A Routine That Holds Up
Build one repeatable pre-shot routine, then practice it through changing conditions and competitive situations.
A Player Development Focus
THE MENTAL GAME, PRACTICED LIKE A SKILL.
Mental toughness is not a personality type. It is a set of habits — routine, attention, preparation and review — that can be taught, practiced and measured like any other part of the game.
Where Attention Goes
Deciding what you look at, think about and commit to before the club moves — and what you deliberately ignore.
Rehearsing Pressure
Practice built with consequences: scoring games, skill tests and pass/fail drills, so competition is not the first time it counts.
Honest Review
A short post-round process that separates decisions from outcomes, so the next practice session is chosen on evidence.
Mental performance within development
Forty-plus articles on the mental game.
JJ has written extensively about routines, focus, competitive nerves and practice design. These topics can become focus areas within a broader coaching plan after the Game Evaluation.