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Learn how to get the same training as Jackson Sledzik This past week, Jackson Sledzik became a repeat national champion in the Under Armour Junior Golf Winter National Championship. He won the field of 151 boys in the 12-14 age division, shooting 2-under par in a...
Congrats to THREE GolfPsych Grads!
Photo courtesy of TJGT.We wanted to extend our warmest congratulations to three GolfPsych graduates, Jackson Hymer, Sydney Givens, and Jake Mayer, who each won their respective divisions in the 2021 Texas Masters. The Texas Masters were held May 29th-31st at the...
Breathing for Better Golf
Originally posted: Feb 15, 2018. Updated: April 15, 2021. Quicklinks: Part 1: The Science of Breathing Part 2: The Correct Way to Breathe While Golfing Part 3: Golf Breathing Exercises Part 4: How Breathing Helps in GolfControlling the breath, is a prerequisite to...
Three Great Golf Goals to Organize Your Game
Did you know... that great golf goals, whether written or typed, studies have shown will make the chances of you achieving them at least 16% greater than if you only think about them? How easy is that?! These three super-organizing-goals are sure to help you get your...
Think Like a Champion: The Best Mental Approach to Golf
Many years of providing sport psychology to players of all levels on the PGA, SR. PGA, NIKE, and LPGA TOURS has given me considerable insight into how these players think, both on and off the course. You probably will not be surprised to hear that patterns of thought...
Emotional Stability in Golf: Understanding your Emotions
“As a matter of fact most of the difficulties in golf are mental, not physical; are subjective, not objective; are created phantasms of the mind, not the veritable realities of the course.” Arnold Haultain, from THE MYSTERY OF GOLF, 1908. In The Mystery of Golf,...
Playing with Pain: Overcoming Golf Injuries and Pain
Regardless of the type of pain or its origin, the best golfers are mentally prepared to minimize its impact on their play by (1) recognizing when they need medical treatment and therapy, and by (2) using mental skills to limit their pain’s negative influence on their...
Reducing Tension: Physical Ways to Lower Tension and Golf Stress
We have determined through personality studies and our work with many Tour players that there is an appropriate level of tension for optimum golf performance. On a 1-10 scale where one is very relaxed and ten is very tense, optimum performance occurs when you manage...
Optimism in Golf: Gaining a Winning Attitude
"A positive mental attitude is a key ingredient to a balanced, long, and happy life." from King of Clubs: Grow Rich in More Than Money by Robert H. Dedman Thought patterns, such as optimism and pessimism, have long been grouped and studied by social scientists to...
Mental Preparation for Golf
Most good players prepare for competition by playing practice rounds, developing a strategy for best managing the course, identifying clubs they will need, and practicing particular shots they will likely use. Great players do even more. They prepare their mindset as...
GolfPsych Student Update: Justin Wingerter Follow-Up
Last year we released a few GolfPsych Student Updates, including a highlight of Justin Wingerter. After attending a Mental Game School in August 2018, he quickly saw some success by winning the KC Masters which drew attention from multiple division 1 scouts. We were...
Golf Psychology vs. Sport Psychology – Why to Use a Golf Psychology Expert
If you are a competitive golfer then you need good golf psychology to play your best and develop your skills faster. Unfortunately, most golfers focus all their efforts on the swing and short game until they get really frustrated. Then they start looking for mental...
Is Your Pre Shot Routine Causing Your Inconsistent Golf?
The Consistent Routines = Consistent Shots Myth One of the most common coaching instructions in golf is your pre shot routine has to be consistent. Consistent routines produce consistent shots is the promise. This may be true for free throws in basketball but sadly...
Jon Stabler Featured on the Curiosityness Podcast
I recently had the chance to chat with Travis Derose on the Curiosityness podcast. The podcast features interviews about the most fascinating people, things, and history of our world. This week's episode focused on The 8 Personality Traits to...
Are You Playing Golf or “Golf Swing”?
Most of us say we are going to play golf. Many of us think that "playing golf" simply entails traveling to the course, paying for our round, hitting some balls on the course, hitting shots and adding up the score after. But most of us aren't actually playing golf,...
Do You Need Mental Game Coaching?
The worn out cliche, “Golf is 90% Mental” is accepted without thought by most of us and repeated over and over. Yet based on our market study, most golfers are not working on their mental games at all. Our study found that among the avid golfing public,...
GolfPsych Student Update: 2018 KC Masters Champion, Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter attended our Mental Game School in August 2018. He was a great golfer even before coming to the school, and since then has continued to develop his overall game. Justin's father, Robert, had this to say about the progression of Justin's game since...
GolfPsych Student Update: Spencer Olejniczak
Spencer Olejniczak attended our mental game school in October 2018. Before coming to our weekend school, Spencer showed a lot of promise on the junior tours. Spencer's father, Steve, wrote to us about his performance in the first tournament after the school: Spencer...
Golf, The Toughest Mental Game
What makes the golf mental game so challenging, and how do you improve your mental game? We'll give you the complete picture. (Updated: Oct 27, 2021) Quick Links: | Intro | Mental Challenges in Golf | What to Know About the Golf Mental Game | Conclusion | The...
Self Talk in Golf: Gaining your Champion Attitude
In your overall approach toward maximizing your mental and physical skills, controlling self talk in golf and a good competitive attitude is vital for the full use of all skills you have and will develop. While many of you are fully aware of this correlation, some of...
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