Golf psychology ?

technodub

Im wondering if anybody has read any good golf psychology books? Seem to be losing my head at one stage or another during the round and it has to be something in my head! For example im playing off 9 and last week in an open in druids heath i was 2 over through ten holes.. Scratched the next 3 and came home in -1 for the last 5 so i cant put it down to tiredness! Willing to try anything at this stage! :mad:

Gmpd

The misus brought me home 2 dr bob rotella books last week and they are well worth a read as far as I know he has 4 out and plan on getting the other 2.. I read golf is a game of confidence"and im half way through "putting out of your mind" at €12 a pop not bad price either.. Going out in the morning to put what I've read and taken on board into practice..

Tones69

Ive 2 of bobs books, 'golf is not a game of perfect' is a great one!

Danny dyers double

Tones69 wrote: »

Ive 2 of bobs books, 'golf is not a game of perfect' is a great one!

Just bought this , and will get stuck into it tonight

Russman

Tones69 wrote: »

'golf is not a game of perfect' is a great one!

All you'll ever need to read regarding golf psychology IMO.

Doyler92

There is a lad called Jared Tendler who has masters degrees in golf psychology I think. I know this because he transferred his knowledge over to make a poker book which is very good. So I would advise trying to find his golf book.

lowelife

I have a whole bunch of Dr Bob on Audio CD.
If you PM me with an email address I will send a link you can download for free

technodub

lowelife wrote: »

I have a whole bunch of Dr Bob on Audio CD.
If you PM me with an email address I will send a link you can download for free

cheers lads sorry havnt been to a computer in a few days! will email you now lowelife:D

lowelife

Tech just sent the invite so enjoy

technodub

Just getting around to it now lowlife my computer was acting the maggot! Thanks again!

lowelife

Several have asked for this....I think I have invited you all....let me know if I missed someone.

Glad to help

Myksyk

Here are my basic psychological rules for golf:

1. Understanding: Understanding the overall nature of golf, the dips in form, the high likelihood of error etc provides you with a platform from which to manage yourself emotionally on the course. Hitting very poor shots is part of the deal ... love it or leave it.
2. Awareness: Be mindful of the psychological aspect from the start of the round. Don't just be come aware of it when you're losing it. Just as you might stretch before a round, do some psychological stretching. Basic rule for me - commit to try to talk to yourself supportively through the round, the way you would to a mate going through a rough time on the course or who just hit a bad shot. (You certainly wouldn't watch him duff/thin/top/slice/shank a shot and then chime in with "you f***ing CLOWN!" and berate him on the way to the green).
3. Control: Take control of your behaviour. Awareness helps here obviously but the next step is to actively put effort into not swearing or acting out (dropping clubs, hitting bags etc). Tour pros are superb at psychological control most of the time. Given their skill set and what they expect from themselves I am amazed at their calm reactions to poor shots like duffed or thinned chips or poor drives. lot to be learned from their on course behaviour (I know there are many examples of guys losing the plot but generally they are excellent at this part of the game).

lubo_moravcik

Bookmarking this for future reference

hades

I recently started listening to the "Golf Smarter" podcast. It covers all corners of the game and has some great interviews, but seems to focus more on course management and the psychology of the game.

Well worth a listen, they talk a lot of sense.

http://smarterpodcasts.com/golfsmarter/

Keano

lowelife wrote: »

Several have asked for this....I think I have invited you all....let me know if I missed someone.

Glad to help

You've got another PM

PARlance

Keano A Legend wrote: »

You've got another PM

He got another one earlier too.... expecting some 50 pointers tomorrow
Thanks lowelife (that sounds wrong)

lowelife

Can I say thanks to you all for asking for the link in the first place.

It wasnt intentional in why I was offering this stuff for free, but those of you who took me up on it and installed Dropbox I got an extra 500mb of free space on there


Of course like all MP3 we collect off the web we ALWAYS go and buy the original if we really like it

I got it from here (well my dad did as a gift to me)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dr-Bob-Rotella-Collection-Confidence/dp/0743544773/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346428204&sr=1-1

lowelife

Who was the numpty who deleted the file from the shared folder?

RK I'm looking at you HA!

Keano

Guilty as charged. Tried moving back

lowelife

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Guilty as charged. Tried moving back

Its ok I spotted it as I was supposed to be working at the time.....restored it in seconds

Don't do it again......minus 3 points so 47 is your limit this weekend