Download or read book Developing Golfers Into Players written by John Perna and published by Sea Script Company. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with high school and collegiate golfers, John Perna's TPS Players Service offers optimal one-on-one coaching with the latest in technology to create top-notch players. "Developing Golfers into Players" highlights Perna's success through the words of eleven of his successful players and two of his coaches.
Download or read book Managing Golf Players Transition from Junior to Professional Level written by Stephanus Johannes Roos and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many individuals play the game of golf as a means of relaxation (Newsham, 2006). However, with time the large amounts of prize money in tournaments began to capture the attention of players (Hayman, Borkoles, Taylor, Hemmings, & Polman, 2014; Roos & Surujlal, 2014). Players entered tournaments, and soon realised they need to be competent and that this can only be achieved through professional coaching (Farrally et al., 2003; Roos & Surujlal, 2014). As a result, great demands has been placed on coaches and managers to develop quality players (Cushion, Armour, & Jones, 2003; Roos & Surujlal, 2014). According to Hayman et al. (2014), research has not indicated a sufficient pathway for junior golf players to reach professional level and be successful. It is therefore critical to explore all facets influential in the success of professional golf players. Despite the limited research on developmental pathways in golf, substantial research has examined developmental paths in elite sportsman (Hayman et al., 2014). The development of proficiency in sport is influenced by various environmental factors such as parental support and coach behaviours. This forms a crucial social network, and when the correct social networks are present, young sports people are more likely to achieve success and progress to elite sport level (Branton, 2013; CA̳℗þte̹, 1999; Csikszentmihalyi, Rathunde, & Whalen, 1997; Jowett & Timson-Katchis, 2005). Since the transition from junior to senior level within sport has shown to be a crucial step, where many athletes fail, it is important to gain more knowledge about the process and the correct method to approach this (Hayman et al., 2014; Jorle̹n, 2008). Assisting junior golf players in this endeavour has evolved from technical coaching to a full-time career management profession. This study aimed to develop a framework for the effective transition of junior golf players to professional level, therefore assisting future junior golf players to achieve success in professional golf. The main objective of this study was to explore the perceptions of former or current Sunshine Tour players, Professional Golfers℗þ Association of South Africa (PGA of SA) members, PGA of SA teaching professionals and/or golf administrators. This enabled the researcher to identify the most important psychosocial and environmental factors that can contribute to the effective transition from junior to professional level. The sample size consisted of 17 participants that took part in this research study. Specifically, perceptions on the correct transition strategies for junior golf players to achieve success at a professional level. This study attempted to understand these perceptions from the participants lived experiences which is a vital aspect for researchers working from the structure of a socio-constructionism system (Walters, 2009). By means of the available theoretical models and the empirical data obtained from the interviews, a comprehensive transition framework for junior golfers in the South African context was developed. The findings suggested that players are required to have mental attributes in order for them to be successful. Adding to the mental aspect of the player development is the social support structure. Participants indicated that individuals in this environment might influence players in a negative manner, and as a result add unnecessary pressure on them. Financial obligations place a lot of strain on a player℗þs mental state which demand that players employ certain skills to overcome a barrier such as this. This study indicated that in order for players to gain sponsorships and solve the financial implications involved, a personal brand needs to be developed by players. Coaches need to be aware of the influential role they play in this process and are required to constantly act as a mentor to a player. Furthermore, players need to participate in as many other sporting codes as possible at a young age. This study concluded that late specialisation is the correct method of development. Individuals pursuing to become a professional golfer need to be aware of the lonely lifestyle of professional golfers and the commitment that needs to be made. Players need to be willing to set aside a social life and be totally committed to the process of becoming better. These themes can guide programmes to help junior golf players achieve greater success in the transition towards professionalism. A better understanding about this endeavour could increase the chances of even more South African junior golf players to reach professional level.
Download or read book Junior Golf written by David Smith and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A parent's proven perspective in developing junior golfers to reach their TRUE POTENTIAL. Includes full game instruction, drills, learning programs, competitive pathways, and mental development. The author's daughter went from beginner to world-ranked in less than seven years.
