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* 1:06 - Academic and Professional Journey: Dr. Cooke discusses his background in sports science, performance psychology, and psychophysiology, including his current roles and research interests.
* 2:13 - Defining Psychophysiology: Dr. Cooke explains psychophysiology as the study of interactions between psychological and physiological processes, using tools like brainwave and cardiac activity measurements.
* 3:02 - Mechanisms Underpinning Performance: Dr. Cooke provides an example of how psychological feelings of pressure can manifest physiologically and impact performance.
* 4:08 - Causes of Performance Breakdown: Dr. Cooke outlines pathways such as overthinking, loss of attentional control, and appraisals, and how they affect performance.
* 6:00 - Attentional Pathways and Ironic Processes: Dr. Cooke discusses attentional pathways and the impact of fixating on specific threats during performance.
* 8:01 - Research on Pressure and Performance: Dr. Cooke introduces his study on isolated pressure conditions and their different psychophysiological and behavioral responses.
* 9:00 - Study on Isolated Pressure Conditions: Dr. Cooke details a study with novice golfers testing various isolated pressure conditions and measuring their psychophysiological responses.
* 13:20 - Key Findings on Pressure Conditions: Dr. Cooke shares that traditional pressure conditions generally improved performance, while demand-based pressures had adverse effects.
* 16:30 - Impact on High-Level Athletes: Dr. Cooke discusses how these findings might translate to higher-level golfers and the need to magnify pressure conditions for experts.
* 18:42 - Neurofeedback Training: Dr. Cooke explains neurofeedback as a technique to help individuals self-regulate brain activity and improve performance.
* 23:02 - Neurofeedback Study on Conscious Motor Control: Dr. Cooke describes a study on neurofeedback training to decrease conscious motor control and its implications for performance.
* 31:16 - State and Future of Neurofeedback: Dr. Cooke discusses the potential and challenges of neurofeedback in high-performance sports and the importance of individualized approaches.
* 34:32 - Unilateral Hand Contractions: Dr. Cooke explains unilateral hand contractions as a technique to influence brain hemisphere dominance and improve performance.
* 37:42 - Golf Putting Study on Hand Contractions: Dr. Cooke discusses a study on pre-performance unilateral hand contractions and their subtle impact on performance.
* 41:42 - Practical Implications for Golfers: Dr. Cooke emphasizes self-awareness and individualized strategies for athletes and coaches, suggesting various psychological techniques.
* 44:10 - Balancing Technical and Psychological Training: Dr. Cooke advises focusing on technical aspects alongside psychological strategies for both novice and expert golfers.
* 47:04 - Reflecting on Performance: Dr. Cooke highlights the importance of reflecting on performance to identify patterns and tailor strategies.
* 48:01 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts: Dr. Cooke reiterates the importance of self-awareness and tailored psychological strategies, expressing excitement for future research.
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Skill Acquisition in Sport
Book Recommendation #2: Handbook of Sport Psychology
Book Recommendation #3: Methods in Social Neuroscience
Book Recommendation #4: Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice
Paper #1: Some pressures are more equal than others: Effects of isolated pressure on performance
Paper #2: Electroencephalographic neurofeedback training can decrease conscious motor control and increase single and dual-task psychomotor performance
Paper #3: The effects of pre-performance unilateral hand contraction protocols on cognitive verbal processes during a golf putting task
Dr. Andrew Cooke’s Google Scholar Page - Link
Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) - Link
Bangor University School of Psychology and Sport Science - Link
Bangor University Performance Psychology Online Course - Link
About Dr. Andrew Cooke
Dr. Andrew Cooke is a lecturer conducting research in Psychophysiology, Sport Psychology, and Skill Acquisition. He is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms that underpin human performance and psychophysiological interventions to enhance performance (e.g., brain training). He works with a number of high-profile organizations in sport, business, and health. Dr. Cooke is a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) and leads the Psychophysiology of Performance Laboratory (POP-Lab).
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* 1:00 - Background and Sports Journey: Dr. Altini shares his academic journey in computer science, engineering, and data science, alongside his personal transition into endurance sports.
* 3:31 - Defining HRV and How It Differs from Heart Rate: Understanding HRV as the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats, which reflects the autonomic nervous system's response to stress.
* 8:10 - Clarifying Common HRV Myths: Dr. Altini dispels misconceptions such as the importance of absolute HRV values and the notion that higher HRV is always better.
* 11:40 - Making the Case for HRV: Despite limitations, HRV provides unique insights into the body's stress response, which can inform training and lifestyle adjustments.
* 14:10 - HRV in Free-Living Analysis: Large-scale research reveals that HRV is a more sensitive marker of stress than resting heart rate, and different stressors elicit varying physiological responses.
* 18:45 - Validating Smartphone-Based HRV Measurement: Dr. Altini discusses how the HRV4Training app, using smartphone cameras, was proven to be as accurate as chest straps and ECGs.
