Smart Golf: How to Simplify and Score Your Mental Game (The Jossey-Bass Psychology Series) - Hardcover

Owens, DeDe; Kirschenbaum, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787910627 ISBN 13: 9780787910624

Publisher: Jossey Bass, 1997

Synopsis

Gives players the inside track to improve their mental game and their scores

For the first time, a book that shows you how to put mind and technique together for winning performance! Begin using Smart Golf today and enjoy taking your game to a new level.–– Dr. Shane Murphy, Chief Sport Psychology, United States Olympic Committee (1987–1994)

All golfers know the importance of their mental game. Smart Golf is the first book to translate the mental aspect of playing golf into a simple format that golfers at all skill levels can actually use.

In this innovative new book, pro–trainer DeDe Owens and sports psychologist Dan Kirschenbaum join forces to give you the inside track on improving not only your mental game, but also your scores.

The authors use the acronym PAR (Plan–Apply–React) to summarize the key elements of smart golf. Applying scientifically researched and field–tested principles of sport psychology, Smart Golf presents state–of–the–art techniques for focus, relaxation, self–regulation, anxiety and stress management, and performance enhancement.

About this title

About the Author

DEDE OWENS Ed.D., is a teaching professional at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois, a staff member of Callaway Golf Company, and a professional advisory staff member of Golf Digest. She is a two–time LPGA Teacher of the Year, national president of the LPGA Teaching Division, and was recently named one of golf′s top one hundred teaching professionals by Golf Magazine. Dr. Owens has also published five other books on golf.

DAN KIRSCHENBAUM Ph.D., is director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School. He has published six other books and over a hundred articles in professional journals and books. He is also on the U.S. Olympic Committee′s Sport Psychology Advisory Group and is past president of the sport psychology division of the American Psychological Association.

From the Back Cover

No Matter What Your Handicap Smart Golf Can Help You Take Strokes Off Your Score

From the Inside Flap

"Golf is a game played on a six–inch course: The space between your ears." Sam SneadIt is no secret that professional golfers have come to rely on sport psychologists to help lower their scores. But short of a session with a professional, is it possible to learn the lessons of sport psychology and apply them to your game. Professional golf teacher Dr. DeDe Owens and sport psychologist Dr. Dan Kirschenbaum have translated the mental side of golf into a set of easily applied techniques that can take strokes off your score––no matter what your skill level or how long you′ve been playing the game.The authors apply scientifically researched and field–tested principles of sport psychology and present them in clear, no–nonsense language. The easy–to–remember acronym PAR summarizes the authors′ key points and explains how to do the following:

• Plan effectively using four principles: personal par, conservation, wide first, and safety first.
• Aim at a very specific target by using visual or kinesthetic images and a consistent preshot routine.
• React constructively, not destructively, after each shot and each hole.

Use the 4–F technique––fudge, fix, forget, focus––to keep your reactions effective. Smart Golf teaches you how to evaluate your mental game right on your scorecard. This simple scoring system offers you an effective method to review each round. And if your style is more casual, the book also outlines a less detail–oriented approach to assessing your mental game.From cover to cover, Smart Golf is filled with the most effective sport psychology techniques positive focusing, zones of optimal functioning, and stress management that can help lower the handicap of anyone who is serious about improving his or her game.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey Bass
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787910627
• ISBN 13: 9780787910624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256