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Post by couldashoulda on Jun 22, 2021 6:46:29 GMT -8
I've been a weekly golfer for the past 5-6 years. In my experience, I made a leap about 2-3 years ago (went from a high teen hcp to a about a 9)by reading as many books as I could about the mental aspects of golf. The best two were Bob Rotella's "Golf is a game of confidence" and "The inner game of golf" by Timothy Gallwey. I have actually read the latter multiple times. My observation of Xander's mechanics are that he is among the most fundamentally sound golfers on tour. He can win a major with his skill set as is. The thing that will get him over the hump from competing in majors to winning one (or two or three) is in his mental approach. When he gets that fully dialed in, watch out!
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Post by Lloyd on Jun 22, 2021 7:02:25 GMT -8
Xander is now #5 in the world rankings. (Better than Koepka, McIlroy, and DeChambeau.)
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Post by longtimebooster on Jun 22, 2021 15:55:55 GMT -8
I've been a weekly golfer for the past 5-6 years. In my experience, I made a leap about 2-3 years ago (went from a high teen hcp to a about a 9)by reading as many books as I could about the mental aspects of golf. The best two were Bob Rotella's "Golf is a game of confidence" and "The inner game of golf" by Timothy Gallwey. I have actually read the latter multiple times. My observation of Xander's mechanics are that he is among the most fundamentally sound golfers on tour. He can win a major with his skill set as is. The thing that will get him over the hump from competing in majors to winning one (or two or three) is in his mental approach. When he gets that fully dialed in, watch out! Apparently, Xander has been intensely studying the mental aspects of the game. A few snippets from Ziegler's pre-Open piece: He skipped the tour event last week to play 64 holes of practice rounds at Torrey South after it was closed to the public, some as a solitary figure carrying his own bag. He’s read books by “brain coaches” about mental acuity, studying methods to “reprogram” his mind when he ascends the leaderboard. During a routine media availability before the Memorial, he launched into a candid, contemplative analysis. “I think it’s funny,” he said. “I think this whole underdog role is probably why I’ve been successful. It’s always important to play with a chip on your shoulder, but at the same time I think it might be the reason that’s maybe holding me back in big moments. I kind of ride this underdog wave, but when you’re trying to win tournaments and you’re at the top of a leaderboard, you can’t chase a ghost, you know what I mean? “There’s no one in front of you to sort of bite at. Mentally, it’s such a new realm for my brain that I’m just trying to process it all and really get more comfortable and think differently once I’m at the top. You can’t really be waiting for someone to get ahead of you to chase again. “I still need to get to the top of the leaderboard to try out all these new things.” |
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Post by couldashoulda on Jun 23, 2021 9:15:51 GMT -8
I've been a weekly golfer for the past 5-6 years. In my experience, I made a leap about 2-3 years ago (went from a high teen hcp to a about a 9)by reading as many books as I could about the mental aspects of golf. The best two were Bob Rotella's "Golf is a game of confidence" and "The inner game of golf" by Timothy Gallwey. I have actually read the latter multiple times. My observation of Xander's mechanics are that he is among the most fundamentally sound golfers on tour. He can win a major with his skill set as is. The thing that will get him over the hump from competing in majors to winning one (or two or three) is in his mental approach. When he gets that fully dialed in, watch out! Apparently, Xander has been intensely studying the mental aspects of the game. A few snippets from Ziegler's pre-Open piece: He skipped the tour event last week to play 64 holes of practice rounds at Torrey South after it was closed to the public, some as a solitary figure carrying his own bag. He’s read books by “brain coaches” about mental acuity, studying methods to “reprogram” his mind when he ascends the leaderboard. During a routine media availability before the Memorial, he launched into a candid, contemplative analysis. “I think it’s funny,” he said. “I think this whole underdog role is probably why I’ve been successful. It’s always important to play with a chip on your shoulder, but at the same time I think it might be the reason that’s maybe holding me back in big moments. I kind of ride this underdog wave, but when you’re trying to win tournaments and you’re at the top of a leaderboard, you can’t chase a ghost, you know what I mean? “There’s no one in front of you to sort of bite at. Mentally, it’s such a new realm for my brain that I’m just trying to process it all and really get more comfortable and think differently once I’m at the top. You can’t really be waiting for someone to get ahead of you to chase again. “I still need to get to the top of the leaderboard to try out all these new things.” Well, there you go. I didn't see the Ziegler article, but it sounds like Xander knows what he needs to do. Love the young man's game in every aspect! |
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