Overthinking in golf articles to improve your mental game for tournament golfers, golf instructors, and sports parents. Learn mental strategies to improve performance.
Do You Usually Feel Prepared and Confident? There is a direct relationship between preparation and confidence. As preparation increases, so does confidence…And every athlete and coach understands how a confidence boost affects performance. From our Golf Mental Game Survey, we received the following question from a coach: “How can I better prepare my golfers to play confidently in major tournaments?” … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Beat the Drives Yips Do you get tense after a bad drive and worry about missing again? This can lead to over-controlling your swing, which is a common reaction for golfers have after hitting hit a poor drive or two. And with more tweaking and fixing on the course, this can turn into the driver yips where golfers … Golf Psychology Article>>
How Pressure is Negatively Impacting Your Game How many times have you played a mistake-free round of golf? Probably never. As a matter of fact, no golfer has ever played a mistake-free round. Can you relate to the following scenario? You are moving along, playing spectacular golf, then you hit a couple of shots off target. You start feeling a … 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>>
The Mental Game of Golf Do you allow your opponents or your playing partners to get in your head and affect your mindset? Being affected by what others think about your game is a mental game challenge some golfers experience during their game. But, most of the time, it begins when you are thinking how your opponents are playing and … Golf Psychology Article>>
Learning from Your Past Performance Have you ever had “one of those seasons” where you fell well short of your athletic goals? Falling short of your seasonal goals is frustrating and angering. When you practiced an entire season and didn’t even come close to your expectations, you probably will feel the season was a waste. This is the sentiment of … Golf Psychology Article>>