Managing Negative Emotion and Distractions How often do you become aggravated, agitated, and frustrated during a competitive round of golf? If you answered a lot, you are not alone. Negative emotions will follow when a golfer slices a tee shot, flubs a chip shot, lands in a sand trap, or misses a three-foot putt. How you process these emotions makes … Golf Psychology Article>>
Visualizing a Good Shot in Your Mind Do you visualize your shots before you hit them but then freak out when a shot doesn’t come off accordingly? In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Juan, who had this to say about … 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>>
Address the Underlying Reason of Your Fear Do you struggle with your composure on the golf course because you’re nervous before the round? In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn talks about how to handle first tee jitters. Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Dan … Golf Psychology Article>>
Dealing with Pressure on the Golf Course Have you ever played in a do-or-die round of golf? For example, you had to shoot a low score in a round to stay in contention or hold off the competition to win a tournament. For whatever reason, you felt this one round was so vital that you had to be careful not to … Golf Psychology Article>>
Focusing on Your Strategy and Game Plan Do you enter a tournament with high expectations or even have a winning target score? How do expectations affect your golf game? You probably had times when you expected to place in the Top-10 or expected to shoot your best score, “I’ve been working my butt off and improved my short game. I will … Golf Psychology Article>>