The Mental Art of Putting Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best

, by Cohn, PhD, Patrick J.,; Winters, Robert K.

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ISBN: 9780912083872 | 0912083875
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/1/1995

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With this book every golfer can putt with greater confidence, composure,and consistency in between those elusive holes-in one!

Foreword

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

Introduction

xvi

Lagman or Charger?: Determining Your Putting Style

(6)

Two Different Styles of Putting

(2)

Do you Lag or Charge?

(1)

The Importance of Speed

(1)

What is Your Attitude About Putting?

(2)

Finding Your Style

(1)

Try This!

(1)

The Best of the Best: Qualities of Great Putters

(9)

Do You Think of Yourself as a Good Putter?

(1)

Are You Confident in Your Ability?

(2)

Are You a Doubter?

(1)

Do You Believe in Your Method?

(1)

Do You Practice for Touch?

(2)

Can You See the Line?

(1)

Do You Love to Putt?

(1)

Do You Give Your Best Effort?

(1)

Do You Know That You're Not Perfect?

(1)

Do You Practice to Make Putts?

(1)

Mind Matters

(1)

Try This!

(1)

A Healthy Start: Choosing the I-Can-Make-Everything Attitude

(10)

Choosing a Good Attitude

(1)

A Study in Attitude

(1)

Making the Right Choice

(1)

The Golden Attitude

(1)

The Power of Words

(2)

The Little Engine: A Relevant Children's Story

(1)

Developing the I-Can-Make-Everything Attitude

(3)

Try This!

(1)

The One-Putt Mindset: The Only Way to Think

(8)

Confidence: The Name of the Game

(2)

Competence and the Putting Cycle: It Works Both Ways!

(1)

The Positive Putting Cycle

(2)

The Negative Putting Cycle

(1)

Finding ``IT'' on the Green

(3)

Try This!

(1)

Confidence: The Key to Giving It Your Best Stroke

(10)

Competence: The Foundation for Confidence

(1)

Confidence from Your Practice

(1)

Confidence from Your Preputt Routine

(1)

Confidence from Experience and Competition

(1)

Confidence from Your Commitment

(2)

Confidence from Your Preround Warm-Up

(1)

Confidence from Your Putter

(1)

How to Regain Confidence When You're Leaking Oil

(5)

Mind Matters

(1)

Try This!

(1)

Line, Speed, and Target: Focus for Making Putts

(12)

Understanding Concentration

(1)

What Are the Important Cues?

(1)

What Is Relevant and Irrelevant to Putting?

(1)

Don't Reflect, React

(1)

Focus on Execution, Not Result

(2)

Focus In and Focus Out

(1)

Getting Back on Track

(1)

Stop the Wandering

(2)

Attention Killers

(1)

Outside Distractions

(1)

The Blank Out

(1)

Negative Thoughts

(1)

Anxiety

(1)

Boredom

(1)

Low Self-Confidence

(1)

Running Out of Steam

(1)

Off-Course Exercises to Improve Your Focus

(1)

Holding Your Focus

(1)

Focusing on Breathing

(1)

Mental Rehearsal

(1)

Practice Refocusing Attention

(1)

On-Course Tips for Better Concentration

(1)

No Past, No Future, Only the Present

(1)

Think One Shot at a Time

(1)

Focus on Your Preparation

(1)

Relax While You Wait Your Turn

(1)

Use a Warm-Up

(1)

Practice Like You Play

(1)

Cue Yourself to Concentrate

(1)

Rehearse Your Putt While You Wait

(1)

Try This!

(1)

Now You See It: Vision and Imagination in Putting

(12)

Differences in Vision Between Great and Poor Putters

(1)

Vision and Your Putting Routine

(1)

Surveying the Green: Getting a Read

(1)

Watch Other Putts: Your Best Clue

(2)

The Dominant Eye in Putting

(1)

The Million-Dollar Look

(2)

Developing an Eye for the Line

(1)

The Big Picture: Soft Focus or Hard Focus?

