Pressure in Golf

Pressure in golf articles to improve your mental game for tournament golfers, golf instructors, and sports parents. Learn mental strategies to improve performance.

Hidden Expectations Golfers Harbor

Golf Pressure and Expectations

Shift Your Perspective to Reduce Expectations Would you describe golf as a stressful sport? Do you put excessive pressure on yourself during competitive rounds? One way of examining how much pressure you place on yourself is by examining your self-statements. When you say, “I have to win,” “I should shoot under 75,” “I must finish in the Top-10,” your expectations shift into high … Golf Psychology Article>>

When Golfers Are ‘Firing on All Cylinders’

Finishing the Round

Embrace the Challenges on the Course What is the difference between ‘smooth sailing’ and ‘firing on all cylinders’? Sometimes golfers use the terms ‘smooth sailing’ and ‘firing on all cylinders’ interchangeably, but there is a big difference. The ‘smooth sailing’ mindset means that conditions are near perfect on the golf course; no wind, low humidity, low to mid 80-degree temperature, … Golf Psychology Article>>

Pressure For Golfers: You Have to Embrace it

How Jason Day Overcame a Winning Drought

How to Turn Pressure Into a Positive The funny thing about pressure is that it can either help or hurt your play on the golf course. Most golfers have trouble believing that pressure can fuel performance and even fewer golfers buy into the fact that pressure is necessary to perform at your peak. Here are the reasons why pressure gets … Golf Psychology Article>>

How to Control Your “Nerves” in Golf

Key to Preparing for Your Next Round of Golf

Overcoming Pressure and Nerves in Golf Which phrase best describe you on the golf course: ‘calm and composed’ or ‘nervous and flustered’? If you answered ‘nervous and flustered’, you can probably recall many times when feelings of nervousness sent your game into a tailspin. One of the biggest reason golfers fall prey to nervousness during a round is that they … Golf Psychology Article>>