I am a faithful reader of this site for more than two years, and reading this thread, I realize only today in which point it is much more than a technical skill. Golf is a link to share all which makes our life, small or big constraints. Thus thanks to Vickie for her competent answers, thanks to Bagger for his very good work of administrator and thanks to all the members for the sharing of their personal experience.
I am a faithful reader of this site for more than two years, and reading this thread, I realize only today in which point it is much more than a technical skill. Golf is a link to share all which makes our life, small or big constraints. Thus thanks to Vickie for her competent answers, thanks to Bagger for his very good work of administrator and thanks to all the members for the sharing of their personal experience.
Many thanks for sharing that.
You are right - Golf is the three legged tripod that involves technical skill, physical and mental ability. To play at the top levels and win championships, all three legs must be solid and balanced.
As you noted between the lines, most of the time we only focus on the technical skills. The other two aspects are largely ignored except for the guys that are consistent winners.
A younger persons body is very forgiving and adapts quickly to environmental changes but as we get into our 30's and beyond, special attention must be given to a more balanced approach if we want to maintain top form.
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. . . Golf is the three legged tripod that involves technical skill, physical and mental ability. To play at the top levels and win championships, all three legs must be solid and balanced.
In the past 18 months of my coaching life on the PGA TOUR, I have been privileged to spend time with experts in what can be characterized as the mental game. As a result, I now insist that my students keep a Performance Journal, a written log that lists their daily objective, the results obtained, and a 'flag' for desired immediate performance improvements. At the bottom of each page, the student daily affirms -- in writing -- to a longer-term goal that gives us both something to shoot for. All events are chronicled, from the routine practice session to the competitive round in a national championship.
At some point, we will produce a commercial version of the journal for the benefit of our members. Its principles did not originate in psychology; instead, they originated at the top levels of athletic performance. Bottom line, the journal is specifically designed to help you develop a new competitive self image and to avoid gagging as you achieve your next level.
In short, our journal will carry a warning label . . .
Lynn, Sure looking forward to your journal for paractice.
When I was playing for the University Of Arkansas, Approx
41 years ago, I kept a journal. At times I would supprise
the other players by making the team on tryouts after playing
some bad golf before. One day, a couple of team member came to
me and asked how I played so well during the tryout. I said
that I went back to my journal and found my mistakes.
Even today, I keep a journal, with number of balls hit and
what I was working on with results. I rank the sessions with
stars. Zero is so so day. 5 stars is something special that
I learned. When I play in a tournment, I keep the names of
the players that I played with and their score as well as mine.
Don't know the value, but over the years I find that I can go
back and find some interesting people that I played with but
had forgotten their names. When my father was in business
I learned a valuable trick from him. He would date all business
cards that he received. He then kept the cards in a file. When
a salesman came in, my dad would pull their card from the file
and tell the saleman when he was last in without the salesman
knowning that had looked at the card. Real one upmonship.
Your organizaton for the Journal seems better than mine, more
focused. Sure will be looking forward to getting a copy.
Hybrid Mode
