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 […]
Give In or Step Up – Lesson from The 2016 Masters
During the final day of The 80th Masters, we once again witnessed that the outcome of a round for any golfer can change in the blink of an eye, or handful of holes. News outlets and golf experts have been labeling Jordan Spieth’s performance on holes 10-12 as a “collapse.” Sport psychologist, Dr. Gio Valiante […]
How to Approach Match Play with a Ryder Cup Mindset
There are valuable lessons that can be gleaned from watching Tour events like the recent Ryder Cup, which you can use to enhance your golf game. Match play is a great format for developing your mental game because it’s essentially a series of mini-matches, one hole at a time. Unfortunately, many golfers experience unnecessary pressure […]
Why Focusing on Your Score Will Prevent You from Posting a Good One
Before teeing off on the first hole, do you know what you want to shoot for the day? Do you know exactly what your score is at any point throughout a round? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, then there is something important you should know. The more time you spend thinking […]
Planning a Proper Pre-Round Warm-Up
I’ve worked with a lot of golfers, some of whom have a consistent approach to their pre-round preparation, and others who don’t hit a single ball before heading to the first tee. So what’s the right prescription for getting yourself prepared to play? First of all, let me clarify the difference between practice and warm-up […]
Patience Paves the Way to Success for Spieth
After three days of solid and impressive play, I don’t think it was a surprise to see Jordan Spieth win green at the 79th Masters Tournament. As mentally well-disciplined as he was last year, he did experience some breakdowns in his systems which were not present in his approach over the weekend. Despite the pressure […]
The Last Round Before Christmas
Rather than sending out cards this year, we wanted to do something a bit more creative to wish you a Merry Christmas. We’d like to also take this opportunity to say how honored we’ve been this year to work with some amazing golfers, from new players to seasoned professionals, and watch you take your game to […]
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 […]
Masters Lesson – Keeping a Cool Head in the Heat of Competition
There’s no Major quite like the Masters, and those who made the cut to play this weekend will, win or lose, be forever ranked among the exceptional in the game. Going into the final round today, with several players vying for the top spot, there’s going to be pressure. Pressure in the game is relative. […]
Golf Fitness – Is More Better
With all eyes on The Masters, golfers across the globe are on some level actively drawing lessons from the best in the game in an effort to capture some of the “secret sauce” to improve their own play. Does this sound familiar? It’s natural to seek any means necessary to become more proficient at the […]