Who is McDowell's mind coach?

seven-iron

So I'm reading the Graeme MacDowell interview in the Times this morning (sorry no link but please take my word for it) which sheds some light on the week that changed his life.

In it, he describes how he had worked with Bob Rotella around the time of his win in the Celtic Manor no more than four weeks ago. At Pebble, he agreed with Rotella that he was happy with his form and didnt need to have any chats with him but the golf psychologist was there if the Northern Irishman needed him.

So far so good but I just noticed that the GUI are claiming Karl Morris as his "mind coach". Seems odd, does anyone know anything about it?

BiffoGooner

Is 'Mind Coach' the technical term for it.?

uptheroyals

was with karl a few months back, recommended through a friend, he was flying over to do some work with mcdowell so up to then karl was definitely his "mind coach". however one of the things karl said was gmac always wants him on tour, but karl said there should be no need for him to be there, everything he does with gmac in the build up should be more enough and the rest has to be up to the player to do.

ShriekingSheet

Yeah, I heard they parted ways a few weeks before the US Open. Still a credit to Morris. I never really put much stock in his ideas, having given a couple of things a go, they're not bad.

The super-sixes thing is a good idea.

There's rumours that Rotella got in touch with him to work together on something and Morris turned him down, purely because things are going so well for him lately. I don't know how true that is, but I suspect there's a grain of truth in it.

uptheroyals

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Yeah, I heard they parted ways a few weeks before the US Open. Still a credit to Morris. I never really put much stock in his ideas, having given a couple of things a go, they're not bad.

The super-sixes thing is a good idea.

There's rumours that Rotella got in touch with him to work together on something and Morris turned him down, purely because things are going so well for him lately. I don't know how true that is, but I suspect there's a grain of truth in it.

yeh he has some good ideas alright, really nice guy to. In reality he is way simpler than his books or cds. He literally got through everything in a half an hour!! For people who get ahead of themselves his circle golf game is brilliant!!

curly from cork

i use his super 6 theory but what is his circle golf game ?

Par72

curly from cork wrote: »

i use his super 6 theory but what is his circle golf game ?

What's the super 6 theory?

ShriekingSheet

Par72 wrote: »

What's the super 6 theory?

Based on the common experience of either playing a poor nine holes, and picking yourself up for the back 9. Or playing a good 9, and trying to defend on the back 9, hence letting a good score slip.

The super six is a round broken up into 6 x 3 holes, rather than 2 x 9. That way, you can try and get yourself to "start anew" after every three holes, regardless of what happens on the prvious three. So you don't have to wait until the turn to restart your engine, or if youve a good score, you approach 13, 14 & 15, then 16, 17 & 18 as you would any other group of three, rather than "hanging on".

That's the basic idea.

Par72

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

Based on the common experience of either playing a poor nine holes, and picking yourself up for the back 9. Or playing a good 9, and trying to defend on the back 9, hence letting a good score slip.

The super six is a round broken up into 6 x 3 holes, rather than 2 x 9. That way, you can try and get yourself to "start anew" after every three holes, regardless of what happens on the prvious three. So you don't have to wait until the turn to restart your engine, or if youve a good score, you approach 13, 14 & 15, then 16, 17 & 18 as you would any other group of three, rather than "hanging on".

That's the basic idea.

Ah right, thanks Sheet. I have heard of that but didn't know what it was called or that it was his idea. It's a good one for sure.

curly from cork

and the theory behind his circle golf game please ??

slumped

Just got this by email, it's from Karl Morris' newsletter........


HOW DOES A MAJOR WINNER THINK???

Can you train yourself to think like a champion?

Here is what Graeme McDowell had to say in the Irish Times after his stunning US Open win.

'I've always been a fan of sports psychology, the work I did with Karl Morris over the years, the books I've read......'

How do you keep yourself together coming down the stretch of a Major championship like the US Open?

