Power Your Golf Game with Mental Skills for Golf

Power Your Golf Game with Mental Skills for Golf by Jim Andrews, PhD is about Performance Psychology for Sports and Corporate Application. Performance Psychology studies the behavioral factors that influence and enhance performance in the sports and business competitive environment. It targets learning the skills and abilities for a player to achieve optimal performance, personal development, and well-being throughout his or her lifespan. Performance enhancement helps the coach, the team, or the organization and its leaders, managers, and teams. The Performance Psychology approach tailors assessment, skill training, implementation, and evaluation to individuals’ or teams’ specific needs. Implementation targets two main areas:

Performance Management
The skills to optimize one’s own and others’ performance in the competitive environment include:
• Self-Confidence
• Goal Setting
• Motivation
• Pressure Inoculation
• Mental Rehearsal

Self-Regulation
The skills to regulate oneself, or to teach self-regulation to others, in a demanding environment. These skills
include:
• Self-Awareness
• Stress Management
• Thought Control
• Attention/Concentration Control
• Attitude Regulation
• Anger Management