5 Pressure Practice Drills
Most of us practice in a convenient and comfortable way. We hit it well on the range and make a few putts on the practice green and leave feeling like our game is in good shape ahead of the upcoming…
How Francesco Molinari Trains For Pressure
As Francesco Molinari closes in on his 2nd major Championship today at Augusta, he's demonstrating what a great competitor he is under the pressure of the big tournaments. With just 1 bogey and ZERO 3-putts in the first 54 holes,…
10 Ways To Develop A Winner’s Attitude For Golf
Students of mine who go on to achieve success at a high level share several things in common, but the thing that stands out the most is their attitude. I can tell during our first call if a player currently…
Your 15 Minute Confidence Boosting Mental Warm-up
Getting yourself in the right mood and mindset to play, can make all the difference. In this lesson, we'll go through the mental game warm up for golf (adapted from Jason Selk’s “10 Minute Mental Toughness Warm-up”) that my elite…
Combat Breathing Technique For More Relaxed Golf Under Pressure
When you’re feeling nervous from fear of losing, fear of not playing well, fearing of hitting a bad shot or fear of embarrassment etc., you probably notice certain changes in your body and mind which inhibits your ability to play…
Curing The Yips By Lowering Performance Anxiety
Being a mental coach for golf, I get many golfers contacting me each week about the chipping and putting yips. The studies that have been done on the yips show that in 70% of cases the yips are caused, or…
The Self Talk Of A Champion Golfer
We all experience negative thoughts and plenty of emotions on the golf course, but champions deal with them differently. They have a filter which helps them stay positive and not let emotions such as anger, frustration and disappointment turn into…
How Ernie Els Cured The Yips
Curing the yips is something that I’m asked about every week. Ironically, the yips typically affects better, more competitive players who are used to scoring well, which worsens the performance anxiety brought on by it. Even major champions are not…
7 Ways To Improve Distance Control with Your Wedges
One of the ways that Tour pros and elite players gain several shots each round on us weekend golfers is with distance control with wedges. Short game guru, Dave Pelz says that for the short game and putting, distance control…
Webb Simpson’s Killer Putting Routine
If you watched The Players Championship a couple of weeks ago, you couldn’t have failed to notice how well Webb Simpson putted throughout the tournament. In his third round, he had 19 putts in his first 16 holes, which is…