Annotated Bibliography
Nicholls, AR and Polman, RC. “Think Aloud: acute stress and coping strategies during golf performances.” Anxiety, Stress & Coping vol 21 (2008): pp. 283-294
This journal deals with stress that is associated with golfing. It shows some studies that suggest that trying to cope with events that occur on the golf course improve score.
Farrally, MR, Cochran, AJ, Crews, DJ, Hurdzan, MJ, Price, RJ, Snow, JT and Thomas, PR. “.” Journal of Sports Sciences vol. 21 (2003): pp. 753-765
Beilock, SL, Gonso, S. “Putting in the mind versus on the green: expertise, performance time, and the linking of imagery and action.” Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology vol. 61 (2008) pp. 920-932
This journal deals with the psychological effects of putting and chipping. It deals with the imagining of what you are going to accomplish and accomplishing it.
Smith, AM, Malo, SA, Laskowski, ER, Sabick, M, Coonie WP, Finnie, SB, Crews, DJ, Eischen, JJ, Hay, ID, Detling, NJ and Kaufman, K. “A multidisciplinary study of the ‘yips’ phenomenon in golf: An exploratory analysis.” Sports Medicine vol. 30 (2000) pp. 423-437
This journal looks at a specific golf related effect. The yips are an uncontrollable phenomena that effects a golfers on short putts. This will be usable since it shows the mental aspect.
Rees, T, Hardy, L, Freeman, P. “Stressors, social support, and effects upon performance in golf.” Journal of Sports Sciences vol. 23 (2007) pp. 33-42
This source highlights social interactions effect on golf. It reinforces the fact that positive influence helps performance on the course.
Peña, D, Murray, NP, Janelle, CM. “Implicit overcompensation: the influence of negative self-instructions on performance of a self-paced motor task.” Journal of Sports Sciences vol. 26 (2008) pp. 1323-1331
This journal article is about negative reinforcement and its effect of motor tasks. It will be a good stepping stone in investigating the mind game of golf and how it can reveal character.
Mullen, R, Hardy, L. “State anxiety and motor performance: testing the conscious processing hypothesis.” Journal of Sports Sciences vol. 18 (2000) pp. 785-799
Mival, Al. “All in the Mind.” The Sunday Mail 01 Jul. 2001
This article shows the difference between casual and professional golfers. The main factor between a pro and amateur is the lack of concentration by the casual golfer. It is a short piece of info, but reinforces the notion that golf is a game of concentration.
How to write an Anno Bib
A bibliography is the list of sources that was used in the research process. The main point for them is to summarize the sources, it gives you an overview. After that, evaluating the sources helps to understand if they are useful or not. Then putting that together to see how it helps the paper.
great work, thanks Jake. You may want to add a bit more to your annotations to make your life easier when writing the lit review over spring break.