

34 Examples would be Hooking the ball Landing one in the middle of the water hazard or on the beach Hitting out of bounds Missing a 2-foot putt Or any number of things that you ve beat yourself up over. This process will allow you to let go of what has happened, and get back in the game. With practice, this entire process will take less than one minute. The Renegade Golf Brain Scramble Close your eyes. Watch the event that happened in your mind s eye as if you were a spectator from beginning to end. For example, imagine someone filmed you, and you re watching yourself on a movie screen. Now, jump into the movie in your mind as if you re seeing it through your own eyes. Run the movie backwards as quickly as possible as if you were actually moving backwards, and everything and everyone around you are moving in 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 34

35 reverse. Even see the ball come back and land right at the head of your club. Next, run the movie forwards as quickly as possible still reliving the event through your own eyes. While you re fast-forwarding and fast-reversing the scene, add rainbow colors on everything. Now, begin to hear your favorite music playing something that really pumps you up. Sing along if you d like. Put cartoon characters running around in your movie. Do whatever you need until your memory of the event makes your smile or better yet, laugh. Continue to run it backwards and forwards without stopping for the next 15 to 20 seconds. You have successfully disconnected the poor emotional state from the event, and you can now move on with your game without carrying the negative event with you Ladd All Rights Reserved 35

36 WEAPON # 3 ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY Why Traditional Positive Thinking Methods Simply Do Not Work! Hundreds of thousands of golfers have tried the traditional positive thinking methods to improve their golf scores. Some of you may have had some success - some of the time. But from speaking with hundreds of golfers, it seems that for most of you it has been an exercise in frustration and a waste of time. I ll let you in on a little secret the traditional approach to positive thinking can indeed be frustrating and often is a complete waste of time. It s not that you weren t doing it correctly or often enough, or that positive thinking and affirmations have no value, it s simply that you were missing a major piece of the puzzle. You were practicing DENIAL. And a part of you knew it. You were essentially denying the part of you that knew what you were affirming, such as simply was not true. I consistently hit 90% of greens in regulation 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 36

37 Even as you were repeating your affirmation over and over again, part of you whispered bullshit. I call that part of you the inner critic. And let s face it; the inner critic may have a point. After all, it may be a fact that in the past year, you averaged only 30% greens in regulation. The inner critic is the voice of all negative emotions on the course fear, doubt, anger, embarrassment, etc. It can even be an underlying cause of physical symptoms such as tension, sweaty palms, and a variety of aches and pains. The Renegade Mental Training for Golf System deals specifically with recognizing and eliminating the inner critic. Instead of denying its existence, and allowing it to subtly sabotage our best efforts at improvement, we focus our attention on it and clear it with the simple yet powerful Renegade Tapping Protocols. Once the negative thought or belief is acknowledged and cleared, a positive affirmation can more effectively take hold in your conscious and subconscious mind. You will have eliminated its competition, and therefore it will be easier to accept. The Renegade Golf Tapping Protocols presented in the next chapter always begin with recognition of the negative issue. Then you will focus on that particular issue while tapping to eliminate it. DO NOT be concerned about being negative! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 37

38 Remember, it is the acknowledgement and clearing of the negative that is the key. Read on to find out the steps to this simple and powerful process Ladd All Rights Reserved 38

39 Renegade Tapping Full Protocol This chapter will explain the step by step instructions for performing the Full Renegade Protocol for any negative issue or situation. The process is simple and easy to learn. Once memorized, a single round should take less than forty- five seconds! The results you will achieve from this minimal investment of time and energy will astound you. Let s get started. There are seven (7) basic steps to the Renegade Tapping protocol: 1) Identify a negative issue 2) Rate the intensity of the issue 3) The Tapping Points and The Negative Focus 4) The Tapping Points and The Positive Focus 5) Deep breath 6) Rate the intensity level again 7) Perform additional rounds (if needed) 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 39

