How you practice influences your performance under pressure. Too many golfers train for the ideal game because it’s more fun. That approach is why so many golfers crack under pressure. Too often I speak with golfers that do great on…
“Golf is not a game of good shots, it’s a game of bad shots." - Ben Hogan If you really want to play consistent golf, manage your game by managing your mistakes. After each round, you should look at your…
A critical factor which determines your ability to get into your Flow state is understanding how to control your attentional focus i.e. what is the focus of your attention at any moment in time when carrying out a specific task.…
How many times have you started with a disastrous first hole and it ruined the rest of your round? Or you’re scoring nicely and all of a sudden you lose concentration for a split second and make a double bogey…
Good golf is a series of individual shots, executed as best we can. Having expectations about what you should score for your round, thinking about the last shot, or ahead to "what if I birdie this hole" will only prevent…
Yani Tseng, the number one female golfer in the world, is in the middle of a terrible slump. It’s a sad thing to watch. This great golfer, and great person, not too long ago dominated the LPGA tour. She was…
Dr. Glen Albaugh is a leading sports psychologist and the author of "Winning the Battle Within" "Why we love Closers" Heroes are the ones who win the day, and everybody loves a hero. But there's a special breed of hero…
We’ve all been there. You have a solid round going and then out of nowhere, you block a drive OB right, and you’re thinking, ‘there goes the round’. In your mind you are going over all the possibilities of what…
No it doesn't. California Bears kicker Vincenzo D’Amato missed three field goals, (42,40, & 42 yards) last Saturday against The Ohio St. Buckeyes. The last miss was bad, reminiscent of Vanderjagt’s miss against the Steelers during the 2005 playoff game.…
By Steven Yellin and Buddy Biancalana If a sports psychologist is successful with an athlete, then the end result is the athlete’s motion becomes more powerful. As a result of working with a sports psychologist or mental golf coach, an…