* 21:55 - Practical HRV Monitoring with HRV4Training: The app helps athletes accurately measure HRV, providing actionable insights based solely on physiological data while allowing users to add context manually.
* 26:10 - Unique Features of HRV4Training: The app's focus on raw physiological data offers a clear distinction from competitors, who often combine behavioral data to produce composite scores.
* 32:50 - HRV in Night vs. Morning Measurements: Dr. Altini elaborates on the differences between night and morning measurements and how HRV trends vary due to circadian rhythms and sleep stages.
* 38:40 - HRV and Sleep Tracking Limitations: Despite advancements, wearable devices often lack accuracy in estimating sleep stages, emphasizing the importance of skepticism.
* 43:30 - Spot Check vs. Continuous Monitoring: Dr. Altini warns against overinterpreting continuous HRV monitoring due to potential misinterpretation of data, recommending periodic spot checks instead.
* 46:00 - HRV-Guided Training: Dr. Altini explains how to implement HRV-guided training by adjusting intensity based on daily HRV measurements relative to one's normal range.
* 51:00 - HRV for Individual Athletes and Golfers: Coaches and individual athletes can use HRV trends over multiple tournaments and travel periods to identify patterns and refine performance strategies.
* 55:20 - Advice for Golfers Considering HRV Monitoring: Golfers can use HRV to manage travel stress, tournament phases, and performance consistency by identifying patterns in their physiological responses.
* 58:00 - Current Projects and Future Directions: Dr. Altini aims to improve communication around HRV while working on refining personalized feedback loops to optimize health and performance.
* 1:03:00 - Book Recommendations and Influences: Dr. Altini recommends Suggestible You by Erik Vance, highlighting its insights into the placebo effect and psychological influences on performance
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal
Book Chapter: How Data Can Capture Recovery: The Case for Heart Rate Variability
Paper #1: What Is behind Changes in Resting Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability? A Large-Scale Analysis of Longitudinal Measurements Acquired in Free-Living
Paper #2: Comparison of Heart-Rate-Variability Recording With Smartphone Photoplethysmography, Polar H7 Chest Strap, and Electrocardiography
Paper #3: State of the science and recommendations for using wearable technology in sleep and circadian research
HRV4Training: https://www.hrv4training.com/
Personal Substack: marcoaltini.substack.com
HRV4Training Substack: hrv4training.substack.com
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/altini_marco
About Dr. Marco Altini
Dr. Marco Altini is a scientist and developer specializing in health technology and performance, holding a Ph.D. cum laude in Data Science, an MSc cum laude in Computer Science Engineering, and an MSc cum laude in Human Movement Sciences with a focus on High-Performance Coaching. As the founder of HRV4Training, he created a pioneering mobile platform trusted by over 150,000 users, including Olympic medalists and professional teams, to monitor heart rate variability (HRV) and manage training stress. Dr. Altini also serves as a Data Science Advisor at Oura, Guest Lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Editor of the Wearable Department at IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine. With over 10 years of experience modeling physiological data and more than 50 publications at the intersection of technology, health, and performance, he is passionate about empowering athletes and health enthusiasts to make data-informed decisions.
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* 0:35 - From the Court to Academia: Dr. Kegelaers shares his journey from basketball to sports psychology.
* 2:10 - Defining Resilience in High Performance: A closer look at what resilience means for athletes and performers.
* 3:00 - Resilience: A Dynamic Process: Exploring the shift in understanding resilience from a fixed trait to a dynamic process.
* 4:15 - Resilience vs. Grit and Toughness: Distinguishing resilience from similar concepts
* 8:15 - The Research Challenge: Discussing the limitations of current research methods in studying resilience.
* 11:10 - From Theory to Practice: How insights from resilience research can inform coaching and training strategies.
* 13:20 - Building Resilient Athletes: Practical approaches and the role of the environment in developing resilience.
* 19:20 - Three Pillars of Resilience in Golf: Delving into robust, rebound, and reintegration resilience and their applications in golf.
* 25:40 - Mastering Pressure Training: An in-depth look at pressure training and its benefits for athletes.
* 32:45 - Crafting Effective Pressure Training: Key considerations for designing pressure training sessions that are both effective and safe.
* 42:50 - The Future of Pressure Training: Exploring the potential of virtual reality and other technologies in training under pressure.
* 43:55 - Book Recommendations: Dr. Kegelaers shares impactful books that have influenced his work.
* 45:10 - Current Projects: Insight into Dr. Kegelaers’ current projects on mental health in sports and esports.
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do
Paper #1: Are we really studying resilience in sport? A critical review of adopted methodologies
Book Chapter: Developing Resilience For Golf Performance
Paper #2: Pressure Makes Diamonds?: A Narrative Review on the Application of Pressure Training in High-Performance Sports
About Dr. Jolan Kegelaers
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1:17 - Michael Neff's journey from aspiring dentist to PGA professional and GEARS founder.
