Patrick Cohn

Do You Mentally Prepare for Tough Conditions?

Do You Mentally Prepare for Tough Conditions?

What Conditions Affect your Golf Game the Most? Have you worked to improve your play under these conditions? Many golfers know their most challenging circumstances, such as playing in breezy conditions, on slow greens or a soaked course, playing late in the day, dealing with spectator noise, or handling pressure late in a round. Every golfer has particular areas that … Golf Psychology Article>>

How Mickelson Uses Smart Practice Principles

Golfer Mindset

If You Practiced More, Would You Improve Your Game? Does more time at the driving range and putting greens always improve your golf score? Maybe you can relate to this scenario: You decide to work on your tee shots and go to the driving range. You get a couple buckets of balls, thinking 100 repetitions will do the trick. You … Golf Psychology Article>>

How to Reduce the Number of Swing Thoughts When Playing

Golf Psychology Video

How to Block It all Out and Focus Are you over thinking your golf swing when playing on the course by having two or three swing thoughts as you play shots?  Often in our work as mental coaches, we find that golfers use too many swing thoughts on the golf course and this hurts their consistency during the round. You … Golf Psychology Article>>

Improving Your Golf Swing Takes Patience

Learning Takes Time

Is Working on Mechanics More Challenging Mentally? Skill development requires focused repetition to become a habit. No golfer improves their tee shots by just hitting 200 balls at the driving range. You need to focus on the change you are trying to make. You need constant feedback and adjustment when you are making technical changes in the beginning. Improvement or … Golf Psychology Article>>