“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. " ― Lao Tzu As a friend of GSOM, you will appreciate the impact that poor mental skills have on your performances.…
The ability to separate what you are looking at from what you are thinking about is an essential skill for playing golf. What to focus on before hitting a golf shot is a huge factor in how well it's executed.…
Does your golf ever feel like it does when you drive your car with the handbrake pulled on? Restricted? Lacking flow? Consider the following... We learn to walk BEFORE we learn to talk. This is a very good thing. Imagine…
Focus your attention Imagine a simple exercise. Roll up a piece of used paper and throw it into a waste basket 10 ft away. What would be your desired outcome for this task? Paper ball in basket. What's your target?…
Do you practice how to play or do you play how you practice? There is a very real difference so let me explain. How you practice golf is driven by your philosophy. Do you think golf is about trying to…
There is a common theme amongst academic psychological theories that suggests we as humans have no control over our thoughts and consequently, our emotions can be put into a state of dis-ease at any moment in time with little choice…
A critical factor which determines your ability to get into your Flow state is understanding how to control your attentional focus i.e. what is the focus of your attention at any moment in time when carrying out a specific task.…
As a golf coach, do you often wonder what your client is thinking about when struggling with a golf lesson? As a player, how often have you asked yourself the same question of what to think about before hitting a…
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…
Thank you David for providing this forum for the presentation of 'alternative' golf coaching methods. The fact that you as a visitor are reading this suggests you are already looking for something beyond your traditional golf instruction. My name is…