Do You Feel Pressure During Golf? For many golfers, victory and notoriety often come with a huge pressure to stay on top and continue to excel–think Tiger Woods. For golfers, a high world ranking often comes with a higher expectation to continuously make cuts and have a change to win. Despite talent and a strong mental game, even … Sport Psychology Article…
Tips For Overcoming The Yips This past week, at the Phoenix Open, Tiger Woods not only missed the cut, but he had the highest score of his professional career. He posted an 82. If you had told any golf pros or fans that Tiger Woods would be in such poor form 10 years ago, no one would believe … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Achieve the Mindset of Tiger Woods What motivates Tiger Woods? The answer may surprise you… It’s pretty simple… For Tiger, playing golf is a lot about winning. But it’s also about engaging in the battle to beat others players. “I think I just enter events to win, and that’s it… It’s still about winning the event. … Sport Psychology Article…
Concentration in Golf What’s the one mental game skill you must possess to be successful in golf? Focus, concentration, or ability to attend to what’s important. You can’t hit a good shot when you are thinking about the wrong stuff or are distracted by your own internal gremlins. I just posted a new golf confidence video for you … Sport Psychology Article…
How Tiger Woods Uses Pressure to His Benefit Most athletes would agree that “pressure” does not help you perform better. However, some athletes handle pressure positively than others, and use it to win. After winning the 2008 US Open Tiger Woods said that pressure and feeling nervous is a good thing… How you personally interpret pressure makes all … Sport Psychology Article…