In our January 2002 Newsletter, we wrote:

At KeyGolf, while we listen to strange sounds, we refuse to accept unsupported assertions billed as truth, even those that are praised as "prize-winning," "notable," the best ever," and "must have." And make no mistake. There is a lot of that around. More often than not, these are no more than old notions wrapped in new language. While they may not represent "snake oil," and may be OK as far as they go, at the very best, they are rehashes of old prep material. In other words, what is being presented as "vital" can be recognized as a variety of recycled inspirational approaches to "getting ready for battle." There is plenty of "On Your Mark, Get Ready" - but the "Go" part is missing. Even clues to the matter of how "Go" is shaped and activated, managed and developed are so hard to find that we haven't been able to locate them. In many cases, what we have found are skewered inaccuracies that distort both the original intent and meaning of one or more true principles. The residue of distortion leaves a core mystery full of wondering "How and Why." All that can possibly follow that is a whole lot of unwitting, misdirected readers.

It amazes us to see how much green is put down to hear someone say "You just have to have confidence," but they can't tell you how to go about it, except to "Just do it," or "Keep saying it to yourself" or "Listen to a tape on the way to the course," or "Visit a hypnotist," or "Just keep hitting balls till you get it." The deception is: it sounds like you are doing something, or supposed to be, when, in fact, all you are doing is going around in circles. It's one recycle after another. If you can't see that, just try to put on paper the steps to "Just do it."

If you just want to play better golf and don't want to get mixed up in the mystical side of golf instruction you are going to really enjoy what we have for you. What you are about to learn is far more effective than any of the other "mental training" techniques you may have tried or heard about in the past.

The fact of the matter is that the vasy majority of conventional mental golf instruction STILL does not teach you how to go automatic. It's what we call "get ready, get set" instruction. Although we don't think that it is going to hurt your game too much, if you don't include the "go", it really won't be of much help.

Many of the mental gurus are trying to get you excited with lots of "get ready, get set" instruction but there is very little "go". Without the "go" everything else is usless. What normally happens is that the golfer is continually trying to build a consistent golf game by not getting past the "ready, set" stage. He can look a bit like this,

get ready get set, get ready get set, get ready get set..........

he has no idea how to pull the trigger. This golfer can become frustrated with mental training (because it does not work). His only other option is to jump back on the quick-fix, instant gratification wagon and try something different. If you have read the other sections of this website you will know this is likely to get him into more trouble. This is a sad and often painful lesson to learn. It can be a terrible cycle of poor scores and high levels of frustration and anxiety.

If only someone could show the golfer how to,

get ready get set and GO!