Experiencing pressure to play well is a sign of poor focus. Playing with pressure takes the fun out of the game, causes tension, and negatively impacts your shotmaking ability. What kind of situations cause you to feel pressure to perform? A team event, a golf trip with friends, playing with better golfers, or playing with […]
How to Add Some Christmas Cheer to Your Game
Have you been feeling a little beaten down by your game lately? To add some Christmas cheer to your game, I’ve got a great 3-part strategy you can use to finish the year feeling and playing much better. Even the best players in the world can’t avoid the natural ups and downs that this game […]
Your Passive Approach to Golf is the Reason for Your High Scores
As a golfer who cares about maintaining a solid game, you actively stay on top of your technique. Why? Because you know how important it is to be able to deliver shots with consistent precision. But in contrast, are you taking a passive approach when it comes to your thinking? No matter who I work […]
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. […]
Not Every Four Years…Every Day
All eyes are on Sochi as the finest from athletic venues worldwide meet on the Olympic stage to compete for heart and country. These individuals and teams are fueling the dreams of future generations of athletes, who someday will be in pursuit of Olympic gold. What we all may not fully comprehend during the four […]
Building Unshakeable Golf Confidence
Confidence is a vital ingredient to success in golf, and all golfers can experience lapses in it from time to time. Some feel it the most when they first take up the game, regularly comparing their handicap or score with that of others. Even seasoned golfers battle twinges of self-doubt and fear when faced with […]
In Golf, Attitude is Everything
If you’ve ever wondered what type of golfer consistently comes out ahead under the pressure of tournament play, it’s not the one with best ability, it’s the one with the best attitude. In golf, attitude is truly everything. Think about this for a moment. The player who can roll with the punches of the game, […]
Golf Lesson from a Master Jedi
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 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 […]
Fine Tuning Your Golf Focus (Pt 1) – Gaining Control of Your Thoughts
Most golfers want and need to increase their focus on the course. The difficulty is not their inability to focus, rather their struggle to center their attention on the right things at the right moment that enables them to achieve consistent peak performance. Sport Psychologist, Dr. Terry Orlick described it best when he wrote, “Where the mind goes, everything […]