As you’ll know if you've followed my blog for any length of time, the physical game is only one piece of the “complete player” puzzle. To really separate yourself from the competition requires developing a winner’s mind-set and mental toughness.…
Rory’s win at the Deutsche Bank last weekend was an education in the mental game of golf and it showed us exactly what mental skills are needed to win on the PGA Tour. The interview I’ve posted above gives us…
What a finish it was in yesterday’s Northern Trust Open at Riviera. Congrats to Bubba Watson for putting in a stellar final round performance to take the title for the 2nd year running. During the last hour of a Sunday…
In golf at any level, there are many ways that you can squeeze extra shots out of your round, that have nothing to do with how technically sound your swing is. In fact, teaching those things is how I make…
The aim of mental coaching for golf The aim of mental game coaching for golf is to help players gain better access to the skills they’ve developed in practice, whatever the situation. That’s what mental toughness is all about. It's…
Did you know that your brain is divided into 2 separate hemispheres that have very different (but equally required) functions in a golf shot? Understanding more about the roles played by the left and right hemispheres in the execution of…
If you’ve been reading my lessons for any length of time, you’ll know that to consistently play your best golf, your mental game needs to be practiced, just like any other area of your game. If the only time you…
This year’s US Open is no doubt going to be an entertaining one! The course at Chamber’s Bay, WA is a true and beautiful links style course - dry fescue grass, rolling fairways, undulated greens, and at a whopping 7695…
Reason 1: Process Focus vs Outcome Focus From when we were kids we’ve been taught that results are all that count. Get good grades and you’ll get into a good college, get into a good college and you’ll get a…
Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview Karl Morris, one of Europe’s leading Performance Coaches who has worked and achieved success with SIX Major winners and over 100 PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Ladies European Tour golfers. This is…