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How to Get In The Zone At The Flip of a Switch with authors Bo Watson & Shannon Shuskey

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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920: Bo Watson and Shannon Shuskey return together to discuss their compelling new mental game book called “In The Zone Secrets: How to Get In The Zone At The Flip of a Switch”. This book has lots of insights provided on many previous Golf Smarter episodes, but have a way of making it fresh and relevant. To learn more, please check out inthezonesecrets.com/golfsmarter.This week’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Please visit https://BetterHelp.com/golfsmarter to receive 10% off your first month! This week’s episode is also sponsored by CalderaLab. Get 20% OFF with code GOLFSMARTER at calderalab.com to make unforgettable first impressions with the best gift this holiday season.This week’s episode is also sponsored by Indeed. Claim your $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/golfsmarter. Offer’s good for a limited time. Need to hire? You need Indeed!Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA).This Friday don’t miss the release of our latest episode of Golf Smarter Mulligans #236, the first of two powerful conversations from 2012 with legendary instructor Jim Hardy on his book “Solid Contact”.Golf Smarter has been awarded the #1 spot in their list of Top 10 Golf Psychology Podcasts by feedspot.com Check it out at https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_psychology_podcasts/.Golf Smarter has also been named by golfspan.com as one of the 10 Best Golf Podcasts for 2023, including being named the BEST GOLF PODCAST FOR YOUR MENTAL GAME. Check it out at https://www.golfspan.com/best-golf-podcasts.Two ways to become a Golf Smarter Ambassador and receive a choice of one of these great prizes including: • A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter. • A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com http://i.refs.cc/PpGqbWgd where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! • A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. To win, either introduce an upcoming episode, or write a review from your podcast source, then send us what you wrote and where!Send your posted review or request to introduce an episode to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you have a 100% conviction that you know you're going to pull off that shot, you have the green light.

0:08.0

By all means, go ahead and pull that trigger.

0:10.0

But if there is any ounce of indecision whatsoever, you need to fall back to what your true shot pattern is and plan accordingly based on that.

0:18.6

And again, we talk about green light, yellow light, red light as well.

0:22.0

And so those are our factors too when it comes to, okay, what club choice or club selection or

0:26.4

shot or type of shot that you should play. You know, one of the things we also talk about in the book

0:31.7

is what are the true things that you can control as far as internal versus external?

0:37.2

And those are all factors too. You have to take in consideration all the things that you can control as far as internal versus external. And those are all factors too.

0:39.0

You have to take in consideration all the things that are internally driven as well.

0:43.5

We detail that all in the chapter, The Moment of Truth, playing around, and it's super, super

0:48.4

helpful when it comes to actually choosing the right shot.

0:51.6

This is Eric Seabach from North Richland Hills, Texas.

0:54.7

I play at Windstar Golf Club in Sacramento.

0:58.2

This is Golf Smarter number 920.

1:02.0

How to Get In the Zone at the Flip of a Switch with authors Bo Watson and Shannon Shusky.

1:08.6

This is Golf Smarter.

1:14.3

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ. Here's your host, Fred Green.

1:21.7

Oh, we got a two for today, so I'm going to start by saying welcome back to the Golf Swarter podcast, Shannon.

1:27.3

Hey, it's great to be on. Thanks for having me.

1:30.4

Sure, Ann, your partner in crime and writing, Bo Watson, School of Lifetime, Low Rounds.

1:36.7

Bo, it's great to talk to you again. How are you?

1:38.9

Same here, Fred. Looking forward to it.

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