Steve Blacklee Golf Academy - European Tour Golf Coach

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Top Performance

Being the best that you can be in your chosen sport is a goal many aim for. Hoping you are going to play better today than you did yesterday will not necessarily make the difference and most certainly will not promote consistency. Playing well and consistently is a key ingredient to creating a champion.

Skill
Good coaching and good practice based on that coaching will improve one’s skill level in conjunction with the following: -

Focus
The mental side of any sport plays one of the biggest parts in success. Training correctly, having the right energy levels at the right time and having the skill and ability will all fall away if the focus and belief is missing at the material time.

The strength of mind, the will, passion, determination, positivity, self belief and desire are just a few words which describe mental attitudes and driving forces within the human being.

Being well prepared in all the areas we have mentioned builds one’s confidence and allows the free flow of all the energy and skill at the given moments. This is sometimes called being in ‘the zone’ which is where many greats describe being when they win.
Knowing how to work your mind to drive or to allow yourself to win can be learnt with a top performance mind coach.

Physical Fitness
Strength, stamina, cardio vascular fitness (heart and lung) mobility and flexibility are main areas of importance for any human body as these elements allow the body and therefore the mind to be in balance. The position of balance opens many possibilities for a sportsperson to load the body repeatedly and consistently with sports specific movement.
If the body is not in balance in the aforementioned areas this may give rise to a drop in performance and even to injury.

The physical fitness of the body can be improved with the professional advice, a comprehensive and progressive fitness program follow and reasonable rest periods.

Biomechanics
Biomechanics and sports therapy are essential areas to look at especially in the golfing arena. The balance of opposing muscles, the flexibility and mobility of those muscles along with the timing and sequence in the firing can createmaximum efficiency from a technically sound swing.

Nutrition

Balanced nutrition for the body is dependant on many factors such as body type, metabolism and your activity level. What and when you eat will translate to the energy levels your body can produce and the timing of that energy being available to the body. In the field of sport, optimum sports nutrition becomes much more scientific and more meaningful to the sportsperson. It is simple to achieve high energy levels with effective advice for the individual and can bring huge benefits across the board.

With energy, the mind become sharper and more focused, blood sugars are balanced and therefore one’s mood is also balanced. These are some of the traits seen in champions and are not necessarily characteristics which they were born with.

When you tick all the above boxes you can go to any tournament knowing that you are in the best physical and mental shape which will elevate you against most opponents you will face.

Striving for the excellence required away from the course makes the playing of golf easier, more enjoyable and increases the chances of sustainable success.