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The Essence of Mindfulness in Golf and in Life with Author of "No One Playing" Martin Wells | golf SMARTER #835

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

835: Author Martin Wells’ book “No One Playing: The Essence of Mindfulness in Golf And In Life” is an enchanting story of a strange encounter on a golf course with someone who knows nothing about the game but ends up teaching the author about the inner game. Martin is a member of the Shivas Irons Society and his book has a similar feel to “Golf In The Kingdom”, yet has just as many lessons that all golfers can learn about letting go of outcome. It’s available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/No-One-Playing-Essence-Mindfulness/dp/1789047811/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LTDUX7MT4ZJL&keywords=No+One+Playing&qid=1647975690&sprefix=no+one+playing%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1. Learn more about Martin at non-dualmindfulnesxs.com This episode is brought to you by DynamicGolfers.com/golfsmarter. Golf Smarter listeners get a 7 day free trial and 15% off your membership with coupon code ‘GolfSmarter’. Why spend thousands on a gym membership that doesn’t focus on the best exercises for golfers? Join the thousands of golfers worldwide who do the 15-20 minute dynamic stretching workouts that are completely focused on improving your flexibility and mobility for golf. Host Fred Greene, went from a 11hcp to a 9hcp in just 3 months doing DynamicGolfers workouts each morning. They have hundreds of workout sessions so you’ll never get bored doing the same routine. Try it free for 7 days and see some immediate results. https://DynamicGolfers.com/golfsmarter.Spring Forwards into Golf Season this week on Golf Smarter Mulligans with our fourth of nine episodes featuring the late Tony Manzoni. This time we continue to discuss how to elevate your game to the next level one club at a time. We learn how to lower scores through your putter. Also discussed is the elusive lob wedge and whether amateurs keep it in their bags. Tony was an amazing golf instructor who passed away in 2018 and was a regular on Golf Smarter. Tony’s book, The Lost Fundamental, One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever, which was out of print when he passed away, is once again available on Amazon including Kindle format https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Fundamental-Simple-Better-Forever-ebook/dp/B07MZFSPBW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tony+Manzoni&qid=1614728823&sr=8-1 . Tony’s video of the same name was also out of circulation, but can now be seen online. If you’d like to gain access please write to us directly via email GolfSmarterPodcast@Gmail.com. Lastly, after he passed, we created a Tony Manzoni Memorial Golf Smarter Fund to benefit the First Tee of Coachella Valley. Your tax deductible contributions are greatly appreciated. Find out more at https://GolfSmarter.com/tony . Be part of the podcast! Record our episode intro from your phone, and get a year long membership to Dynamic Golfers. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and tell us that you want to play. We’ll assign you an episode number and a script to record for the intro of the show. If we air your intro, you’ll win!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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The paradox is we can only allow the zone to find us.

0:05.0

In a sense we are zoned, we are the flow, and it's only the other stuff that gets in the way of that.

0:10.0

The rest of nature is in the zone.

0:13.0

The rest of nature is fully immersed in being what it is.

0:17.0

But the human mind has a separating function, so then there's the I thought separate from that.

0:23.6

If we can allow enough space and let go of the thoughts and find that no mind, then there is zone.

0:32.6

It's not something to get or grasp. Of course our language doesn't help because how do I get in the

0:38.8

zone? Well you don't. That's the sort of Zen master's sort of question really. You don't get

0:44.3

in the zone because you are zone. It's more of a negation, more of a stripping away of what we're not.

0:51.6

Hi, this is Matt McElroy from Brentwood, New Hampshire,

0:56.3

and I play at Apple Hill Golf Club.

0:58.4

Brought to you by Dynamic Golfers,

1:01.5

this is Golf Smarter, number 835.

1:06.2

Thanks, Matt, and congratulations because your episode intro has just earned you a free year-long membership to dynamic golfers.

1:12.8

No One Playing, the essence of mindfulness in golf and in life with author Martin Wells.

1:19.8

This is Golf Smarter.

1:22.6

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.

1:30.4

Here's your host, Fred Green.

1:32.8

Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Martin.

1:36.0

Thanks, Fred.

1:37.2

Thank you so much for joining me today.

1:39.3

Where am I talking to you?

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