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Golf Psychology Tips – 3 Ways to FREE YOUR THINKING!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:31:20 +0000

I was at my chiropractor recently to free up my back movement and was looking at a sample poster of x-rays showing what happens when human spines degrade through dis-ease. What I saw was very striking! Healthy spines have elegant curves with plenty of space between the vertebrae allowing free, fluid movement. Yet over time, they can become straight, fused and calcified, leaving no room for movement and a static experience of life. You may be wondering why, as a mind coach, I’m talking about anatomy and physiology...!

Golf Psychology Tips: Calm Focus - The Playing State

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:39 +0000

I want you to consider for a moment that time when you’re over the ball about to swing.

What are you paying attention to in this most critical moment? You’ve picked your target, you’ve seen your shot, you’ve had a practice swing to feel it. Now it’s time to do what?… “Empty your mind”, “Trust your swing”, “Just do it”, “Let it rip”

Yes all of the above is great advice given by leading sports psychologists. And it’s all useless if you don’t know HOW to do it! Empty your mind – you mean fall asleep? Trust your swing – you mean point and hope? Just do it – just do what? Let it rip – erm how exactly?

HOW???????

Golf Psychology Tips – Make Your Best Golf Routine

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:01:55 +0000

When I was younger I thought that pre-shot routines were the preserve of the very best tour pros looking for the finest of edges. I had no idea just how TRANSFORMATIONAL they can be to a player’s game AT ANY LEVEL – if you can create the best one for you! Consistent play comes from using a consistent process. Yet consistent doesn’t always mean consistently your best. Indeed the majority of routines I see (even those of tour pros) can be seriously improved upon, mainly because their purpose is not understood well enough. So what are they for?

Golf Psychology Tips: All in the Swing?

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:33:02 +0000

Ever since I first saw Seve swing a golf club when I was a kid, I was mesmerised by the beauty of the golf swing. And so were my friends. We’d regularly go to the practice ground with as many balls as we could physically carry and only come back once we were able to wear our blisters with pride! Golf was all in the swing! One friend Ian Keenan, now a Challenge Tour golfer, worked on refining his own, beautiful swing. Others were hugely influenced by David Leadbetter’s work with Nick Faldo at the time, thinking that all of his success was down to his infamous swing changes. So they started re-engineering their swings based on various swing gurus’ “one-size-fits-all” swing methods. Even though it didn’t improve their games much, golf, it seemed, was all about developing the perfect swing.

Zero to Pro in 18 Months (Part 2)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:29:14 +0000

I’ve been working and training as a mind coach for over 15 years and have been fortunate enough to witness many rapid transformations over that time. I’d like to continue to share with you the story so far of one of my most recent clients. He really is an inspiring example of what can be achieved when you get your mind on board! In Part 1 of this blog, I talked about his rapid rise to success, shooting under par to win a major club competition within just 3 months of starting to play golf!! We then how we worked on his routines to develop a consistent mental process, driving his scores down further. This is Part 2…

Zero to Pro in 18 Months (Part 1)

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:09:14 +0000

I’ve been working and training as a mind coach for over 15 years and have been fortunate enough to witness many rapid transformations over that time. I’d like to share with you the story so far of one of my most recent clients. He really is an inspiring example of what can be achieved when you get your mind on board!

Golf Psychology Tips: The 10 Questions That Will Change Your Game For Ever (Part 2)

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:09:14 +0000

This second part of the 2 part article covers not just questions to ask yourself now, but the two most useful questions to take with you to the course. Find your own answers, change your game for ever.

Golf Psychology Tips: The 10 Questions That Will Change Your Game For Ever (Part 1)

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:39:14 +0000

I have found that the best coaching is not the one that gives you the best advice, but the one that asks the best questions to help you find your own answers. These 10 questions are some of the most transformational ones I use with my clients. Uncovering your own answers will irrevocably equip you to get more of what you want out of your game.

This first part focuses on the first 5, the next 5 will come out in my next blog.

Mental Golf Tips : Darren Clarke – The Coolest Customer

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:28:14 +0000

He’s done it!!! Darren Clarke has shown us all that age, form and beauty count for nothing when it comes to being the Champion Golfer of the Year 2011! Whilst many young golfers obsess about developing the perfect body and swing, I doubt we’ll see hoards of youngsters rushing out to model The Open Champion. Yet you could not find a more deserving role model in the game! In conditions at Royal St George’s that could only be described as brutal, he prevailed just as strong at the end as he was at the start.

Golf Psychology Tips – Rory’s Glory!

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:03:14 +0000

If you have ever been unfortunate enough to “lose it” as Rory McIlroy put it after his crushing back nine collapse of the 2011 US Masters, you would have certainly felt for him back then. Starting Masters Sunday with a four shot lead, he shot the worst ever round by a player leading after the third-round. He quickly went from hero to zero in a Norman-esque meltdown. He started feeling the pressure but tried to ignore it. His decision making sped up. He started to focus on not losing it rather than picking targets. His focus went from calm oneness with the golf course to disappearing inside his head, not seeing the wood for the trees he found himself next to!

I for one was desperately disappointed for him. Did he have the bottle to truly make it?