How Great Golfers Think: Perfecting Your Mental Game

by Bob Skura

Overview

Is it possible to learn the secrets of the mental game from a book that's fun to read? Absolutely, thanks to How Great Golfers Think by Bob Skura. In this lesson-story format, the main character, Kip, realizes he's never going to improve his play if he doesn't change his approach to the game. As a result, he and three golfing buddies find a mentor named Doc, who teaches them the mental skills that golf's greatest achievers have used. Doc, a successful player in his own right, illustrates his lessons with examples that even non-golfers can relate to. Each of the men takes his game to a higher level by the end of the book, but Kip has an especially exciting experience during his pursuit of a U.S. Amateur title. You'll want to be a part of it.
Develop the essential mental skills that anyone can benefit from, whether you're an elite amateur, an aspiring pro or a weekend player.

* Build a stronger self-image the way the game's icons built theirs

* Take your game from the practice range to the first tee

* Assemble the mental building blocks for getting into 'the zone.'

Here's what a few high achievers have to say about How Great Golfers Think:

How Great Golfers Think is the most legitimate approach I've ever read on how to improve a player's mental skills.?David Glenz, America's Top 50 Greatest Teachers????

Awesome!!?Steve Conley, Golf Coach, Methodist University??

I really enjoyed this book and will be encouraging the Tour players I teach to read it too.?Dr. Jim Suttie, 2000 National PGA Teacher of the year.???

I wish I would have read How Great Golfers Think sooner. It's a great book.?Tom Ness, America's Top 50 Greatest Teachers??

I've read the work of all the well-known psychologists, but for our sport How Great Golfers Think is the best yet.?Bim Jollymour, Golf Coach, Claremont McKenna College ??

Over the course of my career I've read just about every book written by famous teachers, players and psychologists but I enjoyed How Great Golfers Think more than any other.?Mel Sole, Co-Owner, Phil Ritson- MelSole Golf School, rated one of America's Top 5 Golf Schools by Golf Magazine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609849399
Publisher:	Bob Skura & Company Inc.
Publication date:	10/27/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	941 KB

Table of Contents

About This Book     1
Golf's Mentally Illiterate     3
An Unexpected Referral     13
Meeting Doc     23
The 1st Fundamental of Success: How To Think     31
Goals     33
Segmenting     51
Self-Image     63
The 2nd Fundamental of Success: How To Talk     75
Self-Talk     77
Body-Talk     89
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies     103
The 3rd Fundamental of Success: How To Play     113
Absorbing     115
Imagining     127
The Zone     141
Endnotes     174
Bibliography     192