The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration-the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. In his highly original and groundbreaking book, noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor, Dr. Joseph Parent, draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. Zen Golf presents a simple system for building "mental game mastery." Dr Parent's unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation,…mehr
The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration-the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. In his highly original and groundbreaking book, noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor, Dr. Joseph Parent, draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. Zen Golf presents a simple system for building "mental game mastery." Dr Parent's unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as "How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee", "You Produce What You Fear", and "How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf", the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike. By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in "the zone" that professionals have learned to master. Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.
DR. JOSEPH PARENT is a widely known coach of PGA Tour golfers and corporate business executives. He has a Ph.D. in psychology and has been a teacher of Buddhist meditation and stress management for more than twenty-five years. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, where his company, Mental Game Mastery for Golf, Business, and Life is headquartered.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: A Different Perspective Empty Your Cup Four Kinds of Students Thinking Outside the Box Par for the Course Cover the Roads with Leather How Big is Your Mind? You Are Not Your Thoughts Basic Goodness Unconditional Confidence Clearing the Interference A Perfect Swing Part 2: The PAR Approach Preparation What is Your Target? Your Mind’s Eye The Vividness of the Moment Where is Your Target? Don’t Hit It in the Lake Be Decisive Bacon and Eggs Breakfast More Curious than Afraid Natural Commitment Avoid the Anyway’s Dive Under the Waves Cool, Calm and Collected Listen to Your Intuition Center of Gravity Remember to Breathe Intensify and Release Cultivating and Strengthening Awareness Action How to Get from the Practice Tee to the First Tee Transitions Synchronizing Body and Mind Give It Time to Sink In Never Keep More than a Hundred Thoughts in Your Mind During Your Swing During Your Swing Is Not the Time to Give Yourself a Lesson Give up Control to Get Control You Produce What You Fear Hitting the Target 10,000 Times in a Row In Golf We Trust Can You Put a Cat in a Box? To Care or Not to Care How to Make Every Putt Putt with Imagination Don’t Count Your Money The Slow Motion Walk-Up Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose Beware of Trying for a Few Extra Yards Nothing Special, Nothing Extra Response to Results The Post-Shot Routine Thanks for the Memories The Angry Guy How to Make a Flower Blossom Pebbles in a Bowl Untie the Sandbags Fire Your Evil Caddie Isn’t Where You Have to Play it from Punishment Enough? Accentuate the Positive Uplifted Body, Uplifted Mind You Can’t Stop the Waves, But You Can Learn to Surf Why Are You Still Carrying Her? These Things Come and Go Overcoming Self-Sabotage Patience Pays Take Your Medicine How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf Who Knows What’s Good and What’s Bad? Part 3: A Game of Honor Chi Chi’s Prayer Shambhala Golf A Warrior’s Dignity Gentle, Inquisitive, Fearless Index of Exercises References and Recommended Readings Zen Golf Lessons
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: A Different Perspective Empty Your Cup Four Kinds of Students Thinking Outside the Box Par for the Course Cover the Roads with Leather How Big is Your Mind? You Are Not Your Thoughts Basic Goodness Unconditional Confidence Clearing the Interference A Perfect Swing Part 2: The PAR Approach Preparation What is Your Target? Your Mind’s Eye The Vividness of the Moment Where is Your Target? Don’t Hit It in the Lake Be Decisive Bacon and Eggs Breakfast More Curious than Afraid Natural Commitment Avoid the Anyway’s Dive Under the Waves Cool, Calm and Collected Listen to Your Intuition Center of Gravity Remember to Breathe Intensify and Release Cultivating and Strengthening Awareness Action How to Get from the Practice Tee to the First Tee Transitions Synchronizing Body and Mind Give It Time to Sink In Never Keep More than a Hundred Thoughts in Your Mind During Your Swing During Your Swing Is Not the Time to Give Yourself a Lesson Give up Control to Get Control You Produce What You Fear Hitting the Target 10,000 Times in a Row In Golf We Trust Can You Put a Cat in a Box? To Care or Not to Care How to Make Every Putt Putt with Imagination Don’t Count Your Money The Slow Motion Walk-Up Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose Beware of Trying for a Few Extra Yards Nothing Special, Nothing Extra Response to Results The Post-Shot Routine Thanks for the Memories The Angry Guy How to Make a Flower Blossom Pebbles in a Bowl Untie the Sandbags Fire Your Evil Caddie Isn’t Where You Have to Play it from Punishment Enough? Accentuate the Positive Uplifted Body, Uplifted Mind You Can’t Stop the Waves, But You Can Learn to Surf Why Are You Still Carrying Her? These Things Come and Go Overcoming Self-Sabotage Patience Pays Take Your Medicine How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf Who Knows What’s Good and What’s Bad? Part 3: A Game of Honor Chi Chi’s Prayer Shambhala Golf A Warrior’s Dignity Gentle, Inquisitive, Fearless Index of Exercises References and Recommended Readings Zen Golf Lessons
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