Karl Morris - The Brainbooster: Recent Episodes
Karl Morris
Do you want to boost your brain - win your game? I'm Karl Morris one of Europe's leading Performance Coaches. Whether it's sport, business or pleasure, the real key to success is to go from thought to ACTION and MAKE the changes happen. This Podcast will help you get the best out of yourself and your clients.
What if one of the quickest ways to lower your scores has almost nothing to do with changing your golf swing?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by world-renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who has worked with many of the very best golfers in the game, including Scottie Scheffler.
Karl and Phil explore why putting represents such a huge opportunity for golfers at every level and why simply spending more time on the putting green doesn't necessarily lead to improvement.
They break putting down into three crucial skills — face control, speed control and green reading — and discuss how to identify which area is actually costing you shots.
Phil explains why green reading is better thought of as a prediction skill, how feedback accelerates learning, and why many golfers practise putting without ever really knowing what they're trying to improve.
They also explore the difference between technical practice and performance practice, how elite players structure their putting sessions, and why understanding your own tendencies is far more valuable than constantly searching for the latest tip.
Phil shares fascinating insights from his work with Scottie Scheffler, including the importance of trusting intuition, accepting the inevitable ebb and flow of performance and developing a clear, repeatable approach rather than constantly searching for something new.
The conversation also looks back at legendary putting pioneer Harold Swash, Phil's mentor and one of the people responsible for establishing putting coaching as a specialist discipline.
A fascinating conversation about putting, learning and performance — and why becoming a better putter may be one of the most accessible ways to become a better golfer.
- Why face control, speed control and green reading are the three fundamental elements of putting performance.
- How to identify the low-hanging fruit that could improve your putting fastest.
- Why green reading should be viewed as a prediction skill, not simply something you either have or don't have.
- A simple way of using feedback to improve your ability to predict break.
- Why hitting three balls repeatedly on the practice green may be doing very little for your game.
- How the world's best players structure putting practice around their individual tendencies and biases.
- Why performance practice is essential if you want your putting skills to transfer onto the golf course.
- What recreational golfers can learn from Phil's work with Scottie Scheffler.
- Why constantly searching for technical fixes can actually make performance more difficult.
- The importance of accepting the natural ebb and flow of performance.
- Why putting offers club golfers an enormous opportunity to lower scores without requiring elite physical capabilities.
- How Phil's approach has evolved from a prescribed putting method towards treating every golfer as an individual case study.
- The influence of legendary putting coach Harold Swash on Phil's career and modern putting instruction.
- Why great coaching isn't necessarily about having a single method — it's about finding the right solution for the player in front of you.
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Can technology really make you a better golfer—or does it simply confirm what you already know?
In this fascinating episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by Henri Johnson, CEO and founder of FlightScope, to explore how launch monitor technology can transform your game when it's used with purpose.
Henri shares the remarkable story behind FlightScope's journey, from developing radar systems for the military to revolutionising ball tracking in cricket, tennis and, ultimately, golf. Along the way, he explains why accurate feedback—not guesswork—is the key to meaningful improvement.
Together, Karl and Henri discuss the importance of understanding impact, why consistency beats chasing distance, and how golfers can use technology to develop genuine skill rather than simply collecting data. It's a thought-provoking conversation about deliberate practice, curiosity and learning, reminding us that technology without learning is just entertainment.
If you've ever wondered whether a launch monitor is worth the investment, or how to use one to genuinely lower your scores, this episode is packed with practical advice from two experts who believe better information leads to better performance.
In this episode you'll discover:
- Why impact—not swing appearance—is the true skill in golf.
- The fascinating story of how FlightScope evolved from military radar to golf technology.
- Why launch monitors should be used to develop skills, not simply gather numbers.
- The importance of reducing variability before chasing more distance.
- How improving strike location can dramatically improve your scores.
- Why having a coach alongside technology accelerates learning.
- The role of deliberate practice and honest feedback in long-term improvement.
