Download or read book Coaching Golf Successfully written by Bill J. Madonna and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2001-07-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are involved in developing young golf teams, this book is for you. Specifically designed to help you build winning golf programs, Coaching Golf Successfully is the ideal teaching tool for coaches and golf instructors. After reading this book you will be able to conduct effective practice sessions, identify technical flaws, and teach course management. More than just stroke instruction, Coaching Golf Successfully provides a complete system for building and maintaining a successful golf program. And you also get stories and examples of what has actually worked for other coaches and instructors across the country. The methods covered in this book are so straightforward and practical that you will be able to apply them to your own team immediately. Author Bill Madonna has been a PGA teaching professional for 30 years and has conducted more than 40,000 golf lessons. He is also the founder and head of the National Association of Golf Coach Educators (NAGCE), the organization responsible for supplying general information, teaching materials, and certification for high school golf coaches.
Download or read book Coaching Golf Successfully written by Bill Madonna and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching Golf Successfully is designed and written to help coaches and recreational golf instructors build a winning golf programme by providing philosophies, advice, guidelines and teaching systems that have been proven to work.
Download or read book Coaching Golf Successfully written by Bill Madonna and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Practice Manual written by Adam Young and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Single Plane Golf Swing written by Todd Graves and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Through this wonderful book, frustrated golfers can learn to swing like Moe [Norman] and improve their games.” —Anthony Robbins, #1 New York Times–bestselling author The mysterious and reclusive genius Moe Norman is acknowledged as the best ball-striker in the history of golf by many of the game’s greats. The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way reveals the secrets of the swing that enabled him to hit the ball solidly with unerring accuracy and consistency—every time. Norman’s simple, efficient, and easily understood Single Plane Swing has improved the games of thousands of golfers. Golf professional Todd Graves, known as “Little Moe” and regarded as the world authority on Norman’s swing, comprehensively teaches readers the mechanics, drills, and feelings of the Single Plane Swing that Moe called “The Feeling of Greatness.” Graves shares Norman’s brilliant insights and liberating approach to the game and demonstrates why the conventional “tour” swing is too complex and frustrating for the majority of amateurs. Illustrated with more than 300 photographs and written with Tim O’Connor, Norman’s biographer, the book also engagingly tells Norman’s bittersweet life story and explores the teacher-student bond forged between Norman and his protégé Graves. “One of golf’s greatest untold stories, Moe Norman’s life illustrated a simple and powerful truth: greatness is built from practicing the right swing in the right way. In this book, Todd Graves has given us a blueprint for that swing, for those practice habits, and most of all for a process that builds success.” —Dan Coyle, New York Times-bestselling author of The Culture Code
Download or read book Core Performance Golf written by Mark Verstegen and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Core Performance Golf, golfers will discover a training program that is ideally suited to developing the golf swing, with exercises designed to help you create more torque and balance, thus adding yards to drives and precision shots. You'll also get a conditioning regimen and nutrition program that will help you build strength, flexibility, power, and stamina, while reducing the risk of injuries and speeding recovery time. Best of all, Core Performance Golf will keep you focused and ready to perform at your best for all 18 holes.
