If a golfer chooses to go after greatness, whether he defines greatness as winning the U.S. Open or winning the championship at his club, he must understand that he will encounter frustration and disappointment along the way. Tom Kite played in and lost more than a dozen U.S. Opens before he finally won one. Big improvements require working and chipping away for years. A golfer has to learn to enjoy the process of striving to improve.

Decide before the round starts how you are going to think and think this way on every shot. Choose to think well. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. While it's a bit dated in parts, it's still very relevant nearly 25 years after he wrote it. My favorite person in this book is Arnold Palmer. Not only is he my favorite person in this book but he's my favorite golf of all time. He was known for for being an amazing golfer, and person off the golf course. In the book he talks about when he was a junior he made more putts because he had less on his mind and was decisive. When he became pro there was more on his mind and he became more tentative. A few years ago I was down at the Austin Country Club working with Tom the week before the Tournament of Champions. He had to go inside to take a phone call, and while I waited for him to return, a tall, athletic-looking man walked up to me and introduced myself. Create games in the practive area. Up and down games for small bets. shoot at a towel between some bags. anything to bring competition into play.It’s the same way with your mind,” I said. “You’re going to have to decide before the round starts how you’re going to think, and do it on every shot. You have to choose to think well.” A golfer has to learn to enjoy the process of striving to improve. That process, not the end result, enriches life.”

the quality of your practice is more important than the quantity. training and trusting mentalities. It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot, particularly a putt. Exceptional people really do come to believe that the journey is more important than the destination.” We each have the power to construct our own self-image and that the self-image we construct will very likely determine what we become in life.” I never do that. Whenever someone introduces me or identifies me as a shrink, I am tempted to correct him. I'm not a shrink. I'm an enlarger. I am not in the business of telling people that they don't have talent, that their dreams are foolish and unnattainable. I want to support people's talent. I believe in human abilities.If a golfer chooses to compete, he must choose to believe that he can win. Winners and losers in life are completely self-determined, but only the winners are willing to admit it. Take your time to practice your short game. 70% to 80% of your time on the range should be wedges and chips. Get the ball to 120 yards and then let your short game do the rest. Dr. Rotella boasts, Ch 4 describes a basketball shooter who is cold throughout the game, but hits the winning shot through self-confidence that he’s overdue due to the cold spell. Tinkering with shooting mechanics would have had a worse outcome. Weekend players start tinkering instead of trusting their swings. The latter might surprise them in the way the brai Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

I have never played golf, besides the random driving range experience. I started this book as a recommendation from “The champions mind”. My sport of olympic weightlifting is all mental, the experiences and knowledge shared in this book were insightful and relevant to my sport. I cannot wait to put these points into practice! At night, a golfer can program her mind with great expectations. But she must throw them away when she steps onto the first tee. Golfing potential depends primarily on a player’s attitude, on how well he plays with the wedges and the putter, and on how well he thinks.”

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