- How technology builds confidence by replacing guesswork with certainty.
- Why curiosity and a clear improvement plan are essential for every golfer.
- Practical advice on choosing the right FlightScope product for your game.
Whether you're a weekend golfer, a serious competitor or a coach looking to help players improve, this episode offers invaluable insights into using technology the right way—and becoming a smarter, more confident golfer.
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Congratulations to Ryan Fox, winner of this year's Open - So what separates major champions from everyone else?
It isn't just talent or technique—it's the quality of their thinking under pressure.
Fresh from an unforgettable week at Royal Birkdale, Karl Morris is joined by performance coach Randy Joyner to analyse Ryan Fox's remarkable Open Championship victory. Karl Morris has worked with Ryan for more than seven years, Karl shares an insider's perspective on the mental habits, decision-making and performance skills that helped turn a difficult opening round into one of golf's greatest triumphs.
Together they explore the power of acceptance in action, why pursuing great shots beats avoiding mistakes, and how creating a clear intention before every shot allows your body to perform at its best. From Ryan's astonishing fairway bunker shot to his fearless approach on the final hole, this episode is packed with practical lessons every golfer can apply.
Whether you're trying to lower your handicap or simply enjoy golf more, discover how to develop the mindset that allows you to perform with greater confidence, freedom and consistency.
In This Episode: * How Ryan Fox recovered from an ordinary opening round to win The Open Championship. * The mental performance principles behind championship golf. * Why acceptance in action is one of the most powerful skills in golf. * The importance of creating a clear intention before every shot. * How verbalising your shot improves commitment and execution. * Why chasing great shots produces better results than avoiding mistakes. * The "Super 6" strategy for staying present during a round. * Lessons from watching Scottie Scheffler prepare and practise. * What Ryan Fox's remarkable bunker shot reveals about freedom and creativity. * Why routines should have rhythm—not become robotic. * Separating your identity from your score to perform under pressure. * Practical ways golfers of every level can improve their mental game immediately.
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Is the secret to a better golf swing hidden in rhythm rather than technique?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by renowned golf biomechanist Dr Kwon, whose research into golf swing mechanics and ground reaction forces has influenced coaches and players around the world.
Together they explore why so many golfers become trapped by positions and swing thoughts, and why developing natural rhythm, movement and awareness may be the quickest route to a more efficient, repeatable golf swing.
Dr Kwon explains how simple training tools such as ropes and kettlebells can help golfers develop better sequencing, improve their interaction with the ground and create effortless speed without forcing positions.
If you've ever struggled with consistency, timing or trying to make your swing look perfect, this episode offers a refreshing, science-backed perspective on how great golf swings really work.
In this episode you'll discover: * Why rhythm may be the single most important ingredient in an efficient golf swing. * How ground reaction forces generate effortless speed and power. * Why golfers should think less about positions and more about dynamic movement. * How the famous rope drill helps develop natural sequencing and swing plane. * Why a good backswing begins with movement—not rigidity. * How using your legs correctly transforms balance, rotation and club delivery. * Dr Kwon's GRAND principles for building a simple, natural golf swing. * Why awareness of your movement is the key to successful swing reprogramming.
Whether you're a golfer searching for more consistency or a coach wanting to understand the science behind great movement, this conversation is packed with practical insights you can apply immediately.
Listen now to discover why great golf isn't about forcing positions—it's about developing rhythm, movement and natural athletic motion.
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What if the biggest improvement in your golf wasn't in your swing—but in your awareness?
In this fascinating conversation, Karl Morris welcomes back renowned coach Jim Waldron to explore one of the most overlooked skills in golf: the ability to pay attention.
Drawing on decades of coaching experience, neuroscience, mindfulness and performance psychology, Jim explains why awareness is the foundation of every great golf swing—and why so many golfers unknowingly sabotage themselves by living inside their own thoughts.
