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Smart Golf: How to Simplify and Score Your Mental Game

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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.

Table of Contents:
1. A Thirty-Minute Smart Golf Primer; 2. Preparation; 3. Positive Focusing; 4. Plan; 5. Apply; 6. React & the 4-F Technique.

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.

Review :
"This terrific book offers the best of both worlds: practical tips and the latest scientific studies in the area of sport psychology. On top of this, it is fun to read. Readers can now track and score their mental game, giving golf addicts something else they won't be able to stop thinking about!" --Sean McCann, Ph.D., head of sport psychology, United States Olympic Committee

"Smart Golf is one book players at any level of expertise should not miss. It combines the knowledge of a top teaching pro with the scientific-based principles of a sport psychologist who knows how to play the game. This unique combination provides the insights for a good read and a better game." --John M. Silva, Ph.D., professor, sport psychology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and founding president, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

"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." --Shane Murphy, Ph.D., Chief Sport Psychologist, United States Olympic Committee (1987-1994), and president (1997-1999), American Psychological Association's Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology

"With this book DeDe and Dan have provided golfers of all levels a clear plan of action. This is for anyone truly serious about improving their mental approach to the game." --Steve Patterson, head golf professional, Winnetka Golf Club, and two-time Illinois PGA Radix Cup Team Member


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780787910624
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Height: 185 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 340 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0787910627
  • Publisher Date: 17 Oct 1997
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: How to Simplify and Score Your Mental Game
  • Width: 132 mm


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