Attentional Focus describes how we direct our thoughts. Attentional Focus is either internal or external. Researchers agree that an external focus is necessary for optimal golf performance. The ball, mechanics, swing tempo, ball flight and distant targets (Target Orientation) are…
"Unconscious Golf" is the new buzz word, replacing "The Zone" in golf to describe optimal performance states that are automatic, precise, and free from thought. Unfortunately, Unconscious Golf doesn't properly describe optimal performance states because the only times we are unconscious are…
Attentional Focus describes how we direct our thoughts. Attentional Focus is either internal or external. Researchers agree that an external focus is necessary for optimal golf performance. The ball, mechanics, swing tempo, ball flight and distant targets (Target Orientation) are…
Does your game suffer from inconsistency? Do you play well one shot, one hole, or one round only to fall apart the next? Do you practice better than you play? Does your game suffer when the pressure to succeed intensifies?…
Charley Hoffman had it all locked up. Holding a two-shot lead with two holes to play at The Travelers, all the two-time PGA Tour winner needed was a couple of pars to lock up another victory. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.…
During the final round of the 1993 Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, I had the opportunity to follow Rocco Mediate play his way to his second PGA tour victory. Both he and his caddy could be heard whispering “slow-and-go” through the…
How do players survive 6 grueling days of PGA Tour Q-School and realize their dreams of playing on the PGA Tour? They trust their swing. Being able to trust your swing is a fundamental of high performance. How many times…
The 2011 version of the World Series has just ended with the St. Louis Cardinals, who defeated my beloved Brewers for the National League Pennant, outlasting the Texas Rangers in an exciting 7-game series. On a side note, my English…
How would you like to get to the first tee knowing you’re going to play well that day, every time you step on to the course? Of course we all would. Unfortunately that’s not what most of us experience. Even…
Sport scientists interested in extraordinary athletic performance have studied the phenomenon known as "The Zone" for some time and have isolated a number of factors consistent with every great performance. These factors remain the same for extraordinary performances regardless of the endeavor, including…