The "59s" In Golf Do They Prove Biorhythm Theory?

By Namref H. Tims

In 2015 Andrew Heisel wrote an article about Biorhythm Theory for the Chicago Tribune. He pronounced Biorhythm Theory Dead. Within the pages of this book you will find compelling evidence that these cycles exist.
In the late 1970s Gil Brandt of the Dallas Cowboys "openly" used Biorhythm Theory". He later abandoned it when he lost a Super Bowl. You will see why Gil Brandt's decision was premature.
At minimum you will behold one of the most breath-taking events in all of sports-- "The 59" in golf.
You will leave with insight and a much better understanding how that precious four inches between your ears sometimes succeeds and sometimes fails!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Namref H. Tims
• Release date: Oct 31, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463454145

Namref H. Tims

Namref H. Tims email : [e-mail] am I?.A creative spirit.Depends on your perspective.For one I was a sorry " S.O.B,"Another compared me to Jesus.One called me "Cretin" ( Female National Merit Semi- Finalist)Another beheld "pure genius". ( Different Female National Merit Semi-Finalist)I am athletic yet clumsy.Am sensitive yet at times mindless.Truth : I am all that is enlisted .Have a degree in Accounting, although I never worked a day as one. I served in the US Army Security Agency for four years as a Morse Code Interceptor. I have worked for the U.S. Postal Service and also a major refinery.Met and verbally sparred with Muhammad Ali.Competed in the 100 yard dash against the co-holder of the world record. Ran the 40 yard dash in 4 seconds flat.Competed for a short while in world long drive competition. When I saw the disparity of pay between Open division and Senior Division ( $135,000 for first place Open division and $9800 Senior Div.) I retired even though I was hitting balls on the driving range (with limited flight golf balls) farther than the best in the world in my age group.Sent an email to harass Marilyn vos Savant that my IQ was higher than hers. In her column she tells you : " Use the highest score ". My highest score was 235. For the story on that you will have to read my upcoming book, "Extraordinary Performances In Sports And LIfe-- The Numbers That Influence Them".In 1972 I experimented and achieved success with Telekinesis. Later In 1972 I abandoned pursuit of these abilities.In 2014 I resumed experimenting with paranormal abilities. Mainly because, I read about the James Randi org, which offered a 1 million dollar prize to someone who could demonstrate these abilities exist.As of 2015 this prize no longer exists.Sporadically now I practice paranormal abilities, since there is no longer a substantial prize incentive. My objective : If I can use them to heal people, I will put them to great service.I have beaten and drawn top rated computer chess programs at blitz chess-- Famed Grand Master Lev Alburt told me this was IMPOSSIBLE for an amateur player of less strength than a super GM rated 2650 Elo.World Infamous "Woe- Class" Psychic Maria Duval told me : " You Are Sent By The Supreme Forces Of The Universe..."I write mostly for fulfillment not edification.Most writers don't make much money. This so far, holds true for me.

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The 59s In Golf

Do They Prove Biorhyhthm Theory?

Copyright 2018

By Namref H. Tims

Table of Contents

Foreword

Part I Biorhythm Theory Golf Other Sports

Chapter 1 A Brief History of Biorhythm Theory

Chapter 2 Biorhythm Theory And The Quest For Perfection

Chapter 3 Why Golf Is Uniquely Qualified To Test Biorhythm Theory

Chapter 4 All 59s Are Not Created Equal

Chapter 5 Can You Will The Zone

Chapter 6 Personal Reflections On Biorhythm Theory

Chapter 7 Five Celebrity Athletes Who Could Benefit From The Theory

Part II Biorhythm Theory And Sports Other Than Golf

Chapter 1 Snapshot Of The 2016 NBA Finals

Chapter 2 Smorgasbord -- The Super Bowl Re -Visited

Part III More Golf

Chapter 1 Breakthrough Moments In Golf

Chapter 2 Arhythmic Or Biorhythm-Resistant ?

Chapter 3 The Triple Plus Dilemma

Chapter What Does This All Mean For The Average Golfer

Afterword

The Functional Appendix

Think Fast Experiment xxyycc

Optional Reader Exercise

Table of Percentage Values For The Three Cycles

Exceptional Ball Striking

More Breakthrough Moments

Exceptional Performances In Majors

Foot Note Section

Biorhythm Study No.2

Biorhythm Study No.3 63s In Major Championships

Biorhythm Study No.4 Major League Pitchers with 18 or more strikeouts in one game

Biorhythm Study No.5 Babe Ruth’s 60 home run spree in 1927

Foreword

This book is Not a rigorous, scientific study. It is Not intended to be. The facts, figures, circumstances are straightforward and direct.

All the data is relevant, easy to digest and easily verified. There will be no complicated mathematical equations or statistics. This book is for the layperson, the every day golfer. However, the data included should engage the mind of the most ardent skeptic.

