Tag: golf mentality
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Staring Down 2026 Goals
Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025—a year defined by playing healthy, making more birdies, and markedly improving the short game—the roadmap for 2026 is clear, challenging, and focused on elevation. My ultimate goal remains qualifying for the US Senior Amateur Open in 2028, and these three main objectives are the next crucial steps…
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Birthday Wish: 2 ½ years to go – journey to US Senior Amateur Open
Birthday Wishes and one step closer to my next goal
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2025 in Review
Entering into the 2025 Season, I decided on four main goals: 1 – Play healthy 2 – Make more birdies 3 – Putt better 4 – Better inside 150 yards Based on the results of 2025, there is strong evidence that I completed AND exceeded these goals.
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Balance: The way back to health
Struggling with chronicle back and elbow issues due to poor conditioning in golf, I had to completely reset. I discovered that the foundation of my entire golf swing and healthy play is building and maintaining my balance.
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The Only Difference is Believing
I was feeling great. My most recent rounds were solid and my ball striking was about the best it has been all year. This was right before Nationals this past October. And importantly, my body felt good. My back seemed to be in good shape; the elbow was of little consequence during play. Everything was…
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Word Cadences and Putting
Ever heard of the “Rhyming Peg-Word System”? It’s a memory trick that a magician taught as a class on a cruise I took last year. What intrigued me was the concept of linking memory with visualization. Most of us “passionate” golfers – I didn’t say obsessed – can remember specific golf shots associated with memories…
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My “Charlie Brown Syndrome” Must Die
My “Charlie Brown Syndrome” Must Die – In order for me to evolve as a golfer, I must shed my old mental demons – I have done this in other places in my life – purging this mental block is proving difficult in golf.
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Cycles: Growth Is Not Linear
I was “triggered”. Standing in the fairway having just returned to my previous spot to re-hit my 4th shot into the Par 4 first hole at River Bend GC: “This is not how I wanted to start.” My stomach turned over with embarrassment (the group behind was already in the fairway waiting for my group…
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Pressure: Driving in Portugal
Comparing driving a car with hitting a golf ball, they both require a great deal of skill. When pressure is applied in each situation, it is a challenge to maintain proficiency. How can we negate the concept of pressure and ignore the consequences to allow our best performance possible?
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Process: Why Routine Is So Important
The ultimate purpose of routine and process, counter to Chamblee’s comments, IS to make the putt; IS to make the best swing in that singular instant of time of contact – and this happens when we allow our unconscious mind to act – busying our conscious mind in the process and routine.
English Major Golfer 