Acquiring golf WISDOM from a life on the PGA Tour – Phil Blackmar #202

<p>Today on to the Brain Booster we welcome an extra special guest from the US in Phil Blackmar.</p> <p>Phil had a successful career on the PGA Tour including three tournament victories.</p> <p>The Greater Hartford Open, The Provident Classic and the Shell Houston Open were all victories achieved by winning a play off.</p> <p>The Provident Classic play off was against one of the game’s true legends and tragic losses Payne Stewart.</p> <p>In the show Phil describes the intriguing mental game tool he used the week of his victory to turn his game around.</p> <p>He then went on to play on the Champions Tour winning his first event the AT&T Championship in 2009. At the weekend he went 36 holes without making a bogey to secure victory.</p> <p>Standing at 6ft 7in Phil is one of the tallest players to have played the PGA Tour</p> <p>After his playing career he went on to be a very popular analyst and on course presenter for the GOLF Channel</p> <p>During our time together Phil gave some wonderful insights to his development as a player.</p> <p>How he fell into the trap of being overly concerned with swing mechanics and the mental trap of perfectionism.</p> <p>The importance of the shot creating the swing in the moment</p> <p>How to be able to MANAGE and ADAPT in the moment with what you have today</p> <p>We also discussed ‘feeling good’ to ‘play good’ as opposed to waiting for the golf ball to make you feel a certain way.</p> <p>The relationship to the game and what Phil would have done differently</p> <p>How for a period of time his enjoyment of the game was taken away</p> <p>In his time Phil played with some of the greats of the game such as Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino but he makes a special mention around the legend that was Arnold Palmer and the incredible aura he had.</p> <p>The great Jack Nicklaus take on ADAPTABILITY and being able to adjust in the moment</p> <p>The development of Tiger Woods. How he trained to develop his mind with Dr Jay Brunza with what is known as ‘situational training’</p> <p>The use of hyp