Archive for category: Mental Game

/ May 3, 2012 7:48 am

What Should You Be Thinking Before Every Shot To Play Your Best?

Should You Think “Keep Your Head Down”? Do you have trouble keeping your head down when you play golf? If so it could be the way in which you are instructing yourself to do this that is at fault. About

/ April 25, 2012 7:21 am

Practice the 3 P’s and become a Resilient Golfer

Resilient golfers are successful golfers. W3JRBUN27HP4 The word success, however, should not be confused or completely equated with shooting a low score. Resilient golfers possess a mindset of certain assumptions or attitudes about themselves and the game. These ideas influence

/ April 22, 2012 3:07 pm

Do You Take Golf Too Seriously?

We live in a fast-paced, impatient society where instant gratification is often the norm. When we want something we want it now. Taking this sense of urgency into our golf game can be disastrous. Developing a patient attitude full of acceptance is our

/ April 3, 2012 8:53 am

Simple Mental Game Tips To Build Trust and Confidence in Your Golf Swing

I recently read an article by respected equestrian psychology coach Charlie Unwin and noticed the similarities in his teachings for riders to my own for golfers, even though the two disciplines seem miles apart. But when you get down to

/ March 24, 2012 6:08 pm

How “Deep Belly Breathing” Helps Control Nerves

Utilizing the energy of the breath is perhaps the greatest tool available to us on the golf course to get ourselves focused or calmed down. Join Spirit of Golf President and Founder Tim N. Kremer, M.A., as he works with

/ February 27, 2012 9:36 pm

What Makes Golfers Play To Their Potential?

An Interview with European Tour Winner Scott Drummond by Roger Manners I first met Scott in 1997 when I was working with Gary Harris, an aspiring pro golfer who had been a +5 amateur at the age of 17. Gary

/ February 13, 2012 10:00 pm

Do You Really Need a Swing Cue?

During the final round of the 1993 Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, I had the opportunity to follow Rocco Mediate play his way to his second PGA tour victory. Both he and his caddy could be heard whispering “slow-and-go” through the

/ February 8, 2012 5:16 pm

Top Ten Mental Game of Golf Tips

Here’s a list of my most popular and well received posts and in them you will find the very best of mind and emotional control techniques along with the most effective ways to practice to get you on the path

/ February 7, 2012 8:40 am

What Can You Learn From The Kyle Stanley Comeback?

It’s been a while I know, but after Sunday’s comeback win from Kyle Stanley, I felt compelled to write a mental game post. After leading the Farmers Insurance Open and Torrey Pines from start to finish, and with a 3

/ December 7, 2011 8:35 am

How to Trust Yourself Over EVERY Golf Shot

How did players such as Brendon Todd make it through 6 gruelling days of PGA Tour Q-School and realize their dreams of playing on the PGA Tour? They trusted their swing. How many times have you heard, “trust your swing”,