Archive for category: Playing Under Pressure

/ March 27, 2012 7:20 pm

How To Play Your Best Golf By Not Thinking About Your Score

Time Travel – do you think it is possible today? When I ask this question of those I coach the majority tell me it is not. Some tell me it is. For those who say no, I then ask if

/ 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”,

/ March 18, 2011 1:01 pm

Alfred asks Tiger, “How many shots you want”?

“Alfred says to Tiger, ‘How many shots do you want?’”   Who is Alfred? The above quote is relevant because Alfred is the second ball. How often is the second ball played exactly the way we want? The result of

/ February 17, 2011 9:45 am

The Curious Story of the Little Red Dot

I have just spent a week in Manchester with Karl Morris, and very interesting it was too – to say the least. Karl has worked with players such as 2010 US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, 2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen,

/ February 14, 2011 8:13 am

Golf Psychology Tips: The Secret to Your Success

At last, it’s here, the real secret behind how to play your best golf. You’ve read, listened, watched, uncovered and tried out all the other “secrets”, but why didn’t they work? Golf Psychology Tips: The Secret to Your Success So

/ January 12, 2011 6:02 pm

How to turn Nerves from a Negative into a Positive and Reach New Scoring Levels

I was recently asked by a student: “How do I get rid of nerves on the golf course?” This is a common reason why golfers think they do not perform to their true potential. Golfers tend to think that if

/ September 7, 2010 6:37 pm

Put Pressure on Yourself when you Practice and you’ll Make it Easier on the Golf Course

When most of us practice, it usually involves beating a bucket of balls on the driving range or trying to hole chips and putts. If we hit a bad shot or miss, we quickly reach for another ball. But on

/ February 3, 2010 9:00 pm

A Drill to Simulate Pressure on the Golf Course

Here’s a mental game drill to try on the putting green which will help to simulate the pressure of being on the golf course, which is always the best way to practice. Some PGA Tour players actually run fast on

/ August 27, 2009 6:11 pm

“Light is Right” When You Feel Under Pressure

When we feel pressure on the golf course, it is the natural reaction to tense the muscles. This is the natural response of all animals when they feel threatened or feel fear. The first place that is affected is the