How Expectations Hurt Play When you enter a golf tournament, do you EXPECT to win, place in the Top-10 or shoot your best score? After all, if you are going to win, don’t you need to expect to win? Expectations are a hard thing. If you go into a tournament expecting to lose, you probably will lose. Although the opposite … Golf Psychology Article>>
Learning to Overcome Motivation Challenges Why is it that so many golfers are just not motivated to improve their game, even when they have the time to do so? If practice leads to improvement, why do so many golfers lack the motivation to practice? Motivation is the cornerstone of athletic excellence. Every golfer will, at some point, go through bouts … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Play Up to Your Potential Do you hit the ball great on the range but can’t take your skills out to tournaments? 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 Ronald who had this to say about his game: “I … Golf Psychology Article>>
Selena Costabile’s Advice For the Times If not golf, then what? The coronavirus has many golfers contemplating that very question… If I can’t practice or play golf, what should I do or what can I do to occupy my time? Mentally dealing with time away from the golf course is a challenging proposition for many golfers. You may not be … Golf Psychology Article>>
You Are More Than “A Golfer” “I am a golfer.” Do you use this phrase to describe who you are? Many golfers define themselves by what they do and, that is, golf. “A golfer” is what is referred to as your athletic identity, but it often bleeds over into your personal identity as well. Unfortunately, identifying yourself primarily as a … Golf Psychology Article>>
How to Control Your Emotions on the Golf Course Do you have difficulty controlling your anger during a round of golf? Have you ever become so angry after a bad shot that you flipped your club to the ground, threw your club or smashed your putter against the ground? Some golfers get so upset that they just want to walk … Golf Psychology Article>>