3:42 - Development of GEARS and its significance in combining club fitting with instruction, and the technology behind GEARS
14:17 - Challenges and Achievements with GEARS technology, its scalability, and the impact on golf instruction and fitting
19:22 - Comparison with Other Technologies like markerless motion capture and the accuracy of GEARS in capturing detailed club and body data
27:12 - The Importance of Accurate Data in golf instruction and how GEARS addresses this need
38:57 - Specific Metrics that Differentiate Elite Golfers from non-elite golfers, based on GEARS data analysis
44:52 - Case study: Enhancing Ricky Fowler's performance through GEARS adjustments.
1:09:07 - Advice for Players and Coaches: Emphasizing the importance of understanding club and swing interaction, and being open to technology and data for improvement
1:19:47 - How Michael Neff's perspective on swing models and golf instruction has evolved over time
Resources
GEARS Website - Link
About Michael Neff
Michael Neff is a PGA Professional and the founder of GEARS, a golf motion analysis and body tracking system. His contributions to the sport were recognized when he was awarded the 2021 Pacific Northwest PGA Teacher of the Year. Having worked with numerous PGA Tour players, Michael Neff has cemented his reputation as a leading figure in golf instruction and technology, continually pushing the boundaries to enhance the way golf is played and taught.
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1:26 — Professional Background
2:55 — Paper #1 Discussion - Neurofeedback Training
21:31 — Paper #2 Discussion - Neural Efficiency
27:44 — Pressure Training
39:43 — Trends and Limitations of Neurofeedback
43:42 — Paper #3 Discussion - Neurofeedback Training
47:13 — Paper #4 Discussion - Cognitive Workload & Neural Efficiency
49:25 — Recommendations For Coaches and Players
51:26 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
53:56 — Book Recommendations
55:05 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Harry Potter
Book Recommendation #2: Human Performance
Book Recommendation #3: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Book Recommendation #4: Projections: A Story of Human Emotions
Book Recommendation #5: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Paper #1: Effect of a single session of sensorimotor rhythm neurofeedback training on the putting performance of professional golfers
Paper #2: The Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience of Superior Athletic Performance
Paper #3: The Effect of Left Temporal EEG Neurofeedback Training on Cerebral Cortical Activity and Precision Cognitive-Motor Performance
Paper #4: Effect of cognitive workload on momentum and neural efficiency in a golf putting task
About Kiersten Janjigian
Kiersten is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant and professor of Sport Psychology at George Washington University. While she works with both high-performance clients and students, she is also completing her doctorate at the University of Maryland College Park pursuing a degree in Kinesiology with a specialization in Cognitive Motor Neuroscience. Her research primarily focuses on the psychophysiological investigation of applied sport psychology, along with the study of diagnosis and treatment of sport-related concussion. She seeks to explore the neural correlates of mental imagery and other psychological skills training tools to implement in neurofeedback and hopes to create a unique neuroelectric assessment of stress en route to enhanced athletic performance.
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Optimize Your Practice Environment
Elite players all want to be able to achieve their best. But often they don't have an environment that's conducive to allowing them to be successful.
Document Your Pre-Round Routine
Players don't document their pre-round routine enough. You want to refine the “recipe” to a point where it becomes perfect for you.
Why Do You Go To The Range?
Are you going to the range to get better or to feel better? If you truly want to get better, you generally will need to measure.
Planning Is Key To Optimizing Practice
It's amazing what happens when your measure of success is predetermined before you go out and practice.
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1:12 — Professional Background
3:29 — What is Strokes Gained?
15:09 — What is Circles?
26:30 — Tournament Preparation
36:34 — Dispersion Patterns & Tournament Preparation
40:51 — The ‘Rule of Thirds’ During Practice
45:27 — Most Common Mistakes Golfers Make During Practice and Preparation
1:05:22 — Discussion Documents & The Importance of Reflection
1:13:09 — What Craig Does With Players During In-Person Leading Up To Tournaments
1:15:51 — Most Common Mistakes Aspiring Professionals & Mini-Tour Players Make
1:18:46 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
1:21:18 — Book Recommendations
1:22:17 — Current Projects
Resources
Circles - Link
Book Recommendation #1: Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice
Book Recommendation #2: Letters from a Stoic
Book Recommendation #3: How to Win Friends & Influence People
About Craig Dixon
Craig Dixon is a visionary in the realm of golf performance optimization and data analysis. As a PGA member and a specialist in high-performance analytics, Craig has established himself as a trusted authority in the world of golf. With an unrivaled understanding of big data and its implications for athletic excellence, he has become a sought-after consultant for some of the most esteemed organizations and athletes in golf.
Craig's expertise extends across a vast array of domains, encompassing the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, DP World Tour, JLPGA, Olympic athletes, national and NCAA teams, PGA Associations, and even the world's top-ranked players. His wealth of experience working with such esteemed entities has solidified his position as one of the leading figure in his field.
