So I was in the middle of a bullpen today when a light bulb went off in my head. I sometimes have a problem with thoughts and wondering things (which is bad) but anyways over this summer I talked with a Sports Psychologist and he helped me understand how to control the game better and use my thoughts when things are going bad.
Right now im a senior psychology major in college and playing collegiate ball and so I’ve had numerous classes with positive thinking and stuff like that…
anyways I watched a video clip of Tim Lincecum on MLB Hot Stove and he referred to counting to keep a rhythm.
So today I tried it out and instead of having random thoughts go through my head I just was counting the whole time through each pitch (ex: 1,2,3,4,5,6) and it happened to work. It also kept me on a rhythm and I wasn’t rushing or ‘hoping’ things would work out…I was just pitching!
Heres the link to the MLB Hot Stove thing
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200901093738854&c_id=sf
but also maybe it will help other people out too if they’re having a hard time with thought process.