At minimum we will learn more about the history of Biorhythm Theory and why it fell into ill-repute. Along the way, we will delve into some of golf’s most breath-taking performances.

Golf is a very difficult game. The examination of the rare "59" and Biorhythm Theory will afford us new insights and approaches to the game of golf. In the end , we will benefit by a better understanding of the myriad of forces that affect that precious four inches between our ears – and the resulting impact on our performance.

The " 59" in golf.

Enjoy !

Part I Biorhythm Theory Golf Various Sports

Chapter 1 Brief History of Biorhythm Theory

Depending on your sources, two men discovered Biorhythm theory about the same time. My favorite source of information Wikipedia lists Wilhelm Fliess to be the first in late ninetheeth century ( no year or date given). Fliess was a Berlin eye, ear, nose (ENT) physician. He was a patient and also colleague of Sigmund Freud. FIiess documented cycles of 23 and 28 days for births, deaths and other phenomena. He believed the 23 day cycle was male and the 28 day cycle was female.

In 1904 , Herman Swoboda a Viennese psychology professor noticed the same phenomena.These two men worked independently of each other.

Later came Alfred Teltscher, an engineering professor at the University of Innsbruck.Teltscher developed Swoboda’s work and added a third cycle—the thirty three day intellectual cycle. It was Teltscher’s belief that his students ability to learn and absorb material went through a positive phase and a negative phase that lasted thirty three days.

After Teltscher came one of the first academic researchers-- Nikolai Parna. He published a book called ,Rhythm, Life And Creation in 1923.

In each Biorhythm cycle the first phase (positive) is a duration of one half of the total cycle. The cycle then crosses the base line and heads down for the negative portion the other half.

It was another fifty years or more, before Biorhythm theory became popular. A large part of its’ popularity was due to Bernard Gittelson. Gittelson made biorhythm charts and calculators. Gittelson wrote Biorhythm charts for major newspapers from 1977 to 1985. Gittelson was part scholar and part hustler. Under his influence Biorhythm Theory flourished. Professional football teams used his charts to gain an advantage. In the final analysis, Gittelson over-stepped himself. He made claims for sporting events that did not pan out.

Why The Theory Was Rejected

There are a number of reasons and arenas in which Biorhythm Theory was rejected. The theory was rejected in the industrial arena, as well as the sports arena. Lastly it was rejected in the personal arena.

In the industrial arena, Biorhythm Theory was put to empirical testing. Over one hundred thirty studies were done. It was concluded the theory was false.

Basically, Biorhythm Theory made this theoretical proposition : Eighty per cent of accidents occur on a Critical Biorhythm Day which comprises twenty percent of days. Let’s elaborate on this further. In Biorhythm Theory when the cycle crosses the base line going from the positive phase to the negative phase-- this is called a Critical Day. It happens twice in each of the three cycles. It occurs at the beginning of the cycle and mid-way through the cycle. Since there are three cycles, there are roughly six Critical Days in a thirty day time period. Roughly, because none of the cycles are exactly thirty days. Six is twenty percent of thirty. If Biorhythm Theory therefore was valid, a person is four times more likely to have an accident on a Critical Day.

A number of prominent companies and organizations tested Biorhythm Theory. NASA among them. Researchers concluded the theory was not valid, after statistical science was applied to the data.

The proponents of Biorhythm Theory argued the reverse. Their numbers and statistics showed a correlation.

One of the main issues was how a Critical Day was defined. The supporters of the theory proposed that a Critical Day’s influence is determined by the time of day a person is born. Thus, if you were born in the evening , theory dictated : you might not feel the effect until possibly the next day. If you were born in the morning , then the reverse was true--- you might feel the influence earlier.

Reportedly, in some studies data was included to extend the Critical Day period to one day before and one day after the actual Critical Day. In essence, instead of six Critical Days in a thirty period—there would now be eighteen Critical Days in a thirty day period. In other words, instead of Critical Days comprising twenty percent , the Critical Days would now comprise sixty percent.

Of course eighty percent of accidents occurring on sixty percent of the days is not as impressive as – eighty percent occurring on twenty percent—Yet it would be impressive, if the figures stood up to statistical analysis.

According to researchers, the figures did not. Hence, Biorhythm Theory was rejected in the industrial arena.

If all this sounds a bit confusing—have no fear! We will do a hands on Reader Exercise in the Functional Appendix.

That brings us to the

Sports Arena

In the world of sports, a variety of Biorhythm patterns were important. Forecasters looked at Peaks in the cycles as well as Critical Days. Pro football teams charted their players trying to gain an edge. One of those teams was the Dallas Cowboys.

Bernard Gittelson (as mentioned earlier) was basically the pioneer in this movement. On one hand Gittelson talked about conflicting data concerning the theory. On the other hand, Gittelson tried to make accurate sports’ predictions concerning the theory.

Ultimately, Gittelson’s predictions failed. The Hype met Reality. Reality won!

