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The effect of mental rehearsal and preshot routines on putting performance

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a consistent pre-shot routine coupled with rehearsal imagery can increase putting performance of golfers. Two (2) volunteers participated in this study. The participants performed two putting tasks over the course of two weeks to establish baseline putting performance. Participants then met with the researcher and constructed new pre-shot routines that included positive outcome imagery. The new pre-shot routines were also presented to the participants in the form of an audio imagery CD that each participant was instructed to listen to five times a week through the remainder of the study. During the next three weeks the participants practiced their pre-shot routine and performed a putting task five times and their performance from each task was measured. With the use of visual inspection the results indicated a moderate increase in putting performance for both participants. Participants made more putts and had a smaller distance of missed putts during the treatment when compared to baseline performance. Participants did increase their pre-shot routine completion times (s). However, pre-shot routine completion times did not become more consistent from baseline to treatment. / School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/188079
Date January 2006
CreatorsRohdy, Jason A.
ContributorsPauline, Jeffrey S.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formatix, 64 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press

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