Patrick Cohn

Staying Calm After a Bad Golf Shot

Golf Mental Toughness

Keeping Cool After Mistakes How capable are you of maintaining your cool after a bad shot? Do you “freak out” after you mishit a ball? Attitude is everything in golf. Your attitude shapes how you see things, and your perspective affects your thoughts and feelings. Many golfers see golf as an emotional sport and have difficulty managing their emotions. A … Golf Psychology Article>>

Focus on the Process in Golf

Understanding the when playing with Process

Concentration for Golfers What do you think about most when you play in a golf tournament? Are you focused on beating a rival? Maybe, you are focused on outplaying the players in your group? Or, perhaps, you think about what it will take to win the tournament? Whatever outcome you are hoping to accomplish, there is one strategy that gives you … Golf Psychology Article>>

Integrating Mental and Physical Instruction

Golf Psychology Video

Mental Game Interview With Coach Rick Sessinghaus In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, talks to one of his former MGCP Participant, Coach Rick Sessinghaus. Coach Rick and I have come a long way. Way back since he was beginning to learn and master the The … Golf Psychology Article>>

How to Deal With Negative Emotion

Overcome Negative Thoughts

Managing Negative Emotion and Distractions How often do you become aggravated, agitated, and frustrated during a competitive round of golf? If you answered a lot, you are not alone. Negative emotions will follow when a golfer slices a tee shot, flubs a chip shot, lands in a sand trap, or misses a three-foot putt. How you process these emotions makes … Golf Psychology Article>>

How to Improve Trust in Your Golf Swing

Avoid Comparisons for Golf Confidence

Stop Practicing When Your Compete How many hours have you spent on practicing, refining, or overhauling your mechanics? In golf, you can get so wrapped up in wanting to perfect your mechanics that it overshadows the goal of shooting your lowest score. You probably think tinkering with your mechanics leads to consistently shooting low scores, but that’s not always the case. Of … Golf Psychology Article>>