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Report Prepared For Todd Gober Welcome To Your DISC Profile Report

Self-awareness is powerful…..and whatever you think you know about yourself as a golfer, you’re about to learn a lot more.

– Your DISC Profile Report Includes – • Introduction to the DISC Profile System ….…………………………...... Page 3 • Your DISC Style ....……….…………………..……………………………………...... Page 4 • Your Mental Golf Tendencies ………………………….…………..…………..... Pages 5-7 • You At Your Mental Game Best ……...... Pages 8-9 • Your Mental Game Exercise Workshop ……….……………….…………..... Pages 10-18 • Your Goal Setting/Action Plan Process..……….……………….…………..... Pages 19-20 • Information for Your Instructors ……………………………………………….... Pages 21-23 • Email Link for Sharing Your Report …………………………………………..... Page 24

Questions You Might Have

What level of player is the profile designed for? – While the profile is designed for players of all levels, our system uses golf terminology that assumes your commitment to the game is reasonably strong.

How many ideas from my report should I implement at one time? – Your report is quite comprehensive and you'll likely find more potentially helpful ideas than you can implement at any one time. The key is to start with a few strategies you feel will help your game and then add other ones over time.

What is DISC? – DISC is a very popular personality profile system that is accurate, effective, and user-friendly. Your report presents DISC in golf terminology – no complicated graphs, just straightforward information about you and your game.

What is the “best” DISC Style? – There are no good, bad or best DISC styles for playing golf. Your DISC style is an important part of who you are as a golfer – embrace your “style” and learn to use it to your best advantage with the information in this report.

Please turn the page to learn about the DISC Profile System. 2 The DISC Profile System The term DISC stands for the four “behavioral factors” below that make up the system –

Dominance Steady

- Competitive - Strong-Willed - Steady - Patient - Sense of Urgency - Bold - Relaxed - Moderate Pace - Results-Oriented - Determined - Persistent - Values Consistency Players high in the D factor Players high in the S factor Tiger Woods Patrick Reed Matt Kuchar Adam Scott Billy Horschel Suzann Pettersen Fred Couples Inbee Park Stacy Lewis Jordan Spieth Jason Dufner Ernie Els

Inspiration Conscientious

- Enthusiastic - Visual & Feel-Oriented - Exacting - Cautious - Optimistic - Spontaneous &Creative - Analytical - Methodical - Sociable - Active Mind - Process-Oriented - Fact-Finder Players high in the I factor Players high in the C factor Phil Mickelson Paula Creamer Martin Kaymer Se Ri Pak Ai Miyazato Michelle Wie Jack Nicklaus Jonathan Byrd Rory McIlroy Rickie Fowler Bernhard Langer Ben Hogan

– Basic & Combination DISC Styles – • Some golfers have Basic DISC Styles as their tendencies are driven primarily by one of the four behavioral factors – D, I, S or C.

• Other golfers have Combination DISC Styles as their tendencies are driven primarily by a “blend” of two behavioral factors. Tiger Woods is a great example of the Dominance/Conscientious Combination Style as he’s… …clearly high in Dominance – highly competitive, bold, results-oriented …and also quite high in Conscientious – analytical, exacting, process-oriented

Tiger’s Dominance/Conscientious Combination Style

• Competitive • Exacting • Focused on Results • Factual • Task-Oriented • Analytical

Now turn the page to discover your DISC Style. 3

Todd’s Mental Golf DISC Style Dominance

Descriptors For Your Dominance Style • Competitive • Strong-Willed • Sense of Urgency • Bold • Results-Oriented • Determined

Every DISC Style has certain traits that can serve as strengths or weaknesses depending on how they are managed. Examples from your Dominance Style are listed below. Keep in mind that a strength “over-done” can become a weakness.

Potential Strengths Potential Weaknesses Competitive & Determined Competitive & Determined Todd looks forward to competing Todd’s competitive nature against the course, other players, and sometimes creates excessive tension his own expectations. that gets in the way of playing at his best.

Results-Oriented Results-Oriented Todd is very results-oriented and Todd is very results-oriented and usually has high expectations for his can be rather quick to anger when game. not playing up to his expectations.

Strong-Willed Strong-Willed With his strong-willed nature, Todd sometimes feels as if he’s Todd’s commitment to his shot is “giving in” to some degree if he makes usually strong, especially if it’s a bold a conservative shot selection choice. choice.

