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 |