To become a great golfer you must be committed to great detective work. The golfers who make the most progress in their game are those who set goals and do whatever is needed in order to reach those goals. Perhaps you feel as though you’ve exhausted every way to improve your game. But if you […]
20 Inspiring Quotes to Boost Your Golf Confidence
Golf confidence is a regular topic of conversation with my audience. Most golfers ask me how they can regain their golf confidence after a handful of bad shots or holes. What they tell me they’ve lost is that good feeling they had when they were playing well. While playing well does make us feel good, […]
Minimize Big Misses By Following One Important Rule in Golf
You’re going to hit some unexpected shots in every round — even great golfers do. And it’s natural to want to avoid hitting as many of those frustrating ones as possible. You may believe that the key to reducing your margin for error over 18 holes has to do with delivering stellar technique, or managing […]
4 Steps to Lower Your Handicap Before the End of the Year
One day your swing is great. The next day it seems to fall apart. Inconsistency is the number one complaint I hear from golfers, and can be the single biggest cause of diminished enjoyment. Those of you who are facing another hard northern winter and forced hiatus from golf would probably like to maximize the […]
How to Cultivate Golf Confidence
One of the big pain points golfers of all levels combat is shaky confidence. Do you ever feel like your confidence is high when you’re playing well, and low when you’re not? If yes, then you need to start taking steps to cultivate your golf confidence. Confidence can’t be something that just happens as a […]
How Michelle Wie Managed the Pressure to Maintain the Lead
Which is more difficult — maintaining the lead or coming from behind in tournament play? During NBC’s Sunday coverage of the 2014 Women’s US Open, Annika Sorenstam said that being in the lead is the pressure position. She described her own experience, feeling as though she had to look over her shoulder constantly, and find […]
Building Unshakeable Golf Confidence
Confidence is a vital ingredient to success in golf, and all golfers can experience lapses in it from time to time. Some feel it the most when they first take up the game, regularly comparing their handicap or score with that of others. Even seasoned golfers battle twinges of self-doubt and fear when faced with […]
Great Golf Isn’t About Luck — You’ve Got to Create Your “Wins”!
When it comes to luck, it’s not something you should wait to land in your lap. Sure there are those who waste spend money on lottery tickets, hoping that they will win big. And then there are others who try to improve their swing through Golf Channel osmosis. But the luckiest people I know are […]