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
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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