At the core of Craig's practice lies his passion for performance optimization. Through meticulous analysis and comprehensive evaluation of players' on-course performance, he dedicates himself to deriving invaluable insights that unlock the true potential of each athlete. His mission is to guide players on their journey toward achieving their goals, all while minimizing the time and effort required.
By leveraging the power of cutting-edge technology and sophisticated data analytics (Circles), Craig illuminates the path to peak performance, helping players design training regimens tailored to their unique strengths and weaknesses. With his guidance, athletes can optimize their preparation, ensuring they are primed to deliver their best performances when it matters most.
In a world where excellence is defined by fractions of a stroke or the smallest of margins, Craig Dixon stands as a beacon of knowledge and expertise. His unrivaled ability to identify areas for improvement, strategize training approaches, and streamline the path to success has made him an indispensable asset to golfers worldwide.
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0:42 — Professional Background
2:55 — Paper #1 Discussion - Internal vs. External Focus
20:19 — Paper #2 Discussion - Self-Controller Practice
32:57 — Paper #3 Discussion - Learner Feedback
51:19 — General advice to Golfers and Coaches
53:46 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
1:01:33 — Book Recommendations
1:05:24 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Paper #1: Reporting bias not external focus: A robust Bayesian meta-analysis of the attentional focus literature
Paper #2: The combination of reporting bias and underpowered study designs has substantially exaggerated the motor learning benefits of self-controlled practice and enhanced expectancies: a meta-analysis
Paper #3: Meta-analysis of the reduced feedback frequency effect on motor learning and performance
About Dr. Brad McKay
Google Scholar: Link
Brad McKay is the Senior Strategist – Training Design for the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club. He collaborates with coaches, analysts, and sport scientists to enhance the development and performance of Brewers players.
His academic background began with an Honour’s degree in Psychology from St. Thomas University in his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He then completed his Master of Science degree in Kinesiology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, supervised by Dr. Gabriele Wulf. His doctorate was earned in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, supervised by Dr. Diane Ste-Marie. Prior to joining the Brewers, Brad was a Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University, working in Dr. Michael Carter’s Metascience, Action, and Cognition laboratory.
His research focuses on the metascience of motor learning and performance, in particular understanding the evidential basis underpinning the field’s most import phenomena, as well as the systemic issues that undermine the accumulation of knowledge.
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1:24 — Professional Background
4:11 — Challenge Point Framework
7:16 — Difference Between Performance and Learning
9:23 — Three Zones of Learning
16:05 — Skill Transfer
29:05 — Three Different Types of Practice
35:07 — Commonly Overlooked Aspect of Deliberate Practice
40:03 — 5 Common Myths of Coaching
47:58 — 5 Keys to Facilitate Optimal Skill Learning
50:41 — Recommendations For Golfers/Coaches
53:46 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
56:07 — Book Recommendations
57:27 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Paper #1: An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching
Paper #2: Effective practice and instruction: A skill acquisition framework for excellence
About Dr. Nicola Hodges
Google Scholar: Link
Dr Nicola Hodges runs the Motor Skills Lab in Kinesiology at UBC, in Vancouver Canada, which is on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
It is here she studies anything to do with practice and the processes underpinning motor skill performance and learning. She conducts laboratory experiments with new learners to determine how and why various practice variables (such as instruction, demonstrations, feedback, order of practice) impact motor learning, as well as studying skilled performance and the developmental activities that are best predictors of expertise. She has a particular interest in processes involved in action observation; including the anticipation of action outcomes in sport-related contexts, how people learn from watching others, and how people “share” practice and impact skill acquisition processes when practising together.
She has co-authored the popular book (now in its third edition), Skill acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice (Routledge) and she has close to 150 published journal articles and chapters on topics related to the study of motor learning and motor control more broadly. She has received funding for her research from the three major government funding agencies in Canada and is very grateful for continued support.
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0:54 — Personal & Professional Background
5:07 — What is Resilience and Why is it Important in Sport?
