Whether you are playing in your weekend fourball or for a spot in the Tour Championship, mental lapses can be very costly and we need to continually work to eliminate them if we want to improve. Missing short putts can…
In life, we generally become, or “live into” what we visualize for ourselves in the future. The same happens in golf.
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…
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…
At 7674 yds, Hazeltine National Golf Club is the longest course in major championship history, but the winner of this week's 91st PGA Championship will have won the mental game just as much as the physical. But how do we…
Phil Mickelson's mental game was a huge factor in his winning of the 2021 PGA Championship. “Before this tournament, I was struggling to be really present for each shot. I’ve had a few breakthroughs on being able to stay more…
A key element of short game practice is developing your skills of visualization and feel. The more you can use your eyes to tell your body what it needs to do to hit it the required distance, the better your…
Golf is a game in which we need to be able to learn to switch from enjoying our surroundings and our playing partners into a highly focused state which connects us with the shot required. Learning how to practice this…
Good golf is about developing strong mental habits. When we are on the golf course, we naturally feel more pressure than when we are practicing, so our practice time needs to be spent ingraining positive mental habits, so they become…
We all know that golf is a crazy game. And Tom Watson leading The Open after three rounds is a testament to that. That a guy of 59 years old can lead going into today's final round at Turnberry will…