205 – Learning To Optimize Movement! – Dr. Rob Gray Interview
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Learning To Optimize Movement!
Dr. Rob Gray’s New Book Shows Us How
Welcome to Episode 205 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast! Dedicated to sharing useful information on professional club fitting, short game improvement, and effective practice techniques. CHANGING GOLFER’S LIVES – ONE GOLFER AT A TIME!
Show Notes:
Welcome back (!) Dr. Rob Gray, a professor at Arizona State University who does fascinating research on perceptual-motor skills, and who recently published his second book – “Learning To Optimize Movement.”
- Rob talks about what motivated him to write this second book so soon after his best-selling first one.
- Creating a relationship with your environment is THE theme of the new book. “The environment is your partner.”
- Rob discusses two connected topics – “being skillful is not a process of repeating a solution, it is repeating the process of FINDING a solution,” and “block practice is not the devil, constant practice is.”
- He talks about the importance of “affordances” and “invitations” in skill creation and performance.
- Rob’s chapter on Learning To Coordinate With Teammates was an eye opener to for ways to help teams improve their skills.
- He discusses the value of finding NEW ways to move after an injury or surgery – rather than trying to use the same movement patterns in recovery. A VERY interesting concept!
- Finally, both of share the value of Being In Great Environments to help us improve our learning and create great and new skills!
Useful Web Links:
To Buy “Learning To Optimize Movement” – CLICK HERE!!
Learn about Rob and the Perception and Action Podcast – CLICK HERE!!
Shout Out!
I am excited to have the CAPTO EZ putting sensor for my putting instruction for golfers, the Roane State Golf Team, and myself. Easy to set up and loaded with valuable data to improve putting performance!
And an update. My recovery from Knee Replacement Surgery is going slowly, but in a positive direction. Every Day – Do The Work!!
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