40 Step One: Identify a Negative Emotional Issue For example: tension, anxiety, nervousness, doubt, fear, etc. Note: tension is a good default for most golf situations if you cannot specifically identify the emotion you are feeling. For that reason, I will use it in the following example (step # 3) Step Two: Rate the Intensity of Your Issue This is simply a subjective measure of how intense the issue feels to you at the moment. Use a scale of zero to ten (0 = no intensity, 10 = an extremely high level of intensity). You will use this as a baseline to measure progress. Step Three: The Tapping Points and The Negative Focus The Focus is simply a word, phrase, image, or sound that you use at each of your designated tapping points. The idea is to keep you tuned into the issue. So in our current example: Your Focus would be tension. You could actually say the word tension at each of the tapping points. Or you could simply hold the image in your minds eye. Or you might even be able to identify a physical sensation i.e. tightness in you chest, which would be a good choice for your Focus. Use whatever method allows you to stayed tuned into the issue, and proceed through the tapping points, which will be explained in detail below Ladd All Rights Reserved 40

41 The Tapping Points The Renegade Tapping Protocol contains eight (8) tapping points. They are as follows: EB eyebrow SE side of eye UE under eye UN + CH under nose and chin CB collarbone DW double wrist TH top of head 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 41

42 Use the tips of your index and middle fingers to tap each of these points. Tap each point five (5) to ten (10) times. Note: the two exceptions to this are the collar bone point (CB) for which you will use a flat hand, and double wrists (DW) for which you will use the insides of your wrist. Both of these exceptions will be explained below. Use a light to moderate amount of force while tapping; there is no need to suffer a concussion. Tap rather quickly; it should take no more than five (5) seconds at each point. EB eyebrow point the most inside end of your eyebrow (or where it would naturally be located) Ladd All Rights Reserved 42

43 SE side of eye the bony border on the outside corner of your eye. UE under eye on the bone right below your eye. UN and CH under nose and under chin UN is directly between the nose and the upper lip, CH is not the chin per say, but actually mid way between your chin and the bottom of your lower lip. I have grouped these together 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 43

44 because I like to do them simultaneously. This is accomplished by using the index finger to tap UN, and the middle finger to tap CH (see photo below). CB collarbone two quick notes about this point: 1) It is not really your collarbone. If I were to resort to my kinesiology nerd background, I would probably refer to it as your sterno-clavicular joint. But let s pretend that I am not enough of a geek to even know that, and simply call it the collar bone point. Basically, it s the area that has two bony notches, right about the area that someone would knot a necktie. 2) Instead of using the tips of your finger to tap this point, I recommend using your flat open hand Ladd All Rights Reserved 44

45 DW double wrist this is the second tapping point that does not use the traditional two finger tips. For this point, simply tap the insides of your two wrists together five (5) to ten (10) times. Interesting (sort of) side note: this wrist point is the one that can reduce sea sickness. If you have ever been on a cruise ship, you may have used one of those wrist bands for your queasy stomach. The truth is, those bands are designed to stimulate these exact wrist points. The manufacturers often times don t tell you that because it seems too weird! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 45

46 TH top of head the highest point on the top of your head. I prefer to have clients tap in a small circle. Step Four: Tap all the points again, this time with a Positive Focus The default Positive Focus that works well for most athletes is Let it be easy. This has been proven over time with athletes from dozens of sports to help instill a relaxed state after the negative has been cleared. However, any phrase or image that works for you is fine. Start with Let it be easy and then experiment if you intuitively find another Focus that you prefer. Step Five: Take a deep breath (see chapter four for instructions on optimal breathing) Step Six: Rate your intensity level again 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 46

47 Now take an after evaluation of the intensity of your issue. Use the same 0-10 scale (0 = no intensity, 10 = high level of intensity) The vast majority of the time you will experience a decrease in intensity. Sometimes, it will even go all the way to zero in only one round. Many times, however, you will obtain a substantial decrease, but there may still be some intensity remaining. For example, you may start out with an intensity level of 8, and after one round, it drops to a 4. That is certainly an improvement (50% reduction). However, I would encourage you not to stop there, but to complete further rounds until it comes down to a zero. Step 7: Subsequent Rounds Perform as many rounds as necessary to decrease your intensity rating to zero. This may not happen in every case, but this should be your goal. Persistence is often the deciding factor between success and failure, in golf and life. Even if you were to do full rounds of the Renegade Tapping Protocol, you are still only putting in 15 minutes. Is golf worth 15 minutes to you? Be aware that sometimes your initial issue will dissipate, but another issue will present itself. This is actually a good thing, as you are getting to deeper/different levels of the negative emotions around an issue. Simply apply the same process to the newly emerging issue until it is cleared as well Ladd All Rights Reserved 47