Download or read book Focus on Golf written by Edward A Tischler and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus On Golf - Creating The Golfer's Edge will introduce you to EA Tischler's view on the process of playing golf. It addresses the golfer's underlined disposition and how to cultivate your disposition so that you will be predisposed to act and react productively on the golf course. That process involves creating a vision of how you will conduct yourself, developing a productive attitude, being genuine and open minded. Part Two of the book discusses the Cornerstones of Improvement. Those cornerstones involve Readiness - The Goal of Preparation, Performance - The Goal of Action, Recommitting - Staying the Course, and Composure - Being Purposeful in Golf. Then in Part Three of the book you will engage in exercises for Mindfulness, Imagery, and Focus. In short Focus On Golf addresses the inner game issues that influence developing the type of focus needed to play the game with heightened awareness and at a very high level of performance.
Download or read book Be a Player written by Pia Nilsson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Golf is a beloved yet technical game, so a sound swing and precise technique are essential. Most golfers who want to improve their skills go to the range and work painstakingly on their swings, not realizing it's often their performance state on the course that needs work, not their technique. Simple things such as awareness of your balance, tension, and tempo, as well as the ability to control mental, emotional, and social variables you encounter while playing can quickly take your game to a new performance level. Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, founders of VISION54's ... golf program, are here to help"--
Download or read book The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers written by Deborah Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-06-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two experts in sports psychology hone in on the mental approach that separates the winners from the rest--by showing how to target the eight crucial personality traits that make good golfers champions.
Download or read book In the Rough written by David Hueber and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has never been a book about the inner workings of the golf business or its leading players from an insider’s point of view. In the Rough reads like a novel, but it could also be required reading in a business school. This book takes the reader on a ride through the author’s unusual professional career and what he discovered in the most revealing settings and scenes of the golf industry at its awkward and colorful best. Most of the events and incidents appearing here are firsthand accounts portraying a host of famous and colorful characters in both golf and the business world. The central characters in this book are Ben Hogan, one of the five best players of all time and a highly successful golf-equipment executive; Deane Beman, a star amateur and successful professional golfer who became the commissioner and invented the modern-day PGA Tour; and Minoru Isutani, a wealthy Japanese entrepreneur who is probably best known for having lost $350 million on the purchase and sale of Pebble Beach. Some of the other costars include Jack Nicklaus, Karsten Solheim (Ping Golf Company), Greg Norman, and Ely Callaway—all names you have seen etched on a wood, an iron, or a putter, among other places.
Download or read book Golf Guide for Parents and Players written by Jacqui McSorley and published by Mansion. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your kid is 2 or 18, just starting, has played some golf, or is already a champion, this guide provides practical answers and new ideas to help them get the most out of the game and enjoy an exhilarating golfing life.
Download or read book Developing New Players written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mental Game of Golf written by Patrick J. Cohn, PhD and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2002-11-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the latest research, wide experience, and tips from tour pros, Cohn shows in this practical guide what peak performance is and how it can be achieved; how to learn the confidence that unlocks your best play; and techniques designed to improve concentration and emotional control in pressure situations.
Download or read book The Road to Miami written by Martha Cobo M.S. M.H.C. and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Road to Miami” is a metaphor for the journey that you travel through life in achieving your life’s purpose or goal. Miami is the destination in which we strive to achieve, either in our personal, professional or spiritual life. “The Road to Miami” is the result or the product of my experiences, as an athlete of high competitive level, coach, and counselor. Additionally the experiences of my clients that have been a “life schooling” of what works and does not work in the development of the fullest potential of an athlete. My system consists of three keys, which gives you a solid foundation for your mental game to achieve your highest potential, not only in golf but also in life in general. In addition to these three keys, there are seven tools that allow you to improve each area of your mental game. Enjoy your experience on the road that you choose towards your final destination as a golfer.