Karl says "I feel very fortunate to have worked with Graeme McDowell on his mental game over a number of years but one of the great frustrations I have is seeing so many people IGNORING a part of the game that COULD make a MASSIVE difference to their ENJOYMENT and PERFORMANCE."

YOU CAN improve the way YOUR brain works on and off the golf course.

Just a small investment NOW could result in a LOT of pleasure later.

uptheroyals

curly from cork wrote: »

and the theory behind his circle golf game please ??

pretty simple, it's linked into routine. He believes on every shot you need to visualise the shot, feel the shot, cross the commitment line, and commit to the shot. If you do this for every shot on a hole (no matter how good or bad you play the hole) you get a circle. It's great for players that tend to be too quick or lack faith in under pressure. It can be quite frustrating too if you get into it, because although it sounds easy to get 18 circles, its not!!

Par72

uptheroyals wrote: »

pretty simple, it's linked into routine. He believes on every shot you need to visualise the shot, feel the shot, cross the commitment line, and commit to the shot.

What's the difference between "cross the commitment line" and "commit to the shot"?

curly from cork

maybe committing to the shot is the actual physical execution as opposed to the other steps which are mental . just guessing:rolleyes:

meolwan

slumped wrote: »

Just got this by email, it's from Karl Morris' newsletter........


HOW DOES A MAJOR WINNER THINK???

Can you train yourself to think like a champion?

Here is what Graeme McDowell had to say in the Irish Times after his stunning US Open win.

'I've always been a fan of sports psychology, the work I did with Karl Morris over the years, the books I've read......'

How do you keep yourself together coming down the stretch of a Major championship like the US Open?

Karl says "I feel very fortunate to have worked with Graeme McDowell on his mental game over a number of years but one of the great frustrations I have is seeing so many people IGNORING a part of the game that COULD make a MASSIVE difference to their ENJOYMENT and PERFORMANCE."

YOU CAN improve the way YOUR brain works on and off the golf course.

Just a small investment NOW could result in a LOT of pleasure later.

How small is the investment gonna cost?

f22

meolwan wrote: »

How small is the investment gonna cost?

E19.99 from Aldi

Jimdagym

meolwan wrote: »

How small is the investment gonna cost?

If you had clicked the link in the post you quoted it would have told you

Prices
Three Hour Clinic (12 people) - THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT
2pm – 5pm €99 (includes admission to evening session)
Two Hour Workshop
7.30pm – 9.30pm €20 - SPACES STILL AVAILABLE
You can book online at https://shop.gui.ie/Departments/Karl-Morris-Clinics.aspx or call 01 5054040.

HOW DOES A MAJOR WINNER THINK???

Can you train yourself to think like a champion?

Here is what Graeme McDowell had to say in the

Irish Times after his stunning US Open win.

'I've always been a fan of sports psychology, the work I did with Karl Morris over the years, the books I've read......'

How do you keep yourself together coming down the stretch of a Major championship like the US Open?

Karl says "I feel very fortunate to have worked with Graeme McDowell on his mental game over a number of years but one of the great frustrations I have is seeing so many people IGNORING a part of the game that COULD make a MASSIVE difference to their ENJOYMENT and PERFORMANCE."

YOU CAN improve the way YOUR brain works on and off the golf course.

Just a small investment NOW could result in a LOT of pleasure later.

meolwan

Jimdagym wrote: »

If you had clicked the link in the post you quoted it would have told you

Thanks

uptheroyals

Par72 wrote: »

What's the difference between "cross the commitment line" and "commit to the shot"?

in reallity nothing, but what he does is kind of the same idea as vision 54, ie you have two boxes: 1) the think box where all your thinking is done, and decisions are made, then you cross the "commitment line" into the play box, where there is no thought, no real time spent and you just execute the shot. what karl and vision 54 will do is put something down to physically represent the commitment line, to make it easier to seperate the two boxes. when you cross that line it also helps to act as a trigger, rather than just saying you will commit to the shot. hope that makes sence?