Category: Mental Disruptions

Whoosh

You want to increase the power and velocity of your swing.

Target Net

You need to work on your consistency and trajectory with your iron shots.

Zazen Breaths

You have difficulty relaxing before making your putts.

Hard or Soft Swing

You need to decide between using two clubs. Your options are to hit a hard shorter iron or a soft longer iron.

Poor Tempo

You do not have a smooth swing due pausing too long at the top of your backswing. This causes you to pull the club down hard to in an attempt to make up for the deceleration in your swing. You will likely hit the ball fat or have other undesirable results.

The Perfect Shot

We love it when we make the perfect shot and often expect it to happen again every time we try to repeat it. When you fail duplicate that shot it causes your game to fall apart.

Match Play Mindset

You focus too much on your opponents shots regardless of their success. This places unnecessary pressure on yourself and it causes you to play poorly.

Block out the Obstacles

Each time you are faced with first tee jitters, water hazards, or other obstacles, you lose confidence and fail to make a smooth or successful drive.

Putting Yips

You have the yips and you have already tried to cure them with positive thoughts with no success.

When to Switch Balls on the Course

If you are playing just to practice and you approach a water hazard or a tough shot, you switch to a dingy ball you found on the course. You are usually glad you did because the ball went just where you didn’t want it to go.