The Black Hole of Practice

Luke Brosterhous posted on March 22, 2011

It’s spring, which means it’s time to dust off the clubs and practice. Most people, when they work on their games, get sucked into what I call the “black hole” of practice. The black hole arises when you continuously hit 7-irons to the same target over and over, “working” on something. It feels good, but from an improvement and performance standpoint the brain is not learning nearly as much as it could. Avoiding the black hole means structuring your practice a little differently, challenging the brain to make deeper and faster connections, thus improving faster and performing better.

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What to Focus On

Luke Brosterhous posted on November 16, 2009

It's the end of the season for many of us, which means that it's time to consider adjustments to your game for next year. Luke points out some cutting edge research and what it suggests you should be focusing on when you swing, and its relevance to your game...

What should you focus on?
Why Awareness, and the Flag, won't work...

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Muscle Memory? I think not.

Luke Brosterhous posted on January 28, 2009

This following piece was written for those many golfers who, unlike us folks in more temperate climates, experience golf as a seasonal activity — however, the editor feels that the concept of “muscle memory” that Luke is speaking about has relevance to almost anyone who has played and practiced this game over a period of time. Definitely food for thought for all of us... Might even make sense to take a winter break in places like California. (SMC)

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Mid-Winter Golf Daydreams

Luke Brosterhous posted on March 10, 2008

There are times, when the snow piles high for days and the sun plays a never-ending game of hide and seek behind the clouds and mountains of my insulated little world here in Northwest Colorado, that I think of Bumthang.

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Who's at Fault - Who Gets the Credit?

Luke Brosterhous posted on July 01, 2007

Weiner said there are three basic things that people will blame (or credit) when they fail or succeed at a task: Ability, Effort, or Luck. And how you perceive and describe your own successes or failures will reveal almost everything about your beliefs, motivations and future expectations about your performance.

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The Black Hole of Practice

What to Focus On

Muscle Memory? I think not.

Mid-Winter Golf Daydreams

Who's at Fault - Who Gets the Credit?