The first to be disillusioned was the Dallas Cowboy organization. However, what is puzzling to the author of this book : Why did Dallas abandon Biorhythm Theory after Dallas lost in Super Bowl XIII to Pittsburgh 35 to 31? Apparently the forecasting was heavily focused on the two quarterbacks—Dallas’ Roger Staubach and Pittsburgh’s Terry Bradshaw. What is that old cliche – It’s all about the quarterback? Let’s take a look at the Biorhythms and the stats for the two quarterbacks.

Super Bowl XIII (1-21-1979)

Dallas 31 Pittsburgh 35

Roger Staubach (Date of birth : 2-5-1942)

P -52 E +62 I +37

Stats : 17/30 228 yards, 3 TDs, 1 Int. QB rating : 100.4

Terry Bradshaw ( Date of birth : 9-2-1948)

P -13 ( C down) E+78 I+95

Stats : 17/30 , 318 yards, 4 TDs, 1 int. QB rating : 119.2

Apparently, the Biorhythm forecasters focused heavily on One rhythm—the Physical! The problem with this forecast and interpretation : Forecasters at that time tended to downplay the Intellectual cycle for athletes. Besides Biorhythm Theory not being an exact science—it is also subjective. While Bradshaw is Critical in the Physical cycle, he is near peaks in both the Emotional cycle and the Intellectual cycle.

Roger Staubach, although not Critical in the Physical cycle is -52 ( percent). He is plus in the Emotional and Intellectual cycles but not near peaks as is Bradshaw. If we exclude the Physical cycle as an unknown quantity , we might conclude that Bradshaw has an edge.

The problem with this Interpretation/forecast : Biorhythm researchers found that athletes could have exceptional performances on Critical days. In face of all this, it would NOT be unreasonable to assume Bradshaw might not necessarily perform poorly.

Of course, this is hindsight. But considering the fact that Gil Brandt spent hours on researching these Biorhythms ,it seems that he could not see the big picture.

Particularly when you consider the first encounter between Dallas and Pittsburgh in Super Bowl X.

Super Bowl X ( 1-18-1976)

Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 17

Roger Staubach (2-5-1942)

P +73 E -78 I - 100

Stats : 15/24 2 TDs, 3 Int QB rating : 77.8

Terry Bradshaw ( 9-2-1948)

P -100 E +62 I ( C up)***

Stats: 9/19 2 TD, Int 0 QB rating : 122.5

Bradshaw in Super Bowl X was Critical in the Intellectual cycle. Staubach was at a Low in the Intellectual cycle. Staubach positive in the Physical cycle—Bradshaw minus. Bradshaw positive in the Emotional cycle—Staubach was minus. Again Bradshaw was Critical in one cycle and Staubach was not. Also again—Bradshaw out- performed Staubach. However, in Super Bowl X the margin was much greater if we use Quarterback rating as a reference point.

Brandt used Biorhythm charts to prepare for the first time in 1977 or early 1978 to prepare for Super XII versus the Denver Broncos. It puzzles me why Brandt( who according to an article in the Chicago Tribune, written by Andrew Heisel) spent hundreds of hours in preparation, would not have used charts to review Bradshaw’s win over them three years earlier?

Even if he had, Brandt may have not come to a different opinion. The Intellectual cycle at that time ( according to researchers) was the least researched. Therefore Brandt may have ( if he indeed studied Bradshaw’s chart for Super Bowl X) downplayed a Critical point in the Intellectual cycle.

Also, it was later documented by Gittelson that exceptional performances can occur on Critical Days. But most of those performances alluded to were on Critical Days when pitchers who were Critical in the P cycle. At that time it appears the I cycle was unexplored territory. Gittelson also later documented that some athlete appeared to be Arhythmic. From the results and the data, it appears all of the above could apply to Terry Bradshaw.

Problem : Biorhythm to a large extent is subjective and Not nearly as Exact as Gittelson tried to sell it , when he made his predictions.

But let’s take a look at the charts for Dallas and Denver in Super Bowl XII for comparison.

Super Bowl XII(1-15-1978)

27 Dallas Cowboys 27 Denver Broncos 10

Roger Staubach ( 2-5-1942)

P -98 E – 78 I -91

Stats : 17/25 , 183 yds , TD 1 Int 0, QB rating 102.6

Craig Morton (2-5-1943)

P-52 E- 90 I – 100

Stats: 4/15, 39 yds, TD 0, Int 4 QB rating 0.0

I did Not expect these Biorhythms for Staubach. I do not see an obvious advantage , in terms of Biorhythm patterns for either player. I do see an oddity--—both quarterbacks born on the same day , exactly one year apart.

What did Gil Brandt see?

What did he see, to convince him that somehow Dallas had an overwhelming edge at quarterback?

After the loss to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XIII , Brandt and the Cowboys abandoned BT. But there were yet still some believers. However, Super Bowl XXII seemed to have disillusioned even the most faithful of Biorhythm adherents. This Super Bowl was not the