Now turn the page to review a description of your mental golf tendencies. 4 Todd’s Mental Golf Tendencies - The next three pages are written as if you were being described by a knowledgeable observer in these four key areas of your game. • Golf Temperament • Playing Shots • Pre-Round Preparation • Course Management

- Please keep the following in mind as you read this section of your report –

- You’re being described as if your commitment to the game is reasonably strong, regardless of your present level of play.

- You’ll see various strategies recommended for helping you use your Dominance DISC Style to your best advantage.

- These strategies are marked with an *, and then conveniently summarized for you later in “Todd At His Mental Game Best.”

– Golf Temperament – Todd’s competitive nature is at the core of his golf temperament style. He’s very results-oriented and looks forward to competing against the course, other players, and his own expectations.

At his best, Todd’s expectations are at a challenging, but realistic level, and he deals with frustration in a positive manner. At other times, frustration gets the best of him and turns into anger. *His “can do” nature is ideal for using positive self-talk phrases as a strategy for quickly turning frustration back into positive energy.

Todd feels golf is an ongoing competitive challenge and often thinks about improving his game and playing at a higher level. *He can add structure to these thoughts, and create a clear outline for improving his game, by completing the goal- setting/action plan process in the Exercise Workshop section.

– Pre-Round Tendencies –

Todd tends to think and move at a relatively brisk pace, and sometimes has difficulty getting into a more relaxed and

5 settled frame of mind for the start of the round. *Allowing adequate time to warm up at a relaxed and unhurried pace will likely add to the quality of his preparation.

Patience is not one of Todd’s strong suits, and he often warms up without taking time to properly prepare for playing shots as he’ll actually play them on the course. *Taking a few minutes to “rehearse” some shots he’ll face during the round – like the par 3 tee shots – will help give him a good feel for playing with the same pre-shot routine and thought processes he’ll use once he’s on the course.

Todd feels best prepared for a good start when he’s in his normal competitive mindset, yet ready to begin the round settled and focused. *Developing a quality warm-up routine, and using it on a consistent basis from round to round, will add a sense of order to his pre-round preparation, and perhaps position him to get more rounds off to a good start.

– Playing Shots – Todd usually feels quite determined and energized as he’s playing the shot. While his determination is normally a strength, it sometimes goes overboard and leads to feeling tight and trying to force good shots. *Incorporating deep breathing into his pre-shot routine will help reduce tension, and promote good tempo and freedom of motion with his swing.

Todd’s natural style would best be described as “brisk and decisive,” as opposed to “methodical and analytical.” He instinctively feels more in sync playing with a “see the shot and feel my swing” type mindset, as opposed to trying to mentally program his swing over the ball.

At his best, Todd has a mental picture of the shot he wants to play, and a good feel for his swing before he’s over the ball. He’s free of excessive tension and able to swing with good tempo and range of motion. *Keeping his swing thoughts simple and feel-oriented through good coaching and

6 practice, will help free him up to make his best swing. This also applies to his putting stroke and short game.

– Course Management – Todd’s natural course management style is clearly more bold than conservative. He would rather play towards the flag than the middle of the green, try to carry the water hazard instead of laying up, and play the bold shot out of the woods instead of chipping out. Just as with a bold player like Phil Mickelson, he’ll sometimes play a risky shot just for the challenge of trying to pull it off.

While Todd prefers the aggressive approach, he sometimes plays the conservative shot to protect his score. *He’s most apt to make the smart play when he consciously adds a bit of “risk/reward” thinking to the decision-making process, especially when faced with a potentially risky shot.

Todd’s decision making tends to be influenced more by his emotions as compared to the more patient and methodical style players. *He can help lessen this tendency by developing a game plan and committing to key strategy decisions before the round. For example, by deciding which holes he’ll play conservatively off the tee as part of his game plan, he’ll be less inclined to make impulsive and emotionally driven decisions with these shots during the round.

Note: The next section, “Todd At His Mental Game Best,” summarizes the strategies that were noted with an *.

7 Todd At His Mental Game Best

• At this point, you might be thinking….. …..“Now that I have all this information about myself.… ….how do I use it to improve my game?”

• The next page, “Todd At His Mental Game Best,” provides a perfect answer to this question.

• You’ll find yourself described as if you’re already using strategies that were recommended in the previous section of your report.

• The more you visualize yourself already using these strategies, the easier it will be to incorporate them into your game.

• You will receive “Todd At His Mental Game Best” by email once a month as a reminder to use these strategies.

• Many of these strategies are further reinforced in the Exercise Workshop section starting on page 10.