6:47 — Resilience Framework Overview
20:53 — Practical Recommendations For Coaches/Athletes
29:09 — The Importance of an Athlete’s Environment
31:57 — Practical Recommendations For Coaches/Athletes #2
35:44 — Common Mistakes Made During Goal-Setting
36:38 — SMART Goal-Setting Framework
41:55 — Three Main Types of Goals
46:49 — Example of SMART Goals in Golf
52:01 — SMART Open Goals
55:31 — The Role of Self-Compassion and Perfectionism in Goal-Setting
58:47 — Key Takeaways From Discussion on Goal-Setting
1:05:54 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
1:08:51 — Book Recommendations
1:11:59 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Man’s Search For Meaning
Book Recommendation #2: Love's Executioner
Book Recommendation #3: Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
Book Recommendation #4: Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Critical Introduction
Book Recommendation: #5: Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Book Recommendation #6: The Kite Runner
Paper #1: The sporting resilience model: A systematic review of resilience in sport performers
Paper #2: Set Goals to Get Goals: Sowing Seeds for Success in Sports
About Dr. Sahen Gupta
Google Scholar: Link
Dr Sahen Gupta is an applied psychologist trained under the BPS-HCPC route and Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Psychology at University of Portsmouth. He divides his time between mental health support and high-performance striving to help individuals achieve a balance. He works with individuals in sport and other high-pressure professions for sustainable high performance. Dr Sahen's research interests are focused on the themes of resilience for mental health and performance, cultural sport psychology and applied field interventions in sport psychology. As a scientist-practitioner he draws upon his experience in the field to inform research for context-based evidence. Dr Sahen reads far too much, laughs as much as he can and learns too many things. He is the Founder of Discovery Sport & Performance Lab, a collective of global practice and cutting edge multicultural research. His leading scientific research and applied work have been published in international peer-reviewed journals, books and has been showcased in BBC and The Times. In his spare time, Dr Sahen writes a column for Telegraph India,called "Mind Games".
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1:54 — Personal & Professional Background
5:25 — Near vs. Far Transfer
10:09 - Linking Near Transfers Together
11:52 — Inspiration To Study Validity of Cognitive Training
14:58 — Key Findings of Cognitive Training Far Transfer Research
20:46 — Neurofeedback in Golf
22:03 — Recommendations When Adopting New Technology
29:06 — What is Augmented Feedback + What We (Don’t) Know About Effective Feedback?
34:36 — Over Reliance on External Feedback
38:19 — Recommendations For Golfers/Coaches on Feedback
40:13 — Practice for Confidence vs. Competence
45:05 — Insights Into Dr. Fransen’s Meta-Scientific Work
47:15 — Technique vs. Skill
50:56 — Contextual Interference
52:59 — Key Findings on Long-Term Athlete Development
1:00:18 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
1:02:44 — Book Recommendations
1:06:22 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: The Tyranny of Metrics
Book Recommendation #2: The forest through the trees
Paper #1: There is no evidence for a far transfer of cognitive training to sport performance
Paper #2: The effect of augmented feedback on the performance and learning of gross motor and sport-specific skills: A systematic review
Paper #3: Differences in physical fitness and gross motor coordination in boys aged 6–12 years specializing in one versus sampling more than one sport.
About Dr. Job Fransen
Contact Info: [email protected]
Google Scholar: Link
Job Fransen is a senior lecturer at CSU’s Port Macquarie campus who possesses a profound fascination with the intricacies of human learning, particularly the interplay between individual attributes and environmental factors in shaping movement. Job's extensive teaching portfolio spans diverse subjects such as skill acquisition, motor control, motor learning, and the cultivation of talent and expertise. He has extensive experience crafting tailor-made educational content for both industry and academic institutions. Job's dedication to pedagogy is underscored by a collection of teaching and learning accolades earned throughout his career, notably for fostering student self-discovery through non-linear pedagogy.
Job studies how experts and novices execute motor skills and make decisions within sports-related contexts. His contributions to the scientific literature include publications addressing talent identification and development programs in youth sports, the role of perceptual and cognitive abilities in sporting expertise development, and the evaluation and enhancement of collective behaviour. Job's most recent work adopts a meta-scientific perspective on skill acquisition literature, shedding new light on this complex domain.
Outside of academia, Job leads an international skill acquisition research group and a teaching and learning workgroup, fostering the exchange of innovative ideas in research and pedagogy. Notably, Job serves as an associate editor for Science and Medicine in Football and held an executive board position in the Australasian Skill Acquisition Network from 2018 to 2022.
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1:20 — Personal & Professional Background
4:37 — Internal vs. External Focus
7:00 — Flaws In External vs. Internal Focus Research
13:16 — Key Findings of Focus of Attention Research
17:50 — Implications For Golfers and Coaches
19:23 — Cognitive Load & Mental Effort
24:08 — Key Findings of Cognitive Load & Mental Effort Research
28:55 — Impact of Distractions on Golfers
32:27 — Key Findings of Impact of Distractions on Golfers Research
35:55 — Impact of Dual Task on Golf Performance
41:41 — Current State of Research on Focus of Attention
43:34 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
45:23 — Book Recommendations
48:07 — Current Projects
49:24 — Impact of Viktor Hovland on Norwegian Golf
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology
Book Recommendation #2: Your Erroneous Zones
Book Recommendation #3: Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
About Dr. Henrik Herrebrøden
Henrik Herrebrøden is a sport psychologist and researcher based in Oslo,Norway. For the last ten years, he has worked with athletes from a rangeof different sports. He recently completed his PhD in psychology at theUniversity of Oslo, where he investigated attention in elite athletes.He is currently an Assistant Professor at Kristiania University College.
