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Oct 6
57m 15s

Landon Ashworth on Visualization, Shot C...

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About this episode

Landon Ashworth a multi-talented individual - a TV / Movie Director, as well as an Actor, he is not only creative, he is also intelligent and smart having studied Aerodynamics and Astrophysics in University.  Proof of his wide-ranging talent, Landon parlayed his schooling into a career as an Airline Pilot before he pivoted careers to get in the Film Industry.

Landon Ashworth is on the Autism Spectrum and calls his Autism his "Golf Superpower."  He joins #OntheMark to let you into his mind and how he approaches golf in a simple, creative, artistic and disciplined fashion to regularly shoot under-par scores.

He discusses: 

  1. Visualization and how he sees the target in lines and the swing in circles.
  2. Learning in either Visual or Auditory terms.
  3. Expectations and how he "fakes" being normal.
  4. Creativity and using a golf-club as a tool to craft a shot.
  5. Becoming friends with your golf-clubs.
  6. Surrendering to, and becoming addicted to practice.
  7. Cultivating self-belief.
  8. Blending the technical aspect of golf with the artistic form of the game, and
  9. Developing a strategy for success before each round of golf.

Landon also shares insights on his "Think Box" and his "Play Box" and how Golf can be played as a "Well Planned Battle."

Prepare to be entertained and informed by a movie star whose dream it was to become an astronaut.  An honest human being who is prepared to share his deepest secrets and his love for golf.  Landon Ashworth is a gem and time with him will enrich your life and your golf.

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