The Soul of Golf

The Soul According to Rāmānuja

Rāmānuja was the founder of Visistādvaita Vedānta School, which is one of the three main schools of Vedānta. According to Rāmānuja, the soul (cit), Brahman, and matter (acit) constitute the three principal ontological realities. Rāmānuja provides some proofs for the existence of the soul, which are mostly based on self-consciousness. The relationship of the soul with the matter, on one hand, an...

Golf Signs GOLF SIGNS

The Journal of Applied Golf Research - The Future of Golf

Introduction This paper summarizes my collection of research findings on the role of shaft flexibility in the golf swing. The research was initiated during my PhD thesis under the supervision of Dr. Eric Sprigings. The goal was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role that shaft stiffness plays in the golf swing. This paper will provide a rationale for the methodologies I’ve used, a su...

Golf Coaches Use Tacit Knowledge to Improve Transfer Performance: Understanding the Mediating Role of Transfer Capacity in Golf Coaching

Background. Golf is relatively new in China, and overall playing skills are low. Although golf coaches are vital in improving golf skills, their teaching skills are underdeveloped. Objectives. This study aims to explore how the coach’s tacit knowledge affects the transfer performance by exploring the factors that affect the teaching ability of Chinese golf coaches. It aims to improve the teach...

The Soul of Aristotle

In the three books of De Anima, Aristotle ranges over a diverse array of philosophical and scientific topics, such as the nature of life, self-movement, the senses, perception, imagination, thought, and the relation between mind and body. As a result, this work may seem to be a strange collection of only marginally related philosophical and biological topics given our modern sensibilities. None...