8 – Todd At His Mental Game Best –

Golf Temperament – At my best, I… …play with my natural competitive mindset, while keeping expectations for my game at a challenging, but realistic level. …use my natural “can-do” attitude and positive self-talk phrases to quickly turn frustration back into positive energy. …create a structured outline for improving my game by setting goals and following an action plan for accomplishing them.

Pre-Round Preparation – At my best, I… …allow adequate time to prepare for the round at a relaxed and unhurried pace. …warm up with a quality routine on a consistent basis from round to round. …rehearse some shots I’ll play during the round to sharpen my focus, and get a feel for playing with the same pre-shot routine and thought processes I’ll use on the course. …step on the first tee settled and focused, and in my normal competitive mindset.

Playing Shots – At my best, I… …keep thoughts about my swing and putting stroke simple and feel-oriented through good coaching and practice. …incorporate deep breathing into my pre-shot routine to reduce tension and promote good tempo and range of motion with my swing. …play with a “see the shot and feel my swing” mindset that fits best with my naturally brisk and decisive golf personality style.

Course Management – At my best, I… …think in risk/reward terms to add a conservative balance to my naturally bold course management style. …develop a game plan before the round to lessen the impact my emotions might have on strategy decisions during the round.

Practice Habits – At my best, I… …devote considerable time to practicing my putting and short game. …simulate on-the-course situations to make practice more like actually playing golf. …work on target focus and visualization skills as I practice.

Print this page and read it often to put the power of Positive Affirmation to work in your game.

9 The Exercise Workshop Section For: Todd Gober

Instructions

• These exercises can be completed on your computer or mobile device...or by simply printing your report and doing them with a pen or pencil.

Completing the exercises on your computer or mobile device offers the following advantages -

- Saving your answers for future reference.

- Updating your answers any time.

- Sharing your completed exercises with a coach or instructor by email.

• To complete these exercises on your device, please be sure you're viewing your report through Adobe Reader.

• If you're working on a computer, be sure to save your answers once you complete the exercises.

Finding Adobe Reader

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• If your mobile device doesn't already have Adobe Reader, you'll find it available in your app store as a free download.

10 Exercise #1

Positive Self-Talk "Self-talk" is both the positive and negative communication you have with yourself as a golfer. While it’s easy to be positive when you're playing well...the more compelling point is this...it's easier to play well when you’re "saying" positive things to yourself.

Think of positive self-talk as an energy source and a terrific mental game strategy for turning frustration back into positive energy.

– Start this exercise by checking the choice that best describes your present self-talk tendencies – Mostly positive regardless of how I’m playing Positive only when I’m playing well Too negative too much of the time

Developing Positive Self-Talk Phrases – Review these simple examples of positive self-talk phrases – • Before the round – “I feel positive and I'm looking forward to the round.” • When playing well – “Stay in the present – one shot a time.” • When playing poorly – “I'm visualizing good shots and my game will turn around soon.” • When feeling extra pressure or anxiety – “Calm and steady and I can handle the pressure.” – Now, create your own phrases for each of these situations – • Before the round as you're preparing to play –

• When you’re playing well and want to maintain steady mental focus –

• When you’re struggling and need an emotional boost to help turn your round around –

• When you're feeling extra pressure or anxiety –

11 Exercise #2

Getting Rounds Off to A Good Start

– Start this exercise by checking all statements below that apply to you – "The quality of my pre-round preparation often affects how well I start the round." "How I play the first few holes often sets the tone for the rest of my round." "My pre-round warm-up routine can use improvement."

– Now, assume you were designing a "high quality" pre-round routine for yourself. Check the components below you would include in this routine –

Allow adequate time to warm up at a relaxed and unhurried pace. Loosen up with a few minutes of deep breathing and stretching. Simplify your swing thoughts and get a good feel for your tempo as you warm up. Alternate hitting different clubs to different targets every few shots. Get a feel for playing shots under pressure by "rehearsing" a few shots as if you're actually playing them during the round – - R ehearse some key tee shots just as you would play them on the course, including visualizing the shot and using your normal pre-shot routine.

- Rehearse a few key second shots, and some potential short game shots you might face during the round.

Simulate putting under pressure – Brad Faxon, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and one of the greatest putters ever, describes how he simulates pressure before the round – “I stroke some putts on the practice green using my full putting routine as if they’re actual putts on the course. I don’t want a five- footer for par on first green to be the first time I’ve used my full putting routine.”

Is there anything else you would add to your "ideal" pre-round routine?

