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You Gotta Eat. Hear me out.
I recently went to play but got hung up at work and missed lunch. Having also skipped breakfast, I showed up to the course on an empty stomach, figuring I’d power through. Deep down, I knew I was wrong. I’d been down this road before. The first couple holes were fine, good even. But then,…
The “Off” Days
Sometimes, no matter what we do, our game just doesn’t work. The mind is scattered. The energy isn’t there. Every swing feels unnatural. The negative voices can’t be quieted. By the third hole, we’ve lost control and wish we’d stayed home. If you’ve had a stretch of these days over weeks or months, you might…
Heart and Grit.
When it comes to sports, heart and grit can sound like buzzwords. Ask ten athletes for a definition and you’ll get ten different answers—but I think most would agree we know it when we see it. Passion, tenacity, focus, composure, resilience—they’re all part of it, and more. To me, playing with heart means being intentional.…
Own your Game.
Golf is the only sport where you compete against yourself and act as your own referee. This paradox challenges golfers at all levels and illuminates a simple truth: the only person keeping you honest out there is you. We’ve all seen it. The scramble team that “shoots” 53 when the next best score is 60.…
Peak performance, every round.
Peak performance is an optimization problem. Athlete One mentally checks out, hoping the absence of intention will open the door to out-of-this-world ability. Athlete Two tries to control every outcome precisely. Athlete One is disengaged and plagued by careless play. Athlete Two is tense and anxious, finding nothing but erratic results. We need to be…
What is a healthy value?
In my teens and 20s, every time I played golf I expected perfection. My singular goal was score, closely followed by hitting every shot just as I pictured and making no mistakes. Like many, each round started with high hopes, aggressive plays, and plenty of hero shots. Most of those rounds ended in frustration, stress,…
One game. Two scores?
We all know golf is about who posts the lowest score walking off the 18th green. But what if there’s another score that’s just as important? Whether you call it focus, discipline, process, positivity, commitment, or some combination, your mental performance is vital to developing high-level mastery of golf. Let’s explore some examples. You’re a…
Why do you play?
Don’t overthink this…But it is important that understand why you play golf. What are your goals? What is your purpose for spending countless hours and dollars on a game? To compete. For fun. To get outdoors. Exercise. Family time. Whatever the reason, all answers are correct and awesome. You just need to be confident in…
Words are powerful. Let’s use them.
If you’ve ever watched golf, you’ve seen players and caddies conversing before each shot (caddies don’t just carry the bag). Or you’ve seen players muttering to themselves walking from one shot to the next. What in the world are they saying? And why? Peak performance comes from strengthening the mind-body connection and narrowing focus solely…
Reaction. Response. And the “Gap”
In golf (and life), we are constantly responding to stimuli (reaction) and making choices (response). Negative stimuli evoke negative reactions. But…negative reactions don’t have to become negative responses. Let’s briefly see how. We have a bad tee shot, a bad hole, three bad holes. We feel anger, frustration, sadness, depression, anxiety, loss of focus, and…
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