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 […]
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 […]
How to Easily Balance the Social and Serious Sides of Golf
For many golfers, enjoying time with others on the course is a major reason why they play the game. But the social aspects of the game can become distracting if you get caught in the roles of host, entertainer, or swing coach during a round. Fortunately, there are guidelines that can help you easily balance […]
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, […]
How to Maximize Success by Golfing for the Right Reason
There may be several reasons why you first started playing golf, plus a handful more that keep you coming back for more. But if you’re playing for the wrong reasons you’re likely increasing your score in the process. In this post you’ll discover how to maximize success by golfing for the right reason. Have you […]
The Best Way to Find a Successful Pace of Play
Pace of play is a popular topic of conversation (and regular point of contention) during friendly, competitive, and even professional golf rounds. Tour players who’ve been called out for their slow pace include Kevin Na, Jason Day, JB Holmes, and most recently, Bryson DeChambeau. While I’m not an advocate of overly long routines, in this post […]
Your High Expectations Are Not the Problem
Most golfers think that the pressure they feel in their game is due to setting their expectations too high. Even if you’re not striving for perfection you’d probably like to experience more good to great rounds, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But your high expectations are not the problem. The pressure you often experience […]
This Is the Best Strategy to Avoid the Dreaded 3 Putt
Did you know that more than a third of your score is determined by your putts per round? Nothing frustrates my clients much more than finishing a round with a higher than desired score due to the number of 3 putts they made. Upon examination of the round, their poor putting performance was not due […]
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 […]
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 […]