Tag: golf psychology
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Rainy Day Golf Practice
“I HAVEN’T PRACTICED BECAUSE IT’S BEEN RAINING OUTSIDE” – Worst Excuse Ever If you’re like most golfers, you’re game probably runs in circles – meaning you play well at times, bad at times and it seems to go full circle to where you’re not improving much – if at all. I hear it nearly every…
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Golf Yard Card
A little trick I learned in college was to make a “yard card” to stick in my yardage book for tournaments. On the yard card I have little reminders that meant the most to me when doing my mental game training. I would like you to revisit the confidence section and the “Self Talk, Affirmation”…
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Focus Drill for Golf
Circle 18 Game for Focus I challenge you to do something you’ve probably not done before while playing golf. During your next round, I’d like you not to make a good score your goal. Don’t even write any numbers on the scorecard. Your goal will be hitting every shot as best you can. I’m sure you’re thinking this sounds counter-intuitive.…
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Application of Knowledge
Below is an example from my last consultation with a client online in the Player Performance Program. This should give you an idea of the golf performance training tools and how you apply them to your ongoing training! Application of all the mental tools: It doesn’t matter what you learned if you don’t apply them…
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Lesson 1 Setting Goals
Objective create a plan through goal setting and assessments Goal setting is key to improvement and reaching your potential.. Establish a road map for where you ultimately want to go. Instructions Download and write in your answers to the worksheets listed below. Remember, writing it down helps you learn faster! Detailed instructions will be on each…
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Mental Tool 6: Golf Confidence
What is Golf Confidence? This past week Ohio State competed at the Big 10 Championship at Victory National Golf Club. This was a serious test of golf that exposed the player that was not 100% confident in their game. Through 3 rounds Ohio State was in second place, trailing only the University of Illinois, which…
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Fake it Till You Make It!
Mental Toughness and Sport Psychology for Golf In sport psychology for golf we are looking for ways to retrain our brain to think in a positive and confident manner. Recently I was working with one of our Ohio state golfers when I stumbled upon the phrase “fake it till you make it”. Let me explain.…
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Understand Your Game
Lower Your Scores by Understanding Your Game Practice time at course 30 minutes to 1 hour of time Before constructing a game plan to lower your scores and become a better golfer, you need to fully understand yourself as a golfer before you can make improvements. This also gives you a taste improving your full…
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Lower Your Scores
Lower Your Scores by Learning Your Game Before constructing a game plan to lower your scores and become a better golfer, you need to fully understand yourself as a golfer before you can make improvements. Lets get start your golf improvement by answering a few questions: Who are you as a golfer? Personality traits should…
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Golf Swing Changes
Getting comfortable with golf swing changes When making golf swing changes, most people revert back to what’s comfortable. A few things you need to know before giving up on your new golf swing changes that will make you a better player in the long run: