Download or read book How to Coach and Play Championship Golf written by Dave Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ever since we at the University of Houston became fortunate and began winning some golf championships, many of my coaching friends have half-kiddingly advised me to write a book to let them in on our "secrets." Of course, there are no real secrets in the coaching profession. Some of us achieve better results by using different methods. I don't claim to have all the answers-by any stretch of the imagination. But perhaps some of the ideas we've adopted in coaching and promoting collegiate and junior golf will be of some interest to you. That is the main purpose of this book. Besides exploring golf from the coaching aspect, I've included some instruction and playing tips which I hope will be useful to individual golfers. One of my fondest dreams will be realized when interscholastic and intercollegiate team golf takes its rightful place alongside the so-called major sports in the eyes of the participant, coach, and spectator. I hope this book will help to further this cause." - Dave Williams ----- DAVID G. (DAVE) WILLIAMS, whose University of Houston golf teams won a record five straight National Collegiate championships between 1956 and 1960, was an associate professor in the School of Engineering when he became golf coach after the 1951 season. Before Williams volunteered to coach the golfers as an additional duty at no extra pay, the chore was handled by the school's athletic director, Harry Fouke, who was so busily engaged in the countless tasks of putting the university's fledgling athletic program on its feet that he had precious little time to devote to coaching the golf team. Taking the job after a lark offer by Fouke, Williams strolled into the university's sports publicity office, introduced himself, and announced he was going to build a national championship golf team. Politely wished "the best of luck" by the snickering sports publicity director, who barely knew that college golf existed, Williams plunged into his job with the zeal of a big-time football coach. In Eve years, Williams' teams brought to the University of Houston its Erst national championship in any sport- the 1956 NCAA golf title. Running up an amazing string of other tournament championships along the way, Houston's golfers, under Williams, broke the modem NCAA record in 1960 when they won their fifth straight national team title, and added four individual championships, too! Between 1955 and 1961, Houston's teams ran up 40 tournament championships, defeating 592 teams along the way. Between 1957 and 1960, they won 21 straight tournaments and defeated 287 teams in a row, a record unsurpassed in the annals of intercollegiate golf. Houston's impact on the over-all American golf scene became apparent in 1961 when the alumni made their appearances on the professional golf tour-and immediately began winning money. After answering countless letters from golf coaches all over the country, giving them pointers on how to go about building golf teams at their schools, Williams decided to write a book on the subject. In this book are the secrets of his success.
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 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founders of the world-renowned VISION54 training program take golf instruction to the next level in this groundbreaking approach to mastering the game. 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 groundbreaking and innovative golf program are here to help. Aimed at both the weekend golfer and the advanced player, each chapter presents a series of “human skills” —including assignments, explorations, and mini-lessons—that strip away the complexity surrounding swing technique and playing consistency—the conditional variations that plague golfers. Be A Player is the must-have book for any golfer who wants to unite technical skills and on-course performance seamlessly and effectively. With this cutting-edge text by your side, you will become a true student of VISION54 and a better player better on the course . . . where it matters most!
Download or read book Own Your Game written by Dave Stockton and published by Avery. This book was released on 2014 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The pro tour's hottest coach' (Golf Digest) distills the lessons of a private strategy session into an indispensable 'soft skills' companion. Credited with transforming the short games of world-class golfers like Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Annika Sorenstam, and Yani Tseng, Dave Stockton is one of the most sought-after coaches in golf. Yet Stockton's natural abilities are more like the average player's than those of most tour superstars. Not particularly long off the tee and average in terms of ballstriking, Stockton has won multiple major championships through a willingness to set his ego aside and analyze his game objectively - precisely what make him so effective as an instructor. The hallmark of Stockton's coaching is the idea that 'trying doesn't work.' He shows students how to get out of their own way and let their subconscious take over. In Own Your Game, Stockton recreates the experience of riding eighteen holes with him at one of his highly sought-after corporate outings. He explains how any player can learn to use his or her mind effectively - both in the microcosm of the shot at hand and in plotting a way through a round and gives players the tools and the freedom to play better with the swing they currently have. 'Dave is a creative thinker, and he sees things others don't. He has his finger on the pulse of what it takes to play at the highest level.' Paul Azinger, major-championship winner and 2008 Ryder Cup captain'While studying professional golfers in the early 1980s, my mentor, Dr. Richard Lister, told me to look to Dave Stockton as an example of a player who is superb at getting the last drop out of the lemon. What he meant was, Dave has been the best at using his mental skills to get the very most from his physical skills. Having had the honor of working with Dave and more than three hundred other professional golfers since, I can confirm Dave's gift and passion for not only getting the very most from his own golfing skills but also from those of any golfer who aspires to do the same.' Dr. Deborah Graham, sport psychologist and author of The 8 Traits of Champion Golfers'Dave Stockton can help you simplify your approach, clear your mind, and make better decisions on the golf course. He's helped me become a better player, and I know he'll do the same for you.' Rory Mcllroy, two-time major-championship winner'To play your best at the most important times, you need to be comfortable. Dave shows you how to play confident and free. It's alot of fun!' Suzann Petttersen, two-time LPGA major-championship winner'Dave has proven methods that helped him achieve success on the course as one of the all-time great putters. His insight and positive mind-set helped me tremendously, and I would recommend him to anyone looking to improve.'Annika S�renstam, LPGA Hall-of-Famer and eight-time Player of the Year
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 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 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 Tour Mentality written by Nick O'Hern and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered what tour pros are thinking? Every golfer out there wants to lower their scores and unlock the secret to the game. Now you can go inside the mind of a tour pro that lived, breathed, and played golf at the highest level. Learn from someone who couldn't break 80 to become the 16th best player in the world, and the only man to beat World No. 1 Tiger Woods twice in match play. Nick O'Hern was a grinder on Tour extracting every ounce of ability from what he'd been given. Proving even if you aren't the most physically gifted golfer, you can still compete with anyone if you're mentally tough. That's the secret that allowed him to forge a successful career in a sport that's one of the toughest to do so, and it's the secret he offers in these pages. What's your pre-shot routine? How do you prepare for your next round of golf? How should you practice and how do you beat first-tee nerves? These are just some of the questions he answers to bring you inside the mind of a tour pro and learn the Tour Mentality.
Download or read book Play Your Best Golf Now written by Lynn Marriott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of golf's most revolutionary teachers share a personalized approach to accessing your peak performance. "The VISION54 approach is far more than just pure golf technique, it allows an individual to unlock their true potential by opening their mind and believing anything is possible to achieve." - David Leadbetter, David Leadbetter Golf Academy Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott are Complete Game Coaches, leaders of a new kind of golf instruction that focuses on more than just the grip, the stance, and the swing. Their VISION54 method targets the complete golfer-the whole person-not just the technical aspects of the game. Their coaching philosophy focuses on possibilities, not limitations, with an end goal of MY54-the idea that any golfer can reach their own personalized version of peak performance, scoring nothing but birdies on a par-72 course. Building on the core concepts introduced in Every Shot Must Have a Purpose and the strategic thinking in The Game Within the Game, Play Your Best Golf Now takes the mystery out of the soft skills of golf and shows golfers how to add these skills to their game for peak performance. Players learn to master the 8 Essential Playing Skills: 1. LEAVE YOUR MIND BEHIND and enter the Play Box 2. DECIDE AND COMMIT to your shots 3. FIND YOUR BALANCE both physically and mentally 4. FEEL YOUR TEMPO on the course and dance to its rhythm 5. TAME TENSION to improve your swing 6. BUILD EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE 7. STORE MEMORIES and learn from the past to make a better present 8. DROWN SELF-TALK IN USEFUL THOUGHTS And the 2 Essential Practice Skills: 1. SIMULATE GOLF on the practice range to maximize your time and effort 2. INTEGRATE SKILLS and practice with a plan These Essentials complement the technical anchors of the game-the grip, the stance, the swing-and give players a foundation for achieving their peak performance. MY54 is the vision, and these are the building blocks for achieving a higher level of play.