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Henrik-Herrebroden
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=no&user=RUzwMR0AAAAJ
Practitioner website: http://www.henrikh.no
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1:29 — Golf Background
4:01 — Diaphragmatic Breathing
11:10 — Biofeedback Training
12:49 — NTEL Belt
14:38 — Heart Rate Variability
16:49 — Impact of Stress on Performance
18:52 — Maintaining Energy Levels Through Deliberate Breathing
27:15 — Mental Challenges Professional Golfers Face
29:51 — Insights From The PGA TOUR
32:32 — Bryson DeChambeau & Neurofeedback Training
37:35 — Common Mistakes Golfers Make On The Golf Course
41:00 — Basic Guidelines For Proper Breathing Technique
45:22 — Importance of Nasal Breathing
46:39 — The Future of Biofeedback Training in Golf
51:44 — What Have You Learned From Being Around TOUR Players?
52:36 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About Over Your Career?
55:18 — What’s The Biggest Mistake You Made Early in Your Career?
56:04 — Book Recommendations
Resources
NTEL Belt: Website
Book Recommendation #1: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Book Recommendation #2: Perfectly Yourself: Discovering God's Dream for You
About Andy Matthews
Andy oversees all golf strategy and business development for Neuropeak Pro on all professional tours, with collegiate and national teams and elite amateurs from around the world. Andy says the most inspiring part of his job is having the opportunity to help individuals and teams who are already great at what they do find the competitive edge that can help them reach the next level.When he’s not working, Andy enjoys playing tournament golf – he is truly passionate about the game, and it shows in his work with our golfers. A surprising fact about Andy is that he is a certified pilot!
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1:26 — Academic & Professional Background
3:03 — Research Inspired by Tiger Woods Comment
4:24 — Dr. MacKenzie’s Background in Golf
6:54 — What is Variable Inertia Speed Training?
9:13 — How Was The Stack System Developed?
14:44 — How Mass, Center of Mass, and Moment of Inertia Relate to Speed Training?
21:52 — How is The Stack System different to SuperSpeed Sticks?
23:56 — How To Integrate The Stack System into a Workout Plan
27:05 — Biomechanics & Neuromechanics
28:58 — The Four Components That Determine Club Head Speed
37:17 — Clarifying The Meaning of “Work”, “Power”, and “Energy”
41:56 — Dr. MacKenzies Work With Matthew Fitzpatrick
43:21 — Swinging Faster With Less Effort
45:28 - Impact of Body Composition on Club Head Speed
48:31 — The Stack Putting System
55:04 — Common Mistakes Made When Pursuing More Club Head Speed
56:18 — Guidelines For Integrating Stack With Existing Workout Programs
58:43 — Insights Into Matthew Fitzpatrick’s Data Driven Approach to Golf
1:01:17 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About?
1:02:56 — What’s a Mistake You Made Early In Your Career?
1:04:33 — Dr. MacKenzie’s Thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau’s Speed Training Approach
1:07:27 — Book Recommendations
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The Stack System
The Stack System: Website
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Resources
Dr. Sasho MacKenzie’s Publications - Website
Book Recommendation #1: Every Shot Counts
Book Recommendation #2: Search For The Perfect Swing
Book Recommendation #3: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Author Recommendation #1: John Feinstein
Author Recommendation #2: Richard Feyman
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About Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Golf’s foremost biomechanist, Dr. Sasho MacKenzie is the research practitioner behind the world’s top golf coaches - his work and theories have driven a scientific, evidence-based revolution in golf instruction and movement training.
Sasho’s area of expertise is the training and biomechanics of speed generation. The Stack System allows Sasho to share his research findings and training wisdom directly with you, using the same tools, techniques, and nuances that he uses to speed train Tour players he has consulted.
Sasho is an Engineering Consultant for PING and a Biomechanics Advisor and Software Developer for Footjoy. He has published over 20 golf related research articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals and has been invited to speak to golf instructors for the PGA of Australia, Great Britain & Ireland, Spain, and the French Golf Federation. In 2018, Dr. MacKenzie was the Key Note speaker at the World Scientific Congress of Golf. He is a regular contributor to Golf Magazine and has been a featured guest on countless other golf podcasts, international radio shows, and television episodes.
In addition to golf, Sasho has worked with multiple MLB teams as a biomechanics/bat fitting consultant – including the 2020 World Series Champions L.A. Dodgers.
Dr. MacKenzie is a professor of Sports Biomechanics at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where he also puts his expertise into action, having won back-to-back club championships in 2020 and 2021.
