Thread by @PeterArnottGolf

Do you give your golf shots names?

Ever been stuck between shots and not sure what to hit?

How did that indecision work out?

What if you named shots like Tiger and many other players do to.

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One of my favourite names is a ‘gentleman’s persuader’ from @malcosaurus who adapted the meaning from @KenBrownGolf and the late Peter Alliss meaning of the shot.

Basically for Malcolm it’s a soft ‘nudge’ with a longer club that stays out of the wind. A fairway or green finder.

Naming and then calling the specific shots can help with the indecision over a shot, however it can also let you ‘get out of your own way’.

Naming the shot then gives you a clear intent, therefore shapes your behaviours in and around the the shot, you prime that intent (specific practice swing), Imagine or feel the shot and execute.

You are focused on what you are trying to do, not what you are not trying to do.

It can act as a cue or anchoring trigger to immerse you in a specific shot. As @NickWinkelman says you are painting a picture with your words.

As a rule of thumb use this formula for naming your shot/cue.

More personal = more meaning = greater consolidation

(Shout out to Steven Orr for the help on this one)

Beg, borrow and steal shot names/cues and add your own meaning or/and have a mentor/friend/coach help you in the process.

You can then practice the shot/s you’ve named and all the behaviours around that shot on the course or on the range.

Do you have names for your golf shots?

Personally I’ve named a few in my time, but after the shot and X rated! (P.s. do as I advise👆 not as I do ;-))

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