A detailed plan for conquering the fear that sabotages swings and ruins psyches, from the pioneering psychologist whose techniques have benefited davis. Gio valiante author dr gio valiante has worked with many of golf s most successful players, including justin rose, jack nicklaus, justin leonard, davis love iii and matt kuchar. Gio valiante, the pga tours most prolific performance consultant, to coach his players to over 50 professional wins in the past decade. Valiante provides a vision for competitive golf that allows golfers to remain fearless, focused, and committed to each and every shot they hit. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Valiante is a professor at rollins college and is also the mental game consultant to golf digest we hope you enjoy the interview. Gio valiante was named one of the 40 most influential people in golf under age 40 by golf magazine in 2011 and was dubbed guru of the year by the golf channel in 2010. Jul 11, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of gio valiante books online. As jack nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfers greatest enemy, in. With valiantes help and by applying fearless golf, justin leonard went from three consecutive missed cuts to three consecutive top tens, and chad campbell recently moved from 98th in the world to 7th.
I watched a few of dr gio valiantes video clips on revolution golf and was intrigued enough to buy this book. Read fearless golf conquering the mental game by dr. He is the mental game consultant to golf digest, the golf channel, and the university of. Im not sure how he can claim that when his client list is apparently made up of matt kuchar, justin rose, camilo villegas, vijay singh and many other. Valiante was named one of the 40 most influential people in golf under age 40 by golf magazine in 2011 and was dubbed guru of the year by the golf channel in 2010. Having studied the sources of an athletes fear and its physiological and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gio valiante books online. The book fearless golf is a book about how to conquer the mental game in golf while playing. With detailed quotes and anecdotes given exclusively to dr.
Gio valiante has worked as a mental game consultant to the pga tours hottest players, including chad campbell, heath slocum, justin leonard, davis love iii, david duval, matt kuchar, and chris dimarco. Thus a strong mental game is like having an extra club in your bag, as clear thinking translates directly to your scorecard. The book fearless golf by gio valiante is the best golf book i have read. Thats where pioneering sports psychologist dr gio valiante comes in. Conquering the mental game is known by many as one of the most influential mental game resources in the game. Gio valiante author dr gio valiante has worked with many of golfs most successful players, including justin rose, jack nicklaus, justin leonard, davis love iii and matt kuchar. Valiante working with golf professionals on tour, young developing players in college and applies his theories to hackers, which he defines as anyone struggling to break 90. This book looks at the common issue for golfers of getting their mental state right for golf, something that im. Gio valiante as jack nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfers greatest enemy.
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This book is instructional in capturing the golfers mind for the mental game and manipulating it by telling the mind that you can always succeed no matter what the obstacle is. Valiante has also authored a book entitled fearless golf. As jack nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfers greatest enemy. A pioneering sports psychologist, valiante has studied the sources of an athletes fear, investigated the physiological and neurological impact of fear on performance, and, most important of all, developed a groundbreaking program for conquering it. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Most golfers understand this, but do not have the tools to overcome it.
Davis love iii went from zero wins in 2002 to four wins in. Albert bandura, david star jordan professor of psychology. Ultimately, it is about focus and paying attention to the things that are critical to success. Fearless golf on apple books apple books apple apple. Conquering the mental game by dr gio valiante isbn. Gio made some very interesting and important comments on golf channels morning drive, when asked why he thought rory mcilroy missed the cut at the pga championship and simply has not been playing up to his potential.
Fearless golf by valiante, dr gio penguin random house. This splendid book is an invaluable and illuminating guide for golfers at whatever level they play. Gio is the author of two books, fearless golf and golf flow and his work been featured in sports illustrated, the new york times, good morning america, espn, the financial times and time magazine. If you are trying to become a better golfer, i highly recommend that you take this book to heart. Dr gio valiante has worked with many of golfs most successful players, including justin rose, jack nicklaus, justin leonard, davis love iii and matt kuchar. Oct 05, 2009 this is an interview with matt kuchar and dr. Aug 27, 2018 fearless golf was copublished with golf digest and doubleday and has quickly become the new standard in golf psychology. Click to email this to a friend opens in new window. It can turn you from a brilliant shotmaker on the practice range into an incompetent hack on the course. If you are an avid golfer than this book will have you turning the pages until you hit the back cover. Fearless golf continues to be a best seller more than 10 years after it was published in 2005 and his players have won over 50 pga tour events in the past.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fearless golf. A detailed plan for conquering the fear that sabotages swings and ruins psyches, from the pioneering psychologist whose. Fearless golf by dr gio valiante this is the second book from dr gio valiante, who according to the back of the book has become the most successful sports psychologist on the pga tour. Fearless golf isbn 9780385511926 pdf epub gio valiante. This week, we have one of the biggest names in golf when it comes to the mental game, dr. A detailed plan for conquering the fear that sabotages swings and ruins psyches, from. He has become the most successful sport psychologist on the pga tour. Gio is an expert in the area of human performance as it relates to both business and sport. Gio valiante random house 62005 pauls highlights from the books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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