Tag: golf mentality
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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.
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Process: Timing
“I want golf to be fun again” – my friend, let’s call him “Dugan” – since well, that’s his name 😂 – said to me during a session. “My life right now is a bit chaotic and I just want golf to be a place that I can enjoy myself and get away from the…
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“Why Do You Golf?”
Why Do You Golf?” This question was posed to me by Jonathan Meeks, a close friend and Personal Trainer, who recently started working with me on strength training. We’ll get to more on the strength training topic in another blog and the question was asked in the context of a conversation over the phone where…
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Golf Balls – Details Matter
The reality is Golf IS A VERY precise game, where the details matter and beyond discussions of equipment, like drivers, irons, wedges, putters, little is discussed about the details of the actual golf ball.
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Negative Talk: Things we tell ourselves
Negative talk on the golf course is a habit passed along from golfer to golfer. It undermines the enjoyment of golf and here’s a few ways to put a stop to it.
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Warm Up: 8 chip, pitch, punch
After a proper stretch, it’s time to warm up your swing. I use this routine every time I play a round, tournament or just practice at the range. First things first! What are distances to the flags on the range? Before I touch a club, I want to know the distance and don’t trust the…
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The Warm Up
Golfers are strange athletes. Yes, golfers ARE athletes, whether they acknowledge it or not. And most amateur golfers don’t ever acknowledge the athletics necessary to excel at golf. Golf is the most self-deprecating sport and many golfers defeat themselves before getting to the first tee. Regularly, I notice players of all skill levels walk on…
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Philosophy on Golf
More than once, I have heard non-golfers say that Golf, is boring and not a real sport. I obviously disagree on both points. In fact, I believe Golf is the ultimate contest of both mind and body. Golf is the ultimate mind sport… I put Golf on the same level as Chess when compared to…
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