Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

Bob Rotella

Sep 2007 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or “Doc,” as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include:

-On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot.

-Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives—anger, fear, whining, and cheating—do no good.

-Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself.

-It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt.

Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

Ratings and reviews

I am a former golf pro and back in 1998 3 years after I turned teaching Pro I went to a seminar in Connecticut to listen to the author who wrote the book golf is not a game of perfect. Aft listening to him talk and taking possession of his book, I read and reread his book because I couldn't get my golf game under 80. So I went to a sports psychologist and was taught a few mind games on how to focus on playing golf better and a couple weeks later I shot a 75 on the golf course. So my playability test was coming up with the first test of 36 holes to be played in one day I needed a 76 and 76 to pass the PAT test and I missed it by one stroke. So 2 weeks later my 2nd test came at Blue Fox Run in Avon Connecticut and I kept 4 words in my mind while playing, State of Mind Focus I shot a 69 for a practice round a 74 for my second round and a 68 for my 3rd round and I passed the PAT and had only 25 putts finishing 2nd rd 4 my card. It was the book that gave me my focus and game, thank U Bob..

Learning to trust your swing is easier than we think. Trying to be too mechanical on the course leads to disaster. Why not trust your swing and have a good time out on the links?

Developing the whole golfer...with stories, examples, and ideas to use today.

About the author

Dr. Bob Rotella is the bestselling author of a dozen books, including Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, The Unstoppable Golfer, and How Champions Think. He was the director of sport psychology for twenty years at the University of Virginia, where his reputation grew as the expert champions talked to him about the mental aspects of their game. Rotella was a consultant multiple times to the United States Ryder Cup Team. His golf client list includes Hall of Famers Pat Bradley, Tom Kite, Davis Love III, and Nick Price, as well as many of today’s stars, such as Justin Thomas, Darren Clarke, Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington, Brad Faxon, and Rory McIlroy. A long-time consultant to Golf Digest, he lives in Virginia with his wife, Darlene.