Together they explore practical ways to quiet the mind, improve body awareness and develop the kind of focus that allows great golf to emerge naturally.
Whether you're trying to improve your swing, overcome fear on the course or simply enjoy golf more, this episode offers a completely different perspective on how lasting improvement really happens.
In this episode you'll discover: * ⛳ Why awareness is the missing ingredient in most golfers' improvement. * ⛳ How body awareness (proprioception) accelerates swing changes. * ⛳ Why thinking more often leads to playing worse. * ⛳ Practical mindfulness exercises you can use before every round. * ⛳ How staying present between shots improves rhythm, tempo and performance. * ⛳ The powerful "Snow Globe" analogy for understanding your mind. * ⛳ Why observation is more effective than constantly trying to fix your swing. * ⛳ How meditation and golf can become the very same practice.
If you've ever felt trapped by swing thoughts, overthinking or inconsistent performances, this episode could fundamentally change the way you approach both golf and life.
Listen now to discover why your greatest performance breakthrough may come from learning to pay attention—not trying harder.
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Karl Morris welcomes Will Stubbs, Head of Performance at Zen Golf, for an in-depth conversation about one of the biggest scoring opportunities in golf—putting.
Drawing on the latest research in motor learning, ecological psychology and performance coaching, Will explains why most golfers practise the wrong way and how understanding green reading, pace control and the Zero Break Line can dramatically improve your scores.
Rather than chasing perfect mechanics, this episode explores how elite golfers develop adaptability, awareness and feel on the greens. If you've ever struggled to read putts, judge pace or wondered why putting practice doesn't transfer to the course, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can use immediately.
In this episode you'll discover: * ⛳ Why the Zero Break Line is the foundation of better green reading. * ⛳ How a simple clock face system makes reading slopes far easier. * ⛳ Why pace control is even more important than start line. * ⛳ How the world's best golfers solve putting problems through adaptability—not perfect technique. * ⛳ Practical ways to make your putting practice far more representative of real golf. * ⛳ How understanding gravity, water flow and green contours transforms your confidence. * ⛳ Why "playful practice" leads to faster improvement than repetitive drills. * ⛳ An exclusive look at the future of Zen Golf, augmented reality green reading and representative practice.
Whether you're a weekend golfer, club player or elite competitor, this fascinating conversation will change the way you look at every putt.
Listen now to discover how better green reading, smarter practice and improved pace control could save you more shots than any swing change.
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What really separates great golfers from the rest? In this episode of The Mind Caddie Podcast, Karl Morris is joined by top coach and former tour player Randy Joyner to unpack the mental and technical lessons from the US Open — and how everyday golfers can use them to play better under pressure.
Together, Karl and Randy explore why so many golfers get trapped in overthinking their swing, how elite players stay present when the pressure is at its highest, and why the real key to better golf may be learning to focus on shots, not swing mechanics.
They discuss Wyndham Clark's US Open win, the importance of acceptance, composure and attention control, and why golfers at every level can improve by understanding low point control, club-ground interaction, and the mental skills that create freedom on the course. The conversation also dives into putting, practice habits, anxiety, confidence, and why trying to control every technical detail can actually hold your game back.
If you want to stop getting in your own way, improve your focus, and learn how better players really think their way around a golf course, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
In this episode:
- Lessons from the US Open and Wyndham Clark's approach
- Why overthinking creates anxiety and poor performance
- The difference between playing golf shots and chasing swing positions
- How focus, awareness and acceptance improve performance
- Why low point control is such a vital skill in golf
- Better ways to practise putting and prepare to play under pressure
- How tour players manage attention, composure and decision-making
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Are you focusing on the wrong things in your putting?
In this fascinating episode of Mind Caddie, I speak with the internationally renowned golf coach, researcher and creator of The Stack System, Dr Sasho MacKenzie, to explore the science of putting performance and why so many golfers struggle to improve on the greens.
