Gunzlingr
10-10-2003, 08:52 AM
Bob Whitfield has had with his disappointing season with the Falcons. The veteran offensive lineman has decided to tackle the problem with hypnosis.
Wednesday, the Falcons' left tackle underwent hypnosis with the goal of playing better, adding a chapter to his personal scrapbook of eccentricities.
The 12-year veteran was uncommonly candid after last Sunday's 39-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, admitting that has been playing poorly. But even for Whitfield -- an ecletic personality who's known to ramble about anything from football to global politics -- two sessions with a Buckhead hypnotist were unusual.
"Basically, Bob wanted to improve his on-field performance. Specifically, his focus -- his mind would wander a little bit on the field," said Dr. Wesley Anderson of Hypnosis Works. "We were using [trigger] words like 'natural.' It's natural to hit people real hard. And a couple of other words like 'set' because he gets down in his set"
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Wednesday, the Falcons' left tackle underwent hypnosis with the goal of playing better, adding a chapter to his personal scrapbook of eccentricities.
The 12-year veteran was uncommonly candid after last Sunday's 39-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, admitting that has been playing poorly. But even for Whitfield -- an ecletic personality who's known to ramble about anything from football to global politics -- two sessions with a Buckhead hypnotist were unusual.
"Basically, Bob wanted to improve his on-field performance. Specifically, his focus -- his mind would wander a little bit on the field," said Dr. Wesley Anderson of Hypnosis Works. "We were using [trigger] words like 'natural.' It's natural to hit people real hard. And a couple of other words like 'set' because he gets down in his set"
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