12 Exercise #3 Managing Tension and Promoting Consistent Tempo – Check the choice that best describes the level of tension in your swing – I’m usually fairly relaxed and my swing has good freedom of motion. I’m sometimes tense and freedom of motion with my swing feels restricted. I'm often very tense and my swing feels quite "tight."

In his classic book, Every Shot I Take, Davis Love, III describes how his father helped him manage tension and develop great tempo with his smooth, yet very powerful, swing – “My father had me hit balls with full length swings that felt like they were just 25%, 50% and 75% of my full effort. I would go back and forth until I could really feel the difference.”

Try Davis’ drill and you might be surprised at how athletic your swing feels, and how far the ball goes when you’re swinging at what feels like 50% or 75% effort.

Managing Tension With Mental Imagery Jonathan Byrd, a five-time winner on The PGA Tour, has a fairly intense mental golf style and uses mental imagery to help relax and reduce tension on the course –

“When I’m feeling tense, I take just a moment for some deep breathing and visualizing myself at a calming place like a beach. This is a quick way to get into a more relaxed state of mind in the middle of a competitive round.”

Describe a mental image that would help you relax and reduce tension if you feel uptight during the round.

13 Exercise #4 Commitment To The Shot Visualize yourself over the ball ready to start your swing. List any other doubts or distractions This is golf’s moment of truth!! You’re either fully you tend to have over the ball. committed, or doubts like the ones below are diminishing your confidence and positive energy. Check the doubts you often feel over the ball. unsure of your shot selection choice unsure about the break on a putt overburdened with swing thoughts worried about a negative outcome for the shot

Think Box/Play Box

Renowned coaches Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott of VISION54, use their – Think Box/Play Box – strategy to help golfers of all levels fully commit to their shots. Annika Sorenstam brought considerable notoriety to Think Box/Play Box during her prime.

In th e Think Box, fully Then take a Once you’re in the commit to these deep breath “Play Box” commit aspects of the shot – and step to these aspects of across an the shot – - strategy & club selection imaginary - visually connect to - mental "picture" “Decision your target of the shot Line” into the - trust your swing “Play Box.” - swing thought or - hit the shot. f eel for producing th e shot.

Think Box/Play Box is fully explained in Pia & Lynn’s best-seller, Every Shot Must Have A Purpose, and their other books – all highly recommended reading for players of all levels.

14 Exercise #5

Developing Strong Visualization Skills Check the option below that best describes your visualization skills.

I rarely have a mental picture of the shot before I hit it. Some days visualizing the shot is easy, while on other days it’s not so easy. I’m almost always able to visualize the shot before I hit it.

Annika Sorenstam compiled a phenomenal record, while also being one of the fastest players on the LPGA Tour. Annika played both decisively and quickly by visualizing her shot, and then playing it without hesitation as she describes below – “From behind the ball, I clearly visualize the shot and use this mental picture to get a feeling for what I need to do. Then I address the ball and trust my swing to produce the shot just as I've visualized it."

Do you feel your shotmaking might improve if your pre-shot routine was more visually-oriented like the one Annika describes above? Yes No

A great way to practice your visualization skills is to describe a shot in words. You'll find it almost impossible to not form a visual image of the shot as you describe it in words.

• In the space below, describe yourself playing a challenging shot, including visualizing the shot, making solid contact, following the path of the ball to the target, and anything else that brings the shot to life in your mind –

• Check strategies below that might help strengthen your visualization skills –

Play some holes by yourself and describe each shot before you play it. Visualize shots on the practice tee, short game area and putting green. Visualize your shot as part of your pre-shot routine.

15 Exercise #6

The Value of Having A Game Plan Developing a game plan allows you to make certain strategy decisions with a clear mind before the round. This leaves fewer decisions to make when you might be influenced by your emotions during the round.

Your game plan can be as simple as having tee shot strategies for a few key holes, or it might go into more detail as described below – • Knowing which greens to leave the ball below the hole to avoid fast downhill putts. • Picking a "go spot" for carrying a water hazard or fairway bunker - go for it if you're ahead of the spot, and lay up if you're behind it.

• Knowing where to avoid short-siding yourself on certain greens to avoid really tough up & down situations.

Get a Feel For Developing a Game Plan List three game plan strategies for playing a course you're familiar with...... use positive terms like, “Play the tee shot right center of the fairway on #5” .....as opposed to negative terms like,“Don’t hit it left towards the water off #5 tee.”

