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  • A Mental Strategy for Breaking 80  By : Lisa Brown
    Breaking 80 (or any other type of golf score barrier) is mentally tough.

    But according to the pros, shooting a low score on Sunday to win a tournament is tougher.

    When Mike Weir won the Masters for the first time in 2003, he learned that winning required a whole new mental mindset.
  • Get Back in Control of Your Mental Game  By : Lisa Brown
    Most golfers are happy to break 80.

    Few dream of breaking 60, especially in a tournament or 'friendly' game with business associates.

    Assuming you've mastered the fundamentals of your shots, the challenge to breaking 60 is being mentally consistent on every hole.
  • Conquer the Long Putt  By : Lisa Brown
    I'm always looking for mental game tips that will help you lower your golf score quickly and easily.

    Here are two new ones...
  • Faxon's Mental Edge  By : Lisa Brown
    Brad Faxon knows the value of waiting as part of his mental game.

    One of the best putters on the Tour, Brad knows that patience has earned him success as a pro.
  • Getting Into the Mental Zone  By : Lisa Brown
    On August 15, 2004 Vijay Singh won the 86th PGA Championship.

    In an interview earlier that day Singh said, ‘My mental focus two months ago was the wrong thing.

    I was focusing so hard to get to the No. 1 spot that I started not focusing on my own game."
  • He Was the Best Ever at Hitting a Golf Ball  By : Lisa Brown
    Do you know who was considered the best ball striker ever?

    He was a Canadian, Moe Norman, and he died in September of 2004 at the age of seventy-five.

    Moe was called the Rain Man of Golf because his many eccentricities sparked rumours that he was autistic.

    But…Moe could really hit a golf ball straight.
  • His Money Winnings Soared  By : Lisa Brown
    Do you know who the first professional golfer was to hit the 9 million dollar mark?

    My guesses would have been Arnold Palmer or possibly Jack Nicklaus.

    It was Tom Kite.
  • Holding On by a Thread in Competition  By : Lisa Brown
    Do you ever feel like you’re “holding on by a thread” in the middle of a round?

    I feel your pain.

    I’ve been there, just like many, many other athletes.
  • How to Hit a Great First Shot  By : Lisa Brown
    All golfers know that there's nothing like an excellent start to put you in a confident frame of mind.

    Recently several Tour players were asked, "What's your strategy for psyching out an opponent during match play?"
  • Learning from Tiger's Struggle  By : Lisa Brown
    If you watched the US Open this weekend, you know that Tiger didn't make the cut for the first time in 39 straight majors.

    You also know that it was the first tournament he played since the tragic death of his father, Earl, seven weeks ago.

    Tiger acknowledged how his Dad's death had affected his mindset before the Open. He said, "I was reluctant to come back to the golf course... my Dad and I shared so many memories here."
  • Make Your Own Luck with Your Mental Game  By : Lisa Brown
    "The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course."
    --Billy Graham

    Billy's quote reminds me just how mentally tough golf can be on the psyche.

    To make your own luck, you will need to approach your emotions differently than most golfers.
  • Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last  By : Lisa Brown
    You probably know of Nick Price’s reputation as one the “nice guys” on the tour.

    He is extremely well respected by his peers.

    Nick was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.
  • Have a Positive Attitude in Your Mental Game  By : Lisa Brown
    Have you ever felt that no matter how hard you work at it, your mental game is never good enough?

    I think most golfers feel this way sometimes.

    It even happens to the ‘best’ of them.
  • Prevent Frustration in Golf  By : Lisa Brown
    Whenever you become super-frustrated on the golf course, the first place to look is your expectations. Expectations are at the root of most frustrations.

    When you are performing well and suddenly your opponent sinks a long chip or comes out of the woods to make a par, you know what I'm talking about.
  • Quantum Leap  By : Lisa Brown
    Last month I explained that golf is particularly mentally challenging because you have so little contact with the ball.

    In tennis, basketball, and volleyball, you have much more contact with the ball. Even in hockey, where players only handle the puck for approximately 14 seconds per game, there is more 'point of contact' than in golf.