48 RENEGADE GOLF OPTIMAL BREATHING This one should be a no-brainer, right? Let s face it; you have known how to breathe since you were born. Actually, this is quite true - when you were a baby, you did know how to breathe optimally. However, the chances are good that you no longer breathe that way anymore. Let s find out, shall we? Test: simply lie on your back and place one hand on your chest and the other one on your stomach. Now take a big deep breath and notice which one of your hands moves first. If you are like 95% of all golfers, then your top hand (the one on your chest) probably moved first. If that is the case, then you actually took a very shallow breath, not a deep one. You would be classified as a chest breather! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 48

49 Try not to panic. I am trained to alleviate you from this chronic condition. The lower portion of your lungs (think abdominal area) is actually responsible for the first 2/3 rds of your breath, or rather it should be. If you begin your inhalation by filling your upper lungs (as evidenced by your chest expanding and your top hand rising) then at best you will only achieve 1/3 rd of your full breath potential. Okay, but why should you care? Less than optimal breathing (chest breathing) can cause: An increased rate of breathing Increased tension in your neck muscles Headaches Feelings of anxiety Increased stress Increased sensation of pain Fatigued, stiff muscles Restricted and stiff joints Poor sleep patterns Poor circulation Poor posture 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 49

50 Inefficient movement patterns Experiencing any of the above side effects means your golf game will suck! Or at least it will not be up to its full potential. On the other hand, proper breathing: Elicits a relaxation response Provides an optimal amount of oxygen to your body Improves circulation Helps maintain a healthy musculature (including your back) Let me be very clear about this The manner in which you breathe will literally determine the physiology of your body for better or for worse. Do you still think this breathing thing is a no-brainer? The good news is that with a little practice and awareness, you can reprogram your breathing techniques and reap the corresponding benefits. Optimal Breathing Exercise Phase 1: 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 50

51 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. 2. Place one hand on your abdomen and one on your chest. 3. Slowly inhale through your nose. Try to imagine the air going all the way down into your lower lungs (abdominal area). It may help to imagine your abdomen as a balloon, and as you inhale, the balloon inflates. Do not try to force your abdomen outward; rather simply allow the air from your inhalation to expand it. 4. Stop the inhalation before the hand on your chest begins to move. 5. Hold your breath for 5 seconds. 6. Exhale slowly through your nose or mouth. Use your hand to feel your abdominal balloon slowly deflate, as your navel moves towards your spine. Perform 10 or more repetitions. I recommend starting with this abdomen only phase, and sticking with it until it feels relatively natural and easy. Phase 2: 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 51

52 In actuality, the Phase 1 exercise was only a 2/3 rds breath. This is an improvement over the chest breathing, but still not quite optimal. Now we will integrate the upper 1/3 rd of your breath capacity the upper chest area. 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. 2. Place one hand on your abdomen and one on your chest. 3. Slowly inhale through your nose. Try to imagine the air going all the way down into your lower lungs (abdominal area). It may help to imagine your abdomen as a balloon, and as you inhale, the balloon inflates. Do not try to force your abdomen outward; rather simply allow the air from your inhalation to expand it. 4. Instead of stopping the inflation at the upper abdomen area, allow the breath to continue into the upper lungs and cause the chest to rise. 5. Hold your breath for 5 seconds. 6. Exhale slowly through your nose or mouth. The order of deflation should be the opposite of the inflation pattern. I.e. your chest hand should fall first, and then your abdomen hand. Now that is a full, optimal breath. So in review, when you inhale; The abdomen should rise first, and then your chest Ladd All Rights Reserved 52

53 And when you exhale; The chest should fall first and then the abdomen. This may take a bit of practice, but it is well worth the time and effort. I would suggest spending five minutes in the morning, and again in the evening just prior to bed, mastering this technique. Once this technique feels quite natural lying on the ground, integrate it into your standing posture, for use on the course. This is the type of deep breath that is recommended after each Renegade Tapping round Ladd All Rights Reserved 53

