Golf is not a Game of Perfect - Audiobook
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2022
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This book helped me enjoy games and life itself again. I feel like I have no pressure. I see the difference in how free and fun I feel playing Overwatch or how I talk to others. Life changing and enjoyable.
I agree. The Matrix is fun 😎
5 minutes in... I have read countless books, textbooks, journal articles... Sat through a lifetime of lectures and audiobooks. This man has talent. This is legitimate. Carry on...
Pursuing to be a professional disc golfer and have been told to listen to this. I’ve worked on my mental game a lot recently and this has had the greatest impact. I listened to it yesterday, this morning and on my way to play a league round after work. I shot a 1000 rated round with no bogies and an ace! I won in the advanced division winning $146. I think I’ll listen to some more Bob Rotella.
Coming here for the exact same reason, did Bodanza send you? 🤣 I'm stuck in ma2 still, but shoot 1000-rated rounds in practice all the time. Definitely a mental thing and hopefully this will fix it for me
This hour and a half book is worth a lifetime of $60/hr lessons
Best golf book ever. This book changed my game. From a high single digit player to someone firmly 4-5 strokes lower. Finally conquering the mental aspect of the game after 40 years of playing the game
Look at the target , look at the ball and swing , 100% best advise ever .
Duh! 😏
His advice about no swing thoughts during the swing is sooo good. Played a round today and I hit it so pure.
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I was out the other day, played 9 holes birdied 3 in a row and when I spoke to me mate he said did you do anything different tonight and I said didn't think about anything during me swing. Now listening to this is amazing 🏌♂️⛳️
Yesterday, on the 4th hole the water is in play along the side of the tee box, for about 50 yards on the right. I hit 2 balls into the drink with my 5 wood, I hit my 5 iron and carried on. Finishing early I decided to play another 9. Got onto the tee box of the 4th hole again and pulled out my driver, which had come to life after my nightmare hole and proceeded to hit 2 more balls into the water. My exact thought at the top of my down swing was 'imagine I hit another two into the water'. Hence listen to this book today😅
I feel your pain
I am a 52 year old who has been an athlete my entire life, I've played all kinds of sports from recreational things like bowling and darts all the way to ice hockey, baseball and of course golf. I've been into fitness since age 14 and never before in my life have I encountered a sport which is as complex and counter intuitive as golf. My personal experience has been that the harder I try and the harder I swing, in other words, the more effort I put into the swing, the worse I play. On the other hand, if I hit the ball as though I don't care where it goes, I hit it well and straight. I first figured this out about 2 years ago while I was hitting into a net at a golf course before my round. It occurred to me that I really made good contact and miss-hit VERY few shots when I was in front of that net. But on the golf course I thin and chunk about 20% of the time. So I came to a place where there was and is a battle inside my head between 'letting go' and trying hard. It is a fascinating bit of human psychology and despite having the self discipline required to eat clean and train as often as I want to, I can't seem to master this, the art of swinging loose and carefree.
Morning mate. Thank you for your comment. When you on the course are focusing on the process of hitting great shots or on your scorecard?
@@CoachGurney Great question! I play every hole as a par 5, with the understanding that 5 x 9 is 45 and that's an average score for me. (same applies for 18). Now that is in the back of my mind between shots but when I am standing over the ball, I am focusing only on making a good swing and being loose.
@@canuck_gamer3359so before you go play do you have any process goals / objectives or just scoring goals… see where this is heading?
@@CoachGurney I tend to think of goals in practice, more of a process. Learning to swing the clubs more consistently etc. While I'm on the course I am trying to keep things simple and just adopt whatever I've been doing in practice. But yes, I take your point. Another issue is that it's hard to find good teachers here, what I require is someone who can think a little outside the box but thus far I have not found such a person.
I'm sure Tiger imagined holing that chip shot when he practiced during Masters. What a great tip. I will try to pick a spot where I chip to hole it vs get it close.
