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TwoFourEightNineNine

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Mental Game Drills
« on: July 21, 2003, 08:01:09 AM »
Hey everybody,

I am currently reading a tennis mental game book that was recommended by a friend of mine. It is called The Mental Advantage: Developing your Psychological Skills in Tennis by Robert S. Weinberg, PhD.

I just started to read the introductions, and the introductions have already been helping me with the psychological outlook on sports in general (even though it's a tennis book, you can apply it to bowling or any other sport that requires a precise physical game with a good mental game, too).

Weinberg mentioned something about mental game drills. Something I have never thought of. Before I go on and continue reading, do any of you do mental game drills or do you just practice your phyical game when you're on the lanes practicing? When I think about it... I'd honestly say no, and I will be the first to admit my mental game isn't all that great. Lots of things go floating into my mind, and so far in reading 20-30 pages out of the 200, It's been helping in the past week.

After this, I will be doing some mental game drills. I will prescribe myself some kind of mental game drill when i am on the lanes for practice.

I am curious, out of those who actually make mental game drills, what do you personally do? I really can't copy a mental game drill because all of our minds, backgrounds, and physical games are unique. I was just curious what you guys would do in a mental game drill.


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-Jeremy Vitug
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Re: Mental Game Drills
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2003, 01:27:50 PM »
I used to take a lot of time on the approach going through my mental check list. Still seem to make mental mistakes a couple times each game. It usually was not focusing on my target,due to much mental garbage going through my head. What I have done is to eliminate the mental check list to two items. You might think this a little weird, but I would be interested in your opinions. So heres my method. I set up on the approach make sure I'm standing in the right spot, then I focus on my target and not taking my eyes off the target. Now heres the weird part, I count to three and make my shot without thinking about going slow,or staying down,keeping my arm close to my body etc... My mind clear of other thoughts just count to three and don't take my eyes off my target. It has helped my me quite a bit this last month. I practice the " I need the next three to win the $100,000" it has made me a better clutch bowler.
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