Mental Game of Golf

Lydia Ko: The Mindset of a Record-Breaking Champion

How Visualization Helps Boost Confidence

Focusing Your Emotions On The Green Focusing is the most important and, often, most challenging mental skill to master in golf. Golf tournaments are filled with potential distractions, in particular negative thoughts and counter-productive emotions. Focusing on your emotions will, without a doubt, impede your golf game. The golfers that are the most successful are the ones who … Sport Psychology Article…

Break Slumps: How to Get Past a Performance Slump

Playing Through the Slumps

Golf Slumps Slumps are the enemy of all golfers… But what if I told you that slumps are inevitable, a natural and normal part of golf. Think of any athlete who has enjoyed a long successful career in their sport and you will find periods of time when he or she experienced performance droughts. It’s true… the very … Sport Psychology Article…

Are You Stuck In The Yips Cycle?

Golf Psychology Podcast

What Happens When You Have The Yips? Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 20 years of his career. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of … Sport Psychology Article…

How One Top Golfer Copes with Pressure

Golf Psychology

Where Does Pressure Come From? There is often more pressure on golfers when you have a higher rank. When you are on top, expectations are higher, everyone is watching you to see how you perform and every competitor is trying to be the one to beat you. Where does that pressure come from? Pressure comes from within you. … Sport Psychology Article…

Phil’s Mental Preparation for the Masters

Tournament Preparation

How Do The Best Golfers Get Ready For The Masters? The 2015 Masters starts this week. How do the best golfers in the world prepare for the biggest golf event of the year? How does Phil Mickelson prepare for Augusta? He’s not only preparing his game for Augusta, but he’s mentally ready. Just driving down Magnolia Lane changes … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Use Preround Jitters To Your Advantage

Jitters as Assets

Are You A Jittery Golfer? Preround jitters… Are they good or bad? Preround jitters can create a tremendous amount of worry for golfers even before they tee it up. For some jittery golfers, the feeling of nervousness builds until it seems impossible to focus on just golfing. The reality is that preround jitters are not a bad thing … Sport Psychology Article…