Unconscious competence to total competence in elite sport
The piece argues elite athletes may benefit from conscious bodily awareness during performance. It traces stages from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence and proposes a further state, total competence, where automatic action blends with deliberate self corrections.
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Tiger Woods
Tiger
Bob Rotella
John Toner
Aidan Moran
University of Hull
England
Accraspeed Sports Trainer Sensing Swing Speed
The Accraspeed wrist worn trainer provides audible feedback on swing speed and smoothness with a chirp. Users adjust a dial to see where they lead the club or release early, and its wrist fit supports other sports. Priced at $100 on golftrainingaids.com.
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Golftrainingaids.com
Coil and Rotate: Mastering Short Iron Control
The guide explains proper short iron technique with an emphasis on a controlled coil. It warns against lifting the arms and outlines a 90 degree shoulder turn to the spine, keeping torque tight through three coil levels from legs to hips to shoulders for accurate contact.
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Lee Westwood
President Obama Returns From Vacation Amid Golf Burnout
The article suggests President Obama cut his two week break and flew back to Washington due to fatigue from frequent golf. Citing golf coaches like David Leadbetter it notes that top players including Michelle Wie and Lydia Ko can become golf focused, mirroring the president's need to rest his game.
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Obama
Washington
David Leadbetter
Michelle Wie
Lydia Ko
Potus
Rotate forearms to square the clubface at impact
A 69 year old right handed player with a 12 handicap often pushes shots right. The fix is to rotate the forearms through impact to square the clubface with the target. This correction should improve alignment and ball flight.
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Jhli
Golf Spoken Here Afraid of the Dark Putted Ball
A lighthearted note about golf woes as a putt refuses to drop at the hole. The quip personifies the dark and captures a playful golfer’s frustration in a compact newspaper card.
Driver design tips to reduce a golf slice
The article outlines six driver design features to counteract slicing. Increase loft to add backspin, add sole weight to lower center of gravity, shift weight toward the heel to close the clubface, use offset to keep hands ahead at impact, opt for a more flexible shaft to keep the face square, and consider more torque with graphite shafts while testing for your swing.
Long-drive Phenom Jamie Sadlowski Uses Body Torque
Golf Digest notes Jamie Sadlowski, though weighing 170 pounds, generates mega power by rotating his shoulders 166 degrees while his hips rotate 49 degrees. This 117 degree differential translates to high clubhead speed at impact, helping him drive the ball past most rivals.
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Jamie Sadlowski
Golf Digest
Sadlowski
Woods Ribbing Mickelson On First Round At PGA Championship
Tiger Woods quips to Phil Mickelson on the sixth fairway during the opening round as Woods looks over a wedge and teases his playing partner in a light member guest style exchange.
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Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Woods
Phil
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