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To perform at a high level in sports, you have to let your body react naturally. Golf is the ultimate game of letting the motion flow in a natural and unfiltered way. Monitoring and understanding adrenaline will allow you to do this. The average golfer might feel a surge of adrenaline on the first tee or when standing over an important putt. Professionals are able to control the adrenaline by understanding that there’s a process to creating the motion of a golf swing, whether it’s the first drive of the day or the last putt. What you do off the course in terms of understanding adrenaline is important. We teach all of our students that their body is a temple and to be aware of what is put into it. That means eating properly, always staying hydrated and getting plenty of rest. It also means employing a fitness program that involves cardio, flexibility and strength training. Pre-round maintenance of adrenaline also is important. In most sports, you focus on psyching yourself up. In golf, you have to calm your emotions down. The more at stake for the player, the more difficult it is to keep that adrenaline under wraps. In high-adrenaline situations prior to playing, one of the best things you can do is get in a good workout. Releasing that adrenaline before the round allows you to slow down and be relaxed when play begins. On the course, players should fall back on a consistent pre-shot routine. In the days before video, I remember watching Nick Faldo — I would time his pre-shot routine, which was consistently at 13 to 15 seconds. There was no surge to get the shot off quickly or lingering around waiting to pull the trigger. We work with a bunch of PGA Tour players and there are a lot of factors weighing on them. There are good shots and bad shots that can cost them thousands of dollars. There are conditions and terrain influencing every shot. There are crowds and the demands of friends, family and fans. They can’t let these outside influences affect their adrenaline. For the casual golfer, remember that the game is fun and recreational. You can’t place too much emphasis or importance on any particular outcome. All you can do is get yourself prepared to play each shot to the best of your ability. One of my favorite things to do is watch a golf tournament with the sound turned down so I can analyze the players. I like to pick the player I feel looks most comfortable and see if the most comfortable player wins the tournament. Quite often, they do. Jamie Mulligan is chief operating officer and a PGA professional at Long Beach’s Virginia Country Club. He has twice been recognized as Teacher of the Year by the Southern California PGA. |
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