Book Index

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1
Why Read this Book? 1
How the Book Came to Be 2
Organisation of the Book 2
Chapter 2: CADDY TALK 5
Purposes of Communication 5
The Process of Communication 6
Sending Effective Messages 9
Debrief Sessions 22
Conclusion 24
What this Means to the Caddy 25
What this Means to the Player 25
Chapter 3: DECISION MAKING 27
Game Plans 27
Goals 32
Goals That Don’t Need to be Shared 33
Goals That Should be Shared 35
Goals for Caddies 37
Confidence 38
Competition Routines 38
Self-Talk 41
Developing Confidence 44
Ultimately Player makes the Final Decision 50
Conclusion 55
What this Means to the Caddy 55
What this Means to the Player 55
Chapter 4: BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVENESS 57
Blaming the Caddy for Mistakes 57
Trust 58
Caddies with Multiple Roles 60
Know Your Personality 64
Conclusion 66
What this Means to the Caddy 66
What this Means to the Player 66
Chapter 5: SWITCHING OFF 68
Conversation 69
Games 71
Music 71
Nutrition, Fitness, & Equipment Management 73
Looks can be Deceiving 75
Conclusion 76
What this Means to the Caddy 77
What this Means to the Player 77
Chapter 6: CONCLUSION 78
What Have we Taught you? 78
What’s Next? 79
Appendix A: CASE STUDIES 81
Case Study 1: STEVE WILLIAMS 82
Case Study 2: MARK FULCHER 105
Case Study 3: FRED “BASSETT” 120
Case Study 4: MIKE PATTERSON 141
Case Study 5: ANONYMOUS TOUR CADDY 159
Appendix B: EXERCISES 174
Exercise 1: GOAL SETTING 175
Exercise 2: SELF-TALK STATEMENTS 176
Exercise 3: CONFIDENCE 177
Exercise 4: MULTIPLE ROLES 179