Word: rotella
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...anyone else," he says. His mental coach has instructed him to focus on his own game, as there's not much he or anyone else can learn from studying his monumentally talented rival. "It's silly to pay attention to someone so gifted and expect to learn from [him]," Rotella says. "You can learn a lot more from someone like Harrington, who had to make himself great." Harrington agrees, "I can't play someone else's game. But I can play Padraig Harrington's game, and that's just fine with me." He may be a long shot, but hardworking...
Harrington has learned to balance his obsessive focus on technical details with a less tangible discipline - sports psychology. Renowned golf psychologist Bob Rotella teaches Harrington how not to think, encouraging him to play "unconscious, out-of-his-mind golf." Such clarity is muddled by technical tinkering on the practice tee, so Rotella places a limit on practice during big tournaments. It's an abstention Harrington struggles to uphold. "I'm getting better but if I'm let loose I'll just practice all day," he says...
...holes on Sunday - the latter of which set up an eagle that put him out of reach - were Normanesque in their distance and unwavering accuracy. But even the primary practitioner of modern golf couldn't overcome Harrington's ability to fuse flawless technique with sunny implacability. Sports psychologist Bob Rotella - who reportedly stayed in Harrington's house this whole week of the Open - says the key to golf is to enjoy the journey rather than obsessing over its outcome. Harrington seems to have taken that to heart...
...Women’s Amateur tournament. She used her prior experience in match play tournaments and a little advice from Harvard coach Kevin Rhoads to help her achieve success.This year, Coach Rhoads chose the book Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by sports psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella for his team’s summer reading assignment.Harvey took the advice to heart and emphasized “wedges, chipping and putting” in practice. She says that her improved short game wound up winning her the tournament.Harvey also had the benefit of a friendly face on the course?...
...prevent all future conflict? No. Will it reduce the amount of violence? The answer is yes. Is it worth a try? Yes! I tip my hat to Senator Dayton for standing his ground on what he believes, something that seems to be rare on Capitol Hill these days. MATT ROTELLA West Chester...