Golf is Not a Game of Perfect | 
 enlarge | Author: Dr. Bob Rotella
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: EBooks
List Price: $17.99
Buy New: $9.99
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Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 7000
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352019
ASIN: B000SEJ2GG
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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One of golf guru Jim Flick's mantras is that golf is 90 percent mental, and the other 10 percent is mental, too. Dr. Bob Rotella, a noted sports psychologist and performance consultant, roots around the golfer's mind to expose--and analyze--the doubts, the fears, and the frustrations that haunt anyone who's ever picked up a club and swung it. Through anecdote and aphorism he suggests how these mental and emotional hazards can be played through, and, regardless of skill level, how teeing off with a more positive and confident outlook will translate into better performance.
Product Description
Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or "Doc," as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include:* On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot.* Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives -- anger, fear, whining, and cheating -- do no good.* Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself.* It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt. Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.
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 A must, but not just for golfers... December 14, 2008
WHAT A GREAT BOOK! This book makes perfect easy sense of everything. As a beginner golfer and a tournament tennis player, I found this book equally helpful for both sports. The power of positive thinking is tremendous. This book was recommended to me by at least 4 different golfers and proved to be everything they said it would be. Now I know I can play better golf, I just need to find the tee times
 Delivery is not a game of perfect August 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I suspect the book I ordered is a good one, but all I have is suspicion since I never received the book. Guess I'll get a copy at Borders.
Golf Is No A Game of Perfect August 25, 2008
Excellent to help you get your head on straight in this fun game of golf. It was recommended to me by my golf instructor and I read it every so often to help me keep playing in a fun way. I highly recommend this book.
 A must February 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are interested in the Mental aspect of The Game all of Doc Rotellas books are a must!
Far from perfect but a worthwhile cure for insomnia January 16, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dr Bob Rotella is extremely well known in golf education for his advice on how to train your mind to play your best golf. He has helped some distinguished players including Tom Kite.
His basic philosophy is:
1. Believe you can achieve your golfing dream.
2. Have no swing thoughts or any thoughts about swing mechanics when you play.
3. Focus on a target for the ball: the smaller the better.
4. Stay in the present: forget previous shots (good and bad), don't think about the score for the round (good or bad). This will only distract you.
I have awarded this a one star. This is perhaps harsh, perhaps a three star would be appropriate but here is why I did:
My average handicap is 25 (27 in competition). I have been playing for three years and in the past 7 months as much as 5 or 6 times a week. I eat, sleep and dream golf. I devour new books and DVDs from the big names and some of the less well known.
I regularly watched the golf channel UK (RIP) and read Golf Digest online. My best rounds are around 85. My theoretical best (best scores per hole on different days) is 63.
In spite of starting this great game of golf at the age of 40, I've done well in many other sports and activities (squash, snowboarding, fencing, motorsport, aviation) and believe I should be able to play at a good level: regularly in the 80s and why not, with training and perseverance, in the 70s.
In short, my profile matches that of the target reader for this book. I had high expectations of this book and was hoping to discover new information and techniques on how to train my mind to get the best from my golf.
In reality, I found nothing new here. Most of the advice really is common sense and common place in all the golf related material I've encountered. Bob spends too much time covering what not to think. In the audio version, Bob drones on so much he sent me to sleep. Sadly, I have to say, the book is not worth the money and I can not recommend it.
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