& Sadar Psychological and Sports
Focus on Golf & Mind
If you're looking at this page chances are you already appreciate the mental and emotional aspects involved in playing golf. While the physical realm (i.e. swing, mechanics, conditioning, etc.) comprises the upper limit at any one time of one's playing potential, it is the mental and emotional realms which determines how close and how consistently we come to reaching that potential.
Simply stated, and derived from The Inner Game approach: Performance = Physical Potential - Mental Interference
Physical potential is wherever you happen to be, at that moment, in terms of mechanics, conditioning, health, rest, nutrition, etc. You can only play as well as these factors will allow.
Mental interference basically deals with two general areas: focus and emotional stability. When focus and emotional stability are maximized, mental interference approaches zero and we perform up to our physical potential.
SPS Golf Programs*
A) Full Mental Fitness Evaluation ($260/Parbreakers $220)
This full evaluation of the Mental Game includes:
1. Mental Game Survey for Golfers : Assesses current use of mental skills related to golf performance.
2. Focused Golf Self Evaluation : Assesses functioning in the areas of: Emotional Separation; Construction Thinking; Emotional Control; Peak Performance Arousal; Assertiveness; Decision Making; Confidence; Self-Acceptance; Body Tension; Competitive Pressure; Focus, and, Goals.
3. Cattell 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire: Used by programs that train professional golfers to assess the eight traits of champion golfers. Each trait runs along a continuum between two poles, which are the opposites of each other.
Golfers completing this questionnaire find out where they lie along each of the eight continuums and how they compare with championship golfers as a whole.
One-Hour Session: The golfer receives an individualized report of their strengths and weaknesses in their Mental Game and meets with Dr. Sadar for a follow up session.
Also included : Mental Fitness Training manual which contains:
a) Instruction on 22 major topic areas
b) Insight into the eight personality
c) Twelve flow charts that outline focusing techniques
d) Process forms to help you improve your Mental
B) Mental Fitness Training Manual ($35/Parbreakers $30)
- purchase the manual without the evaluation
C) Short Form Evaluation Survey ($120/Parbreakers $105)
- take the survey without taking the Full Evaluation
- includes a one hour meeting to discuss results and implications
D) Cattell 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire ($140/Parbreakers $120)
- take the 16 PF (described above) by itself and a one hour
- includes a one hour meeting to discuss results and implications
E) Basic Hourly Rate ($95/hr; $50/½hr / Parbreakers $80/hr; $43/½hr)
- meet with Dr. Sadar to discuss peak performance golf, related, or mental/emotional issues
*SPS has an affiliation with Parbreakers, an indoor instructional and practice facility. Members of Parbreakers are eligible for 15% discounts as noted.