Download or read book The Role of Deliberate Practice in Developing Adolescent Golfing Excellence written by Rick Hayman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acquisition of expert performance has been studied for decades across a range of human performance domains. Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Römer (1993) proposed a theoretical framework termed the theory of deliberate practice to account for the characteristics and developmental experiences of individuals who acquire exceptional levels of performance in any discipline. This theory proposes that acquiring expertise across any domain is the result of undertaking an extensive acquisition period of approximately ten years involving the accumulation of thousands of hours of physically and mentally demanding practice regimes whilst overcoming effort, motivational and resource constraints that serve as barriers to the attainment of elite performance. Therefore, this thesis aimed to contribute to the under researched area of golf development systems by examining the applicability of deliberate practice theory in acquiring elite male adolescent golfer status. The first study, of four, utilised self-report diary logs to reveal the durations, types and intensities of golf activities undertaken by nine aspiring elite adolescent golfers over a nine month period and compared actual and retrospective accounts. In total, 62 percent of all golf activities were classified as either golf competitions or competitive practice rounds undertaken with high amounts of physical and mental effort and fun. This approach to development was beneficial for lowering the golf handicaps of several participants. Results reveal the performance improvements which aspiring elite adolescent golfers experienced whilst engaging with regular golf competitions and practice rounds instead of deliberate practice specific activities. However, such improvements did plateau once performers reached a handicap approaching two. Retrospective recall was also revealed as an accurate method to determine volumes and conditions of golf activities undertaken over a nine month period. Non-significant differences were revealed between actual and recalled data (training volumes p = 0.94, physical effort p = 0.83, mental effort p = 0.44, and fun p = 0.13) and effect sizes were small ranging (d = 0.03 - 0.31) The second study retrospectively examined the sports participation and practice trends of current elite adolescent male English golfers. It was found how these individuals tended not to participate within golf specific deliberate practice regimes until the mid-teenage years and instead encountered a diversified introduction to several sports, which included golf, within a playful, fun, non-competitive environment that resembled key tenets of deliberate play theory (Côté, 1999). A change in emphasis towards on-going golf development occurred around the age of 16 when exposure with golf specific deliberate practice became more evident once participants had gained selection for county and English Golf Union representative golf teams. The third study used interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the experiences of golfers who had all successfully travelled the path from novice to elite adolescent golfer status. Four super-ordinate themes emerged from participants accounts which revealed how elite adolescent golfers experienced supportive parents and a diversified enjoyable introduction to a range of sports. This was followed by a self-determined commitment to golf in the mid teenage years and a strategic approach to developing excellence which recognised the important role that psychology may play post 16 years of age. The forth study aimed to discover if the introduction of a golf specific deliberate practice intervention would improve putting performance and influence future practice behaviours of five aspiring elite adolescent golfers who had no prior experience of specialised golf training protocols. Participants completed a 13 week AB single-subject multiple-baseline design, social validation measures and five month follow up interviews. Mean putting performance was significantly higher (t4 = 6.94, p = .002, d = 3.12) in the intervention phase (M = 6.20, SD = 0.51) than the baseline phase (M = 4.64, SD = 0.57). All participants enjoyed undertaking deliberate practice, experienced a range of psychological and technical improvements, adapted current training schedules to mirror deliberate practice and committed long term to activities of this nature. In conclusion, the findings of the four empirical studies within this thesis suggest long term deliberate practice is not a pre-requisite throughout childhood and the early teenage years for securing selection within international adolescent golf squads. However, engagement in deliberate practice post 16 years of age was found to be an important training strategy for the continued performance development of emerging and elite level adolescent golfers. The pathway to elite adolescent status more closely resembled Côté's (1999) deliberate play theory with sampling during early childhood, specialising during early teenage years, and investment in later teenage years. The collective findings of this thesis may provide players, coaches, applied sport psychologists and policy makers involved within golf talent development systems with clearer insights into conditions of participation and practice that appear optimal for achieving adolescent golfing excellence.