Strategy #1 –

Strategy #2 –

Strategy #3 –

16 Exercise #7

Developing A Great Short Game The vast majority of practice takes place on the driving range as opposed to the short game practice area. The irony is that many golfers would lower their scores faster by improving their short games, than by improving their long games. – Assess these areas of your short game with 1 being terrible and 5 being excellent –

• Pitch Shots: • Long & Medium Range Putts:

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Comments: Comments:

• Chip Shots: • Short Putts:

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Comments: Comments:

• Sand Play: • Visualizing putts and short game shots:

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Terrible Poor Fair Good Excellent Comments: Comments:

Unless you’re already a wizard around the greens, list action steps you’ll take to improve your short game in the space below.

17 Exercise #8 Developing Great Practice Habits Contributed By: Pia Nilsson & Lynn Marriott – VISION54

There are many misconceptions about practice, including Check the choice below that best this one – "the more balls you hit, the more you will describes the effectiveness of your present improve." In coaching golfers of all levels, including tour practice habits – players, we’re fascinated that so many of them spend a My practice time rarely produces much lot of time on the practice range with little improvement improvement that actually carries over to to show for it. They spend hours hitting ball after ball, the golf course. but don’t get any better at actually playing golf. My practice time occasionally produces To improve and perform well under the stress of trying to improvement that actually carries over on the golf course. play your best, we suggest you not mindlessly hit ball after ball on the range, because that is not how you play My practice time often produces on the course. Practice needs to be about quality, not noticeable improvement on the course. just quantity, and as much as possible, practice needs to simulate how you actually play on the course. Now, describe new practice habits you’ll use to convert your practice time into On the course, every shot is different and produces a new better scores on the course. challenge and new adventure. The strategies below will help simulate these situations on the practice range. • Change clubs and targets fairly often. • Use your pre-shot routine for every shot. • Create pressure by imagining yourself in competitive situations as you practice your long game, short game, and putting.

As you use these strategies, you are disciplining your mind to THINK CLEARLY ABOUT EACH SHOT. By taking time to mentally prepare for each shot before you hit it when you practice, you’re teaching your mind to HAVE A SENSE OF PURPOSE WITH EACH SWING.

As human beings, we first create habits, and then our habits become our normal way of doing things. You can create great practice habits by practicing as if you’re actually playing golf.

18 The Goal Setting/Action Plan Process

• The first step of the process you'll see on the next page is to set a few meaningful goals for your game.

• The second step is to develop an action plan for accomplishing your goals.

• Your goals are the tangible results you want to achieve, while your action plan describes the steps you'll follow to achieve your goals.

• Consider collaborating with any coaches you work with as you're developing your goals and action plan.

• Prior to developing your action plan, you might find it helpful to prioritize the strategies you've just explored in the Exercise Workshop. Some strategies will likely be of more benefit to you than others. Click the appropriate choice as far as prioritizing which strategies to include in your action plan.

Implement Implement No Need Now Later To Implement Positive Self-Talk Phrases Developing a Pre-Round Routine Managing Tension Pre-Shot Routine & Think Box/Play Box Strengthening Your Visualization Skills Developing a Game Plan Before the Round Short Game Improvement Plan Improving Your Practice Habits

Now, turn the page and put your best thoughts into developing a few meaningful goals from your game, and an action plan for accomplishing them.

19 Step I – Setting Goals For Your Game Step II – Developing An Action Plan List a few meaningful goals you would like to Now, list action steps you'll take to help accomplish. Be as specific as possible, you reach your goals. Again, just for including timelines. Set goals that are illustration purposes, these are some realistic, while also requiring you to imaginary action steps players might “stretch” your abilities to achieve them. include in their action plans – Just for illustration purposes, these are some - Review Todd At His Mental Game imaginary goals that players of various levels Best once a week. might set for their games – - Start a golf fitness program with a TPI certified trainer by January 15th. - Lower my scoring average by 3 shots this year. - Start a series of lessons by February 1. - Improve my greens hit in regulation - Schedule a professional club fitting session percentage by 25% this season. by March. - Win my club championship within the next - Practice my short game at least three three years. times a week for an hour each session. - Finish in the top 20 on the money list this - Develop a quality warm-up routine and year. use it consistently from round to round. - Improve my up and down percentage for - Develop the habit of using my positive missed greens by 20%. self-talk phrases throughout the round. – Your Goals – – Your Action Steps –

20 Resource Pages For Todd’s Coaches/Instructors

• Your Dominance DISC style is a big part of your learning and communication preferences when working with coaches.

• The next two pages will help any coaches you work with create a productive coaching and learning environment for both of you.

• The first page is for your golf coach or instructor.