For years golfers have been told to focus on stroke path, strike location and mechanics. But what if those factors aren't nearly as important as we think?
Dr MacKenzie shares groundbreaking insights into:
• Why most golfers fail to improve their putting • The real importance of green reading and face control • Why pace control is the biggest opportunity for lower scores • The science behind heads-up putting • How visual information influences distance control • Why your brain may need different information than your current putting method provides • Practical ways to develop a smoother, more natural putting stroke
If you're looking to hole more putts, reduce three-putts and improve your overall golf performance, this episode will challenge some long-held beliefs and give you a fresh perspective on what really matters on the greens.
Dr Sasho MacKenzie is one of the most respected researchers in golf performance and the creator of The Stack System, one of the world's leading speed-training and player development platforms.
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Can you actually play better golf when you have less time to practice?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, performance coach, psychologist, and former Stanford golf team player Don Christensen explains why the answer may be yes.
Don combines decades of academic psychology with elite golf experience to reveal why intention, attention, and trust are often more important than technical practice. Drawing on the principles of The Inner Game of Tennis and Tim Gallwey, he explores how golfers can access their best performances by learning to quiet the analytical mind and trust their natural ability.
In this episode: * Why golfers with less practice time can sometimes improve faster * The hidden power of practicing with intention * How to quiet the thinking mind on the golf course * Why over-analysis destroys performance * The psychology behind playing "in the zone" * How attention influences athletic performance * Why your intellect always wants to take control * Learning to trust a deeper level of intelligence * The challenge of keeping golf simple * Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation * Why rewards can sometimes reduce motivation * The indirect path to success in golf and life * The happiness delusion and the pursuit of achievement * Falling in love with improvement rather than outcomes * How elite performers learn to get out of their own way
This is a fascinating conversation for golfers, coaches, sports psychologists, and anyone interested in peak performance, mindset, focus, flow states, and human potential.
About Don Christensen Don Christenson is a professor of psychology, Certified Mind Factor Coach, former Stanford University golfer, and one of the leading voices in applying Inner Game principles to golf performance and personal development.
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Could your golf grip size be the hidden factor affecting your consistency, accuracy, and club speed?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, I sit down with John Mazzanoble, CEO of JumboMax Grips, to explore one of the most overlooked areas of golf performance: grip size.
Most golfers spend hours working on their swing mechanics, yet the grip is the only point of contact between you and the club. So why is grip fitting often ignored?
John explains the science behind grip size, grip weight, and non-tapered grips, and how these factors can influence shot dispersion, clubface control, swing tension, sequencing, and overall consistency.
We also discuss:
• Why Bryson DeChambeau chose JumboMax grips • The relationship between grip size and shot dispersion • Whether thicker grips really cause a slice (or if that's a myth) • How grip weight affects club balance and feel • The role of counterbalancing in modern golf equipment • Why most sports use larger, uniform grips while golf remains different • How grip size can affect club speed and tension levels • The benefits of non-tapered golf grips • The importance of proper grip fitting • How the JumboMax app uses AI to help golfers find the right grip size
If you're searching for more consistency, better ball striking, and improved golf performance, this conversation may challenge everything you thought you knew about golf grips.
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What if the biggest breakthrough in your golf game had nothing to do with your swing?
In this fascinating conversation, former PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol shares the mindset shifts that helped him compete at the highest level — and why reducing emotional attachment to outcome could completely change your relationship with golf.
Richard, author of Zokology – Change Your Perspective, Not Your Swing, opens up about tour life, mental performance, process thinking and learning to quiet a noisy mind. Nicknamed "Disco Dick" for listening to music on a Sony Walkman between shots, Richard developed unconventional ways to stay calm, creative and competitive under pressure.
