Relaxation techniques to improve imagery and visualisation arise from two different concepts.
The first is the muscle-to-mind concept which suggests that athletes can become so tuned into their muscles that they are ultra-sensitive to any level of tension and arousal. The purpose in learning this technique is to train the muscles to diagnose the situation, thus becoming aware of any tension and then releasing it immediately.
The second concept is the mind-to-muscle technique that is usually present in meditation techniques. Here the athlete becomes aware of arousal and tension, first from the mind and then sends the appropriate quietening or relaxation response to the muscles.

Both techniques are equally effective and are precipitated by an awareness that allows for any tension to be interrupted in the nerve endings as they travel through the central nervous system. Whether the nervous energy is travelling to or from the mind is irrelevant. The point being that there is an interruption of this arousal and nervous energy flow so that the message is re-coded for relaxation. Whilst this may sound very technical and neurological, research suggests that the techniques for quietening mind and body are really quite simple.
By doing the muscle relaxation before and after golf practice you are simply reminding the muscles, neurons and their electronic pathways to be relaxed for the next session. You are, in effect, building in a muscle memory similar to athletic skill development memory.
When you learn to relax completely, you send messages to the entire body, offering a ground rule for how to react in stressful situations. This ground rule sets the stage for moving to imagery and visualisation techniques. When you are relaxed, there is no mental, emotional or cognitive interference. All the airwaves are clear opening up the channels for image clarity and visual fine tuning.
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