Download or read book Play Real Golf written by K. Tracy Roberts and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play REAL Golf is an unbelievably simple and effective approach for learning and improving one's golf game. This is a must-read for golfers, parents and coaches. Alan Ochiai PGA Master Professional 1999 So. Cal. Teacher of the Year From the beginner to the PGA Tour player, everyone who plays golf is on a journey to improve, constantly looking to answer the question, how can I get better? So while nearly all golfers want to create change, most simply don't know how to initiate long lasting improvement. Play REAL Golf offers an effective interactive system to create positive emotional-behavioral changes that will improve golf performance and, more importantly, enjoyment of the amazing game of golf. Play REAL Golf is formatted as a workbook to coach players through a process to relax and achieve better golf. The REAL Golf Process features a systematic yet flexible approach to golf, ensuring the positive emotions necessary to perform better and truly enjoy golf. Play REAL Golf is based on nearly four decades of combined teaching and coaching experiences. PGA Professional "Coach" K. Tracy Roberts along with PGA Professional Stephen Plummer developed Play REAL Golf, which takes players of all abilities, from the beginner to seasoned professional through a proven and reliable emotional-behavioral process that helps golfers of all skill levels reach their performance goals. "Coach" K. Tracy Roberts' "REAL" approach to golf as well as life has resulted in success and happiness on and off the course. He is a certified PGA Class A Teaching Professional and has been coaching golf and other sports at the championship level for the better part of two and a half decades. He has served as a coach of Championship California Interscholastic Federation golf and basketball teams as well as individual golf champions. He has competed on both the amateur and professional level. As a longtime teaching professional at one of the largest instructional facilities in the country, "Coach" has been afforded the opportunity to share The REAL Golf Process with students of all ages and abilities. "Coach" holds a Masters Degree in Education and B.A. in Social Sciences. PGA Class A Teaching Professional Stephen Plummer has been playing the great game of golf for more than two decades and has been sharing his expertise with golf students of all ages and abilities for 13 years. Stephen has proven to be a fierce competitor at the amateur and professional level, with a competitive low score of 63. Although competing is a vital part of Stephen's career, teaching the REAL Golf Process at one of the most successful golf instructional facilities in the country also brings joy to his life.
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 I Found the Golf God 10 Secrets for Golfing Success written by Dori O'Rourke and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are one of the millions of golfers who are frustrated, not improving as fast as you'd like, or getting worse, this book is a must for YOU! Years of research and testing with 1000's of golfers has led to 2 amazing discoveries. One, many things we are currently doing to improve our golf games are actually causing many of our problems. Two, there are "10 Secrets for Golfing Success." In this fun, easy-to-read story, renowned LPGA Teaching Professional, Dori O'Rourke shows you exactly how to apply the "10 Secrets" to your golf game. LEARN HOW TO: * Consistently shoot lower golf scores * Make permanent golf swing changes quickly and easily * Feel unstoppable confidence on every shot * Breakthrough your limitations to golfing success * Have more fun golfing than you've ever had before ************************ WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING: "Totally new, totally informative, and totally entertaining! 'I Found the Golf God, ' will do wonders for your confidence and for your enjoyment of the game." -- Dan Poppers, Publisher GOLF NEWS Magazine "When it comes to what counts, it's not what you know, it's what you do. Don't just read this book, do the contents of the book." -- Chuck Hogan, Master Golf Instructor and Sports Psychologist "Dori O'Rourke brings to the attention of the golf world those learning concepts and attitudinal insights that are shaping the styles of professional people from other disciplines. Using these methods will make better players and happier participants." -- Gary Wiren, PGA Master Professional and Multiple Golf Author ************************ NEW "LETTER TO MY READERS" This special 20th Anniversary Edition also includes a 2011 "Letter to My Readers," where Coach Dori shares some wonderful stories and insights from the "Golf God's" remarkable 20-year history. Here are a few excerpts: WOW! A lot has changed in the past 20 years. When I first published this book in February, 1991, I didn't have a web address or a cell phone. Home computers were just starting to gain popularity and I hadn't quite turned 30 yet. ... Surprisingly, one thing that hasn't changed are the 10 Secrets for Golfing Success. They are still just as valid today as they were when I originally wrote about them 20 years ago. ... I Found the Golf God, 10 Secrets for Golfing Success was the first book I ever wrote, so it will always be very special to me. Based on the letters and comments I've received through the years, it's been a special book to dozens of other people, as well - both golfers and non-golfers alike. I've received letters from golf professionals giving the book credit for their first big tournament wins. I've received phone calls from men and women in all walks of life telling stories of how the book changed their lives (not just their golf games). I've even had several non-golfers get "mad" that it was a golf book and not a life improvement book, saying they almost hadn't read it because of that. One of the most magical moments for me was receiving a handwritten note from tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, stating how the concept of "target golf" had helped her golf game. Another was when international self-help author and success coach, Anthony Robbins, happened to come into a bookstore where I was doing a book signing, and asked me to autograph a copy of I Found the Golf God to his friend, Ken Blanchard (author of The One Minute Manager), as a birthday gift. ... I Found the Golf God sold nearly 10,000 copies in its first year, going to print three times in the first nine months. It's been used as a sales training tool, as a textbook for golf colleges, as a tournament gift bag item, and more. GOLFERS AND NON-GOLFERS ALIKE LOVE I Found the Golf God! With years and years of rave reviews from men and women golfers of all levels, this timeless golf and life improvement book is sure to help you improve your golf swing and your game!