We explore:
• Why process matters more than results • How emotional detachment can improve performance • The difference between logical and spatial thinking in golf • Why understanding your personality type matters • Using music to quiet mental noise on the course • The lost art of wedge play • How to score your mental game • Why technical coaching doesn't work the same for everyone • Stories from the PGA Tour and Brigham Young University alongside Bobby Clampett • Lessons passed down from his father and a lifetime in the game
Richard recorded 20 Top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including two victories, but this episode goes far deeper than tournament golf. It's a masterclass in mindset, perspective and learning to enjoy the game more.
A brilliant conversation with one of golf's deepest thinkers.
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]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:659067d6-2c7d-481d-8dc0-76daa2ce99f2-1" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:659067d6-2c7d-481d-8dc0-76daa2ce99f2-1" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> Today on the Mind Caddie, I'm joined by the hosts of the hugely popular golf podcast How Low Can You Go?* — David Alexander and Chris Donaldson.
I first met David and Chris at the Mind Caddie seminar at Murrayfield Golf Club, hosted by Jonnie Cliff, and it was immediately clear these two golfers were on a journey.
Like so many club golfers, they simply wanted to answer one question:
How good can I actually become?
That commitment to improvement, curiosity, and honest self-reflection became the foundation of their now fast-growing podcast How Low Can You Go?
They previously invited me onto their show, so it was great to return the favour and dive deeper into the realities of golf improvement, performance psychology, expectations, and resilience.
This episode will resonate with every golfer trying to lower their handicap, manage frustration on the course, and enjoy the process of getting better.
In this conversation we discuss:
- Why the real prize in golf is often the journey, not the score
- Managing expectations and avoiding the comparison trap
- Why you must learn to trust and research your own experience
- Golf as a powerful tool for character building and personal growth
- The "1-2-3 System" for handling poor shots and difficult outcomes
- How Dave rebuilt his confidence after hitting rock bottom
- The emotional ups and downs every amateur golfer experiences
- Mindset strategies for club golfers wanting long-term improvement
This is a warm, honest, funny and insightful discussion with two passionate golfers whose story many of you will instantly relate to.
If you enjoy conversations around golf psychology, golf improvement, mental performance, and the realities of amateur golf, this episode is for you.
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On this episode of the Mind Caddie, I speak with internationally renowned pianist, professor and co-creator of the Audio Golf System, Chia Chou.
At just 17 years old, Chia faced the challenge of competing with elite pianists despite limited natural talent and formal training. Within four years, he developed a revolutionary approach to learning and performance that helped him win a major international piano competition by the age of 21 and later become a professor at a prestigious Austrian music university.
Now, Chia is applying those same principles to golf performance through rhythm, tempo and sound.
In this fascinating conversation, we explore:
- How rhythm and tempo influence the golf swing
- Why your brain may perform better with an "unrelated focus"
- The connection between music, movement and athletic performance
- The science of sonification in golf training
- What your mind should actually focus on during the swing
- Why golfers often perform better when they stop consciously trying to control movement
- How sound and audio cues can help stabilise tempo and improve strike quality
I've always been fascinated by what occupies the mind during the 1.4 seconds of a golf swing. This episode explores whether focusing on an audio phrase rather than technical mechanics could unlock more natural, instinctive performance.
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Today on The Mind Caddie, I'm joined by Tony Greco from Helix Golf, alongside insights inspired by conversations with Helix co-founders Chris Walkey and Dr Mike Kay, whom I met at the Danish PGA Teaching Summit.
If you've been struggling with consistency, poor contact, or feeling like your golf swing requires too much effort, this episode could completely change how you think about movement, setup and balance.
Tony shares a refreshingly practical approach to golf instruction, biomechanics and efficient motion—challenging many conventional coaching ideas golfers have accepted for years.
In this episode we explore:
⛳ Why many golfers are out of balance at address without realising it ⛳ How poor centre of mass positioning can sabotage your swing before you even start ⛳ Why 90% of golfers may have their weight too far forward at setup ⛳ The dangers of overturning and forcing positions your body cannot support ⛳ Why chasing the latest golf coaching trend can damage your progress ⛳ How better movement patterns create a more natural, athletic golf swing ⛳ Why getting the start position right makes the rest of the swing easier ⛳ How improved balance frees you up to simply play golf shots
Tony's ideas are simple, logical and potentially game-changing for golfers looking to improve consistency, efficiency and ball striking.
