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Our special guest,
Dr.Bob Phillips "Golf
Psychologist" will be here exclusively every
month to reveal to you techniques used by top
level professional golfers to mentally prepare,
maintain focus, bring about their peak
performance and to help you improve your score!
JUNE, 2000:
Boy, Did I Just Blow That
Shot!
This
article covers one of the most useful points that
I teach to golfers of all ages.
The
Post Shot Routine
While most golfers use a pre-shot
routine, many neglect to use a routine after they
have hit a bad shot. This leaves them open to
several problems that can damage their overall
play.
After a bad shot or putt most golfers will tend
to lose focus, tense up and waste energy on
thoughts and actions that do nothing but
interfere with the next shot. All or most of this
can be avoided by being prepared with a solid
post shot routine.
The post shot routine I teach has five parts.
They are the emotions, the breath, the tap, the
good image, and the letting go.
The emotions.
When you make a bad shot you will feel
disappointed or frustrated or even angry. Take a
second and let yourself feel these feelings. It
is only human to feel upset, annoyed (better than
angry) or frustrated. Give in
and give it all of the two to three seconds it
deserves.
The breath.
After the emotions have had their time, take a
deep breath and let it all out. Anxiety is
increased by poor breathing so practice doing it
right. Then, take another deep breath and let it
all out. Taking half breaths only
increases the tension.
The tap.
Take the club or putter and gently -- repeat,
gently -- tap the ground or your shoe. This tap
is your release of the tension. This is your
"shaking it off". Two taps for a bad
shot and three for a truly horrible shot.
The image.
Now take a second and think about the shot that
you just messed up. Now change the image to one
of you doing it differently and doing it with a
very good result. Notice the difference and focus
on the feel of the good shot. Make a mental note
of the changes.
Letting go.
Now snap your attention from the past
and into the future and the next shot. Bring your
attention into clear focus on what needs to be
done now. This is the hardest of the steps and
must be accomplished completely. The past is
gone. Now move on.
Using this routine will enable you to let go of
the bad shots and move on to better play.
Practice in your mind until you have all the
steps memorized and can move from one to the next
with ease.
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Bob
Phillips, Ph.D.
Aspire
Training and Coaching Personal coaching for
success in sports, business and life. Helping you
achieve your goals. 748 Holcomb Bridge Rd.
Norcross, Ga. 30071 (770)729-0030 Fax
(770)449-5758
Ask Dr. Phillips about any
mental game of golf question or problem you have
and he will e-mail you an answer.
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Bob Phillips, Ph.D., has
been helping athletes, sales people and managers
perform at their best for over fifteen years. As
a leading performance psychologist and coach, he
has developed several methods of evaluating and
maximizing performance.
In this series of articles
Dr. Phillips gives golfers the information and
techniques used by top level athletes in all
sports -- especially golf -- to mentally
prepare, maintain focus and bring about their
peak performance. A number of articles will focus
on Junior Golf.
ONE-ON-ONE
COACHING
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one-on-one coaching by phone to home or office
for golfers who are "stuck" and want to
move up to the next level of play, taking 5-10
strokes off their game. For more information,
call Dr. Phillips at 770-729-0030 or e-mail him
below.
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