54 Renegade Tapping SHORT CUT ROUTINES Chapter Four outlined the Full Renegade Tapping Routine. Once you are familiar with it, it is a relatively quick process. A complete round should take less than one minute. Believe it or not, there are several popular Short Cuts, which can be amazingly effective, and make this process even faster. These Short Cuts have been used by players of all levels with great success. The Short Cuts are most valuable while on the course. Important note #1: I highly recommend that you master the Full Renegade Routine before you begin experimenting with the Short Cuts. As a matter of fact, with many of my personal clients, I don t even teach them the Short Cuts for the first month of instruction. Important note #2: Renegade Tapping can be a very personalized and intuitive process. Short Cuts that work for some players may not work for you. Master the Full Renegade protocol first and become comfortable with its benefits. Then experiment with the Short Cuts and compare the results. Important Note #3: Based on feedback from my experienced clients, it is recommended that you perform the Full Renegade Tapping Protocol before the round for any and all issues (or potential issues). Then while on the course, use the Short Cuts that have worked well for you. However, if you are not achieving complete relief with a Short Cut, simply return to the Full Routine Ladd All Rights Reserved 54

55 The Short Cut Tapping Sequence The most popular short cut sequence among my clients is as follows: CB collar bone UE under eye CB collar bone Deep breath. One Point Wonders Over time and with sufficient trial and error, you may find that you have a single point that produces greater therapeutic effects than others. It may even be that a single point is all you need to clear any negative thoughts, feelings, or physical symptoms. The most common one point wonders are: CB collarbone UE under eye Always remember the deep breath! 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 55

56 RENEGADE PRE-ROUND TECHNIQUES Performing the Renegade Tapping protocols before you play your round can have a tremendous impact on your success. As a matter of fact, some clients have found that performing the Renegade Tapping Protocols before they leave home for the course is all that they need, i.e. no on-the-course tapping. Again, simply experiment to find out how much tapping is needed for you to achieve the level of success you desire. At home or in the club house Here are three ways to use the protocols before ever stepping foot on the links (at home, in the club house, in your car in the parking lot, etc). I suggest that you perform them in the following order. 1. Tapping for General Tension or Anxiety Tapping for general emotional/physical symptoms such as tension or anxiety (even if you don t actually feel them at the time) can carry over nicely to the golf course 2. Tapping for a specific part of your game We all have one (or more) particular aspects of our game that could use some improvement. Pick one at a time and clear it. For example: 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 56

57 My putter always lets me down or I never hit enough fairways etc Note: I wouldn t bother with an intensity rating on these specific elements of your game. However, I would recommend that you perform at least one full routine on each element. Afterwards, continue on with the Validity Gut Check. (See #3 below) 3. Validity Gut Check After addressing each particular element of your game that is sub-par (at least something is!) I suggest you try what I call the Validity Gut Check. First, take a deep breath. Then, make a positive statement (aloud) concerning the issue with your game. Sticking with the putting issue: I am a calm and confident putter. Basically, you are making a statement about the player you would like to be, as if it were already true. The calm and confident phrase works well as a default, but don t feel limited by it. One of my elite golfers was in a particularly important tournament with miserable weather conditions. She did a Full Tapping Protocol with: Focus: struggling in the cold and rain And then did a VGC with 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 57

58 I thrive on adverse weather conditions, especially in tournaments. The next step is to take a rating of how true the statement FEELS for you while you actually say it. This is subjective and may seem a bit weird at first, but you will learn about your own internal cues. Please use another 0-10 scale. However, this scale will be somewhat inverted from the intensity scale that we normally use with your Renegade protocols. In the VCG scale, 0 = the statement feels absolutely false while 10 = the statement feels absolutely true. Simply say the statement aloud and give it the appropriate truth rating. If it is anything less than a 10 (absolutely TRUE feeling) then perform a full routine with one modification: Instead of tapping with a Negative Focus, actually repeat the positive statement at each point (and you thought I was totally obsessed with the negative). For our putting example, you would tap on each point saying I am a calm and confident putter. After completing the round again say the statement aloud: 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 58

