Mental Game
Empty Your Cup
Succeeding with the Mental Game requires embracing attitudes that support self-awareness and a healthy ability to self-regulate. Our Juniors had the opportunity to dive a little deeper into one of these attitudes this month. The attitude of a Beginner’s Mind. A beginner’s mind can be thought of as a state of wonder, curiosity, and openness. It’s akin to the state of mind a very young child h...
What Makes A Golfer – GREAT?!
On February 4th we explored what makes a golfer (or a person) ‘GREAT’ in our Mental Coaching Class at GPC. Juniors were asked to get up in front of their peers and talk about what makes them great, as a golfer and as a person. The exercise itself proved to be a struggle for most all of us. Last week in our Mental Game update we learned that trusting the struggle can make all the difference. It...
To Embrace the Struggle – Trust It
Developing one’s skill, technique, and expertise in their golf game is essentially asking for struggle. Then why do so many golfers get thrown off their game and let challenges stress them out? Science says that every perception has a chemistry to it, which means that what we think impacts how we feel. If as a golfer, I begin to struggle in my practice, and I look at that as a bad thing…becaus...
Use Your Mind to Support Your Goals
The New Year is often a time when ambition seems to heighten as we take charge of our goals. When you think reviewing your goals is enough to ensure you’ll keep on task with them, think again. It may be wise to consider that many of the goals we set require the integration of a new habit within the body-mind and that doesn’t happen overnight. They also require added support from every area of ...
Mental Game 101
I will make this week's article short and sweet (for some, maybe sour)! For many golfers, young and old, we hear on a regular basis, "I'm mental on the course" or "My mental game cost me five shots today." In order to play better or score better, you need to stop the negative self-talk or blaming your mistakes on your mental game. ...
If You Want to Change Your Game
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