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How to Play with Nothing Less than Your Best

How to play golf with nothing less than your best

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Consistency, Golf Mindset, Mindset, Success · Tagged: golf expectations, golf focus, golf mindset, golf tips, golfer, play great golf

It’s Okay to Get Frustrated with Your Game

How many times have you battled anger, frustration, or even embarrassment following a bad shot? It’s okay to get frustrated with your game. But how you proceed from that flash of emotion will have an impact, either good or bad, on your subsequent shot, hole, or round. No one wants to see or react like […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Attitude, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf attitude, golf emotions, golf mindset, golf tips, post-shot routine

Your Brain Is the Boss of Your Golf Game

There is nothing you do that isn’t controlled by your brain, including your golf swing. Like it or not…believe it or not…your brain is the boss of your golf game. Therefore, you must decide who will be the boss of your brain because that decision will have a direct impact on your golf success. If […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf, golf brain, golf mental game, golf mindset, golf swing, golf tips

How to Best Focus Your Mind for Match Play

You have an advantage when playing a match because the format naturally helps you mentally compartmentalize your round into hole by hole chunks. I believe that breaking things down into manageable pieces is a great way to approach any round no matter the format. To avoid succumbing to the typical distractions that can derail your […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Focus, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf focus, golf mental game, golf mindset, Match Play

Stop Dwelling on the Past So You Can Improve Your Game

They’ll be no apologizing for providing a bit of “tough love” that you may really need to hear when it comes to your outlook on golf. While it’s fun to recall special moments from time to time, STOP dwelling on the past so you can improve your game! My clients know the value of reminding […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Focus, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf, golf expectations, golf focus, golf memories, golf tips

5 Mental Game Tools Every Golfer Should Have in the Bag

You take the time to make sure you have everything you could physically need before you head out the door to play golf. But how often do you plan to take the right things in order to play with a great golf mindset? Your mental game is what drives your physical game, therefore it’s essential […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf mental game, golf mental game tools, golf mindset, golf tips

How to “Marie-Kondo” Your Golf Mindset

As you’re probably aware, the KonMari Method developed by Marie Kondo is a system for tidying, as well as decluttering your home of anything that doesn’t “spark joy.” As I was watching one of her episodes on Netflix it occurred to me that the KonMari Method could be applied to improve your golf performance. In […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: golf mental game, golf mindset, golf tips, marie kondo

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Attitude, Confidence, Consistency, Golf, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: avoiding big misses, golf, golfer, golfsuccess, golftips, how to play better golf

Giving Yourself the Best Opportunity to Play Great Golf

Expectations are a big part of everything we do, and it’s important that your golf expectations align with how well you’re preparing to play the game. Are your practice and warm-up activities giving you the best opportunity to play great, or are you taking this part of your game for granted? Your golf preparation regimen […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf, Golf Mindset, Mindset, Preparation · Tagged: golf instruction, golf mindset, golf preparation, golf tips, play great golf

Giving Thanks Will Improve Your Game

It’s understandable to get frustrated by your game from time to time. But spending time complaining about what’s not working will prevent you from achieving the improvements you so badly desire. How you think and talk about your game has a big impact on how you play, so it’s important to make sure that most […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf, Golf Mindset, Mindset · Tagged: Attitude, golf mindset, golf tips, play better golf, thankful

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