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 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 Make Your Next Shot Your Best Shot written by Bob Rotella and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to reach your greatest potential in golf by focusing only on the shot in front of you—nothing before or after—with the world’s preeminent sport psychologist, Dr. Bob Rotella. Acclaimed sport psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Bob Rotella has advised countless professional golfers, as well as athletes in individual and team sports at the amateur and professional levels, on how to flourish under pressure and win championships. Rotella strives to make average athletes exceptional. With his decades of in-depth research and practical experience, he has encouraged people worldwide to persevere through adversity in a dozen internationally bestselling titles. In Make Your Next Shot Your Best Shot, Rotella’s message is simple but effective: to reach your greatest potential in golf, you need to set your sights high and always think positively. He wants you to aim for something incredible: free your mind, concentrate on your process, accept whatever happens, and commit to making your next shot your best shot. Rotella shows you how to focus your mind, create a routine for success, persevere, and overcome failure. Drawing from lessons learned in other sports, this book is about how to train your mind to play in the moment. It’s about spending your lifetime chasing greatness—and having a ball while doing it.
Download or read book Coaching the Junior and Collegiate Golfer written by Ronald L Mann Ph D and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching the Junior and Collegiate Golfer is the textbook for a comprehensive training program for coaching the mental game of golf with a specialization in Junior and Collegiate golfers. The leads to a Certification as a Mental Golf Coach. This information applies to golfers of all ages. Dr. Ronald Mann shares his forty plus years of experience in this coaching program. This is a comprehensive mind, body, and spirit approach to the mental game. Topics include but are not limited to: How to build a relationship with the parents of the junior golfer. How to build a relationship with the junior golfer. The key qualities of a good coach. The seven most important issues for the Junior Golfer. How to enhance concentration, focus, and mental strength. How to assess for the 8 traits of champions. How to design goals and an action plan for success. The actual coaching methods to address the seven major mental issues for the junior golfer. The key elements for a preshot routine. How to coach the difficult student. How to create high performance teams. Information about the full certification course can be found at: http: //ronmann.com/peak-performance-coaching/online-certification-training/ The cost of this textbook can be applied to the Certification course if you would like to expand your learning and get the certification. This material is being used as the basis for the Chinese Division of the United States Golf Teachers Federation for their certification training programs. Please contact Dr. Mann at [email protected] if you have additional questions."
Download or read book Golf written by Rick Sessinghaus and published by Advantage Media Group. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game Rick Sessinghaus maps out the mental and emotional skills needed to play your best golf. Throughout this book you will be learning the latest performance psychology skills to improve how you perform on and off the golf course. You will take on the challenging game of golf by learning to: .Stay focused and block out distractions .Develop confidence in your abilities .Embrace pressure to play your best when it matters most .Reconnect with why you play so you can enjoy it .Develop a training program for your mind, body, and swing
Download or read book The Big Miss written by Hank Haney and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hank Haney's candid, surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history. Hank was one of very few people allowed behind the curtain and observed Tiger in nearly every circumstance. There's never been a book about Tiger that is as intimate and revealing--or as wise about what it takes to coach a star athlete. From 2004 to the spring of 2010, Hank Haney was Tiger Woods's coach, and Tiger was Haney's only client. In that period, Tiger won more than a third of the tournaments he entered and six of his fourteen major titles. Haney felt hugely honored to help Tiger with his swing, and he approached the job with intense absorption and attention to detail. Haney was with Tiger 110 days a year, spoke to him over 200 days a year, and stayed at Tiger's house up to 30 days a year--sometimes affording him more contact with Tiger than either the athlete's agent or caddy. Haney saw his student in nearly every circumstance: in the locker room; on the course; with his wife, Elin; and relaxing with friends. Haney was there through it all, observing how Tiger's public identity sometimes meshed awkwardly with the roles of husband and friend, and how the former child prodigy came to have a conflicted relationship with the game that made him famous.
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 234 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 Winning the Battle Within written by Glen Albaugh and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Albaugh invites us to begin the wonderful journey into the mysteries of the inner game that will help you play better golf and have more fun doing it. You'll learn how to swing tension-free and play in the imaginative mind, two of the most important factors in shooting better scores. You'll gain confidence, mental toughness, and the ability to perform under pressure. Discover inner game practice drills, how to create a robust pre-shot routine, and a post-shot routine to keep you focused in present-time awareness.
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"--
