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Is Your Mental Game Holding You Back From A Better Round Of Golf?
Some experts say the mental game accounts for 90% of your golf score...other experts say 75%, but rarely
does someone answer less than 50%.
What exactly does this mean and are there specifc ways you can improve in course management, pre round preparation and purposeful play, especially during competition?
Golf is a great game, no matter why you play or under what circumstances. Some play golf simply to enjoy time with friends and family.
Others play competitively in junior golf, college golf, or eventually reach the ranks of professional golf. Some enjoy competition in their
country clubs or in local amateur events. Then, there is the vast majority of golfers who just love to play...any chance they get! There is
absolutely no competition involved, except with yourself. These golfers just want to play better, learn from the experiences and time invested
in practice. Regardless of your level of play, whether it is recreational or professional, we all want to play to our own personal best.
Why does this sometimes feel so impossible? There is so much we love about golf...the beauty of the courses, the serenity, the comradery,
the challenge to our skill level and the opportunity for improvement in our games and ourselves. But, golf, can also be very frustrating.
Oftentimes, it feels like we are not being rewarded for the time and effort we are making to improve.
The mental game, as we have come to understand and accept, is a vital part of our success. We have infinite opportunities to improve
our thought process as we approach individual shots, we can learn to be more effective managers on the course and we can learn pre
shot and pre round techniques and routines that help us to make better decisions, especially in competitive play.
Here are some common challenges that most golfers can relate to when talking about golf performance.
Are Some of These Things Limiting Your Progress and Potential?
Is There A Mental Game Tool That Can Help My Performance On The Course?
The Mental Golf Profile is a sophisticated analytical tool designed to enhance the mental aspects of golf performance for every level of player. This detailed golf profile system benefits golfers and golf instructors so they can understand the "what's and why's" of their mental golf traits based on their individual personalities. Far too often, golfers improve their ball striking and short game abilities by practicing and working with instructors, but these improvements don't carry over to the golf course. Most players realize this problem is "in their heads," but they don't really know where to start in improving their mental games.
The profile puts golfers "inside their own heads" and they gain a clearer understanding of what really goes on in their golfing minds. Touring professionals work with sports psychologists and coaches on the mental aspects of their games, but most golfers don't have those opportunities. This Mental Golf Profile enables golfers to coach themselves and also equips golf instructors to better understand the minds and learning styles of each student.
Which Mental Golf Style Is Best For You?
You can have the calm, gentle, but steady and controlled mental attitude of players like Ernie Els or Annika Sorenstam or integrate more aggressive styles of course management and competitive play, like Tiger Woods or the up and coming, Morgan Pressel. Each of these players use their own unique styles to gain a competitive mental edge when playing especially in high stakes tournaments. Tiger Woods shares these thoughts - “I look at the target and mentally pull it back into my hands. Then I let my subconscious react and my swing just happens." Both Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan are legendary for how they managed their mental processes when playing shots. Read how both placed great emphasis on focusing on the target and visualizing their shots. Jack Nicklaus - "For me, playing a shot is 50% mental picture, 40% percent setup and 10% swing. That 50% mental picture may surprise you, since so much is said and written about the swing, but unless I've pictured the shot going to a specific target, I have little chance of hitting the shot I want." Ben Hogan wrote that he visualized shots sitting in a chair with his eyes closed and mentally feeling the club in his hand, seeing himself going through his pre-shot routine, actually feeling his swing and the impact of the club hitting the ball, and then seeing the flight of the ball all the way to the target. Tiger Woods and Ernie Els - both great players but with two different mental golf styles. Tiger has the aggressive, fist-pumping outwardly competitive personality while Ernie is much more relaxed and certainly is less demonstrative with his emotions. Both players' games would suffer if they tried to play with each other's mental style. Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez - the dominant LPGA players of their generations with very different golf temperaments. Nancy is outgoing and openly emotional while Annika is more reserved and competes with a steady persistence that is virtually unshakable. Different golfing personalities - both great champions.
For years, touring professionals have used mental coaches and various tools and resources to help develop their game.
So, which style is best for you and how can you capitalize on your own style of course management, mental
preparation and practice and play habits? ...and find out what you've been missing in your game.
How Will The Mental Golf Profile Help Me?
Our goal of providing an effective, user-friendly and affordable mental coaching tool has been achieved. Our profile enables golfers to coach themselves and also equips golf instructors to better understand the minds and learning styles of each student.
-Dr. Greg Rose, Co-Founder, Titleist Performance Institute "This certainly makes you think about your game and what your priorities should be. The profile helps you understand how to improve your mental game."
-Brad Faxon, 8 Time Winner On The PGA Tour
- Jonathan Byrd, 3 time winner on PGA Tour “We’ve been familiar with the DISC system for years, but have never seen it applied at such a high level in golf terminology like it is with this profile. Our students have been very pleased with their profiles and many have recommended it to their friends. We wrote about Bobby Foster and the profile in our book and we’re pleased this has led golfers all over the world to benefit from the profile.”
-Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, both Golf Digest Top 50 Instructors and authors of the highly acclaimed book – Every Shot Must Have a Purpose
-Tommy Masters, Teaching Professional, San Joaquin Country Club and Pebble Beach Golf Academy
-Dillard Pruitt, 2002 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion and 2002 Canadian Amateur Champion The whole process takes about 20 minutes and you'll finally be able to find out exactly where your particular personality strengths can be maximized for your golf performance, regardless of your level of play. If you want immediate access to one of the best mental golf resources available today...
Your complete and total satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. You will not only be satisfied, but we guarantee you will be thrilled and amazed with the program, or you can simply email us and ask for a prompt and courteous, no hassles, no questions asked, 100% refund.
There is absolutely no risk, whatsoever on your part. Both of us experts will happily share the burden of making absolutely sure we over deliver on this e-book and everything else we deliver to the public. You can count on it!
In fact, if you're not completely happy for any reason at all, then we insist that you ask for a refund. We continue to be very proud of the results we've been able to deliver to men and women worldwide who finally take control over their fitness and get the results they deserve. We remain 100% convicted that you will see your own results as well.
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