Golf psychology articles to improve your mental game for tournament golfers, golf instructors, and parents. Learn mental strategies to improve performance.
Do You Seek Instant Gratification or Trust the Process? Do you become frustrated when you don’t see results immediately with your golf practice? Sometimes, golfers expect too much, too quickly. These golfers believe increased efforts in practice will have an immediate impact on their scores. For example, a golfer spends a lot of time working with a putting coach … Golf Psychology Article>>
Top Mistakes Golfers Make With Preshot Routines How many times has indecision and self-doubt interfered with playing good shots? Spending extra time standing over the ball questioning your shot strategy, thinking of last second adjustments and possible outcomes is a surefire method to interfere with making a good swing. When you overthink, over-analyze or have too many swing thoughts, you … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Stay Mentally Tough in Golf 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 … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Stay Mentally Tough in Your Golf Game When you think about feeling comfortable in golf, what comes to mind? Most golfers would associate feeling comfort with a smooth, fluid swing. In addition, many golfers would identify a comfortable swing as the key to success during a round of golf. While comfort may be necessary for an efficient swing, … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Improve Mental Toughness in Golf What is the primary source of your stress during a round of golf? Do you feel confident in your ability to manage your stress while competing? Simply put, stress increases when you focus on things other than the present moment. For example, which self-statements do you think would increase your stress level? “I’m … Golf Psychology Article>>
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>>