Desire
Love Yourself Enough
The shock heard around the world; Simone Biles withdraws from the Olympic gymnastics competition! I initially wondered what her injury was and why she would pull out of the Olympics when she is the best in the world. Mental wellness is certainly not my area of expertise so I cannot speak to how our brains work, but it is a subject that I care deeply about and can hopefully shed more light on our j...
Paying Your Dues
I hope you are enjoying your summer thus far and playing some good to great golf! As many of you are preparing for important tournaments to end your summer schedule, make sure to acknowledge all the work you did back in the winter and spring. Take a few minutes to reflect on your rounds and ask yourself, did I pay my dues? Can I learn from this experience? Did you “pay” your dues in terms ...
Perception is not Reality!
British Open week is personally my favorite tournament of the year. Waking up early to watch the telecast, the changing conditions, players having to change how they approach shots into the greens due to the varied conditions, terrain, and weather is what I love. For some strange reason I love how the European players play under Open conditions. It is also great to see American players try to ch...
Coaching for Performance vs. Coaching for Development
Tournament season is here! We tend to forget the biggest objective of the game; getting the ball in the hole with the least number of strokes possible. Not about how beautiful your swing is! Coaching for performance versus coaching for development is a true battle and unfortunately, if you do not have an expert on the subject of coaching, you may be disillusioned as to what golf is about. The po...
Before you tell yourself, you suck…
If you are not where you think you should be with your game, perhaps it is time to step back or step forward and ask the question, why? Why am I so inconsistent, especially in tournament situations? Or why am I not getting better with simple mechanical improvements, this can’t be that hard. Continuing with negative self-talk is surely not the answer for improvement! Why you “suck” may ...
