Concentration

Question
I have a good swing and sound fundamentals. I am a 10 handicap but my concentartion over the ball is a 20. I think too much about swing mechanics when setting up to take the shot. I'm sure this has caused me numerous strokes especially around the green.
Do you have any suggestions/drills for me so that I can get better without thinking so much?

Answer
hello and thank you for the question.  i must mention that the question is a good one.  i can tell that you are trying to take yourself to another level of golf by shooting in the single-digit and i can also tell that you are very close to doing it.  
here is the solution
you are thinking too much about score.  i know that you are trying to shoot in the mid 70s.  get that thought out of your head.  you have to accept the fact that one or two shots isn;'t going to ruin your scorecard.  so in result, don't worry so much about the consequences.  do you worry about three putting when you have 25 feet to the hole?  well... DON'T.  its a fear that you have to overcome.  its obvious that you are concentrating but you are doing this in a wrong way.  its not a matter of how much you concentrate but HOW you concentrate.  you have to have two minds.  one mind is for the goal you are trying to achieve on a certain hole.  and the other mind is for trying to hit the shot you want to hit.  forget about mechanics and trust it.  become more of a feel player, especially around the greens.  when you are chipping, SCREW the mechanics.  when you are on the golf field, its A DIFFERENT GAME.  its unlike the range.  on the range, you are trying to form an effective swing, not only that, you trying to make the swing YOUR SWING.  your permanent swing so that you don';t have to worry how you are going to hit the ball.  so when you are on the field, trust it.  i am pretty sure you have put much effort into this game and i am sure you have hit many, fantastic shots.  think about them.  pretend that no matter what happens, you hare going to hit that perfect shot.  NO MATTER WHAT.  i found that i could do this when i am CONFIDENT.  when i really TRUST.  its not just about saying that you trust yourself.  but its really in the heart.  its like tiger woods and his putting.  he really believes that he wil make EVERY single putt.  long or short.  he will make them.  thats what he TRULY BELIVES.  he doesn;'t give a crap about three-putting.  he thinks he is going to make it in the hole no matter what.  in order to achieve this, i can't help you.  its one of those where you have to FEEL it.  you have to experience it for yourself to understand it.  my best advice is to keep playing, and pretend that you don't care about the consequence.  this may sound dissapointing to you... but it all comes in time.  one day, without knowing, you will get it.  for now, don;t worry so much about the results of the shot. if you have 200 yards to green over the lake, just hit the shot.  hit it like you don;t care wheter its going in the lake or not.  you have to conquer that fear about water.  its just like kids.  they don't care and they swing as hard as they can at the golf ball.  and many times, they seem to get good results.  they dare shots that we don't dare and sometimes, they pull it off.  i hope i helped.  any other questions?  let me know.