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"Two weeks later, all I could think about was mechanics, and I couldn't hit a fairway to save my life."
Divot's case is typical, and most researchers believe that too much repetition makes it difficult for the athlete to reduce left-hemisphere brain activity.
"I was playing well, so I thought with a bit more practice, I could start winning on tour," Divot recalled.
Athletes think about mechanics (left hemisphere) rather than feel (right hemisphere), and they lose the ability to achieve peak performance.
Athletes who overtrain find it very difficult to get in the flow.
PGA golfer Fred Divot learned the hard way what overtraining could do.