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Are you overthinking your golf game? In this episode of The Mind Caddie, we're joined by Dr Chris Niebauer, author of No Self, No Problem, to explore how your thinking mind may be holding back your performance.
We dive into the science and psychology behind overthinking, focus, and mental performance—on and off the course. Dr Niebauer explains why the brain is wired for survival, not success, and how this outdated "prediction machine" can interfere with your ability to play freely and instinctively.
If you've ever felt stuck in your head instead of immersed in your game, this conversation will change how you see your mind—and your golf.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why overthinking ruins performance in golf
- The brain's survival bias and constant need to predict
- "If you're thinking, you're not playing"
- How to reconnect with your body and sensory awareness
- Why simplicity beats complexity in sport
- The limits of attention—and how to use it effectively
- The "left brain interpreter" and the illusion of control
- How to stop taking your thoughts so seriously
- Finding freedom without trying to control your mind
This is a powerful, perspective-shifting conversation that will help you play with more freedom, clarity, and trust.
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- Dr Chris Niebauer: https://chrisniebauerphd.com/
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What if the real power in your golf swing doesn't come from your arms… but from the ground beneath your feet?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, we're joined by world-renowned golf biomechanics expert Scott Lynn to break down ground reaction forces (GRF) — one of the most misunderstood yet powerful elements in modern golf instruction.
If you want more distance, consistency, and control, this conversation could completely change how you think about your swing.
We explore:
- How golfers generate power using the ground
- Why ground reaction forces are the engine of the golf swing
- The role of biomechanics in improving performance
- Why every golfer has a unique "stock movement"
- How to identify and own your natural swing pattern
- The influence of body types (and why one-size-fits-all instruction fails)
- Lessons golf can learn from baseball and other sports
- Why you can't see force — but must learn to feel it
- The importance of balance and pressure at address
- How perception and the brain influence performance
Scott Lynn has helped shape the way elite coaches understand movement, force, and efficiency in the golf swing. This episode is essential listening for golfers, coaches, and anyone serious about long-term improvement.
🎯 Key topics: golf swing mechanics, ground reaction forces, golf biomechanics, power in golf, consistency, ball striking, golf coaching
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Improve your golf mental game and play your best golf — consistently.
Welcome to the Mind Caddie Podcast, the go-to golf psychology podcast for players who want to sharpen their mindset, build confidence, and perform under pressure. Hosted by Karl Morris, Europe's leading performance coach to PGA Tour professionals, this podcast explores the mental skills that separate good golfers from great ones.
Each episode dives deep into golf psychology, mental performance, confidence, focus, and emotional control, featuring expert insights, practical strategies, and conversations with elite players and coaches. Whether you're a club golfer, competitive amateur, or aspiring professional, you'll find tools you can apply immediately on the course.
Learn how to:
Control nerves and first-tee anxiety
Silence your inner critic
Stay focused under pressure
Recover quickly from bad shots and setbacks
Build rock-solid confidence and consistency
Develop winning pre-round and in-round routines
Topics include visualisation, mindfulness for golfers, performance routines, pressure management, mental resilience, and the habits used by the world's best players.
You'll also hear real success stories from everyday golfers who've transformed their game by mastering the mental side of golf.
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Today on The Mind Caddie, we welcome back renowned coach Jim Waldron as we continue our conversation into The Many Secrets of Ben Hogan—following the incredible response to our first conversation.
This episode goes far beyond technique. We explore the idea of golf as a rite of passage—from Vision Quest and finding your path, to confronting ego, embracing failure, and developing true self-acceptance. What does it really take to move from vulnerability to a fully formed, resilient mindset—and how does that show up in your golf?
