Whether you are a fan of Star Wars or not, you can’t deny the wisdom packed into the eight simple words uttered by Master Yoda – “Do. Or don’t do. There is no ‘try’” So often in golf, we think that the point is to try — Try to tweak your swing. Try to stay […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 5) – Managing Performance Stress
If you’ve been following this 5-part series then you now have a better understanding of mental game strategies you can implement to fine tune your focus on the course. To recap, I have covered the following topics in prior posts – Part 1 – Gaining Control of Your Thoughts Part 2 – Selective Awareness Part […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 4) – Recovering from a Bad Shot
How many times have you found yourself in one of these scenarios – You just made an amazing birdie only to follow it with a double bogey. You have no idea what happened and your emotions are boiling beneath the surface as you approach the next hole. Or, you started off really strong on the […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 3) – Eliminating Distractions
We have all learned to focus our attention by blocking internal and external stimuli in different areas of life. You may be better at this than you think — Have you ever read a book while someone else is watching TV in the same room? Blocked out an airplane flying overhead to make a putt? Or pulled […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 2) – Selective Awareness
In Part 1 of this series, I addressed the importance of Control when it comes to your thoughts. If you haven’t had a chance to read that post, please do so, as Part 2 contains the next lesson on selective awareness — playing with a narrowed field of focus. Focus is attending to the task immediately before […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 1) – Gaining Control of Your Thoughts
Most golfers want and need to increase their focus on the course. The difficulty is not their inability to focus, rather their struggle to center their attention on the right things at the right moment that enables them to achieve consistent peak performance. Sport Psychologist, Dr. Terry Orlick described it best when he wrote, “Where the mind goes, everything […]
Learning to Trust Your Swing
If you spend long hours on the practice range, attempting to work all the imperfections out of your swing, you are probably predominantly engaged in what is referred to by Dr. Bob Rotella as the training mindset. There is a purpose to this type of analytical and conscious mindset when you are learning a new skill or breaking […]
Finding the Silver Lining in a Bad Hole
There are going to be times in every round when you find yourself on the other side of a bad hole. Perhaps you made some decisions that went from bad to worse, or just couldn’t catch a break with the conditions. But there you are, facing the important choice of how you will proceed. This […]
Never Let Them See You Sweat
Discovering the Finer Points of Your Game on a Tough Course Let’s be honest, playing a tough course can be…well, tough! Tough on the ego, tough on your confidence, tough when it comes to your desire to try that course again. But who ever said golf was a game of easy?! The best opportunities you […]
There Are No Obstacles in Golf
Perhaps after reading that headline you are questioning how much I truly know about the game of golf. The truth is that there are no obstacles, unless you put them in your path. There are challenges in any sport, but how you choose to perceive them makes all the difference between success and failure. Think […]
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