Mental Game
How To Get Off The First Tee With Confidence
Getting off the first tee with confidence is very important. If you’re struggling with this, here’s a few suggestions… First of all make sure that you hit some warm up shots before teeing off. So many golfers just have a few putts before teeing off and don’t hit balls. After warming up I suggest you take…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Golf Story?
We all have a golfing story. What’s yours? And when I ask you that question I’m talking about the story you’re telling yourself in relation to different aspects of your golf game. For example, your golfing story might be that you are a good ball striker but have a terrible short game. Your story might…
Read MoreYour Golf Scores Are Determined By This
I want you to think back to your last 10 games of golf. Were they mainly in the 90’s? Were they in the 80’s or 70’s? Whatever the average was, I’m sure you’d like to score lower. But there’s one thing that if you don’t understand can stop that, no matter what you try to…
Read MoreAre You Guilty Of This Golfing Sin?
With distance measuring devices being common place now you’d think golfers would not be short of the pin as much as they are. Think back to your last game of golf and add up how often you were short of the pin. Imagine how many shots you could save if you got the ball to…
Read MoreHow To Take Your Range Game To The Golf Course
One common question I get about the mental game is… “I hit it great on the range but can’t take that to the golf course. Got any tips to help with this?” This is such a common problem and the reason why this happens is so simple… On the range there’s no consequence for a…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 3 of 3
This is the final installment of this series on why some pro’s make it on tour and others don’t. To see part 1 of this series click here and to see part 2 click here. Tournament Evaluation This study found that tournament evaluation was a critical element of success for the top tour professionals. All…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 2 of 3
This is the second part of a 3 part study on why golf tour pro’s make it where others, equally as talented, do not. To read part 1 of this study click here. Practice Plan The study found that all the top touring pros have very detailed, individualized plans for practice and tournament days. The…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Pros Succeed On Tour While Others Fail And Have To Sell Golf Balls? Part 1 of 3
When Jack Nicklaus was in his prime a lot of people commented that many golfers could hit the ball as well as he could it’s just that they didn’t have the same mental strengths that he had. That’s why he was winning majors while other equally talented golfers had to sell golf balls. So that…
Read MoreHow To Manage The Golf Course
If you’re playing a course you know well then you should have a general plan/strategy for each hole. Of course the same is true for other golf courses, but if you have never played a course before then it’s very tough to do that. You’re just guessing. That’s a big reason why golf pro’s play…
Read MorePractice Negative Thinking To Lower Your Golf Scores
Practice Negative Thinking To Lower Your Scores! You may have thought that was a typo… but it wasn’t. I honestly want you to practice negative thinking and it WILL lower your scores. Here’s what I’m getting at. Have you ever had a putt and thought that you’re going to miss it? Have you ever had…
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