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How to Discover the Best Tips to Improve Your Game

There are so many resources you can access that are full of tips to improve your golf game – golf commentators, golf magazines, YouTube, golf pros, blogs, and more! And how about your golf buddies who love to offer you their two cents on the course. It would not surprise me if you get overwhelmed […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Consistency, Golf Mindset, Preparation · Tagged: golf, golf improvement, golf instruction, golf tips, golfer

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

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

How to Easily Balance the Social and Serious Sides of Golf

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Focus, Golf Mindset · Tagged: golf focus, golf mindset, golf tips, social golf

20 Inspiring Quotes to Boost Your Golf Confidence

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, […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Confidence, Golf Mindset · Tagged: confidence quotes, golf confidence, golf mindset, golf success, golf tips

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Focus, Golf Mindset, Motivation · Tagged: golf expectations, golf focus, golf for the right reason, golf mindset, golf tips, golfer

The Best Way to Find a Successful Pace of Play

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf Mindset, Pace of Play · Tagged: golf mental game, golf mindset, golf time wasters, golf tips, pace of play

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Expectations, Golf Mindset, Self-Image · Tagged: golf mental game, golf mindset, golf tips, high expectations, self-image

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 […]

Written by drshannonreece · Categorized: Golf Mindset, Pace of Play · Tagged: 3 putt, golf mental game, golf mindset, golf performance, golf routines, golf tips, golfer, mental golf tips, pace of play

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

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