Game Improvement

Training the Body for the Full swing

12.10.2010

Have you ever observed an infant learning to walk?  Once it has sufficient leg strength, the child learns to stand with both feet under its shoulders.   After a number of falls, the child quickly learns to balance with one foot forward.  After more falls, the child is able to stand with the other foot forward.  And in no time it is off and running.  Here’s the neat thing; the ..read more

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Training the Eyes, Mind, and Body for Golf

12.01.2010

Visit any driving range and you will see golfers engaged in a ritual as old as the game itself – hitting balls in hopes of discovering that secret move that will improve their game forever. At best, this method is inefficient. At worst, it’s an exercise in futility as very golfers will ever learn to play the game beyond a mediocre level and those that do will find ..read more

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The Pressure to Succeed (part two)

11.12.2010

Today is part two of the Pressure to Succeed series from Tony Piparo. If you missed part one you can read it here.

Here’s why it’s so important to take the appropriate actions immediately when fear, stress, and anxiety infect your performance. First, remember stress is an instinctive, unconscious, and primitive response to threat and fear that, as mentioned above, triggers the fight-or-flight reflex. This powerful reflex helped ..read more

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The Pressure to Succeed (part one)

11.09.2010

Today’s post is part one of a two part series on The Pressure to Succeed. Dr. Tony Piparo is a Sport Psychologist and former golf professional and has worked with golfers of all ages and ability levels develop the skills necessary to play their best golf more often.  For more tips on how to improve your golf performance visit The Peak at www.peakperformanceblog.com

The 2010 Ryder’s Cup is now just a ..read more

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Eliminating First Tee Jitters

10.05.2010

Many golfers get to the first tee and no matter how proficient they are experience a nervousness that many times proves to be their downfall.  Sometimes they will just hit a bad drive to start their round and recover once they’ve left the tee box. Other times that first missed tee shot ruins their entire round.  The problem for any golfer, whether they miss an occasional first tee shot or ..read more

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