We also break down one of the most misunderstood fundamentals in the game: grip pressure.
- Hogan's insights and the 3 key principles he discovered
- How to find your ideal balance point (on a scale of 1–15)
- Why poor grip pressure quietly ruins swings
- Could your grips themselves be holding you back?
- The hidden downside of tapered grips
- Why grip pressure can be a powerful mental focal point
- Insights from Tom Watson on feel and control
- What great players actually focus on when playing their best
- Adjusting grip pressure for different putts
- Why aiming at small targets can sometimes hurt your game
This is a deep conversation about mastery, mindset, and performance under pressure—and why so many golfers unknowingly practice to avoid failure instead of pursuing great shots.
If you're serious about improving your golf—and your thinking—this episode is packed with insights.
Learn more about Jim Waldron: www.balancepointgolf.com
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What if the biggest thing holding your golf back… is your mind?
In this fascinating and thought-provoking episode of Mind Caddie, we're joined by author of Seeing No Self, Katrijn Van Oudheusden — and this one goes way beyond your usual golf psychology conversation.
Katrijn isn't a golf coach (or even a golfer), but her insights into non-duality, identity, and the illusion of control could completely change how you approach your game.
Together, we explore a radical idea: 👉 What if trying to control your thoughts is the very thing ruining your golf?
This episode challenges everything you think you know about focus, control, and performance — and offers a surprisingly freeing alternative.
🧠 In this episode, we explore: * Why your mind might actually be getting in the way of good golf * The truth about not being able to control your thoughts * What happens when you stop trying to "manage" your game * The power of "let's see what happens" thinking * The idea that there is no 'doer' behind your actions * How to stop overthinking and start playing with freedom * Why taking yourself less seriously might be your biggest advantage
This is a different kind of episode — deeper, more philosophical, and potentially game-changing if you're open to it.
🎧 If you've ever felt stuck in your own head on the golf course… this one's for you.
🔗 Find out more: Katrijn's work: https://katoudheusden.com/ Become a Certified Mind Factor coach: www.themindfactor.com Join the Mind Caddie journey: www.mindcaddie.golf
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Are you overcomplicating your golf game?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, former PGA Tour professional Gary Christian shares powerful insights into why most golfers focus on the wrong things—and how to simplify your approach to play better, more consistent golf.
We dive into the biggest distractions holding golfers back, from obsessing over swing mechanics to copying elite players, and reveal what actually leads to lower scores.
You'll discover:
- Why focusing on your golf swing vs. golf shots could be hurting your performance
- The simple mindset shift that can instantly improve your decision-making on the course
- How to develop real, transferable skills that work under pressure
- Why understanding what the course is offering you is the key to better shot selection
- The truth about short game: how to stop overcomplicating and start scoring
- Why using a hybrid around the greens can be a game-changer
- How one adaptable technique can transform your confidence and consistency
- The importance of body movement over wrist action in your short game
- How adjusting expectations can lead to smarter, more effective golf
- Why the mental game is the ultimate performance multiplier
Gary also explains how every round presents 60–90 unique puzzles—and how learning to solve them simply is what separates good golfers from great ones.
This is a must-listen for any golfer looking to think clearer, play smarter, and finally focus on what really matters.
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What does it really take to become a PGA Tour winner—and stay at the top of your game?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, we're joined by PGA Tour winner Derek Ernst, now Associate Head Coach at the University of Tennessee, for a deep dive into the mindset, discipline, and decision-making behind elite golf performance.
Derek shares powerful insights from his journey—from teaching himself the game to winning on the PGA Tour in a dramatic playoff—along with the lessons he now passes on to the next generation of top golfers.
Inside this episode, we explore:
- How Derek developed his game from scratch
- The importance of setting clear, tangible goals
- Why loving the process is key to long-term success
- The mindset shift that helped him win on the PGA Tour
- The hidden dangers of playing too much golf
- How to schedule smarter and avoid burnout
- The challenge of competing on multiple tours
- Why understanding your values is crucial for performance
- The surprising downside of being a "selfish golfer"
- His transition into elite college coaching
- How modern college golf has evolved in the U.S.
