๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?
This is one of the questions I get asked the most... by golfers of all levels (and athletes in all sports).
Most athletes have a basic understanding of the process for Physical Training and Skills Training.
๐๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐โฆ simple. Improve strength, increase speed, increase flexibility.
๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐โฆ maybe not quite as simple. Improve swing, sharpen short game, dial-in putting.
In my experience golfers apply most of their improvement efforts into these two areas.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐โฆ seems to be a bit of a mystery. Is it witchcraft, voodooโฆ or laying on a couch sharing your feelings?
๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โฆ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ M๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
You canโt make an efficient plan for positive change moving forwardโฆ until you know where you are.
The Key Metrics are:
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก โ Neuroscience driven optimum brainwave โaccessโ.
๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ โ Psychological Trigger/Response โpatternsโ.
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ โ Is you training helping your Mental Game or inhibiting it?
๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ โ Pre-Shot Routine and Performance Bias strengths and weaknesses.
Once we have created an accurate assessment of YOUR Key Metricsโฆ the process for improvement gets much clearer.
๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌโฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐/๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐.
Go after the low hanging Mental Game โfruitโ.
This is where experience is critical.
Knowledge gained from playing, coaching and researching multiple sports is invaluable in assessing which of your Metrics is the most important to change.
This makes sure you move toward your goals as quickly and simply as possible.
The Process itself is all about โSuccess Progressionsโ.
Research Science has proven the fastest way to achieve a BIG GOAL is to follow a series of small successful steps toward the BIG GOAL.
Small successful steps on the way to your BIG GOAL keeps engagement high, success level high and frustration low.
When you only focus only on the BIG GOAL it takes longer to achieve that BIG GOAL.
This means you will experience more failures along the way.
Failures are excellent learning opportunities BUT... they can lead to greater frustration and gradual erosion of trust in your ability to overcome new challenges.
๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ... ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
The steps that will simply and efficiently lead you to having more fun doing what you love.
As you can imagineโฆ the details of the Process will vary from individual to individual.
Which is why having a Mentor you trust and that you enjoy working with is so important to make sure YOUR Mental Fitness Process is successful.
Touch base ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!
