Try these short game drills (used by Tour players) to start honing your short game and making more up and downs this season. If there's one piece of advice for practicing golf, it's spending more time on your short game…
Like the audio lessons? Subscribe to the Golf State of Mind Premium and get every article as audio. As I've said many times before, the short game accounts for an average of 50% of your shots per round, so you…
I challenge you to do something you've probably not done before while playing golf. During your next round, I'd like you not to make a good score your goal. Don't even write any numbers on the scorecard. Your goal will…
Do you practice how to play or do you play how you practice? There is a very real difference so let me explain. How you practice golf is driven by your philosophy. Do you think golf is about trying to…
Too many golfers waste valuable time practicing in the wrong way. One of the goals of Golf State of Mind is to get you practicing more effectively so you can get better faster. Try these 5 Effective Practice Drills For…
Pressure is a very important part of any practice session. The more you can simulate high pressure situations, the better you’ll get at handling them on the golf course (this is how you’ll feel when you’re on for your best…
I’d like to share with you some practice time suggestions to ensure you get the most out of this valuable time. If you're not 100% sure that your practice time is going to make you a better player, then you…
What makes quality practice for golf? Famous American Football coach Bill Walsh, called quality practice ‘contingency practice,’ and you see it in all sports now. What he did was anticipate every possible situation that could arise in a real game,…
"Unconscious Golf" is the new buzz word, replacing "The Zone" in golf to describe optimal performance states that are automatic, precise, and free from thought. Unfortunately, Unconscious Golf doesn't properly describe optimal performance states because the only times we are unconscious are…
If you want to maximize the quality of your practice time and improve as quickly as possible, you'll need to split your sessions into the 3 parts: Block Practice, Random Practice and Competitive Practice. Block practice is where you will…