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It has taken me quite a lot of discipline, because I'm quite analytical by nature, but I've definitely found that swing thoughts are bad for me on the course...
What I do do (I said do do:p) is look down the fairway a wee bit longer than I used to and identify where the ball should go and how. Then I let my brain work it out itself. ...
I don't care how it gets there anymore so long as it leaves me in a nice position for the next one. I'm playing not swinging.

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this is great advice, though harder to carry out than it sounds. My theory is that swing thoughts should only be for practice swings (or putts), then let 'natural athleticism' - take over. Of course this assumes some basic technique, not to mention the natural athleticism bit but anyone past beginner stage should give it a go.

AliB