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To learn more about the many ways that you can improve your game through the Central Ohio Academy visit www.cogagolf.comJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-30441338427124686472008-06-25T11:30:00.000-04:002008-06-25T11:49:04.865-04:00Passion -- Traits of a Champion: Part 13Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is the final part of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-11645712058059905152008-06-18T07:15:00.000-04:002008-06-18T07:36:23.447-04:00Strategy -- Traits of a Champion: Part 12Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part twelve of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-6515316258699595002008-06-11T06:29:00.000-04:002008-06-11T06:50:35.360-04:00Real Skill -- Traits of a Champion: Part 11Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part eleven of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-78744153403200462512008-06-04T06:28:00.002-04:002008-06-04T07:52:53.665-04:00Poise -- Traits of a Champion: Part 10Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part ten of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focus Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-10764951620451127242008-05-28T07:20:00.001-04:002008-05-28T07:22:43.355-04:00Talent -- Traits of a Champion: Part 9Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part nine of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focusJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-86000234585517974932008-05-21T07:09:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:11:19.996-04:00Leadership -- Traits of a Champion: Part 8Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part eight of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-33798065735350030682008-05-07T09:07:00.000-04:002008-05-07T09:07:51.337-04:00Perseverance -- Traits of a Champion: Part 7Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part seven of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-30207693130747985312008-04-30T09:26:00.001-04:002008-04-30T11:06:56.049-04:00Heart -- Traits of a Champion: Part 6Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part six of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focus Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-55563044677450446522008-04-23T08:26:00.001-04:002008-04-23T08:36:14.084-04:00Confidence -- Traits of a Champion: Part 5Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part five of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-79460980322748842822008-04-16T06:25:00.000-04:002008-04-16T05:49:23.277-04:00Strength -- Traits of a Champion: Part 4Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part four of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focusJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-62647143305865140772008-04-09T07:30:00.000-04:002008-04-09T14:08:32.487-04:00Visualization -- Traits of a Champion: Part 3Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part three of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-28398830317947617432008-04-02T09:24:00.000-04:002008-04-03T07:50:14.769-04:00Discipline -- Traits of a Champion: Part 2Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part two of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focus Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-84486339466281491162008-03-26T08:02:00.000-04:002008-03-26T08:02:51.168-04:00Attitude -- Traits of a Champion: Part 1Definitions and Quotes organized by Jon Whithaus
This is part one of a series of 13 posts designed to trigger thinking about what are the true traits of champions. Each post in this series identifies a trait that champions own. Next the trait is defined. Then quotes are provided that illustrate the trait. The final step is up to you...evaluate yourself. Is the trait strong within you? Now focusJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-24713289755372607682008-03-19T11:18:00.000-04:002008-03-19T17:07:31.399-04:00Searching for the Right Collegiate Team: Part 3Depth of Competition in Men's Golf
Do not let the NCAA designation of Division I, II or III cloud your view of a golf program. The difference between I, II, and III is mainly the amount of available athletic based scholarship (explained in the previous post) and depth of competition. Division affiliation should not influence your view regarding important factors such as competitiveness of the Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-76067376782541727062008-03-12T11:17:00.000-04:002008-03-12T12:50:02.326-04:00Searching for the Right Collegiate Team: Part 2Scholarship Facts for Men's Golf
Do not let the NCAA designation of Division I, II or III cloud your view of a golf program. The difference between I, II, and III is mainly the amount of available athletic based scholarship and depth of competition (explained in the next post). Division affiliation should not influence your view regarding important factors such as competitiveness of the program,Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-55715158552576853202008-03-05T09:00:00.000-05:002008-03-05T09:00:12.360-05:00Searching for the Right Collegiate Team: Part 1The Right Fit
Find the “right fit” for you! I cannot stress the importance of this enough. Choose a university because you feel at home there and know that is where you will be the happiest. Making your decision because a coach has pressured you for a decision or because people in your community expect you to attend a “big name school” is not the right reason to make a decision. The following Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-81874817632521498032008-02-27T07:08:00.000-05:002008-02-27T07:11:07.373-05:008 Forms of Champion's Discipline: Part 8written by Jon Whithaus
This is the eighth and final part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #8: Social Discipline
Be your own coach...develop your own rules regarding the social behaviors that you Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-61016830644778896412008-02-20T07:15:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:15:52.042-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 7written by Jon Whithaus
This is the seventh part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #7: Time Management Discipline
In all areas of your life, get your work done early. Never procrastinate.
