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Golf Using The 4C’s

Posted in News on Thursday, April 7th, 2011 · Comments (0) · Tweet This

Concentration, confidence, control and commitment (the 4C's) are generally considered the main mental qualities that are important for successful performance in most sports.

• Concentration - ability to maintain focus
• Confidence - believe in one's abilities
• Control - ability to maintain emotional control regardless of distraction
• Commitment - ability to continue working to agreed goals

The techniques relaxation, clearing the mind and visualization will assist a golfer to achieve the 4C's. Concentration This is the mental quality to focus on the task in hand. If the golfer lacks concentration then their athletic abilities will not be effectively or efficiently applied to the shot. Research has identified the following types of attention focus:

• Broad Narrow continuum - the golfer focuses on a large or small number of stimuli
• Internal External continuum - the golfer focuses on internal stimuli (feelings) or external stimuli (ball)

The demand for concentration varies in Golf:

• Golf requires short bursts of deep concentration followed by sustained focus between shots.
• Strategies...