A Personal Account: Attaining Muscle Memory and Higher Mental Functioning

James S Payne

doi:10.32861/rje.74.161.167

Abstract

Many articles have been written about elite performers that attain muscle memory and experience flow and zoneness. This article details how the author personally attained higher level performance and explains the feelings experienced during the process. A one-person study was designed to experience muscle memory and explore the mental aspects of putting. Twenty thousand attempts (strokes) were used. The design included four parts; a) Establish Baseline, b) Master Mechanics, c) Experience Muscle Memory, and d) Explore Mental Aspects. The conversion rate for the first 1,000 attempts during baseline was 58.3 percent and for the last 1,000 attempts was 90.4 percent. The concept of deliberate practice was used throughout the study showing performance increases. When experiencing muscle memory it was found to be boring and far from fun. When the mental aspects were explored the concepts of flow and pre-live generated enthusiasm and joy.

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Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, started in China and spread speedily through the world
Due to the fast spread of the COVID-19 virus, it was identified as a novel coronavirus in January 2020
The current study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What are the evidence of the validity of the scale developed to discover the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on Omani university students? 2

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Introduction

Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, started in China and spread speedily through the world. This was accompanied by many materials and moral consequences that included all sectors of human life. Due to the fast spread of the COVID-19 virus, it was identified as a novel coronavirus in January 2020. It was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and in March 2020 the World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic

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