You must Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-37336093212202116982008-02-13T06:42:00.001-05:002008-02-13T06:58:25.847-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 6written by Jon Whithaus
This is the sixth part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #6: Nutrition Discipline
Eating properly as a daily habit...especially on the days leading up to competition.Stay away Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-72313614145646599622008-02-06T05:43:00.000-05:002008-02-06T05:43:29.734-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 5written by Jon Whithaus
This is the fifth part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #5: Fitness Discipline
Pay attention to details while working out.Do all exercises correctly and take it seriously...ask Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-64060095943902155582008-01-28T06:53:00.000-05:002008-01-28T07:07:49.359-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 4written by Jon Whithaus
This is the fourth part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #4: Positive Thinking Discipline
Everything is a choice, you can always look at a situation in a positive manner if you Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-50741757312240395682008-01-21T06:36:00.000-05:002008-01-21T06:50:32.961-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 3written by Jon Whithaus
This is the third part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #3: Competitive Discipline
You must recognize that this is competition, not practice. Compete on every shot. Each shot is aJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-81647310711839682092008-01-14T09:55:00.000-05:002008-01-14T09:52:22.953-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 2written by Jon Whithaus
This is the second part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #2: Target Discipline
During practice sessions, work on hitting to different targets that are not flags or greens.
During Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-57006139329574878752008-01-07T13:21:00.000-05:002008-01-07T13:16:45.599-05:008 Forms of a Champion's Discipline: Part 1written by Jon Whithaus
This is the first part in a series of eight posts that describe the many forms of a Champion's Discipline. These eight forms of discipline have no particular order of priority, but each must be present to perform at a championship level.
Discipline #1: Preparation Discipline
Every time that you practice, you must practice with a purpose. Don't just go through the Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-67811666526200242072007-12-31T08:06:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:51:52.791-05:00The Benefits of Relaxation for Athletesexcerpt from The Mindset for Winning by John D. Curtis:
In pressure situations, most average athletes tend to get too aroused, or too stressed. This is why they remain average athletes and do not get the maximum from their abilities. To achieve optimum performance on a regular basis, the ability to relax and control this tendency to become over-aroused is necessary....Listed below are some of Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-52386047851111028152007-12-17T05:31:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:50:37.233-05:00Why Don't They Feel Pressureexcerpts from Mental Toughness Training for Sports by James E. Loehr
Pressure is something you put on yourself. The only difference between playing a sport competitively and playing it for fun is pressure. For lots of athletes, playing for fun is easy and playing competitively is too much work. For them, competition is hard, threatening, frustrating, and unnerving. But the game is played in Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-87327777425004698762007-12-10T08:44:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:50:08.812-05:0015 Tour Secrets to Playing Your Best Golfthis an excerpt from Good to Great Golf by Rob Gilbert and John Sikes, Jr.
Play the round in your mind the night before which gives you an extra practice round.
Make a list of things that you do especially well and say them out loud on the way to the course.
Get to the course one hour ahead of tee time leaving enough time for personal things so that there is no rushing.
Leave all personal Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-19419322031694284012007-11-24T07:00:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:48:21.681-05:00Things that Separate Great Collegiate Golfers from Average Collegiate Golferswritten by Jon WhithausSome things that separate great collegiate golfers from average collegiate golfers:
How you handle missed greens, both mentally and physically: Mentally, the best players are not bothered my missing greens because they believe in their ability to handle the situation. Physically, when the best players are anywhere within 100 yards of the hole, they get the ball in the holeJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-12217471767809902542007-11-19T15:03:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:48:41.858-05:008 Topics Essential to Getting the Most Out of Your Preparationwritten by Jon WhithausEight Topics to focus your preparation towards:Compete as much as possible in tournaments, especially amateur tournaments such as state amateur qualifiers and U.S. Amateur qualifiers. Short Game: Work extremely hard on all aspects of your short game. Usually the one thing incoming players notice is the how good older players are at getting the ball up-and-down from anywhereJon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-35687472870163023032007-11-08T08:07:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:46:19.748-05:00Self-Belief and Confidencewritten by Jon Whithaus
Self-belief and Confidence:
I believe when a player successfully trains himself to control his thoughts, he gains confidence and self-belief. I believe that true self belief and confidence can not occur from winning a competition. True confidence occurs when:
1. You have persisted at mental training to handle situations,
2. The situation occurs, and
3. Your mind Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514536786280618689.post-15970096370843270062007-11-06T20:52:00.000-05:002007-11-06T20:57:14.686-05:00WelcomeWelcome to the Mental Golf Mastery blog. The blogs and information that you will find on this site will provide the competitive player with insights to the mental barriers that often keep excellent players form playing the golf of their dreams.
This blog is managed by the Central Ohio Golf Academy and Academy Director Jon Whithaus.Jon Whithaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13804547375459110212noreply@blogger.com1