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#010 – 10 Practical Ways to Transform Your Golf Goals Into Winning Action

Like many golfers around the globe, you may be about to embark on another golf season. Perhaps your excitement is mounting because due to winter or a wet start to the spring your game has been on hiatus. As you think about what you’d like to accomplish, it’s natural to want to set some lofty […]

#008 – How Professional and Amateur Golfers Play to Win

  What does it take to play great golf? Do you know? You’ve had rounds where everything felt easy, but you may have walked away from a great experience at a loss for how to repeat it. After watching those contending for the win at this year’s Masters event you might think that great golf […]

#007 – The Pros and Cons of the Six Dominant Golf Personalities

  Do you know what your golf personality is? There are six dominant types that I’ve encountered over the years.  From an outside perspective, they all appear to have merit. But there are some serious downsides to seemingly good ones that may surprise you.  That’s why in this episode, I reveal the pros and cons […]

#006 – Top 10 Reasons Your Mind is to Blame for Your High Scores

Have you ever had a great round and been really excited to get back out there because you couldn’t wait to repeat the experience? But much to your disappointment, your next round unfolds differently and not in a good way?? Playing great golf doesn’t have to be a mystery. When trouble arises, most golfers think […]

#005 – How to Sharpen Your Golf Focus So You Can Hit Better Shots

  Have you ever lost your focus during a round only to have it cost you a shot or more? Or maybe you’ve had your mind go completely blank in the middle of a swing. Though at times it feels like your focus goes up in smoke, you’re actually always focused on something. But to […]

#004 – Discover the One Habit You Absolutely Need to Play Great Golf

  Are you actively working to create a library of great golf memories round after round? If not, you are probably not playing with the one habit you absolutely need to play great golf. In this episode, I share a 3-step process you can use to cultivate this powerful habit in your game starting today. […]

#003: The 3 Proven Ways to Increase Your Luck in Golf

  Have you been feeling lucky on the course lately? Every golfer loves those moments when it feels like the stars have aligned in their game and shots are just working out even when they don’t make perfect contact. But you can’t wait around hoping for the best if you want to play great.  In […]

#002 – The Top 2020 Golf Lessons You Absolutely Want to Use

  2020 was a year full of unexpected, unwelcome, and often uncomfortable experiences. In many ways, I got knocked out of my comfort zone just like you, but I refused to get knocked down. I want to challenge you to conduct a year in review with me that’s a bit different. Why? Because the challenges […]

#001 – The Who, the What, and the Wow Behind She Talks Birdie

  Welcome to She Talks Birdie! The best podcast for golfers who want to play great! I’m Dr. Shannon Reece, your host, a sports psychologist, and founder of Training for Optimal Performance and the Mind Game Academy. On this podcast, I’ll be sharing some of my best mental game training tips that have helped so […]