Is there any practice (golf/sports) you can do mentally?
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I wasn't sure where to put this question but I think I would benefit putting it here instead of in the Golf section.
My golf course doesn't have practice grounds and and my backgarden is too small to actually do anything effective.
I am on my summer holidays and I know if my golf course has practice grounds I would be living there.
This is stopping me from getting better and I find myself sitting at home alot more than I wish.
Is there anything you can do mentally to practice golf? like visual that I am playing a round of golf, or practicing chipping around a green?
I don't want links to spend money sites that say "buy this book, how to control the mind etc"
Just if anybody knows of anything, so when I day dream anytime I can still get better at golf, or before going to sleep
summer golf
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nyskiermom said:
What you’re describing is called visualization and is a type of psychological training used with athletes in many sports. Do what you’re doing, visualize the golf course and make sure you tie in all of your senses, including the smell of the grass, the feel of sun on your forearms, the sounds you’re making, everything. This really will improve your game, but not as much as going out there and playing!
August 10th, 2009 at 4:13 pm -
J. said:
Visualising does actually help measurably – it’s linked to embodied cognition. The important thing it to constantly and in detail visualise the action, all the stages you go through, etc – not just daydream, but truely visualise and imagine the action (embodied cognition – we use the same areas for thinking about actions and actually performing the actions). However, the effect is limited without *actual physical practise.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:55 am
