Glenister to teach power of the mind (From Worcester News)

Glenister to teach power of the mind

4:10pm Sunday 30th August 2009 in

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A WORCESTERSHIRE PGA professional will be hosting an evening designed at helping players tackle the mental side of the game.

Ombersley Golf Club pro Graham Glenister has organised the ‘Mind Your Golf’ event, which takes place at the Bishops Wood Road club on Thursday, September 10, and will be handing out tips on knocking strokes of your rounds.

Glenister is a firm believer in the importance of being mentally strong to play good golf.

He explained: “I believe in it massively because I’ve studied Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), which is a very raw but logical form of psychology, for over 14 years now and know it works.

“All the top players today make use of technical and psychological coaches.

“I was told 15 years ago by a pupil that I had some natural skills in communication and should enhance them by becoming more aware of what they were and how to improve my use of them.

“I went on many courses with several NLP practitioners, including a lady called Ros Hunter, who helped Anita Roddick build the massively successful Body Shop chain.

“After 15 years of study, combined with use in practical coaching sessions, I now feel the time is right to dedicate sessions soley on the mental side of golf.

“I know it works and, in many ways, I think it works faster and more effectively.

“Golfers think if they keep practicing, they will get better which is true, but they will only get better at what they are doing.

“That means if they are doing it wrong, they will get better at doing it wrong! ‘Mind Your Golf’ teaches people the best mental approach to every golf shot they take.

“It will also teach them how to enjoy and play better shots when they most need to and under maximum pressure.”

Ombersley member Peter Bould has benefitted from Glenister’s coaching and believes his new mental approach to the game has helped him shoot lower scores.

He said: “Most people know that playing golf well is more than just technical skill.

“Graham’s tuition in the mental approach to the game has helped me enormously and has improved my scoring by more than six shots per round. Graham helped me develop an overall plan for the round and discussed my approach to each shot in detail. As a result, the improvement in focus and concentration is amazing.

“We can all play good golf shots — the problem is usually that we don’t play enough of them!

“Graham’s tuition in the mental approach to the game has certainly helped me play many more good shots per round.”

The ‘Mind Your Golf’ evening takes place from 7pm to 8pm and costs £10 per person.

To book your place, contact the club via e-mail at g.glenis ter@ombersleygolfclub.co. uk, by calling 01905-620747 or by dropping into the golf shop.