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YOURCADDY PRO | MIND FIT THE SCIENCE BEHIND GOLF Since we were all very young we have been told to concentrate or to focus on the task at hand. But what is concentration? How do we do it? How much do we have? And can it be switched on and off? How much you are engaged in a particular task will determine how much you will focus and concentrate on what you are doing. When we were at school we all found our favourite subjects only to find that the lessons we enjoyed never seemed to not last long enough, and unfortunately the lessons we did not enjoy seem to drag on forever. When I was younger sport played a big part of my life, I was lucky to have been given a golf club at the age of four that was to shape my life. I found it easy to practice golf for hours and hours trying and creating different shots with the one club I possessed, a hickory shafted 3 iron. Being engaged in what you are doing will enable you to concentrate and help you to stay focused on the task at hand. We have already spoken in previous articles about how different clubs can affect your ‘state of mind’ as you play, we would 40 | YOURCADDY MAG - ISSUE 7 hope that by now you are ready for action and you trust that the club you are about to use is the right club for the job. If not, please go back and read the earlier articles again! Concentration can be described as the ability to fix your attention to a task, but for how long can you fix your attention on something? Is there a time limit? Derived from numerous levels of research some schools are teaching shorter lessons and in those lessons they are including physical activity to help to enhance their pupil’s retention by stopping them from concentrating for too long. The brain is a muscle so it requires a break from any elongated task or it’s functionality diminished, during work hours it is now recommended taking a 5-10 minute bre Z