Golf is not a Game of Perfect

Bob Cullen

ISBN 10: 068480364X / ISBN 13: 9780684803647

Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1995

About this Item

Bob Rotella is a golf coach who has set out to help golfers revolutionize their mental habits. In this book, he explains his method of mental game management that has helped golfers attain their goals. Rotella's maxims include: play every significant round of golf with a game plan; accept the results of any shot, no matter how bad, and go on to the next one; select the shot you know you can hit, not the shot Arnold Palmer would hit; choking occurs when golfers let anger, fear, or some other extraneous factor distract them before a shot.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Golf is not a Game of Perfect
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068480364X
• ISBN 13: 9780684803647
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or "Doc," as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include:

* On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot.

* Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives -- anger, fear, whining, and cheating -- do no good.

* Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself.

* It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt.

Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

About the Author

Dr. Bob Rotella was the Director of Sports Psychology for twenty years at the University of Virginia. His reputation grew there as the person champions talked to about the mental parts of their game. His clients include champions from all sports, like LeBron James; in golf world talents such as Tom Kite to Graeme McDowell. A writer for and consultant to Golf Digest, he lives in Virginia with his wife, Darlene.