Whenever I talk to my students after a round, there are 3 questions that I ask them. The answers to these questions, tell me how good a round it was (it also tells me a player’s “Mental Game Score”). What…
Conditioning your mind daily is not only an important part of mental coaching for golf, it's an important part of being happier and more productive. Throughout the years I've been a mental golf coach, it's become very clear that all…
The guys over at Game Golf, have a huge amount of data from hundreds of thousands of rounds and they sent me a breakdown of average score by performance in the different areas of the game. What it shows is:…
How much we believe we can do something affects how much desire we have, and ultimately, how successful we are. The more certain we are about something happening, the more effort we put in and the more our behaviors and…
Coach: "Do you have a repeatable pre shot routine?" Student: "sometimes, but it's not always the same." This week, a student of mine (a very good player who is capable of becoming a scratch handicap) asked me what he should…
These Ten Commandments of Mental Golf should be fresh in your mind before every round to give yourself the best chance of success. 1. Thou Shalt Make Process Your Number One Goal During a round of golf, you can only…
The pre shot routine is undoubtedly your most important tool on the golf course. From this moment on, I’d like you to think of your pre shot routine as the true measure of success for any shot you hit. You…
What an incredible finish to The Open Championship 2017! Or I should say what an incredible finish by The Champion Golfer Of The Year, Jordan Spieth. He was mental toughness personified. Many of the greats have said that Jordan is…
Tomorrow I’m giving a mental skills clinic at a golf course in Maryland. As I review my clinic itinerary in preparation, it occurred to me that you would benefit from a few of these mental game practice drills, and hence…
We've all seen Sergio get a little upset after less than satisfactory shots, but here's another example of him letting his emotions get the better of him during his post shot routine. You probably remember the time he took out…