【利百特◆心理韧性①】专注于简单的任务

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专注于简单的任务

作为一个运动心理学家和研究者，我用了多年时间来观察和改善球员在球场上下的态度和行为。我所亲眼看到的是大量的球手总是犯着和他们第一次打球时同样的错误：缺乏准备。也就是说大多数球手并没有在踏上球场时真正做好打球的准备，就仓促上阵了。


大多数业余球手（也有一部分职业球手）甚至在打完三四个洞后，依然没有做好“准备”。那些能最大效率发挥其能力的球手和另外一些仍在吃力地降低其差点的球手之间的最大区别就在于是否能在打球前“达到准备就绪”的状态。在一个计成绩、论成败的竞争氛围中，不能从容应对的心态困扰着许多球手，特别是那些缺乏在评估性情境中（比如球会的冠军赛、淘汰性比赛等等）应战经验的球手，这种紧张失措的心态则表现得更为突出。


你可能会问我为什么会这么说。我的读者们，因为很多这些受困惑的球手实际上是在玩儿分神游戏，是在打奢望之战，而非正儿八经地，专心致志地打自己的球。我们总是忘了这项运动的一个最基本的前提，就是要把球从这一个地方打到另一个地方。无论是作为娱乐消遣，还是参加比赛竞技，打高尔夫的目的就是尽可能以最有效率和最经济的方式把你的球从起点打到终点。虽然我觉得这是一个再简单不过的道理，但我还是得再重复一遍：尽可能以最有效率和最经济的方式把你的球从起点打到终点。


但很多高尔夫球手始终不曾明白这句简单的话的魅力之处。球手如果在打球时考虑到要以怎样的水平去发挥，那么这通常就会自己给自己强加上内心的压力与紧张。由于内心总是在告诉自己“应该怎么去做”或者“必须怎么做”，所以由此而产生出了紧张情绪，甚至有种厄运将至的危机感。很多次，他们感到自己必须“赢了这场比赛”或者“做出个完美的挥杆”等等之类的各种各样干扰自己原本简单而专注的心态。


分了心的球手对自己的表现还会抱有不切实际、看似高远的期望，比如一轮下来打多少个小鸟等等之类各种预先给自己设定的目标。如果达不到这些预期目标或是期望，他们便会觉得气馁、生气、失望。如果你现在觉得高尔夫比自己想象中要难的话，就请继续关注我的下一篇文章“重要的事情先做”！只有把当务之急的事情做好了，保持积极的心态；如何应变，胸有成竹，那么你的高尔夫定会焕然一新！

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Focusing on the Simple Task

As a sport psychologist and researcher I havespent many years observing and refining attitudes and behavior, both on and offthe course. What I have witnessed is that a considerable number of golfersrepeat the same mistake long before they step onto the first tee. Specifically,this mistake is about readiness, or a lack thereof. What I mean is that mostgolfers are not ready to actually “play” golf when they step onto the course.


Furthermore,most amateur golfers (and a few professionals as well) are still not “ready”even after they have completed three or four holes! This sense of “achievinggolf readiness” is the main difference between a player who is getting the mostout of their game versus another golfer who struggles to improve or lower theirhandicap. The feeling of not being comfortable in a scoring orconsequence-filled environment plagues many golfers, and particularly those whorarely play in an evaluative situation such as their club championship ortournament competition.


You maybe asking: Why am I saying this? Well, reader, it’s because many of thesegolfers are playing the games of distraction and expectation versus being readyto play the game of golf…..and more specifically….play their game. A basicpremise of our sport is that we often forget that the fundamental aspect is tohit the ball from one spot to another. Your task in golf, whether it is arecreational or tournament day, is to play your ball and move it from one spotto another in the most efficient and economical manner possible….period. Irealize that this is a simplistic overview, but it needs to be restated: Thetask in golf is to play your ball and move it from one spot to another in themost efficient and economical manner possible….end of story.


Alas,many golfers fail to understand the beauty or simplicity of this statement.Golfers who place standards of performance on their play generally createintense feelings of self-imposed internal pressure. By creating these feelingswithin about what they “have to do” or “should do”, they create tightness and asense of impending doom. Many times, they feel that they have to “win thematch” or “have a perfect swing” or any number of distracting thoughts thattake them out of a simple and focused mindset.


Golferswho have a distracted mind also have lofty expectations about the way that theyhave to hit the ball or how many birdies they make in a round or any number ofpre-set standards for performance. If they do not reach these goals andexpectancies, they are discouraged, angry and disappointed. If you feel thatyour golf game golf is more difficult than you want it to be, please read mynext installation in this series entitled: “Putting First Things First!” Untilthen, keep; up the good thoughts and know that the moment you change yourmind……you change your game!

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