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 Golf Shots and Unicorns written by Brad Myers and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to learn how to play golf or have played for a long time and want to improve your game, understanding a few setup basics is a must. Awarding Winning PGA of America Golf Professional Brad Myers is here to teach you every step of the way in Book One of his brand new series - Golf Shots and Unicorns. Brad has been successful teaching all levels of players (from pure beginners to professionals) how to reach their desired playing goals. This includes players who just want to play with friends and family, players who have won Men's/Women's Club Championships as well as players who have gone on to play Division 1 college golf. Brad wants to help you play the golf that you want to play. By starting out with a fantastic story on why trying to hit a straight golf shot is like trying to find a unicorn, Brad welcomes you onto his lesson tee and uses his humor and past experiences to explain the ins and outs of how to properly setup to a golf ball. Just as if you were with Brad for a live lesson, he starts off by explaining the parts of the golf club, the various ways to grip or hold the club, how to take a proper stance and how to find your best ball position. The journey of playing golf is made of multiple paths. The good news is that there are multiple ways to play good golf, and Brad can help you choose the best path for you. Check out Brad's website for lots of great tips, tools and tricks - www.ballflightacademy.com PRAISE FOR BRAD MYERS, PGA "Coaching nationally ranked tennis teams for years while at Tulane University for 13 years, I know what it takes to coach at a high-level. Brad has been able to take my game to levels that I did not know that I had. That is what a good coach does." - Robert Klein - Former Tulane Men's Head Tennis Coach "Brad's passion for teaching clearly shows in his depth of knowledge about the mechanics of the golf swing. I am always excited to see what I am able to learn from him each time we talk." - Ryan Briggs - PGA Professional - Whispering Pines Golf Club - US Top 100 Golf Course
Download or read book The Golfer s Mind written by Bob Rotella and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the writings and teachings of Bob “Doc” Rotella. His books Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your Dreams, and Putting Out of Your Mind have all become classics for golfers everywhere. Weekend golfers and pros like Brad Faxon, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Tom Kite, and Davis Love III all read and listen to the man they call Doc because his teachings are simple and direct—and in the end, what Doc says makes them play better golf. The Golfer's Mind was actually first suggested by Davis Love, Jr.—Davis Love III's dad—who encouraged Doc to write an instruction book on golf's mental challenges, organized by topic. Love thought that golfers could keep the book with them, or at least nearby, at all times. When they needed a refresher on a certain issue, they could consult the book, read for a few minutes, and take away solid guidance regarding their difficulties. Doc heard what Love said, and twenty years later, The Golfer's Mind is that book. From his Ten Commandments (Commandment I. Play to play great. Don't play not to play poorly) to just about any topic a golfer might imagine, this is the ideal way for players to get all of Rotella's teachings. Doc covers topics including: -Butterflies -Practicing to Play Great -The Rhythm of the Game -Routine -Setbacks -How Winning Happens In the perfect format for the busy golfer, The Golfer's Mind is the concise and convenient quick-reference tool to appeal to Rotella's millions of followers and is sure to become a golf classic.
Download or read book Zen Golf written by Joseph Parent and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly original and groundbreaking book from a noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor • “The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” —Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA Champion By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master. The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. PGA coach and Buddhist instructor Dr. Joseph Parent draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. Zen Golf presents a simple system for building “mental game mastery.” Dr Parent’s unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as “How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee”, “You Produce What You Fear”, and “How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf”, the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike. Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.
