4 TRAINING FACTORS
INSTRUCTION | 4 TRAINING FACTORS THE “TOUR PLAYER’S” APPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT 4 TRAINING
FACTORS THE “TOUR PLAYERS” APPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT BY STEVE BANN
Back in 1990 when I was asked to found the golf program at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) in Australia, I decided I would take advantage of the opportunity to learn as much as possible from all the other sports training programs at the Institute.
Through my observations I quickly noticed a common trend within all sports training programs (including those for Olympic sports): Elite athletes training for all sports combine the 4 Training Factors. These factors are the Technical, Physical, Mental and Strategic factors.
I decided to treat golf as a sport and use these 4 Training Factors to develop a holistic approach to training golfers. The results speak for themselves- VIS graduates include multiple PGA Tour winners Stuart Appleby, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, 2003 US Amateur Champion Nick Flanagan and many more.
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