EFT for Better Golf: Part 2 - Let's Get Tapping by Andrew Fogg

EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique in its traditional form is used by therapists with their clients and by individuals to reduce or eliminate all types of negative emotions including anger, fear, grief, trauma, anxiety and stress. It's also often used to treat physical and physiological issues that may have an often unidentified, emotional component.

At this point, I'm obliged to stress that EFT is not a substitute for conventional medicine. You are advised to consult with your doctor and seek conventional treatments before using EFT to address any physical ailments or mental conditions. Phew, I'm glad to get that out o the way.

Here we are talking about using golf psychology for Golf Improvement. How many of us have a desire for golf improvement that's so often stymied by negative thoughts, emotions and unresourceful states? Along with Hypnosis and NLP, EFT has a place in this area of improvement.

So when's he going to tell us about the EFT Basic Recipe? Well, I'm coming to that. The 4 steps are going to seem rather odd and complicated, but only take a few minutes to complete once you're familiar with them.

1. The Setup - where we identify the problem or issue we want to work on
2. The Sequence - that's where we start tapping, while focussing on the problem or issue
3. The 9 Gamut Procedure - a rather bizarre 10-seond brain stimulation exercise.
4. The Sequence, again.

Today, I'm focussing on the Sequence and fairly briefly. Tomorrow I'll talk about the other steps and review the whole process in a golfing context. So let's get nearer to tapping by identifying how to tap

• You tap with you're the tips of your index finger and middle finger held together, using either hand - both fingers of the same hand, of course.
• Tap about 7 times quickly on each point, more times, if it feels good.
• About 2-4 taps per second is about right.
• Tap firmly enough to feel a gentle skin vibration in the area without hurting or bruising yourself.

The tapping points are energy meridian end points and are tapped in sequence at the following locations. It doesn't matter if you use points on the left or right, it's your preference. There's a great chart including the tapping points for the Sequence at Gwenn Bonnell's wonderfully named website TapIntoHeaven.com.

1. Eyebrow - The inner end of the eyebrow, a bony point above and slightly to the side of the nose.
2. Side of Eye - On the bony ridge just on the outer edge of the eye.
3. Under Eye - on the bony ridge just below the eye.
4. Under nose - between the nose and the upper lip.
5. Chin - centrally just below the lower lip.
6. Collarbone - The junction between the collarbone and the sternum, one inch to the side of the top centre of the sternum.
7. Underarm - Four inches below the armpit on the side of your body.
8. Thumbnail - the inner edge of the thumb at the base of the nail.
9. Index Finger - the inner edge of the index finger at the base of the nail.
10. Middle Finger - the inner edge of the middle finger at the base of the nail.
11. Little Finger - the inner edge of the little finger at the base of the nail.
12. Karate Chop - Half way down he the outer edge of the hand.

So here's just a very simple way of practicing the tapping and you may well be surprised at the outcome. Just think of a golfing problem or issue you experience calmly and rate it on a score from 1 to 10, where 1 isn't important and 10 is a real pain in the neck issue. When you've got a number, make a note of it and focus on the issue, as you start tapping seven or so times on the Eyebrow point described above. Continue focussing on the issue as you tap seven or more times again on the Side of Eye point. Repeat for the remaining 10 points.

Congratulate yourself and take a well earned breather. You've just completed the Sequence.

Now I know we haven't completed the whole Basic Recipe yet, but it's worth thinking about the problem or issue again and rating it again on a scale of 1 to 10. If it's even a half-point lower, then EFT could have something to offer you.

I'll be back with the rest of the EFT Basic Recipe in Part 3.

About The Author

Andrew Fogg, the Golf Hypnotist, is an enthusiastic golfer, hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. He is a practicing golf psychologist and author of a soon to be published book "The Secrets of Hypnotic Golf" and a series of golf hypnosis MP3 programmes.

Visit his website www.golf-hypnotist.com for information on how to get the most success, pleasure and enjoyment from the wonderful game of golf. More specifically, it's about how to improve your golf by working on the 90 percent of the game that's played in the 6 inches between your ears.

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