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0:59 — Talent vs. Hard Work
4:26 — Deliberate Practice
7:25 — Effective Coach Communication
8:45 — Ideal Physical & Mental State Before Executing The Shot
13:13 — Bernhard Langer Putting Routine Story
19:39 — Quality vs. Quantity in Pre-Shot Routines
25:05 — Empathy in Coaching
27:23 — Book Recommendations
31:39 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Optimizing Performance in Golf
Book Recommendation #2: Why We Sleep
Book Recommendation #3: The Birth Order Book
Book Recommendation #4: Autobiography of a Yogi
Dr. van der Lei’s Website: Hourglass Performance Institute
Breathing Program: One With Breathing Program
About Dr. Harry van der Lei
Harry van der Lei was born in Groningen, Holland. He graduated in 1989 from the College of Physical Therapy in Holland and moved to the United States where he specialized in Sports Rehabilitation.
He earned a Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, majoring in Sport Psychology, from the University of Utah in 2003. While at U of U, Harry worked as a sport physical therapist for the US Speed Skating Association.
Harry received a doctoral degree with a specialization in Sport Psychology from Florida State University where he served as a mental performance consultant for the Florida State University Men’s and Women’ Golf Program from 2003-2018.
Harry has worked as a sport physical therapist and as a mental performance expert with a wide variety of athletes, from amateurs to numerous world champions and Olympic gold winners. Currently, as a mental performance consultant, Harry specializes in golf performance and stress management.
As an athlete himself, Harry played amateur soccer in Holland, semi-professional soccer for the Orlando Lions in Florida, holds a black belt in Taekwondo, and has run several half and full marathons. Harry is a certified member of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) with a specialization in stress management. He also serves as a reviewer for the journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
In general, Harry strives to help and teach others the principles of optimal performance, health, and well-being, while emphasizing the awareness of breathing in life!
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0:38 — Managing Stress & Inverted-U Theory
6:09 — Flow vs. The Zone
9:04 — Unique Challenges/Demands of Golf
16:04 — The Power of Breathing
26:33 — How Your Breath Influences Your Behavior
Resources
Hourglass Performance Institute
About Dr. Harry van der Lei
Harry van der Lei was born in Groningen, Holland. He graduated in 1989 from the College of Physical Therapy in Holland and moved to the United States where he specialized in Sports Rehabilitation.
He earned a Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, majoring in Sport Psychology, from the University of Utah in 2003. While at U of U, Harry worked as a sport physical therapist for the US Speed Skating Association.
Harry received a doctoral degree with a specialization in Sport Psychology from Florida State University where he served as a mental performance consultant for the Florida State University Men’s and Women’ Golf Program from 2003-2018.
Harry has worked as a sport physical therapist and as a mental performance expert with a wide variety of athletes, from amateurs to numerous world champions and Olympic gold winners. Currently, as a mental performance consultant, Harry specializes in golf performance and stress management.
As an athlete himself, Harry played amateur soccer in Holland, semi-professional soccer for the Orlando Lions in Florida, holds a black belt in Taekwondo, and has run several half and full marathons. Harry is a certified member of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) with a specialization in stress management. He also serves as a reviewer for the journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
In general, Harry strives to help and teach others the principles of optimal performance, health, and well-being, while emphasizing the awareness of breathing in life!
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1:26 — Academic & Professional Background
10:01 — Hour Glass Performance Model
16:20 — Athletic Performance Philosophy
19:26 — Performance Slumps & Performance Routines
24:08 — Managing Performance Stress
29:05 — Matt Kuchar & Tiger Woods’ Routines
Resources
Hour Glass Performance Institute
About Dr. Harry van der Lei
Harry van der Lei was born in Groningen, Holland. He graduated in 1989 from the College of Physical Therapy in Holland and moved to the United States where he specialized in Sports Rehabilitation.
He earned a Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, majoring in Sport Psychology, from the University of Utah in 2003. While at U of U, Harry worked as a sport physical therapist for the US Speed Skating Association.
Harry received a doctoral degree with a specialization in Sport Psychology from Florida State University where he served as a mental performance consultant for the Florida State University Men’s and Women’ Golf Program from 2003-2018.
Harry has worked as a sport physical therapist and as a mental performance expert with a wide variety of athletes, from amateurs to numerous world champions and Olympic gold winners. Currently, as a mental performance consultant, Harry specializes in golf performance and stress management.
As an athlete himself, Harry played amateur soccer in Holland, semi-professional soccer for the Orlando Lions in Florida, holds a black belt in Taekwondo, and has run several half and full marathons. Harry is a certified member of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) with a specialization in stress management. He also serves as a reviewer for the journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
In general, Harry strives to help and teach others the principles of optimal performance, health, and well-being, while emphasizing the awareness of breathing in life!
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0:29 — Complex Systems & Constraints-Led Approach
5:12 — Golf Example of Constraints-Led Approach
8:53 — Holistic Approach to Coaching
12:53 — Cognitive Fitness
15:39 — Periodization
21:53 — Barriers to Cognitive Fitness Training
23:32 — Consequences of Goals
26:43 — Common Mistakes & Recommendations
29:03 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind On?
