The One You Don’t Have Could Be Wrecking Your Game! Did you know that golf might naturally be more difficult for you than it is for others? We do not mean physically more difficult. We mean mentally more difficult. Learning the 8 key Mental Skills for golf can be very difficult if you do not […]
Optimum Arousal for Performance is one of the Sport Psychologists favorite concepts. It was developed through work with athletes in other sports. It is incredibly important for your golf performance. One of the most subtle and destructive game ruiners is over-arousal. You don’t recognize when it is happening, things just don’t work right. Your thoughts […]
In 1981 I discovered that there are 8 Personality Traits that the frequent winners on the LPGA had in common and the other Tour players did not. In 1989 and 1990 further studies of the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour players found the same 8 personality traits for the frequent winners. I wrote about […]
If You Don’t Have a Good One, You’re Not Playing Your Best Golf! Learning a strong mental pre-shot routine is the single most important thing you can do to improve your mental game, and your golf. But not just any mental routine. Your mental routine must: Compliment your learning style Ease you into narrowing your […]
How many times have you heard various well-known tour pros say: “golf is 90% mental”? Many great tour pros over the years have declared that the golf mental game rules. But, many teaching pros have countered, “what good is the mental game if you do not have the physical skills to play golf?”. Then we […]
Most top athletes today acknowledge that to be great in any sport, your mind must be as fit as your body. Some say “even more so” for golfers. Who Are Sport Psychologists? Think of a sport psychologist like you would a physical trainer. A skilled sport psychologist will help train your mind like a talented […]
If you are like most golf Mini-Tour and Developmental Tour players, you know there are a ton of things to learn to get yourself ready for “prime time” on the major tours. And these tours provide a great place to do it. Many exciting challenges and opportunities lay ahead for you. Not only will you […]
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 play off to a great new beginning. Whether […]
If you have any kind of golf yip, you will probably be able to relate to something Gene Littler said to me years ago when he was a client, and on the Sr. (now Champions) Tour… “It’s the darndest thing I’ve ever seen.”, referring to his short chips from the fringe around the greens. “It […]
You Better If You Are Serious About Playing Your Best! The basics of your physical game—grip, stance, ball position, etc., are not unlike the basics of your golf mental game. Both require frequent checking and tweaking to keep them strong. And both can easily slip from good to bad with little notice. If you don’t […]