Download or read book A Constraints Led Approach to Golf Coaching written by Ian Renshaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-13 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the popularity of golf is coming under increased pressure, it continues to hook millions of players. However, the complexity of the game and the extremely high level of precision required to hit the ball consistently well means that it is a game that is difficult to even become ‘good’ at, let alone master. Consequently, irrespective of whether the player is a weekend golfer, a club member, or a tour professional, the search for the key to playing good golf feeds an insatiable desire for ideas and tips to improve golf performance and bring one’s handicap down. However, traditional coaching, with its primary focus on developing the perfect swing is not leading to a reduction in handicaps and the time is ripe for a new approach. This book aims to fill this void and is a landmark text for golf coaches and players about applying a constraints-led approach (CLA) to golf coaching. In this book, two golf coaches, Pete Arnott and Graeme McDowall talk to Ian Renshaw to demonstrate how their practice is driven and inspired by their alignment to a CLA. A Constraints-Led Approach to Golf Coaching includes case studies and examples of how constraints are manipulated to induce adaption in the technical, tactical (or put in golf terms, course management), physiological, and psychological development mechanisms needed to improve at golf. Examples cover coaching from their work with beginners, high handicappers, aspirant tour players, and elite players looking to make the ‘tour’.
Download or read book How to Play Better Golf Without Practicing written by Alan Riley and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing better golf without practicing, isn't that every golfers dream? Does that sound too good to be true? It is not! What people fail to realize is that golf is played as much with the mind as it is with the body. Having more fun and being better at playing golf, in large part, requires an improvement in how a person uses thier brain and chooses to think while playing golf. Unfortunately golfers have, for the most part, ignored use of their brain as a way to improve their games and to increase their enjoyment of golf. For most golfers, improvement means purchasing the latest, greatest golf club or trying out a tip they read in a golf magazine or watched on television. Despite using technologically advanced golf clubs and balls and improving their swing technique, many golfers do not seem to be lowering their scores. The concepts explained in this book are simple, extremely effective, easy to apply, and are the same ones that the best players in the world are using. Professional golfers have come to realize that at the PGA Tour level everyone has terrific physical skills. The difference between the players and the good players are the mental skills. Most golfers do not have the physical talent to be able to hit the ball like Tiger Woods or Annika Sorenstam, but everyone, absolutely, positively has the mental capacity to learn how to think like them! Every golfer can benefit by learning more about how to think properly while playing golf. I believe that golfers have a huge untapped potential that is just waiting to be unlocked. Apply the simply, common sense techniques explained in this book and you too can have more fun and play better golf!
Download or read book Training for Epic Golf written by Colby Huffman Gary Gilchrist and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simplified edition of the best-selling golf ebook: Train for Golf Like an Olympian.e-Book Highlights (from first edition): #1 AMAZON HOT NEW RELEASES GOLF LIST#1 AMAZON BEST SELLER GOLF LIST#1 AMAZON BEST SELLER SPORT PSYCHOLOGY LISTGolf Channel Academy Lead Coach, Colby Huffman, and Gary Gilchrist, coach of the top three ranked women in the world (Women's Rolex World Golf Rankings, as of March 2017) have launched another golf book titled "Training for Epic Golf: A Simplified Approach for Improving Swing Technique and Practice Methods," it is a simplified edition of their other golf book: Train for Golf Like an OlympianTraining for Epic Golf details the system that Gilchrist and co-author Huffman have researched and tested with hundreds of students: juniors, amateurs and professionals (including 75 AJGA All-Americans and even Major Champions) over the past two decades. The concept of cycles that Gilchrist and Huffman utilize has also produced numerous champions in other sports such as cycling, running, tennis, wrestling, and swimming.Within the eBook there is a minute-by-minute, yet, easy-to-follow, blueprint (with clickable links to short videos) on how to become a great golfer.Their system has been formulated and refined by charting out practice schedules, analyzing tournament results, and fine-tuning the blueprint for many years. You will get the latest game-changing information on: technique, mindsets, tournament plans, training schedules, short game, evaluations, goal-setting, and peak performances. Gilchrist and Huffman convey the training knowledge that they have shared with the top players in the game of golf. Now, this unprecedented inside look at top players' training regimens is available in a more simplified format for you to apply.You can imagine how good your game will be once you follow the detailed plan that the best in the world have used and have proved works time and time again.Gary Gilchrist: Gilchrist has led the charge in junior golf player development, developing three of the world's most successful junior golf programs. It all started at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, where he developed the first junior golf program of scale and was the Director of Golf from 1995 to 2004. Gilchrist then founded his namesake academy, Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy in 2007 near Orlando in Howey in the Hills, after spending three years as the Director of Golf at the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, SC, where he and Huffman coached and developed many of the world's top juniors.Gary Gilchrist teaches many of the game's best professionals including #1 LPGA Player in the World, Lydia Ko, Rolex Player of the Year 2016 Ariya Jutanugarn, winner of 5 tournaments in 2016 including the Ricoh Women's British Open, China's Olympic Bronze Medal winning LPGA Tour player Shanshan Feng and helped Yani Tseng ascent to No. 1 in the world. When combined together, they have won 7 majors since 2010 under Gilchrist's guidance - Tseng (4), Feng (2) & Jutanugarn (1). Gilchrist also currently coaches other pros including PGA professional Morgan Hoffmann and LPGA professionals Paula Creamer and Moriya Jutanugarn.Colby Huffman: Huffman has been regularly recognized as one of Golf Digest's "Best Teachers" in the state of Indiana making him the only NCAA coach listed in his home state. Colby has also been designated a Certified Consultant by the Applied Association of Sport Psychology, the international professional organization of sport and exercise psychology and works on performance enhancement with numerous professional and collegiate athletes in multiple sports. His Certified Consultant status makes him the only PGA Teacher of the Year in the nation to have earned CC-AASP credentials.
Download or read book Real Golf written by Joe Bosco and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every player has beaten balls on the driving range working on his or her game, either alone or with a teacher. Everyone has paged through a copy of Golf Digest looking for the latest tip. Or watched an instructional video looking for the easiest way to lower scores. But all of that access to top-tier instruction, video swing analysis and game improving equipment hasn't made golfers any better as a group. The average handicap hasn't budged in 30 years. It's still the same 19.1. Why? Because the information is being delivered inefficiently-even if it's ideally suited to the player. Any player from beginner to aspiring tour player can improve in a much more direct and enjoyable way using a time-tested and results-proven method backed by cutting-edge research in human learning and brain function. It's a technique used by the Marine Corps, Harvard Business School and the NBA. Unlike the dozens of other instruction books that come out every year, Real Golf isn't a collection of mechanical adjustments, tips and drills. It is a complete guide to sorting, evaluating and successfully integrating the instruction players are already receiving from a teacher, magazine, book or a video. It is instruction on how to use instruction. Using the sophisticated, personalized self-scrimmage strategies detailed in the book, players can make dramatic scoring breakthroughs immediately, and see massive handicap improvement in eight to 10 weeks. Most players improve their game to a point, then stall at a certain handicap. The scores they shoot stubbornly cluster in five or six shot comfort zone. Real Golf is rooted in cutting edge research on human behavior and learning, but the results aren't theoretical. Joe Bosco has been developing these techniques for nearly 20 years as an award-winning golf instructor in the Chicagoland area. Trained by a high-level management consultant, Bosco has built his reputation as a complete game teacher. In addition to teaching alongside Stan Utley-who will write the foreword to the book-Hank Haney and Mike Adams, Bosco has helped dozens of competitive players earn club championships and Division I scholarships. A nominee for Golf Magazine's 2012 Top 100 Teachers list, Bosco has led the North Shore Country Day Raiders boys' golf team to the last two state championships, and has personally coached seven individual high school state champions in the state of Illinois. Many of the techniques shared in Real Golf have been incubated in Bosco's high-performance "golf classroom" for junior players. He is also a regional board member of the Positive Coaching Alliance-a non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth and high school athletes receive a character-building and positive sports experience.
Download or read book Outing and the Wheelman written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
