http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Wade+Pearse Sports Wade Pearse Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=162642&ca=Sports Staying in the moment while golfing is the single greatest challenge in the game. Wouldn’t you agree? Yet the paradox is that it's not really an "action" at all. It's an inner commitment and inner orientation toward stillness. It's more of a mindset than an action. To play in the moment is a supreme... Self Help Wade Pearse Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=131246&ca=Self+Help If you’re serious about getting the most out of yourself, your game, and any lessons you take I encourage you to finish this article to get a clear understanding of your innate learning style. What do I mean by learning styles? You have your own way of learning that is decidedly different than mine.... Sports Wade Pearse Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=101535&ca=Sports What is mental toughness? Is it being able to grind out a good score when things aren't going so well on the course? Or is it the mental ability to stay strong and committed in spite of distractions and on-course circumstances? Of course it is both of these things and more. Yet mental toughness isn'... Sports Wade Pearse Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=97942&ca=Sports What does the US Open have to do with your game? Well, if you want to play well under pressure it should have everything to do with it. When you practice simply focusing on your swing and blasting balls at the range this is only one small aspect to true practice. You are using the practice makes per... Sports Wade Pearse Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=100129&ca=Sports Distractions in golf are a part of the game. From the rattling of change in your playing partners pockets to the shadow cast across your line when you're just about to take the putter back. It's difficult to recall a round where there wasn't at least something to get distracted by. Well, that is if... Sports Wade Pearse Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106535&ca=Sports What is mental imagery anyways? Is it diffrent from visualization? If so, how? Can its effectiveness be verified, in a more empirical manner? Mental Imagery is an indispensible tool for athletes in every sport. It is difficult to identify a top performing athlete who does not use mental imagery to i... Sports Wade Pearse Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=88082&ca=Sports What is the difference between the winner and the loser? A winner says "Of course I can do it! I've practiced it mentally a hundred times." While the loser says, "How can you expect me to do that? I don't know how!" The power of a focused mind is hard to overstate. In every area of life we read stor... Sports Wade Pearse Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=89839&ca=Sports If you've golfed competitively you've no doubt felt nerves affect your game! When I say competitively I don't just mean competing on a professional or mini-tour. If you have a $5 bet with a colleague or friend it's still competitive! Whether you're a 27 handicap or scratch you are likely to feel at... Sports Wade Pearse Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=88081&ca=Sports We all have what I call an inner game thermostat. It governs your inner game temperature, so to speak. Your comfort zone is like a climate controlled room. If it gets too cool then it's time to heat up. If it gets too hot the air conditioner turns on to cool things down. Your inner thermostat does e...