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The Golfer's Mind: Play to Play Great

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I am not a distinguished golfer by any means, but I have an annual competitive golf trip with buddies that stirs my competitive juices at the start of the golf season. Rather than take a golf lessson (which would just confuse the heck out of me so close to competition), I bought and read this book. It made all the difference in the world as far as my mental attitude was concerned. I was able to keep a positive attitude after my (inevitable) poor golf shots, and I celebrated my good ones.

I loved his rule to "love your putter and wedge". In other words, to get enthusiastic about the opportunity to use both clubs. That mental attitude change made a huge difference in my short game.

This book also helped me give myself permission to play well. Too often, I would start a round hot and then fold under the pressure of a low scorecard. Dr Rotella helped me recognize this mental flaw and deal with it when it reared its head.

Let's be real here, this book is no substitute for talent and dedicated practice. But if you're tired of blowing up on the golf course and often harbor thoughts of abandoning your clubs on the bag drop rack, this book is for you. It will help you play to your true potential.

As for my golf outing, it was handicap adjusted, and I was the only guy to shoot under my index (by one stroke over three rounds), so I took home the trophy and some cash. For the 13 previous years that I attended, I never came close to winning. The difference was my mental attitude during the competition and my ability to deal with the pressure. For me, this book paid for itself, quite literally.

Buy this book, read it once, twice, three times... then read it again. If you have high expectations on the course and get frustrated when you fall short of these expectations, this book will be a great help to you.

Bob Rotella provides fundamentals of mental toughness that can be used in many sports. I'm an enthusiastic tennis player and have successfully used the methods outlined in The Golfer's Mind to improve my game and to use as a basis for raising my game to the next level. "Play to play great", Get into process, not results", and "Believe fully in yourself" are examples of the thoughts to play by. Train your brain as hard as you train your body.

This was a typical Rotella book. Really, it is a compilation of statements made in his other books..."Golf is Not a Game of Perfect",
"Putting Out of Your Mind", Golf is a Game of Confidence", and "The Golf of Your Dreams." Now, I have six of his books (including Life is Not a Game of Perfect"; and, although enlightening, he's pretty much said it all a couple of times.

i can appreciate his psychological points in the book. "Play to play great" about sums it up. the problem is, he doesn't really tell you how to bend your mind to achieve these concepts. you can tell anybody all these great ideas, but if they don't tell you how to get there, you will still blow it out of bounds.

i've also read "Zen Golf" and this book is far superior IMHO. Zen Golf actually gives you methods for training your mind to deal with pressure, to deal with nerves, and to build confidence, among other things. Rotella only provides you with great concepts. "Love your putter and your wedges." okay, so i love them, now what? "Nothing will upset me today no matter what happens on the course". okay, i have implemented an attitude adjustment. but my game still sucks. Read Zen Golf. it will teach how to free your mind from all that mental chatter. and learning psychological principals is all about HOW TO THINK, not what to think.

Since Golf is, in my opinion, a "mental" game, this book really helped me over the hurdles of negative thoughts. Took Dr. Rotella's "therapy" with me on the course......Truly, helped to improve my game I highly recommend it.

Dr Rotella does a great job of going into the golfer's mind and changing your thinking to improve your golf. This book has definitely helped me play better and even more, think better around the course to help me achieve my best. It is easy to read - any problem you have on a particular day, you can just go straight to the relevant chapter that deals with it. No need to read it from start to finish. I read a few chapters almost daily. I would recommend this book to every golfer out there who finds they have that one thing missing from their game. This is IT. Dr Rotella knows his stuff.

Everything was done as I was expecting. Book was brand New and was shipped within the time that was promised.

Another excellent title by Bob Rotella, I have the whole collection and this is a great addition. Since listening to Bob's books, i have set myself some tough goals and am well on my way to getting there. I am working on several things at once but have no doubt that this book along with the other titles in the collection are part of the reason I have dropped 6 shots from my handicap in 6 weeks and am looking to go much lower.

Dr Rotella explains aspects of the game that we must work on to be our best.
It's a must read for those who aspire to be better.
I recomend to all levels of golfer.