One of the tour pros I’ve started coaching, a real future star, recently gave away 6 shots over two rounds through poor shot selection. At this tournament, these 6 shots were the difference between winning and obscurity. Not scoring your best is frustrating at the best of times, but particularly when you’re playing great golf! I want to share with you how I am now helping him with his golf psychology, to give you mental golf tips to lower your scores by playing PERCENTAGE SHOTS. Much is said about the importance of playing the percentages, but little is said on HOW to do it…

If, like me, you’ve ever thought the subconscious or unconscious mind is a bit mysterious, think again. We’ve got a conscious mind and unconscious mind for good reasons. There are no real mental golf tips here other than to ignore popular golf psychology and stop trying to “get out of your way”. Instead, learn how you work!

Golf Psychology - What you need to know about beliefs

• Our beliefs work as “On/Off” switches. They determine whether we use our skills or not.
• Our beliefs about what’s important determine HOW we use those skills – our style of play.
• Empowering beliefs cause feelings of confidence and congruence. Limiting beliefs cause doubt and incongruence.
• No matter your skill level, beliefs are ALWAYS self-fulfilling prophecies!

Example

Let’s say you have a great putting stroke but inside your golf psychology you believe “I just can’t putt” or “I’m a poor putter”. This is what to expect:

A 100W light bulb will light a room. Align the same 100W (no more energy required) in a single direction, you have a laser that will cut through inch thick steel. Accurate shots require accurate golf psychology. All my mental golf tips aim to give you the 2 things you need to play in the “zone” of great golf psychology:

1. A single image of your shot going to a very specific target, combined with
2. A congruent feeling of connection with the target so that you know that the pictured shot will happen