• The second page is for fitness professionals in case you’re involved in a golf specific fitness program.

Note: For more information on golf specific fitness, go to www.mytpi.com. This is the website for the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI.)

TPI is the acknowledged leader in golf fitness research. As you improve your golf fitness, you’ll likely be able to do more of what you want to do with your swing.

21 –Todd’s Mental Golf DISC Style – Dominance • Competitive • Strong-Willed • Sense of Urgency • Bold • Results-Oriented • Determined

Golf Instructors: Insights For Working With Todd o Todd tends to think and move at a fairly brisk pace. Encourage him to relax with a few minutes of stretching and deep breathing at the beginning of the session. o He’ll expect to see results quicker than your more patient students – let him know when he’s making progress, even if it’s coming in incremental steps. o His determined nature sometimes creates excessive tension over the ball – reinforce simple strategies like incorporating deep breathing into his pre- shot routine, and maintaining moderate grip pressure at address to helphim relax and promote freedom of motion with his swing. o Todd will be more interested in implementing a change, than having a lengthy theoretical discussion about it. Don’t overload him with thoughts about his mechanics, or with data you provide from video analysis and other technology. o Help Todd create a clear sense of direction for improving his game by collaborating with him on the goal-setting/action plan process in his Exercise Workshop section.

– Engaging Todd’s Visual and Feel-Oriented Learning Senses – Why: Todd can be a rather intense student. Help him relax by actively engaging his visual and feel-oriented senses as part of the learning process. How: Along with utilizing drills and training aids that help create the “feel” for a desired motion, you can further engage these senses with “look and feel” type suggestions and questions like these –

- "Describe what your tempo feels like when you swing at 50% effort."

- "Tell me how various areas of your body feel with this set-up position."

- “Which is easier for you to visualize when you’re playing under pressure – a right to left, or left to right ball flight?”

- “Think of your swing as being one continuous motion, as opposed to a series of ‘positions’ throughout the swing.”

22 –Todd’s Mental Golf DISC Style – Dominance • Competitive • Strong-Willed • Sense of Urgency • Bold • Results-Oriented • Determined

Fitness Coaches: Suggestions For Working With Todd o Todd will view improving his golf fitness as part of "paying the price" for moving his game to a higher level. He'll be more interested in maximizing his workout performance than in having long discussions about the science and theory behind his program. o Todd is very results-oriented. Perform an initial assessment of his current strengths and limitations to give him a benchmark for measuring his progress as he progresses through his program. o Todd tends to be a “more is better” type thinker and might look at workout guidelines as targets to exceed, as opposed to guidelines to be followed. Reinforce any guidelines that need to be followed from an injury avoidance standpoint. o Todd’s competitive nature can create excessive tension that gets in the way of receiving full benefit from stretching and flexibility exercises. Encourage deep breathing to help reduce tension and increase his range of motion with these exercises.

– Engaging Todd’s Visual and Feel-Oriented Learning Senses – Why: Todd is very results oriented and will expect a payoff for the time he invests in his workouts. Help him achieve the results he’s expecting by engaging his visual and feel-oriented senses as part of the learning process. How: Along with demonstrating an exercise and asking him to imitate what he sees, you can further engage his visual and feel-oriented senses with “look and feel” type suggestions and questions like these –

- “Describe how various areas of your body feel when you perform this exercise.”

- “Can you demonstrate how this specific limitation in your flexibility is affecting your swing and range of motion?”

- “Show me how your swing will look once you’re stronger and more flexible.”

23 Now that you've reviewed your report, and perhaps completed the Mental Game Workshop Exercises, you can share this document with your instructor, coach or anyone else by clicking the link below, or by sending it as an attached document with your normal email process.

Closing Thoughts

There is no way you can remember and use everything in your report. The key is to select key points you feel will best help you improve your game and make a list of these items on whatever reminder system you use.

As a quick review, your report was divided into four sections -

- Introduction to familiarize you with the DISC Profile System.

- Your DISC report (Pages 4-7) to create self-awareness of your DISC Style and mental golf tendencies, and how to use them to your best advantage.

- "You At Your Mental Game Best" (Page 9) which serves as a positive affirmation of you already making best use of your mental golf DISC Style.

- Workshop Exercises (Pages 10-20) to create awareness and reinforcement of important mental game strategies, including goal-setting.

In particular, we highly recommend viewing the, "You At Your Mental Game Best," on page 9 on a regular basis. This page is perhaps the easiest and most effective one strategy you can use from your report to improve your game.

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