The Artful Golfer

Saturday, July 28, 2007

The Artful Athlete

"That natural ability to translate your thoughts into actions is the un-spoken essence of golf." -- Peter Nomm

Philippines Ladies Amateur Open by Saxmax

Peter Nomm shares his insights at Great Golf into the role athletic ability plays in golf, suggesting that, "coordination and a feel for the athletic movement makes the game much easier to learn and to improve upon." In his experience teaching golf, he has found it far easier to work with an individual who has played many other sports than one who has not, because that natural understanding of how to throw a ball or swing a bat has many similarities to hitting a golf shot.

Nomm says that "anything you can do like playing catch or shooting baskets will also help you reap rewards in your golf game. That natural ability to translate your thoughts into actions is the un-spoken essence of golf. Practice this feel and work on your coordination, and you will be surprised to see how it translates into your golf game!"

I agree that Nomm's advice to practice other sports can benefit your golf game. Other activities not only help develop feel and coordination, but provide new opportunities to recognize and eliminate tension, allowing relaxation in movement to be experienced, the essential ingredient to swinging freely.

According to Dan Millman, "relaxation in movement is the foundation of physical talent."

Labels: Athlete, Dan Millman, Peter Nomm, Relaxation, Tension