31:36 — Book Recommendations
33:36 — Current Projects
Resources
Research Paper #1: Training or Synergizing? Complex Systems Principles Change the Understanding of Sport Processes
Research Paper #2: Cognitive Fitness Framework: Towards Assessing, Training and Augmenting Individual-Difference Factors Underpinning High-Performance Cognition
Book Recommendation #1: Thinking in Systems
Book Recommendation #2: Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age
Book Recommendation #3: Mastery
About Gary Stebbing
Gary Stebbing is based in the United Kingdom. His primary areas of interest are building and sustaining excellence, and human performance. He studied Sport & Exercise Science as an undergraduate and Performance Psychology as a post graduate, and has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) for 21 years.
He is the founder and principal of EVO-C, a thinking capabilities and world building consultancy.
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0:43 — Academic & Professional Background
1:59 — Experience as Professional Athlete
3:41 — Five Minds of Coaching
6:36 — Deep Generalist & Creativity
9:53 — The Disciplined Mind
11:02 — The Synthesizing Mind
15:13 — Understand The Reality of a Problem
19:06 — Assessments & Being a Deep Generalist
21:33 — Impact of Goals on Your Life
25:02 — The Respectful Mind
26:03 — The Ethical Mind
Resources
Research Article: The Five Minds of the Modern Strength and Conditioning Coach: The Challenges for Professional Development
Book: Five Minds for the Future
About Gary Stebbing
Gary Stebbing is based in the United Kingdom. His primary areas of interest are building and sustaining excellence, and human performance. He studied Sport & Exercise Science as an undergraduate and Performance Psychology as a post graduate, and has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) for 21 years.
He is the founder and principal of EVO-C, a thinking capabilities and world building consultancy.
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1:15 — Organizational Change
4:51 — Integrated Performance Model
7:48 — Book Recommendations
10:04 — Circular Model of Action
15:06 — Current Projects
Resources
Book Recommendation #1: Coherence by Dr. Alan Watkins
Book Recommendation #2: The Mental Athlete by Kay Porter
About Dr. Sebastian Brückner
Dr. Sebastian Brückner is an internationally recognized expert in applied sport psychology. Besides working in private practice as mental performance consultant and leadership coach he provides consultancy to ongoing projects funded by the German Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp) and European Union, and acts as a reviewer for (inter)national sport psychology journals. He has served the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in multiple roles: chairing the International Relations Committee, as AASP Newsletter Editor, member of the inaugural Advocacy Committee, and co-editor of the 13 th edition of AASP’s Graduate Program Directory.
Consultation and interventions he delivers are heavily based on a strong commitment to a scientist-practitioner approach where research informs interventions. His applied work, specifically with the German National Badminton Team, has led to facilitation of elite coaches’ education and leadership training programs. Sebastian has established projects with colleagues at Muenster University, Boston University and Kingston University London, where he has been appointed as Honorary Research Fellow.
After studying at Saarland University, Texas A&M University and the University of Tennessee, Sebastian worked at Saarbruecken Olympic Training Center from 2008- 2017. There, he worked with (junior) national team and Olympic (caliber) athletes on mental training and dual-career transitions from a holistic, humanistic performance- enhancement perspective. In 2017 Sebastian joined the Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology at the University of Muenster. From 2018-2020, he worked as Executive Manager and Head of Applied/Certification Services for the German Society for Sport Psychology. Since 2021 he has successfully established his private practice.
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0:54 — Somatic Markers Intervention
8:12 — 16 Second Cure
15:10 — Applying 16 Second Cure in Golf
23:17 — Common Mistakes Athletes/Coaches Make
About Dr. Sebastian Brückner
Dr. Sebastian Brückner is an internationally recognized expert in applied sport psychology. Besides working in private practice as mental performance consultant and leadership coach he provides consultancy to ongoing projects funded by the German Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp) and European Union, and acts as a reviewer for (inter)national sport psychology journals. He has served the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in multiple roles: chairing the International Relations Committee, as AASP Newsletter Editor, member of the inaugural Advocacy Committee, and co-editor of the 13 th edition of AASP’s Graduate Program Directory.
Consultation and interventions he delivers are heavily based on a strong commitment to a scientist-practitioner approach where research informs interventions. His applied work, specifically with the German National Badminton Team, has led to facilitation of elite coaches’ education and leadership training programs. Sebastian has established projects with colleagues at Muenster University, Boston University and Kingston University London, where he has been appointed as Honorary Research Fellow.
After studying at Saarland University, Texas A&M University and the University of Tennessee, Sebastian worked at Saarbruecken Olympic Training Center from 2008- 2017. There, he worked with (junior) national team and Olympic (caliber) athletes on mental training and dual-career transitions from a holistic, humanistic performance- enhancement perspective. In 2017 Sebastian joined the Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology at the University of Muenster. From 2018-2020, he worked as Executive Manager and Head of Applied/Certification Services for the German Society for Sport Psychology. Since 2021 he has successfully established his private practice.
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