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PSYCHOLOGICAL GOLF: HANUMAN SHOT

 

 

 

A PSYCHOLOGICAL GUIDE TO GOLF

 

What is it that champion golfers do better than other (professional or amateur) golfers?

 

A study “psychological state underlying clutch performance” provides some answers.

 

Whether you are a 24+ handicapper, a scratch golfer, or a professional, there are few characteristics that golfers of all abilities can learn from:-

 

Complete and Deliberate Focus

  • The golf course can be a distracting place.
  • There are other golfers nearby whose behaviour you cannot control.
  • There are 18 difficult holes to battle with along the way.
  • There is also pressure and expectation.

A good golfer can drown all this out and maintain focus on the task at hand.

 

Try Your Best

  • Make considered decisions.
  • Give it your best shot.
  • Train well, sleep well, and keep hydrated.

 

 

Mental State & Emotions

  • Pay attention to your mental state.
  • Reflect on what went well and what can be improved.
  • Manage your emotions.

 

Avoid Negative Thoughts

Performance psychology is about challenging unhelpful beliefs and exploring different perspectives.

 

Immerse Yourself

  • Champion golfers fully immerse themselves in the present moment.
  • Focus on your shot.
  • Look forward to the next shot as an opportunity to do something special.
  • Do not dwell on poor shots (You can no longer do anything about them).

 

 

Be Confident

  • Believe in your ability.
  • Be confident and stay self-assured.
  • Remind yourself of your previous successes and visualise future ones.

 

Be in Control

  • Focus on what you can control (your thoughts, feelings, and reactions).
  • Understand that you can’t influence and control everything.

 

 

Enjoy the Game

  • You are on the golf course playing a sport that you love.
  • Enjoy the experience and embrace the challenge.
  • Make the best of your time on the golf course.

 

THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF IT

 

The best shots are the ones that are played without any pressure.

 

I call them HANUMAN shots.

(Swing like Hanuman ji would swing his mace)

 

Think Positive, Visualise, Relax, and Rip it.

 

 

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GOLF AT OLYMPICS

 

Pic Courtesy:  Financial Times

Golf featured in the Summer Olympic Games in 1900 at Paris and 1904 at St. Louis.

 

Thereafter it was it was reinstated in 2016 Summer Olympics.

 

Qualification for the Olympics is based primarily upon the Official World Golf Ranking (men) and Women’s World Golf Rankings.

 

Total of 60 players compete for the medal.

 

Top 15 of each gender automatically qualify (with a limit of four per country), and then the highest ranked players from countries that had not yet already qualified (Max two players) are added.

 

Stroke play is used at the Games, with athletes playing four rounds of 18 holes (72 Holes) over four days.

USA is the leader in the medal tally of so far conducted tournaments with 12 medals followed by Great Britain with 3 medals.

TOKYO OLYMPICS

Pic Courtesy: Wikipedia

Olympic Golf venue

 

Kasumigaseki Country Club in the verdant Musashino Hills.

 

Japan has nearly 2000 golf courses.

 

Kasumigaseki is the venue for Tokyo 2020 Men’s & Women’s golf competitions.

 

It is one of the oldest and most prestigious historic courses.

 

It was founded in 1929, and has hosted many events world, Asian and Japanese tournaments.

 

It is a 7466 yard par-71 course.

 

 

Results (Men Tournament)

 

Gold Medal: The Men’s Olympic golf event gold was won by American Xander Schauffele. He won by one stroke with an 18 under par performance.

 

Silver medal: Won by Rory Sabbatini playing for Slovakia. He performed 17 under par.

 

 Bronze: Won by Pan Cheng-tsung of Chinese Taipei finishing 15 under power. Pan technically finished T3 with six other golfers but beat them all on the fourth playoff hole for the bronze medal.

 

Other T3 Players:

Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Mito Pereira (CHI)
Sebastian Munoz (COL)
Rory McIlroy (IRL)
Paul Casey (GBR)

 

Indian Representation

 

The Indian men’s team was represented by 34-year-old Anirban Lahiri and 30-year-old Udayan Mane. Lahiri finished tied-42nd with score of 5-under par and Mane finished 56th with 3-over par.

Pic Courtesy: Wikipedia

The Women’s team of India is being represented by, Aditi Ashok age 23 and Diksha Dagar, age 20. Their competition is from 04 to 07 August.

Best of luck to the Indian Women’s team.

In your opinion how will the women’s team perform?

 

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