Inner & Outer Game

Inner & Outer Game

Golf is both an inner and outer game. Watching The Masters, it comes alive with players showing their ball-striking and short-game skills, together with grit, focus, trust, patience, and commitment.

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Outer – your score matters, how far you hit different clubs matters, how flexible your body is matters.

Inner – your focus matters, your grit matters, your motivation matters.

Your inner awareness and management influence your technique and your performance. We call these inner skills the Human Skills, or Non-Technical Skills, of the game. They provide the tools to manage yourself with all the variability that happens on the golf course.

This equation is foundational for us:

Technical Skills x Non-Technical Skills = Your Performance

Your technical capacity will only function on the golf course if you have a strong enough foundation in non-technical skills.

The non-technical skills are about what you do Before, During, After, and Between shots to manage your body, mind, and emotions.

The best players are not the ones who have no variability. They are the ones who adjust fastest. Adjust to weather, playing partners, lies, emotions, focus, energy, etc…

>> Explore this for yourself on course.

Before the Shot

>> How do you make a decision you trust and feel a “GO” signal?
>> Do you need a calming breath?
>> Do you need to narrow your focus?
>> Do you need to relax your shoulders?
>> ________________________________________________________?

During the Shot

>> Is the target connection most important?
>> Is your tempo feel most important?
>> Is holding your balance to the finish most important?
>> ________________________________________________________?

After the Shot

>> Do you need to release tension after a missed shot?
>> Do you need to close the door more efficiently and move on?
>> Do you need to recognize and take in what you do well?
>> ________________________________________________________?

Between Shots

It’s a time to check in on the variability of the game and you:
>> Do you need to stretch after sitting or waiting?
>> Do you need to quiet your mind?
>> Do you need to manage your emotions better between shots?
>> ________________________________________________________?

Interested in learning more or diving deeper into these essential Non-Technical Skills? We have an extensive library of Books, Action Guides, and Training Books to guide your learning, practicing, and mastering of these Non-Technical Skills of golf. Choose your unique path to playing better and enjoying the game more.

Learn the Basics

VISION54 Performance Skills Training Books

Our best-selling golf books provide the foundational learning of these non-technical skills. If these VISION54 principles are new to you, this is a great place to start.

Each book has an accompanying Action Guide to take your learning to the course and explore these skills in the context of playing. You might also begin with the Non-Technical Skills of Golf Training Book – an essential START to learning, practicing, and playing.

>> Books are available on Amazon and through indie booksellers at Bookshop.org
>> Action Guides are available on Amazon

Dive Deeper

If you are already familiar with these VISION54 principles and are ready to explore them further, our Training Books give you that opportunity. They provide more comprehensive, in-depth learning with A LOT of exercises to explore and discover your unique recipe for better performance on the course.

>> All VISION54 Training Books are available on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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All VISION54 training options are setup to support juniors, amateurs (both high and low hdcp), competitive players (professional and college), and coaches / teachers. These programs offer structured learning and on course training of the non-technical (human) skills of the game.

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