Lack of Awareness Leads to Increased Tension, Which Leads to Poor Results...with Jayne Storey

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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969: Summary Jayne Storey returns to discuss her latest book, 'The Athlete's Ascent', which explores the relationship between deep practice and high performance across various sports. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, the impact of technology on attention, and the necessity of stillness in achieving optimal performance. Jayne also addresses the challenges of ego in professional athletes and advocates for a daily performance practice that incorporates mindfulness and meditation to enhance athletic performance and overall well-being.Takeaways The journey of self-awareness is crucial for athletes. Technology can distract from self-awareness and performance. Stillness is essential for effective movement and performance. Daily performance practice can enhance athletic skills. Ego can hinder growth and learning in professional athletes. Mindfulness and meditation can improve focus and relaxation. The flow state is achieved when the mind is quiet. Intention in movement is more important than overthinking technique. Joy in sports can lead to better performance and satisfaction. Self-awareness leads to relaxation and improved performance. Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA). Receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter on your favorite podcast app. Listen for details. This episode is brought to you by the PXG. Upgrade your bag with PXG clubs and take your game to a whole new level. For a limited time, you can save $10 per club. Head over to PXG.com/SMARTER and use code SMARTER to save $10 per club on your order. This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply.This episode is also brought to you by Waitlist from Wine Access. Visit wineaccess.com/waitlist and use promo code "golfsmarter" for $25 off your first shipment!This episode is brought to you by Timeline Nutrition. Timeline is offering 10% off your first order of Mitopure. Go to timeline.com/GOLFSMARTER.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Ed Mumford from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
0:06.5	I play at historic Ellis Park Golf Course here in Cedar Rapids.
0:10.8	This is Golf Smarter number 969.
0:14.4	You must know this, and I'm sure your listeners know this from their own experience.
0:19.8	When somebody takes a practice swing, it can be beautiful, effortless, fluid,
0:26.0	perfectly balanced, lovely follow-through.
0:29.2	And literally, seconds later, when they step up to the ball for real to hit the shot,
0:36.2	everything goes wrong.
0:40.1	And of course, the mainstream industry wants to fix that from the outside in saying, oh, you didn't do this and you didn't do that
0:46.3	and all about technique. But if you take notice of yourself in your practice swing, maybe you're
0:53.4	breathing deeply, maybe you're balanced properly,
0:56.8	maybe your shoulders are empty and relaxed, maybe you're not clenching your jaw, maybe you're not
1:02.5	gripping that four-iron too tight, and then what changes in you? What changes in the golfer
1:09.8	when you step up to hit the ball for real? Because the
1:13.5	golf swing is only ever an outward manifestation of whatever's going on in the golfer. Lack of awareness leads to increase tension, which leads to poor results.
1:32.3	With James Story, this is Golf Smarter.
1:36.3	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:43.3	Here's your host, Fred Green. Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Pets. to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:45.9	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:49.0	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Jane.
1:54.9	Hello, Fred. It's great to see you again, and thank you very much for asking me back.
2:03.9	Absolutely. A new book came out. I've got to have you back on because we always like to go deep into this conversation that we've had multiple times, but it continues to develop as your writings continue to develop.
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