Putting, the part of the game with the simplest stroke mechanics but one of the most frustrating to score well on. Overtime, the expectation of making putts from all distances inside 20 feet with less than the desired result can cause a drop in confidence and eventually the yips. Part of the issue is that …
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Course Management – Full
When playing golf, an area which can drastically lower your score is course management. During any given round there are 100’s of decisions to be made which contain multiple factors which need to be considered and adapted depending on the type of course, the conditions and how you are feeling on the day. The more …
“Failure”
Before we get into the topic, I invite you to get a pen and note pad to write what thoughts came into your head when you first read the title. This can identify any underline beliefs, your relationship and the perspective you hold with failures. Any limiting beliefs can have a dramatic impact on decision …
Visualisation
Visualisation is one of the most powerful tools that we have which requires nothing but time and focus in a quiet and comfortable setting. In the current times when the courses are closed we can utilise this technique to help us prepare for when the courses are re-opened and the competitions are back up and …
Sports Psychology
Sports Psychology is the science that introduces the athlete to the awareness of the mind/body connection, as one without the other leads to underperformance when comparing to their true potential. It delves into the psychological factors that affect performance and reviews how the athletes are currently performing and their perceptions surrounding their experiences when competing …
Goal Setting
Firstly, please bear with me as I attempt to breakdown this massive area into a “short” blog and hopefully give you some food for thought for using such a powerful tool on a daily basis for your Golf/life improvement. The power of this skill is that it is transferable to everyday life and breaks our …
TPI
A question that I have been getting a lot from all level of golfers is “What is TPI?”. TPI stands for the Titleist Performance Institute. They have analyzed thousands of golfers from all ability levels and identified a connection between a person’s physical abilities and the swing that they are producing. They called this: the …
Interference
If you have read some of the previous posts, you will have noted some references to both the conscious and unconscious/subconscious mind and the relevance they have in the learning process. The subconscious is responsible for about 90% of everything we do like controlling heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, producing cells, digestion and millions of other …
The 4 Stages of Learning
In a time when information is readily available at the tips of our fingers, the expectation is that all answers to questions we have will be provided almost instantly. This is evident with golf lessons, where the expectation is that within a 30 minute lesson all the barriers that are hindering performance, strike or ball …
Performing or Learning
A few people have asked why is it when they are getting a lesson, they are hitting the ball really well but a few days later when they play a round, they aren’t able to hit the shots as solid. There are a number of factors that this can be down to, such as: the …
