Sun, 30 December 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand what is the best thing to do if you feel nervous playing with others. Hypnosis, relaxation and mental imagery may help calm you down and feel less nervous about your game. Dr. Cohn. also suggests that you may be feeling worried about what others think, i.e., you may be seeking social approval, which can act as a big distraction to your game. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 23 December 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to find your 'A' game on the course! On the range, one should practice one's swing and focus on mechanics, but on the course, one should not be thinking about mechanics, but rather just on hitting the ball to the target. On the course, your shot should be automatic and you should trust your game and not over-analyze, as this will simply distract you from focusing on the here and now of your game. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 16 December 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to take your practice game to competition. Many golfers find that when it comes to competition, their nerves get the better of them and they lose control and can no longer perform at their level. This would bring on feelings of hopelessness and then perhaps fear of failure. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 9 December 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you cope with the fear of competing against other good golfers. Dr. Cohn. discusses the importance of finding the correct balance between practice and competition. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 2 December 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to forget about bad play and continue with confidence. Move forward and try to forget about mistakes you have made. If you continue to focus on past mistakes, you will feel frustrated and in addition, you will feel distracted by your thoughts and will not be able to focus in the here and now! If you have had a poor front 9, it is important to stick to your game plan on the back 9 and not force birdies to try make up for poor play. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 25 November 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to regain putting confidence, when it's tapped. It is important to realize that there are no quick fixes or magic dust on the road to developing confidence; confidence is a long-term project and takes years of play to develop. Some golfers are on the performance rollercoaster, where their confidence fluctuates according to their play. It is important to keep levels of confidence consistent and if you feel your confidence is low, it is vital to recognize what is missing/lacking in your performance and then you know what steps to take in order to improve this and in turn raise your levels of confidence! Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 18 November 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to stay focused when your competitors want to hold conversations. This can be distracting, but one should relax one's focus between shots anyway. So, having conversations between play is fine, as one shouldn't be thinking too much between shots - on the Course. It's also okay to tell your opponent that you would prefer to concentrate on your game and have silence. The important thing is to discover what allows you to concentrate best on your game and then follow this through. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 11 November 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to best maintain concentration during performance. (This session uses an 11-year-old with Attention Deficit Disorder). In order to maintain concentration during performance, it is vital to focus on the process and not the results! It is therefore important to attend to task-relevant cues and block out any task-irrelevant cues. When one feels distracted, one should try to refocus. In order to improve one's concentration: Set specific goals to focus on daily and involve competition in practice. This will help you focus in the here and now! Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
Sun, 4 November 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand how to remain calm after 3-putting. Many become easily frustrated and then feel mad for the rest of the round. It is important not to have high expectations of oneself, but rather feel confident in your game! Not meeting those high expectations only lead to futher frustrations. This session discusses how to put bad shots behind you and continue playing with confidence. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you focus in the now and perform successfully. |
Sun, 28 October 2007
Today's golf psychology session helps you understand the steps to take if you feel that you are unable to swing freely and smoothly and find that you freeze at the top of your swing. Dr. Cohn. addresses this issue and discusses the reason behind this; it's the fear one has about hitting a bad shot. One then becomes hesistant, which leads to over-control, preventing free flowing performance. Dr. Patrick Cohn, author of The Mental Game of Golf and The Mental Art of Putting, helps you think like a winner and gain confidence in your putting routine. |