(1)

Focus on a Small Target

(1)

Are You Really Square?

(1)

Visual Shift and Image Decay During Putting

(1)

Keep Putting Simple

(2)

Try These Exercises for Improving Vision!

(2)

The 30-Second Mindset: Establishing a Putting Routine

(10)

What's All the Fuss about a Preshot Routine?

(1)

Take It from the Pros

(1)

The Six Essentials: Qualities of a Good Routine

(3)

Example Preshot Routine for Putting

(1)

Maintain Your Line

(1)

Regroup When Distracted

(1)

Develop Your Own Preshot Routine

(2)

Should Your Routine Be Routine?

(1)

Make Your Routine Simple to Follow

(2)

Try This!

(1)

The Child Within: Generating a Fearless Mindset

(16)

What's So Scary?

(1)

Stress on the Green

(3)

A Golfer's Biggest Enemy: The Fear of Missing

(1)

The Fear of Looking Stupid and Incompetent

(1)

Do You Protect Your Ego?

(1)

The Fear of Choking

(1)

The Yips and Freezing

(3)

Dealing with Fear on the Green

(1)

Eliminate the Past

(1)

Putt Like a Little Kid Again

(2)

Think of Your Putt as a ``Second'' Attempt

(1)

Reality Check on the Green

(1)

Be Your Own Coach

(1)

Focus on the Task

(3)

Try This!

(3)

Preparing Your Mind to Putt Your Best

(8)

Instilling Confidence: A Never-Ending Project

(1)

The Positive Coach Inside You

(1)

Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Putts

(1)

Don't Expect to Putt Perfectly

(2)

Preparing to Putt Well in Tournaments

(1)

Coping With Poor Putting

(3)

What Are Your Goals?

101

(1)

Try This!

101

(1)

Productive Putting Practice: Taking It to the Course

102

(11)

The Difference Between Practicing and Playing

102

(1)

Transferring Your Putting to the Course

103

(3)

Make It Automatic

106

(1)

Practice for Touch and Feel

107

(3)

Improving Confidence With Short Putts

110

(1)

Taking It to the Course

110

(2)

The Use of Visual Aids During Practice

112

(1)

Try This!

112

(1)

The Golden Touch: Warming Up Your Putter

113

(6)

Generate Your Feel on the Greens

114

(1)

Validate Your Confidence

114

(1)

More Is Not Always Better

114

(2)

Go with What You Have

116

(1)

One-, Two- or Three-ball Warm-Up?

116

(1)

Remember, It's Only a Warm-Up

117

(2)

Try This!

117

(2)

Putting Rx: Remedies for Common Problems

119

(10)

I Can't Putt Well on the Course

119

(1)

I Get Distracted by Spike Marks on the Green

120

(1)

Everyone is Making Putts But Me

120

(1)

I Make More Par Putts Than Birdie Putts

121

(1)

I'm the One That Will Miss

121

(1)

I Just Can't See My Line Somedays

122

(1)

I've Got the Yips

122

(1)

I Don't Have Enough Time to Warm Up

123

(1)

I Let Poor Putters Bother Me

124

(1)

I Can't Putt on Lousy Greens

124

(1)

I Have Trouble Putting through My Shadow

125

(1)

I Can't Make Three-Footers

126

(1)

I'm Not Sure I'm Ready

126

(1)

I Lose My Sense of Touch Somedays

127

(2)

A Summary of Great Putting: Six Important Keys

129

(6)

Positive Attitude

129

(1)

Putting Confidence

129

(1)

Touch and Feel

130

(2)

Total Focus

132

(1)

Imagination and Vision

133

(1)

Trusting Your Stroke

133

(1)

Monitoring Your Progress

134

(1)

Appendix: Player Progress Questionnaire

135

(2)

References

137

(1)

About Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D.

138

(1)

About Robert K. Winters, M.A.

139

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The Mental Art of Putting Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best

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