    When you don't interact with the ball much, it's difficult to concentrate. For most players, this leads to inconsistent performance and frustration.
  • Reduce Stress in Golf  By : Lisa Brown
    The first step to mental toughness in golf is to discover what bothers you most when you play.

    A recent study on enjoyment in golf reveals that most golfers find the same things stressful.
  • Refocusing on the Golf Course  By : Lisa Brown
    The time: 1972.
    The place: The British Open.
    The combatants: Lee Trevino vs. Jack Nicklaus.
  • Relax on the Golf Course  By : Lisa Brown
    The most common cause of error in golf is over-tightness.

    When your muscles tighten, your swing slows, you cannot connect to the feel of the swing, and your drives get shorter and shorter.

    Recognizing this, the universal mantra of golf instructors is, "Relax."
  • Will Socializing on the Golf Course Affect Your Mental Game?  By : Lisa Brown
    Unless you're about as popular as Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy, most of the time you golf with friends... which brings me to a question I'm asked alot:

    "Lisa, will my mental game suffer if I chat with my friends?"

    My answer is, "It depends."
  • The Mental Agony of Golf  By : Lisa Brown
    The 12-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the Senior Players Championship gave Bobby Wadkins his first major title... and a sense of relief.

    Wadkins needed to sink the putt to win the tournament.

    54-year old Wadkins had made five straight birdies on the back nine to take the lead, but a horrendous bunker shot meant he had to sink the putt to win the tournament.

    Wadkins was feeling the pressure.
  • The One Big Secret to Mental Toughness in Golf  By : Lisa Brown
    Ever wonder what the one big 'secret' to mental toughness in golf is? The one that really makes the difference...

    It’s surprisingly simple.

    I learned it from a (very) rich professional gambler.
  • The Unique Mental Challenge of Golf (Part 1)  By : Lisa Brown
    There is a theory that explains why golf is so mentally challenging.

    This theory says that that the more 'point of contact' you have with the ball in your sport, the easier it is for you to concentrate.

    For example: in tennis, basketball, and volleyball you have more contact with the ball than in golf.
  • The Unique Mental Challenge of Golf (Part 2)  By : Lisa Brown
    Last day, I explained that one reason golf is mentally challenging is because you have so little contact with the ball.

    Unlike basketball, where you dribble the ball for minutes at a time, in golf you only make contact with the ball for fractions of a second over a 4-5 hour time frame.

    This lack of contact makes it easier for you to lose your concentration.
  • Why Golfers Fail  By : Lisa Brown
    Despite the hope promised by 'hot new' golf products, the sad truth is that only a small percentage of golfers ever improve.

    Handicap statistics compiled by the National Golf Foundation and United States Golf Association show that most golfers establish their level of competency after a few years. After that, they seldom vary their scores by more than a stroke or two.
  • Reduce Pressure on Yourself in Golf  By : Lisa Brown
    Once clouded by personal demons, professional golfer Robert Karlsson is shinning again.

    Karlsson is an admitted former ‘head case’ in golf. But, tired of broken clubs and tantrums, he started clearing his mind.

    Gradually, his golf game rose the other way. In 2006, he climbed 187 spots in the World rankings, from 217 (in 2005) to 43.

    The young Swede found his remedy in an old saying:
    What matters is not what happens, but how you react to what happens.
  • How to play within yourself  By : Lisa Brown
    I love what Fred Couples has to say about consistency.

    He says: “The best way that both you and I can be more consistent on the golf course is to:

    a) use a little bit of patience, and

    b) realize that you can't hit every shot that stands in front of you the way you think you can. You must play within yourself.”
  • Conquering the emotional lows of golf  By : Lisa Brown
    Someone once asked Hank Haney, one of Golf Digest’s 50 Greatest Teachers, what irritated him the most when it comes to teaching golf.

    Haney owns six golf school/practice facilities and works with some guy named Woods, helping him with his swing and fundamentals. So Haney knows where of he speaks.

    What irritates Haney the most? A student with a bad attitude.

    Close behind that student is the student who’s too hard on himself.
  • Curing those gut wrenching yips  By : Lisa Brown
    Having the “yips” is gut wrenching.

    Just ask Germany’s pro golfer Bernard Langer.

    Twice afflicted by the yips in his career, Langer overcame the yips only after long battles.

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