Wait what? I had no idea this was a thing. I read this book twice. Now, I'm going to listening to it.
I am re-listening to this 7 years after the last time I did. I no longer pursue ball golf competitively but I have started playing disc golf and I want to be competitive. This book carries over in every way. It’s all mental.
One thought per swing. Love putting. And stay out of your own way.
My friend recommended this to me, he used to play a lot of bolf, but Ive only really played disc golf. This advice is so damn good. I've only played one round since listening to it, but I shot my best round at a local course and it just felt so simple. All of the stuff he says isn't even that crazy, its actually just crazy simple but so impactful.
100% translates exactly to disc golf.
heretic!!
Incredible book, will definitely be listening to it a couple more times! The mental game is equally important to the mechanical game, but the beauty is that this portion actually teaches you to enjoy the game more and have positive experiences on the course regardless of the results. It truly frees your mind! Nicely done Doc!! 👏👏👏
Amazing thank you.
Where I play , we are sent right out to begin a round of golf. I say to the starter that I’m ready to lose my first ball. I don’t let Mark Twain’s expression bother me. The expression was, that golf is a ruined walk in nature.
Bro it's so crazy that so much of my game came from this book. I read this and putting out of your mind like 15-20 years ago. Listening to them now, I realize just how important they were to improving my game.
The hotstreak feels so good, then swing thoughts swarm in and I lose my focus… really, golf is a mental game.
i love it so much. it’s a constant battle between You and Yourself!
Man’s spirit vs Man’s body.
i love it. it’s so frustrating yet so so so intoxicating
The weird thing is you can actually tell a lot about a person by how they approach golf.
I used a triple track golf ball, with 3 lines for alignment, when I played the other day. I got behind the ball and picked out a specific target, lined up the ball, then lined up parallel to the lines on the ball. A few times when I got over the ball I felt like I was lined up waaaaay left and had to double check that it was indeed where I wanted to start the ball. It was! How many times have I lined up incorrectly, possibly because of the tee box or other factors? Then I would pick my swing apart and start a series of unfortunate events in place when the swing wasn’t even the problem. So many good nuggets in this book. Thank you.
He says setup is 80% of the golf swing, when you already don't have a bad swing I think it's more like 95%!
Great advice, if only I could put this into practice on a course
1 thing at a time. You got this!
Dr Rotella i love your philosophy but i don't agree about the concept that both winners and losers are self made.. yes we can give ourselves more chance of winning by doing our process, but as Alex Ferguson often said, we can prepare and do all the right things but there's always an element of luck to winning or losing too, the bounce of the ball and the competitors performance, even world events, are all an aspect of those things we can't fully control, known as luck or fate
but yes we CAN give ourselves our best chance by doing our process and trying our best in life etc
best wishes to you
from Rolland in Scotland
I started golf in 2019. From about 2019 through the end of 2020, I could swing freely. I was new but I could swing freely, I was able to hit the ball just fine. I wasn’t worried about a shank/duff/pull hook/hitting it fat/etc. I was scoring high 90s/low 100s. I was happy with my scores.
Sometime in early 2021 I completely lost any ability to even hit the ball. Seriously…I could hit the ball at all. It was paralyzing and I wanted to quit. I kept practicing and couldn’t get it back at all. My scores were so bad (130+).
In late 2021 I somehow found everything again. I was able to hit the ball again, everything felt right again for like 2-3 months….then somehow everything went downhill again
I went back to not being able to hit the ball. It wasn’t as bad when I first lost it, I could still somewhat hit my irons, but my drivers/woood/hybrid was shot. I went through the episode again and ended up quitting for the later half of 2022.
