CHAPTER 8

ORGANIZING PRACTICE

EFFECTIVE PRACTICE IS MORE THAN JUST REPS

JAE T. PATTERSON AND TIMOTHY D. LEE

 

Question: I know you had a practice session on Thursday, but how were the rest of them [practice sessions]? Was it just a problem with transferring of weight?
Tiger Woods: Absolutely. I can get it on the range, I can get it dialed in there, and we'll work on the same things and it feels really good, and I go to the golf course and I just don't quite trust it. It just means I just need to do more reps.

(http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/2012040828205704/news/)

For many people, “reps” (short for “repetitions”) are the answer to any and all problems related to motor and sport skills; it is not just athletes such as Tiger Woods ...

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