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 […]