{"id":365,"date":"2009-08-21T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2025-06-16T03:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:46:20","slug":"golf-psychology-podcast-improve-commitment-on-your-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/golf-psychology-podcast-improve-commitment-on-your-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Psychology Podcast: Improve Commitment on Your Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/helping-perfectionists-cope-and-playing-down-to-the-competition.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-2214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Patrick Cohn, <strong>golf psychology expert<\/strong> and author of 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