59 I am a calm and confident putter. Then once again give it a truth rating. The chances are quite good that it will have increased (feel more truthful to you). I recommend that you perform several rounds (if needed) to bring it as close to a 10 as possible Ladd All Rights Reserved 59

60 RENEGADE PRE-SHOT ROUTINE The vast majority of mental game coaches stress the importance of a consistent pre-shot routine. I wholeheartedly agree. Of course, I must also suggest that you experiment with adding the Renegade Tapping to your pre-shot routine and measure the results. Most of my clients settle in on a few of the Short Cut methods for their preshot routine. Below are three different scenarios, and the appropriate Renegade Tapping approach for each situation: 1. You are feeling completely relaxed and in the zone : At this point, just go with the flow, don t worry about tapping. However, a One Point Wonder (like CB or UE) still works well for most golfers. I encourage you to take a deep breath after every Renegade Tapping Protocol, no matter how abbreviated. 2. As you approach a shot, you feel relatively calm and relaxed. In other words, nothing in particular is bothering you about the situation in the moment Ladd All Rights Reserved 60

61 In this case, simply perform the Renegade Tapping Short Cut routine on tension. Focus: tension Short Cut Routine: CB UE CB Deep Breath This short cut should only take about 15 seconds. 3. As you evaluate a shot, you have a particular negative feeling or emotion about some element of the shot. i.e. anxiety about the water hazard, bad lie in the rough, steep bunker shot, hate driving into the wind, etc, etc. Simply perform the Renegade Tapping Protocol on the particular issue. For example: Focus: Water anxiety 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 61

62 RENEGADE TAPPING ON THE RANGE The whole idea that practice makes perfect is a load of crap. In reality, practice makes permanent. This is true for the mechanics of your swing as well as the conditioned mental and emotional responses you will carry out onto the course. If you are on the practice range and hit 200 balls with a late release of your club, then you have successfully engrained that motor pattern into your system. That is why many teaching professionals like working with complete beginners there is so much less to unlearn. If you are out on the practice range and constantly berate yourself over every less- than-perfect shot, then this is also a pattern which will carry over on to the course. Practice makes permanent. So, be careful what you practice! My suggestion is to work the Renegade Short Cuts into your pre shot routine even out on the range. It will take an extra seconds per shot, but that is probably time well spent. Most coaches I know advise their students to take more time between practice shots and hit fewer balls total. Think quality over quantity Ladd All Rights Reserved 62

63 Furthermore, you will be engraining a positive habit tapping and centering yourself before every shot. Your mind (both conscious and subconscious) as well as your body will learn that the tapping is preparation for executing a golf shot. The mind and body working together imagine that! Renegade Tapping for Perfecting Swing Mechanics Is there anything more frustrating than the awkward phase of learning a new swing element? Well, the Renegade Tapping Protocols can help. Let s say that your instructor is overhauling your swing and you are having a particularly difficult time with one element of it. For this example, let s say that you are having a tough time with the transition at the top of your back swing you are choppy and fast. Simply apply Renegade Tapping to any of the following possibilities (or in your own language): Focus: I m not fluid Focus: Too fast transition Focus: My transitional stinking transition You get the idea 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 63

64 CONCLUSION Our goal with this system is to provide you with a variety of tools to be the master of your mental and emotional state anywhere and at any time. Or, as Richard Bandler (co-creator of NLP) puts it - to be the driver of the bus. Whatever level golfer you are at the moment; your dedication and commitment to this sport is admirable. It is our hope that you now have the understanding and skills to train your brain, and to hit the links consistently at your peak performance threshold. Please let us know if you have questions about how to utilize any of our techniques to your full advantage. We re also always thrilled to hear about your success. Please keep us posted by CoachStephen@RMTforGolf.com Until next time Be a Renegade, Coach Stephen & Bill 2011 Ladd All Rights Reserved 64

65 Renegade Mindset Techniques, LLC is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Bill and Stephen are widely sought-after speakers and conduct seminars on these innovative techniques. They have very limited availability for one-on-one consultations (live or by phone). Please use the contact information below to inquire about any of these services Chesapeake Avenue Columbus, OH Tel: Website: Ladd All Rights Reserved 65