Have you ever asked: What’s my purpose?
It’s my experience that the golfers who are resilient, have the most fun, and play well are firmly grounded with a sense of purpose.
Performance
The fastest way to lower scores
I’ve always believed that if you get better around the hole and on the green, you’ll be able to shave more strokes off your game quicker and you’ll feel a lot better walking to the next tee.
How to hit the ball crisply in soft, wet conditions
In today’s tip, I’ll explain how to make crisp, clean contact, even if you have a soggy stance. Truth be told, the advice here will help you hit the ball better and more reliably on ANY type of turf conditions.
You have a choice: listen to your story, or keep swinging
“My little mantra to myself was keep swinging; keep swinging hard at it even if you’re not hitting fairways, just keep swinging,”
The performance heebie-jeebies: you get ’em, we all get ’em
Confidence comes from being under pressure, making mistakes and recovering from them. From these experiences, you learn that you can overcome the many vagaries of the game and those in our life.
Is chasing birdies the quickest path to lower scores?
Very few things in golf are more satisfying than making a birdie. A birdie always delivers a welcome dose of momentum to your scorecard.
Ack, we lost. Do we have another choice but to writhe in agony? Well, yes
Maybe this loss, which sucked and still sucks, will be one day be looked upon for the Jays, for the hard-core fans and everyone who jumped on board, as a gift.
Will our agony watching the Blue Jays be rewarded by ecstasy?
I coach highly aspirational golfers who are seeking to overcome their mental heebie jeebies when they most want to play well, which is what we all want—for ourselves and for the teams we root for.
No one wants to hit bad shots but “avoidance” makes them more probable
Focusing on what you want to avoid means you’re worried about the future. Focusing on the task at hand allows you to be in the moment, present.