I ended up coming back to golf just last week. First round I scored 105, felt pretty good but still couldn’t drive or use my woods. My last round however, 116, nothing felt right again, shank city. 🤦🏾
this is my second year golfing and my best score is 109.
i built a golf net at home and am trying to put in a minimum of 100 swings per day. i feel more confident already and i hope to break 100 soon.
you got this bro! you clearly have a great deal of natural talent already
Welcome to golf, buddy. 😅
Go get a lesson from a professional who comes with a recommendation from someone they helped. One or two lessons will help a lot and save you many years of chasing your tail. A small investment that will pay dividends well into the future.
I started three years ago. On an executive course I was swinging freely and was plunking the greens. Only problem was I never putted on Bermuda greens and I was a consistent three-putt. Several days later I lost my confidence and couldn't launch the ball anymore so I decided to get lessons. The first helped, but the second lesson really messed me up! Then I sought out another instructor and I just couldn't hit the ball anymore. I went back to the drawing board by chipping and putting. The swing came back and I had my best round by only using 4 clubs...2 irons, wedge and my putter. These videos have helped me immensely. While I still have rough days...they don't matter. Being old and arthritic I am blessed just to be out there with my dog enjoying this game.
@@FerrellKatz hell yea brother. I get that for sure. I took a few lessons and I hate to say it, I had to stop because different instructors were telling me different things and it messed me up even more so I definitely feel you there. People have unconventional ways of getting their swing back and I’m all for it.
This was amazing 🎉
Great advice that applies not only to golf, but all sports.
Kinda applies to life as well.
'Hes got his bags packed and airplane tickets. Send him home' - Happy Gilmore Collegue
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Using this advice to help me shoot pool
What a great audiobook. This information will definitely help me lower my scores. I do worry though that many players will use this information to turn a 3 1/2 hour round into a 5+ hour round.
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It’s actually the opposite, typically when an amateur is frustrated and does the opposite of the book they take longer due to all the shitty shots they have, dropping mulligans, looking for their ball, etc.
What is wrong with taking longer to play a round? I enjoy taking my time, focusing and actually enjoying, and appreciating, the beauty if the course. I want to enjoy the entire experience, not rush through it
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Is this the full book?
I believe so.
Yes, it is. I bought it on audible. It's only about an hour and a half.
Brilliant
Excellent! Only one gripe: he keeps referring to "the open", but in context of it being played on an American course. There is only one Open, and it is played in the UK.
[Note: the one he's referring to is the US Open, a wonderful tournament in its own right. But call it the US Open, which is its proper name. "The Open" is "The Open Championship", and is played for the famous Claret Jug, and the right to be called the Champion Golfer of the Year.]
Who cares
@@jeffd5310 What if I called you Martha from now on? After all, a name does not matter. Who cares?
Fat Perez sent me here
Me too. Really could be the difference.
Me too boys. Shot my best score on Saturday in Months. Pick a small target look at the ball and swing helped me so much
Me too!
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What I heard is, "Just Swing. Now, the less you do, the more you do; Now, do less. No, no, you have to do more than that. Now do it. No, that's not it either. Ok, screw it, we'l figure it out when we get there."
Classic movie!
Theres a lot of positive info here. Ultimately though your only as good as your golf swing. The greatest players had the most simplistic swing thoughts.
That’s true but there a lot of people who have great swings that are not able to effectively swing that good swings because of bad mental thoughts of doubt.
Your swing is only as good as your confidence in it. Trust , and frame of mind. So many times a good player will start off hot and be 3 or 4 under on the front nine, then start playing "not to mess up" , and end up giving all those birdies back.
I've been at this a long time , lots of guys can hit it , that's not terribly hard if ego is removed...you reach every par 4 or 5 in 3 shots 150 or less , reach every par 3 in 2 and 1 putt everything guess what you shoot? Learn how to putt , the best putter wins most days. Obviously shorter putts help but you should understand this is the area most people can easily improve with minimal effort
Frued was waay off that we are victims of circumstance. He was weak.
Quitting golf was the best decision of my.
Whos reading this?
The Ball becomes a little toy for the seals, on the sixteenth lol. Think strategically 🏌🏾♂️🏌🏾♂️
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