Download or read book Golf and Philosophy written by Andy Wible and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on the game and getting through life’s hazards and roughs. In a game where players are expected to call their own penalties and scoring the least points leads to victory, decorum takes precedence over showmanship and philosophical questions become par for the course. Few other sports are as suited for ethical and metaphysical examination as golf. It is a game defined by dichotomies—relaxing, yet frustrating, social, yet solitary—and between these extremes there is room for much philosophical inquiry. In Golf and Philosophy: Lessons from the Links, a clubhouse full of skilled contributors tee off on a range of philosophical topics within the framework of the fairway. The book’s chapters are arranged in the style of an eighteen-hole golf course, with the front nine exploring ethical matters of rationality and social civility in a world of moral hazards and roughs. The back nine pries even deeper, slicing into matters of the metaphysical, including chapters on mysticism, idealism, identity, and meaning. Taken together, the collection examines the intellectual nature of this beloved pastime, considering the many nuances of a sport that requires high levels of concentration, patience, and consistency, as well as upstanding character. Golf and Philosophy celebrates the joys and complexities of the game, demonstrating that golf has much to teach both its spectators and participants about modern life. “Any volume built on the premise that if Aristotle and Plato were still here they’d likely be ardent golfers is apt to tickle a few brain cells.” ―Golf Magazine
Download or read book Every Shot Must Have a Purpose written by Pia Nilsson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two legendary coaches give golfers a powerful new approach to the game... and to life. As coaches to some of golf’s top players, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott have designed and refined a revolutionary way of teaching the game, with phenomenal results. They don’t believe in prescribing the same stance, grip, and swing to everyone, followed by hours of purposeless drilling. They don’t even believe in beginning with physical technique. Their success has proven to them that a great game begins with a great vision. Unlike any other golf book, Every Shot Must Have a Purpose offers cutting-edge techniques for integrating the physical, technical, mental, emotional, and social parts of a player’s game. The book’s revolutionary pre-shot routine will improve your focus, leading to a golf swing that is not only successful but can be repeated under extreme pressure. Emphasizing the individual golfer rather than a rigid set of mechanics, their VISION54 method takes the frustration out of the game. Why 54? Because they believe it’s possible to shoot a 54 (making a birdie on every hole of a par-72 course) if you have the right mind-set and well-honed intuitive power. An engaging read for the beginner or the seasoned golfer, Every Shot Must Have a Purpose is inspiration for life, not just the links.
Download or read book A True Swing written by Erika Zwetkow Larkin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to unlock your natural, free swing and discover more consistency, confidence and joy! Erika Larkin, renowned PGA Teaching Professional will teach you simple keys that help you create effortless power, taking inspiration from the classic teachings of Ernest Jones combined with ideas from modern science and research of the golf swing and physics. Anyone can make a "True Swing" -- its time to swing true & swing you! For more information, videos and a sneak peak, please visit www.atrueswing.com
Download or read book Positive Impact Golf written by Brian Sparks and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the golf book anyone who plays the game must read. It will declutter your mind and free you to develop your own potential at whatever level you play, weekend amateur through to young aspiring tour player. Brian Sparks, a British PGA Pro since 1967, helps you to demystify all of the standard golfing jargon and show you how easily you can swing a golf club and hit a ball. This book is the natural antidote to the over-complex, mechanical way that most golf teachers now think you need to be able to improve. Scientific research now proves that this is not the way we learn. After showing you the power of traditional misconceptions about the golf swing Brian goes on to give you simple advice about how to cope with the bad shots this game will always throw your way. It is easy to understand and will prove to be the best purchase you ever made for your game. Although essential reading for all golfers it is particularly valid for women and for any man in the senior division. For you, it will take a lot of the unnecessary effort away from your game and leave you able to play 18 holes and go on to play another 9 with a smile on your face!
