The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers: How To Develop The Mental Game Of A Pro

The 8 Traits Of Champion Golfers: How To Develop The Mental Game Of A Pro

Product Type: Book

Product Price: $15.95

Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

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Do you swing too fast, try too hard, lose concentration, lack confidence, get angry, putt poorly under pressure, finish exhausted,
or suffer for hours after a hard game?

The most valuable tool a golfer can bring to the course is a strong mental game. Yet many golfers and instructors take this for granted, focusing almost entirely on grip, stance, or swing technique. The 8 Traits of Champion Golfers is a unique and persuasive approach to becoming a better golfer. Leading sports psychologist Dr. Deborah Graham and Jon Stabler identify the eight crucial personality traits that separate true champions from the rest and give you easy-to-follow steps for improving your game and making it more enjoyable.

Using their unique GolfPsych® program, Graham and Stabler challenge you to explore the crucial elements of your personality and measure them against the traits of such successful golfers as Lee Janzen, Dave Stockton, Michelle McGann, and Gary McCord, all of whom have worked with Dr. Graham. With player examples and a careful explanation of why each trait is important to the game of golf, Graham discusses:

  • Focus and Concentration
  • Abstract Thinking
  • Emotional Stability
  • Dominance and Competitiveness
  • Tough-Mindedness
  • Self-Assurance
  • Self-Sufficiency
  • Optimum Arousal and Managing Tension

    Complete with charts, self-tests, and playing tips, The 8 Traits of Champion Golfers is the only research-based, tour-proven guide to the mental game of golf, making it possible for every golfer to find their "zone" and play like a champ.

    Reviews

    Rating: 5 / 5
    Date: 2001-05-17
    Summary: "Unique Approach to Making Our Mind an Asset not liability"

    Having worked with great pros like Dave Stockton, Lee Janzen and others, a psychologist and her husband work with more than 300 PGA pros comparing their mental game abilities with those of champions.

    The areas considered are: focus and concentration, abstract thinking, emotional stability, dominance and competitiveness, tough-mindedness, self-assurance, self-sufficiency and opimum arousal and tension management.

    On each section, they give a questionaire, which then you score and see your abilities comparative to those of champions. For example, on focus those scoring 8.0 and higher have good routine and focus on last round, while my score was 5.6. Suggests ways to improve.

    As another reviewer pointed out, one can take more complete inventory and send in for assessment.

    This book is definitely for the player who seriously wishes to improve their game with effort and persistence.

    Rating: 5 / 5
    Date: 2000-12-01
    Summary: "The Real Game"

    We spend so much time pounding balls at the range when we really know that most of our mistakes are mental?? I thought this book was GREAT! I followed it last summer and my handicap dropped from 12 to 8 and I played less practice rounds. Next spring I plan to continue working on the mental side of my game (with this book) and hopefully drop a couple more strokes. This book would also be a great read for the off-season.

    Rating: 5 / 5
    Date: 1999-06-22
    Summary: "You're not really playing without this book"

    As a professional golfer, I've found this book to be of great help. I plan to take the test Dr. Graham and Mr. Stabler write about to clear the cobwebs and play to my advantages. What a relief!!

    Rating: 5 / 5
    Date: 1999-06-16
    Summary: "golf instuction for the next century"

    this is instruction for the future. the pro or scratch am can't compete without this edge. the answers to why we play the way we do are no longer a mystery, buy the book!

    Rating: 5 / 5
    Date: 1999-06-10
    Summary: "The greatest book ever written about golf between your ears"

    I filled out the GolfPsych questionnaire and Deborah and John gave me the results comparing me to the traits of champion golfer's. Although most of my results didn't surprise me, I wouldn't realize the rational behind their theory until my game went south. I always thought I could analyze my shot result and correct it immediately. What I have since found out with their help and the concepts in this super book, is how much all that analyzing contributed to my problem. I'm looking forward to finishing the entire program. If you want to play better golf and enjoy it more, you have to read this book!!!