Optimising
Performance in Golf
Edited by
Patrick R Thomas
Griffith University
“…ideal
for professional and advanced golfers and coaches.” Golf
Magazine July 2001
Led
by a Foreword on how to win by the world’s greatest player, Optimising
Performance in Golf provides key insights from sport science
research, professional practice and case-study contributions from
internationally recognised experts. Coaches, sports scientists, players
and those involved in their preparation will benefit from this excellent
resource.
ABOUT
THE EDITOR
Patrick
R. Thomas is an Associate Professor and Director of the
Centre for Movement Education and Research at Griffith University’s
Mt Gravatt Campus in Brisbane. After completing a Teachers Certificate,
Dr Thomas studied at the University of Queensand, graduating with
first-class honours and a University medal in psychology. He subsequently
completed research Masters and PhD degrees in organisational and
cognitive psycholoy, and has taught psychology and research methods
for more than 25 years.
Dr
Thomas was a foundation member of the College of Sport Psychologists
of the Australian Psychological Society, and for the past 10 years
has provided psychological services to ahtletes, particularly golfers.
He has been a member of Pacific Golf Clubr since 1978.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Preface vii
SECTION
1 — COACHING
AND LEARNING
CHAPTER 1 The Path to Expert Golf Performance: Insights from the
Masters on How to Improve Performance by Deliberate Practice
K. Anders Ericsson
CHAPTER 2 The Development of Expertise by Senior PGA Tour Players
Leonard Zaichkowsky and Kevin Morris
CHAPTER 3 The First Tee: Teaching Youth to Succeed in Golf and Life
Steven J. Danish
CHAPTER 4 The Role of Amateur Golf Coaches in Australia
Dominic Wall
CHAPTER 5 Golf Professional Training and Professional Development
Programs: An Australian Perspective
Phil Ayres
CHAPTER 6 The Influence of Video and Verbal Information on Learning
the Golf Swing
Mark A. Guadagnoli, Al McDaniels, Jimmie Bullard, Richard D. Tandy,
and William R. Holcomb
CHAPTER 7 A Laser-Based Evaluation of Two Different Alignment Strategies
Used in Golf Putting
Albert D. Potts and Neil K. Roach
CHAPTER 8 Periodisation for Golf
Peter W. Knight
CHAPTER 9 A Performance History of International Golfers in the US
Masters
Raymond J. Leigh
SECTION
2 — EXERCISE
SCIENCE AND SPORTS MEDICINE
CHAPTER 10 The Physiology
of Optimising Golf Performance in Hot Environments
Tom M. McLellan
CHAPTER 11 Golf: Exercise for Health and Longevity
Gi Broman
CHAPTER 12 Aerobic Fitness and Psychophysiological Stress Responses
to Competition Golf
John S. Carlson, Jennifer M. McKay, Steve E. Selig, and Tony Morris
CHAPTER 13 How Has Research Influenced Golf Teaching and Equipment?
Robert J. Neal, Eric J. Sprigings, and Michael J. Dalgleish
CHAPTER 14 The Importance of Stretching the “X-Factor” in
the Downswing of Golf: The “X-Factor Stretch”
Phillip J. Cheetham, Philip E. Martin, Robert E. Mottram, and Bryan
F. St. Laurent
CHAPTER 15 Swing Technique Change and Adjunctive Exercises in the Treatment
of Wrist Pain in a Golfer: A Case Report
Michael J. Dalgleish, Bill Vicenzino, and Robert J. Neal
CHAPTER 16 Strength and Conditioning for Golf
David K. Chettle and Robert J. Neal
CHAPTER 17 The Rhetoric and Reality of Warm-up Activity Among Junior
Golfers
Raymond J. Leigh
CHAPTER 18 An Integrated Approach to the Golfer’s Physical and
Technical Development
Ramsay McMaster, Ross Herbert, Sandy Jamieson, and Patrick R. Thomas
SECTION
3 — SPORT
PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 19 Performance
Under Pressure: A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing?
Lew Hardy and Richard Mullen
CHAPTER 20 Preperformance Routine Training Using Holistic Process
Goals
Kieran M. Kingston and Lew Hardy
CHAPTER 21 The Preshot Routine: A Prerequisite for Successful Performance?
Robin C. Jackson
CHAPTER 22 How Do We Define Success? Differences in the Goal Orientations
of Higher and Lower Ability Golfers
Kieran M. Kingston and Lew Hardy
CHAPTER 23 Self-Efficacy, Confidence Judgments, and Self-Monitoring
in Golfers
Gerard J. Fogarty, Chris Graham, and David Else
CHAPTER 24 The Role of Imagery Ability in the Learning and Performance
of Golf Skills
J. Robert Grove, Vicki de Prazer, Robert S. Weinberg, and Russell
Pitcher
CHAPTER 25 Preperformance Mood and Elite Golf Performance: What are
the Optimal Mood Factors Before Competition?
John F. Mathers and Richard L. Cox
CHAPTER 26 Cognitions, Emotions and Golf Performance
Patrick R. Thomas
About the Editor
List of Authors
Index
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ISBN: 9781875378371
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Item Number: 4-875378371
382
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