Golf
Lesson 7
Mental
Skills
Lesson Objectives: Students
will understand the mental and physical aspects of golf.
Instant Activity
Lesson:
1. Review Effective Practice Routines
2. Introduce Mental Skills
3. Game of 5s Drill
Keys to Success
Tension controlled,
moderate range of tension
Positive thoughts
Pre-shot routine
to check tension and thought stance
Game
of 5s Drill
Equipment
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Golf balls, 25 per student
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5 or 7 iron, one per student
Instructions to Class
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You can learn to control tension, just like
you learn to seeing a club at different speeds of for different swing lengths.
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One of the problems in golf is that we do not
have a good way to describe tension, so we must create our own scale.
Imagine that a 5 is your maximum tension and a 1 is the minimum.
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Make a fist with one hand as tight as you can,
this is a 5. Now, be relaxed as you can, this is a 1.
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It should be possible for you to create a 5
or 1, or anything in between, in any body part.
Student Options
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Work in pairs, with partner dictating the level
of tension in each body part.
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Select the order of body parts to be tensed.
Success Goal
To Reduce Difficulty
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Have students execute shots in ascending order
of tension.
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Golfer may focus on just one body part at a
time.
To Increase Difficulty
- Have partner specify level of tension in each
body part of golfer.
- Specify different tensions in each body part.
Lesson 8
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