Participants completed three phases: a no pressure pretest, a pressure phase, and a no pressure posttest. In the Club task, they were asked to indicate whether the sound occurred closer to the beginning or end of their backswing. In the Hole task, participants were asked to indicate whether a sound played during their putting stroke was presented to the left or right of the hole.
To assess their attentional focus, one of two secondary tasks (chosen randomly) was performed next. Twenty-five experienced golfers were asked to produce size estimates immediately after completing a putt.
The present study examined the relationship between attentional focus, perceived hole size, and radial putting error in a golf task.
