Mindset in golf articles to improve your mental game for tournament golfers, golf instructors, and sports parents. Learn mental strategies to improve performance.
How Can You Shut Down the Negativity? Many golfers point to negativity as their biggest obstacle on the golf course. It is impossible to achieve your potential when you are mentally immersed in negativity. In our Golf Mental Game Survey, a golfer who has been frustrated with their lack of results asked the following question: “How do I overcome negativity … Golf Psychology Article>>
What Goes Through Your Mind When You Start a Round? For example, you double-bogey the first two holes, then bogey the third. You quickly find yourself 4-strokes from the leader before the fifth hole. You will most likely feel frustrated, especially if you missed an easy putt or misjudged a shot. Let’s further the scenario. The golfers atop the leaderboard … Golf Psychology Article>>
Golf Psychology and The Putting Yips Are the yips caused by physical or mental factors? What causes a golfer to get trapped in the yips rut? Ask golfers about how the yips “magically” appear, and you will get a broad range of answers: nagging injuries, inconsistent practice, too much focus on mechanics, not enough focus on mechanics, lack of concentration, … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Visualize Your Shots In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about How can I be better, if You Can’t Visualize Your Golf Shot GRANT: I have a very hard time ‘visualizing’; it’s hard for me to see a mental picture or movie of the ball flight or the target like Jack Nicklaus talks about. … Golf Psychology Article>>
In the weeks heading into a tournament, what do you feed your mind: Positive or negative messages? Do you hang onto past mistakes during a round or focus on the good shots you hit? Your thoughts affect your confidence. It is pretty simple; you become what you think. If you think you are a terrible golfer, you will struggle on … Golf Psychology Article>>
Do You Have A One Shot Mindset? In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about how to do better with a one shot at a time mindset. Here is the question of the week: TIM: I am now reading your book “Going Low” and am finding it so helpful. How do I train my mind to have … Golf Psychology Article>>