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Hypnosis in Sports
By Chaplin Paul G. Durbin, Ph.D.
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Pitching Concentration And Skills: You have told me that you have a desire to excel in your ability as a pitcher...You have chosen baseball as a sport in which you want to continue improving your talents, skills, and abilities. You love the game of baseball and have great enthusiasm for the game. You have the potential to be an exceptional and outstanding pitcher. And you have the talent and abilities to be an outstanding pitcher.
To be an excellent pitcher, the top players in the game say, there are several basic qualities and attitudes you must develop to help you be the outstanding player you are capable of becoming. You develop these qualities and attitudes and allow them to be planted into the soil of your subconscious mind which causes you to continually improve your abilities. You are becoming the outstanding pitcher you are capable of being...As I tell you those important qualities and attitudes, you can continue relaxing more completely and comfortable. You may find your mind wondering from time to time, but that is ok because your subconscious mind hears and receives everything I tell you and your subconscious mind allows these good suggestions to become your reality...
You have made a personal commitment to improve your skills and concentration. The desire to keep improving results in training and keeping your body in top physical condition at all times...You exercise your body regularly, practice to keep your body strong, fine tuned so that your reflexes and coordination always function properly. You eat the proper foods and avoid foods and drinks which diminish your abilities...Your desire to be an excellent pitcher continues increasing and that causes you to do the proper training needed to be an excellent pitcher...
A second quality in being an outstanding pitcher is to practice the skills of pitching correctly...Every sport requires that you have good speed, good timing, coordination, and the proper reflexes to enable you to make the right moves in the right way to handle your position properly...
It helps you improve your talents, skills, and abilities as a pitcher. You take some time each day to relax in a comfortable position and imagine yourself performing all the actions and techniques required for pitching. Imagine yourself doing everything properly...You do it correctly in your mind and that enables you to do it correctly when you are pitching in a game...Imagine yourself going over each pitch time and time again, always doing it properly. In an easy, natural way your mind directs your body to perform the moves and actions needed as you pitch.
Imagine concentrating on the catcher's glove and see the catcher's signal. In your mind, you see that ball going over the plate just where you want it to go and into the catcher's glove for a strike...You are relaxed and comfortable but with just enough Adrenalin flowing in your body to respond appropriate to any situation. If at any time you become anxious or fear losing concentration step off the rubber, take a deep breath, touch the bill of your cap and as you exhale, you feel calm, relaxed and focused...You throw strikes or when attempting to fool a batter, you throw the ball where you want it to go...
A third quality to be an excellent pitcher is to be calm and at ease regardless of conditions or situations. You are increasing your ability and poise to adapt to any situation you are required to face...You pitch accurately whether the crowd is quiet or noisy, whether there are runners on base or not. Your concentration is focused under any condition when you are pitching. You are an outstanding pitcher and you have confidence in your abilities. You remain calm even if an error allows a man to reach base or when you walk an opposing batter...
When you are pitching, you are at your very best mentally, physically, and emotionally. You know by continuing to practice on the field and in your mind, you continue to improve. At any time you make a mistake; you accept it, learn from it, and maintain your concentration by stepping on the rubber, taking a deep breath, touching the bill of your cap and as you exhale, you are focused, relaxed and calm...
Drew was drafted by a professional baseball team and did very well in the minor leagues. His control was excellent and he was moving up the ladder of his sport until an injury cut short his career.
Chaplain Paul G. Durbin is a United Methodist Minister.
Chaplin (Brigadier General) United States Army: Retired 1989
Director of Pastoral Care & Clinical Hypnotherapy: Methodist Hospital, New Orleans, LA: Retired 2001
Director of Pastoral Care & Clinical Hypnotherapy: MHSF, Affiliated with Methodist Hospital: Retired June 30, 2005
Chaplin Durbin has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Centenary College of Louisiana; a Master of Divinity from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; PhD from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy, Irvine, California, now American Pacific University in Hawaii, and has completed four quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education at Walter Reed A.M.C., Washington, D.C.
He has had over 100 articles published in religious and hypnotherapy journals and conducted seminars on such subjects as "Pastoral Care," "Death, Dying and Grief," "Stress Management," "False Memory Syndrome," "Ethical Consideration in Health Care," "Hypnosis," and "Hypnotherapy."
He has written three books: Human Trinity Hypnotherapy in 1993 which is out of print. Kissing Frogs; Practical Uses of Hypnotherapy published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company in 1996, Kissing Frogs received the "Pen and Quill Award" from NBHA and "Outstanding Performance Award" from IMDHA. Hypnotherapy for Body, Mind and Spirit is available from Access Services www.tranceaccess.com.
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I am much more "target oriented" as opposed to focusing on 97 different swing thoughts. As a result, I find myself hitting a very high percentage of fairways. I've lowered my handicap by 20% and I now shoot in the 80's almost 50% of the time I play. Prior to utilizing the program, I might break 90 once a month.
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