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B.A.,Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25 year former member of the Canadian Professional Golfers Association.
1988 - present: Director of Instruction,
Bloomington Downs Golf Club,
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Developed golf programs for Seneca College C.E.D.,North York Parks and Recreation, The Township of Aurora.
Corporate speaking engagements:
Imperial Oil of Canada, Hewlett Packard of Canada, Zurich Insurance.
Current Projects: Trilogy series of golf instruction books designed to help the once-a-week golfer discover their natural ability.
Reviewed by Eileen Johnson for Readers' Favorite
In Just Hit the Damn Ball!: How to Stop Thinking and Play Your Best Golf, Dave Johnston writes an instructional manual that flies in the face of "conventional golfing wisdom." Based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), this book is much easier to understand than the concepts of NLP. Basically, Johnston's instructions are based on the assumption that every golfer has untapped natural ability -- and if you stop worrying about the things you are doing wrong, you can become a better golfer. The trick is to begin with the fundamentals -- know how to stand correctly, grip the club, and then swing it. After you have those three fundamental skills, you can then begin to concentrate on those things you are doing right. Reinforcing those habits and rituals when you hit a shot perfectly will encourage you to reproduce those actions instead of the actions that happen when you focus on a bad shot.
As a really average golfer, I found Just Hit the Damn Ball!: How to Stop Thinking and Play Your Best Golf by Dave Johnston very appealing. I have spent many hours on the golf course berating myself for every bad shot -- only to find that one bad shot typically leads to several more! The concept of keeping a journal of "good shots" and really dissecting what you did before and during those shots makes sense and seems almost too easy. I look forward to getting through those 30 days of improvement to see if the system really works!
