Mental, practice et parcours
Publié : 27 déc. 2015, 14:05
Hello,
un membre de GWRX a eu l'opportunité de rencontrer Bob Rotella.
Voici les quelques idées qu'il a retenu, je les met car j'adore la 7 (pricy)
In english of course, mais à retenir routine, routine, routine, confiance et travail.
Man
So i'm going to focus on the general idea's from the meeting and keep it simple and to the point.
So the thing we focused on the most was believing in yourself.
1. Most players go into a match or tourney thinking about which players in the field are better then them which means your believing in others more then yourself. A point he made was you have to believe in your ability because no one else will. If you go into a match believing in others more then yourself you might as well skip the golf and head to the bar. This is something he works on constantly with PGA Tour players especially guts that settle into the "journeymen" mindset. Also a lot of college players get asigned "the number 4 guy" and adopt that mindset. He works to get them to think "'im the #1 guy on his way to the top".
2. Atitude on the golf course. Another common mistake most make is let their atititude become dependent on the outcomes/scores on the card. This is why guys on tour bogey a hole and bounce right back with a birdie. Most players he works with base success on things that have nothing to do with score. For example if you follow your routine to a "T" and make a great stroke on the ball and just miss the putt on the left edge then you have achieved success. With golf there are variables beyond your control and if you follow your game plan, routine, and make a good read then by all means you have achieved success. Whether the putt goes in is just icing on the cake or a bonus. Again a lot of players make a few bogeys or doubles and their day is ruined, this can't happen in order to be successful.
3. Routine, routine, routine. Build a fast and efficient routine. He said most AM's have no idea and do something different almost every shot. A good thing to do is create a routine and then work hard on it. Even video yourself doing it. If you can consistently accomplish this you will play better and gain confidence. Remember #2. If you go through your routine exactly how you practiced, pick your club and make a good swing then you have SUCCESS for that shot before the ball ever lands. Where it lands should not determine success. Obviously we want it to land next to the pin but remember this is about keeping a positive mental outlook and building on many successes during a round.
4. Another big thing he notices with amateurs is how long they stand at address once they put the club behind the ball. He recommended that as soon as the club is set behind the ball you just go. The more time you sit there in that position the worse the shot will be. Try to take advantage of being unconcious for the swing. He said every player whether they realize it or not has a trigger. It might be a waggle, knee kick, or whatever but every player has something they do more often then not that means go. Again this is something you should practice and get down like clock work. Figure out what your trigger is then work hard to initiate it quickly. I think he said the average player takes 2-5 seconds over the ball which is a death sentence.
5. On the green you should have a ROCK SOLID routine. Again once the read is done and speed is figured out you need to jump into your routine and have your trigger set. Get over the ball and let it go. Success is then based on the following
1. Did i feel good about the read match with speed
2. Did i execute my routine
3. Did i freely release my putter through the ball
If you did those 3 things the putt was an aboslute success. Whether it goes in or not, doesn't matter. Control is out of your hands once it leave the putter face. He said sometimes good putts just don't go in for all sorts of reasons and you have to be ok with that. Especially on the green where the ball is on the ground the entire time.
6. Last thing I'll touch on is ball striking and how to practice. This is where he pulled out some stats from the tour and guys he works with. He said the average tour player whether he wins the tourney or not averages around 12 greens in a round. He then said the average scratch player averages around the same so what gives. Ball striking is not a ton better between good AM's and pro's (by good am's he was referring to D1 players in this case and or scratch to + players). The biggest difference is when you look at the scoring clubs. From 130yds out the professional is going to drop it 10-12ft and in while the better amateur is going to be closer to 20ft and in. From there when you look at the odds of making a putt from 10ft vs 15-20ft the difference is astronomical. The other difference is a pro's ability to scramble which is significantly better then a better AM. Around the greens and out of bunkers the pga players will eat you alive.
So if you want to find out how good you really are in the scoring zone he said go play a round of golf and on each tee shot go ahead and hit. When you get to your ball pick it up and take it 30-50 yds toward the hole then drop it. Play every hole like that (obviously not the par 3's) and see if you score any different.
7. So practice:
He recommends not bothering to hit a driver on the range other then to loosen up. He recommends practicing with the driver ON COURSE. He said find the tightest hole on the course with OB or a hazard both left and right then pull out a brand new box of ProV1's and have at it. I found this hilarious. He said there's no better way then to have money on the line and no room to go but straight. Makes sense and again we all know there's nothing worse then loosing brand new $45/dozen balls.
For practice (again he was talking to a college team) you should spend 1hr on scoring clubs, 2hrs on pitching/bunker play, 20 minutes on putting (your actual speed and stroke), and 20 minutes on all other clubs.
un membre de GWRX a eu l'opportunité de rencontrer Bob Rotella.
