The Mental Game
Resources about performance psychology and how your mind can improve your game
Mindful Golf
This article talks about how to apply mindfulness to your golf game. It discusses the two brain processing symptoms (fast and slow thinking) and how to use both to improve your mental game of golf.
Dealing with slow play
Every time you are faced with adversity on the golf course, whether it's slow play, or bad weather, or an opponent who just can't seem to miss, it's an opportunity to work on your mental game. Focus on the things you can control, and be methodical about it. With time, this will become your natural response, and lead to improved performance.
Changing your swing
Changing your golf swing takes time. Your current swing is an established movement in your brain, and there is an effective way of learning a new movement. The three gears technique, developed by Karl Morris of the brain factor is one effective way.
How SET is your mind?
So, what exactly is mindset, and how can we "improve" ours? In this article, I'll give a brief overview of the theory, how mindset manifests, some practical examples to understand where your mindset is, and if you want to, how you can change it.
Re-"think"ing Performance
The Performance - Enjoyment - Learning triangle. Challenging courses are more fun, and often more beautiful. But doesn’t this mean that our enjoyment of the course is also an important goal?
Beating your handicap
The handicap is a great equalising instrument, but not a good measure of golfing progress or performance. This article offers a different perspective on how to beat your handicap, and improve your enjoyment of the game of golf.
Timezones and perspective
In golf, changing time perspectives is important in performance and making improvements to your game. Being aware of where you spend your time is the first step, and then consciously bringing yourself into a more beneficial timezone, such as the present moment, will improve your performance.
Performance Routine 101
A performance routine can improve your mental game in golf and is a key aspect of sport psychology. A pre-performance routine serves as a constant and reliable process that can be replicated under pressure and allows you to hit the best shot you can in each moment.
How to Build Confidence
Do you feel you lack confidence in your golf game? You spend a lot of time practising, but on the course you doubt your ability, and this stops you from playing your best game?
A lot people think that they can’t achieve their goals or perform their best until they feel more confident. The truth is that you can’t wait to feel confident before you start – or you’ll never start!
Imagine you wake up tomorrow and you have infinite confidence - how would your life change? How would you play golf differently? How would you walk, speak, and act on the course?
The mental game involves learning to manage difficult thoughts and feelings that come up when we move out of our comfort zone. Then taking action in support of our goals, knowing that with effective practice, confidence will eventually come.
Exercise: floor under feet
Article explores the power of connecting your feet with the ground to bring yourself in to the present moment.