Maintaining Your Motivation Level in Golf Do you lose motivation when you can’t shoot lower score in competition or lower you handicap? Goals can direct your focus and efforts on a target in the future. Since long-term goals are typically at the end of a season, losing sight of that goal is quite common. By adding short-term goals into your … Golf Psychology Article>>
Do You Ever Doubt Your Swing and Change It Immediately? 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 Rick who had this to say about his game: “If hit a bad shot, I try to change swing immediately. I get distracted easily … Golf Psychology Article>>
Learn to Refocus Your Negativity How often have negative thoughts thrown you off your golf game? If you are honest with yourself, you probably would admit that in every round of golf you have played, negative thoughts popped up in your head. You might even have times when negative thoughts didn’t hurt your game. How is that possible? Doesn’t one negative thought … Golf Psychology Article>>
Focus Your Mind After a Bad Shot Do you ever get trapped inside your head during a round of golf? In other words, have you ever become so preoccupied by your thoughts that you couldn’t focus on your game? The most unproductive place to be during a competitive round of golf is stuck in your mind ruminating or obsessing about … Golf Psychology Article>>
Take Charge of Your Mental Game in Golf What three mental components contribute most to playing your best golf? Quite simply, the three most impactful to peak play are focus, focus and focus! Bad shots, meltdowns, slumps and underperformance are caused by a lack of focus or a misplaced focus. If you cannot stay on task and regroup, you will … Golf Psychology Article>>
My Strategy to Finish a Strong Round You can easily become distracted in golf–if you allow yourself to. One of the biggest distractions is thinking about your score while playing. Focusing on your score can cause problems for you especially towards the end of a rounds: In our Golf Mental Game Survey, one golfer requested some insight on improving focus … Golf Psychology Article>>