Peter Hopkins - WhaleBack Golf - Western Australia
Since I started using the Focus Band it has opened up a whole new area of coaching.
To be able to coach a pupil in how to focus and concentrate is something that we have never been able to do until the Focus Band.
The fact that we can now measure focus and the pupil can self-experience being in focus and not being in focus, is a breakthrough in teaching and learning how to have a correct pre-shot routine.
This sets the tone for the whole swing and will help change a pupils tempo. I am also experimenting with ways of lowering the muscle tension and anxiety levels as it appears that both of these have to be how to maintain focus.
These appear to be effected by how we hold our mouth and also our breathing.
The next step is to study the effect of all of these on the words we use in our self talk in our pre-shot routine. The negative words definitely increase the blink and the anxiety levels.
I would recommend anyone that is serious about helping their pupils make drastic changes that the focus band is a must have.
Peter Hopkins
PETER HOPKINS BIO
PGA OF AUSTRALIA, MEMBER SINCE 1973
West Australian PGA Coach of the Year 2000.
Presented at PGA 2000 National Coaching Summit.
Presented to and Trained Trainees since 1981.
Master Club Fitter with Henry-Griffitts.
Trained Club Fitters in Australia and overseas.
Practitioner in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
Qualified Hypnotherapist with the American Board of Hypnotherapy.
Certified TIP Instructor (Titleist Performance Institute).
Kind regards
Peter Hopkins
Whaleback Golf Course Management Pty Ltd
0419 922 950
peter.hopkins@whalebackgolf.com.au