One of the things that golfers say when they’re playing well is that “the hole just seemed bigger” or “I felt like I couldn’t miss”. The opposite is usually true when you’re playing badly; the hole seems to shrink in…
Most of us are obsessed with swinging the club in the "correct" way. We get caught up in swing mechanics instead of increasing our awareness and feel for different shots. In my opinion, once the fundamentals of the swing are…
Six-time major winner and former World No.1, Sir Nick Faldo gives us some valuable insight into the mental game of a champion. Nick Faldo On Visualization Nick Faldo On First Tee Nerves
Timothy Gallwey is considered to be the first "golf psychologists" and he gave us the seminal "Inner Game" series of books. These books show us powerful techniques for improving the mind for better performance. In his book the "Inner Game…
Here's a clip from Seve's emotional but inspiring BBC interview with Peter Alliss: Inside Sport: When Alliss met Seve
Although Tiger would take his 15th major over a victory in the President's Cup in the proverbial heartbeat, his match up with YE Yang in today's singles will surely get him fired up for some personal revenge. Tiger does not…
The optimal way to practice golf for lower scores, is to get as close to course conditions as possible when you are on the driving range.
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.
