In his book Perfectly Balanced Golf, Chuck Cook describes right-brain (feel) and left-brain (analytical) players. The former tend to focus on tempo and visualisation, love to create shots and are prone to hot and cold streaks; the latter key on swing mechanics, love to practise and are quite consistent. Cook says a third type – balanced players – blend the two.
These golfers use analytical thinking to plan, but then switch to the feel side when they swing. Here are Cook’s picks from the 1930s to today: