One major difference between good and inconsistent performance among golfers is brain activity. Studies have shown that the higher the handicap the higher the brain activity of a golfer. And this “over-thinking” gets worse the more pressure the player feels.…
“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement”. - Brian Tracy Where will your game be at the end of the New Year? Why is it important to think about this now? The best players and most successful people…
If you’re like most golfers, in any given round you’ll hit a mixture of thin, fat and off-center hits, which becomes very frustrating. If you’re not making consistently solid contact with the center of the club, your distance control and…
“Visualization is the most powerful thing we have.” – Nick Faldo The Golf State of Mind coaching philosophy is about using everything you have to get the most out of every performance. Visualization is one of those things that doesn’t…
Post-round review questions In golf, we need to celebrate success but use failure to get better. After a round, the big questions we need to ask ourselves are: “What did I do well and what do I attribute to that…
I was watching Golf Channel's Morning Drive today and Billy Horschel was on sharing some of his winning putting strategies and drills, which he attributes to helping him win the Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup. In his last 2…
The first tee at The Ryder Cup is probably the most feared and pressured golf shot that Tour players are likely to be faced with. The jitters are so severe, that even the most experienced of players can struggle just…
Rory McIlroy Putting Drill Here's a Rory McIlroy putting drill which will build your confidence on the greens. Don't worry if you can't make 55 putts in a row like Rory did here during practice yesterday, but the concept is…
What an amazing display of handling pressure Billy Horschel showed us yesterday to win both the Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup. He always looked in control of his swing and he made the game look easy despite the obvious…
Having worked in golf coaching for over 15 years, there’s no doubt that we’ve seen a big shift towards swing analysis and swing mechanics over recent years. 3D video analysis and launch monitors mean we can find out everything about…