How to play Zen Golf
How good would it be if you could play golf without self-judgement and with a clearer, more relaxed yet focused mind? You could call this playing "Zen Golf". What I love about all the mental game techniques I use in…
The Tour Player Secret To Better Ball Striking
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…
The Mental Game Triggers That Helped Rory Win The Open
Throughout all 18 holes of Rory’s victorious final round of The Open Championship, there were 2 “Trigger words” he used repeatedly to make sure his focus was on the things that were going to enable him to finish the job…
Are you Thinking or Playing Golf?
Have you ever noticed that when you're playing your best you're not really "thinking"? You're not judging your performance or your score, you're just focused on hitting quality golf shots? This is called "the zone" and with the following techniques…
Are you playing golf with the handbrake on?
Does your golf ever feel like it does when you drive your car with the handbrake pulled on? Restricted? Lacking flow? Consider the following... We learn to walk BEFORE we learn to talk. This is a very good thing. Imagine…
Why Losing Focus Can Kill Your Golf Shots
There is a common theme amongst academic psychological theories that suggests we as humans have no control over our thoughts and consequently, our emotions can be put into a state of dis-ease at any moment in time with little choice…
How To Develop Laser-like Focus and Give Yourself The Competitive Edge
Attentional Focus describes how we direct our thoughts. Attentional Focus is either internal or external. Researchers agree that an external focus is necessary for optimal golf performance. The ball, mechanics, swing tempo, ball flight and distant targets (Target Orientation) are…
Developing Concentration: from Range to the Golf Course
I am a great driving range player. I have my off days but for the most part I look like a pro on the range. In fact, people sometimes come up and compliment me on my swing, asking how I…
How To Play Your Best Golf By Not Thinking About Your Score
Time Travel - do you think it is possible today? When I ask this question of those I coach the majority tell me it is not. Some tell me it is. For those who say no, I then ask if…
The 4 Steps to Laser Focus
Golfers are not consistent in how they approach shots on the course. Many golfers don’t go through a proper pre shot routine before they hit a shot. The easiest way to make the proper decisions on the golf course is…