Just think for a moment, what you were doing last Friday?

As you did that I am sure some images flashed across the screen of your mind.

Now what I want you to consider is what you will be doing a week on Saturday?

Again, some images flash across your mental screen.

But as you sit here reading this article, you notice the sounds around you and the feeling of the paper in your hand, where is your attention now?

In just those brief moments, in an instant, I have taken you through the three possible mental 'time zones'. The PAST, the PRESENT and the FUTURE.

Now you may never have considered this but the way that you manage those time zones will pretty much determine your efficiency as a golfer and a human being for that matter!

In particular I want to explain how you can use the time zones of PAST and FUTURE.

In contrast to most golfers who look back to the past and find evidence of poor shots and then look forward to the future with a mixture of trepidation and dread, I want you to run your brain in a different way that will allow your best golf to come out on a more regular basis.

Basically you want to visit the PAST to dig up your peak moments and then plan for an effective FUTURE.

Follow these key points and enjoy the benefits of a trained golf brain.

Create your 'Best Shot Inventory'.

Go through your whole set and write out in detail the BEST shot that you have ever hit with each club. The goal is to then UPDATE these shots next season.

Write out your 'best escape shot' from trouble and your best 'under pressure' putt as you connect to the examples in your past when you proved your ability under testing conditions.

Take a moment to VIVIDLY imagine your next first tee shot. In detail see yourself making a great swing, feel the motion and notice if there are any sounds as the ball screams off the club and you see the EXACT shape of shot you require.

Just imagine your next round and notice that you are able to DEAL WITH whatever comes along. Poor shots don't faze you as you keep bouncing back. See yourself displaying mental toughness.

Think of it simply as your mind being a giant movie screen. Would you sit and watch a programme that frightened or bored you?

Of course not, you would SWITCH OVER, in the very same way you are taking control of your 'time zones' by watching movies in your head that make you feel good instead of bad.

The whole focus of training your golf brain is about becoming the director of your own internal movies as opposed to an actor who just has to play the part that he is given. If you take control of your internal movie screen YOU get to decide how you feel, NOT the outside world.