Voici les quelques idées qu'il a retenu, je les met car j'adore la 7 (pricy)
In english of course, mais à retenir routine, routine, routine, confiance et travail.
Man
So i'm going to focus on the general idea's from the meeting and keep it simple and to the point.
So the thing we focused on the most was believing in yourself.
1. Most players go into a match or tourney thinking about which players in the field are better then them which means your believing in others more then yourself. A point he made was you have to believe in your ability because no one else will. If you go into a match believing in others more then yourself you might as well skip the golf and head to the bar. This is something he works on constantly with PGA Tour players especially guts that settle into the "journeymen" mindset. Also a lot of college players get asigned "the number 4 guy" and adopt that mindset. He works to get them to think "'im the #1 guy on his way to the top".
2. Atitude on the golf course. Another common mistake most make is let their atititude become dependent on the outcomes/scores on the card. This is why guys on tour bogey a hole and bounce right back with a birdie. Most players he works with base success on things that have nothing to do with score. For example if you follow your routine to a "T" and make a great stroke on the ball and just miss the putt on the left edge then you have achieved success. With golf there are variables beyond your control and if you follow your game plan, routine, and make a good read then by all means you have achieved success. Whether the putt goes in is just icing on the cake or a bonus. Again a lot of players make a few bogeys or doubles and their day is ruined, this can't happen in order to be successful.
3. Routine, routine, routine. Build a fast and efficient routine. He said most AM's have no idea and do something different almost every shot. A good thing to do is create a routine and then work hard on it. Even video yourself doing it. If you can consistently accomplish this you will play better and gain confidence. Remember #2. If you go through your routine exactly how you practiced, pick your club and make a good swing then you have SUCCESS for that shot before the ball ever lands. Where it lands should not determine success. Obviously we want it to land next to the pin but remember this is about keeping a positive mental outlook and building on many successes during a round.
4. Another big thing he notices with amateurs is how long they stand at address once they put the club behind the ball. He recommended that as soon as the club is set behind the ball you just go. The more time you sit there in that position the worse the shot will be. Try to take advantage of being unconcious for the swing. He said every player whether they realize it or not has a trigger. It might be a waggle, knee kick, or whatever but every player has something they do more often then not that means go. Again this is something you should practice and get down like clock work. Figure out what your trigger is then work hard to initiate it quickly. I think he said the average player takes 2-5 seconds over the ball which is a death sentence.
5. On the green you should have a ROCK SOLID routine. Again once the read is done and speed is figured out you need to jump into your routine and have your trigger set. Get over the ball and let it go. Success is then based on the following
1. Did i feel good about the read match with speed
2. Did i execute my routine
3. Did i freely release my putter through the ball
If you did those 3 things the putt was an aboslute success. Whether it goes in or not, doesn't matter. Control is out of your hands once it leave the putter face. He said sometimes good putts just don't go in for all sorts of reasons and you have to be ok with that. Especially on the green where the ball is on the ground the entire time.
6. Last thing I'll touch on is ball striking and how to practice. This is where he pulled out some stats from the tour and guys he works with. He said the average tour player whether he wins the tourney or not averages around 12 greens in a round. He then said the average scratch player averages around the same so what gives. Ball striking is not a ton better between good AM's and pro's (by good am's he was referring to D1 players in this case and or scratch to + players). The biggest difference is when you look at the scoring clubs. From 130yds out the professional is going to drop it 10-12ft and in while the better amateur is going to be closer to 20ft and in. From there when you look at the odds of making a putt from 10ft vs 15-20ft the difference is astronomical. The other difference is a pro's ability to scramble which is significantly better then a better AM. Around the greens and out of bunkers the pga players will eat you alive.
So if you want to find out how good you really are in the scoring zone he said go play a round of golf and on each tee shot go ahead and hit. When you get to your ball pick it up and take it 30-50 yds toward the hole then drop it. Play every hole like that (obviously not the par 3's) and see if you score any different.
7. So practice:
He recommends not bothering to hit a driver on the range other then to loosen up. He recommends practicing with the driver ON COURSE. He said find the tightest hole on the course with OB or a hazard both left and right then pull out a brand new box of ProV1's and have at it. I found this hilarious. He said there's no better way then to have money on the line and no room to go but straight. Makes sense and again we all know there's nothing worse then loosing brand new $45/dozen balls.
For practice (again he was talking to a college team) you should spend 1hr on scoring clubs, 2hrs on pitching/bunker play, 20 minutes on putting (your actual speed and stroke), and 20 minutes on all other clubs.