Have you ever had that day where the hole seems like a bucket? You look at it and think Wow, I am so confident over this putt A recent study showed that people who played better perceived the size of the hole to be much bigger than those who played poorly. Our mind literally […]
In my article on beliefs (CLICK HERE TO OPEN IN NEW TAB) I talked about how most sport psychology is directed towards dealing with symptoms of poor beliefs. For example, two people may get on a plane – Person A is absolutely fine and is so unperturbed by it that they almost fall asleep on […]
Everyone wants the supposed holy grail of a draw shot (forgetting the fact that Nicklaus, Watson, Hogan etc all faded it). But, if you want it, let’s give it to you, in 60 seconds or less. Step one You need to get the club moving in to out through impact. Like shown The red […]
Did you know that when you visualize something (or talk about something), the neurons in your brain relating to that thought will activate, and electricity is sent through them. Do this enough times, and the neurons wire together more strongly, and the efficiency of signal is improved. Over enough time, these neurons become myelinated (where they […]
Broken practice is similar to blocked practice in that you are hitting the same club to the same target with the same shot type. However, it is different in that you are stepping out of the hitting area after each shot. For example; You hit a 7 iron towards your target Then you walk out […]
Random practice is characterised by a variance of some sort for each shot. For example, you may • Change clubs • Change targets • Change shape of shot (draw/fade/high/low) each time. Random practice is usually carried out in conjunction with a full routine, although this is not necessary for it to constitute random practice. Performance is […]
Block (or blocked) practice is what the majority of golfers do when they go to the range. It is typically characterized by repetition of a singular action. This could be; Same club Same target Same shot type (fade/draw/straight) Not moving out of position – scrape and hit Blocked practice for golf (or any sport) […]
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