- The growing influence of sponsorship in amateur golf
- Coaching top-level amateurs, including Walker Cup players
- Lessons from renowned coach Randy Joyner: focusing on shots, not swings
Whether you're a competitive golfer, coach, or simply love the game, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you improve your mindset and performance on and off the course.
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Today on The Mind Caddie, we're joined by a true legend of the game — Ian Baker-Finch, winner of The Open Championship in 1991.
In this fascinating and deeply honest conversation, Ian reflects on his unforgettable victory at Royal Birkdale, including that extraordinary back-nine 28 on Saturday that helped secure his place in golfing history. He also opens up about the emotional highs of winning one of golf's greatest prizes—and the very real challenges that followed.
We dive into his new book To Hell and Back (or perhaps, as Ian suggests, To Heaven and Back), exploring the full journey of a career that saw both incredible triumph and difficult struggles.
Ian shares invaluable insights on:
- Learning to think your way around the golf course, inspired by Peter Thomson
- Why mastering shots—not just swings—is key to long-term success
- The mental side of the game and how losing confidence can impact performance
- His experiences across golf's "golden era," from Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods
- Why appreciating the whole game matters far more than just the score
This is a powerful, insightful, and often moving conversation with one of golf's true gentlemen—full of lessons for golfers of all levels.
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400 Episodes of the Mind Caddie: The Real Keys to Golf Improvement
What could the Mind Caddie do for your golf game this year?
Today marks a huge milestone — Episode 400 of the Mind Caddie podcast. Hard to believe that over the past 8 years we've shared hundreds of conversations exploring the mental game of golf, performance psychology, and what it truly takes to improve your game.
Have we solved every problem in golf? Probably not.
But along the way, we believe we've started asking better questions about how golfers actually improve.
In this special episode, we turn the tables as Ben interviews Karl Morris about the evolution of the Mind Caddie and the lessons learned from 400 episodes of conversations about golf mindset, coaching, and performance.
Together they explore:
• The real keys to lasting improvement in golf • How to rediscover the joy and creativity of shot-making • The biggest myths and misconceptions about the mental game • Why golfers struggle to transfer practice range skills to the golf course • The power of being open to new possibilities in your game • The impact of AI and technology on the future of golf coaching • Practical steps you can take right now to improve your golf
The Mind Caddie exists because of the incredible support of listeners around the world.
Thank you for being part of the journey.
If you want to take your understanding of the mental game further:
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Today on the podcast we're joined by rising golf fitness coach Kiran Mistry, founder of The Golf Athlete X and one of the fastest-growing voices in golf performance training.
We met at the European Teaching Conference in Portugal, and his approach to golf conditioning, movement efficiency, and pre-round preparation immediately stood out.
With a large and rapidly growing Instagram following, Kiran has become known for his simple but powerful message:
15 minutes can transform your golf performance.
In this episode, we dive into:
- The non-negotiables of a proper golf warm-up
- How to activate the exact muscles used in the golf swing
- Why split-leg movements improve balance and power
- Centre of mass distribution and its effect on ball striking
- Core engagement for stability and rotational speed
- Lunges with rotation for real swing carryover
- How to safely create acceleration before you tee off
- Warming up tissue vs. just "stretching"
- Connecting mind and body before a round
- Engaging your attention for sharper focus on the first tee
This is a practical, no-fluff conversation about how to give yourself the best possible chance to play great golf — physically primed and mentally ready.
If you want to improve consistency, increase swing speed, reduce injury risk, and feel more prepared before every round, this episode is for you.
Follow Kiran Mistry on Instagram: @thegolfathletex
To become a Certified Mind Factor Coach: www.themindfactor.com
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Can a Rite of Passage End Modern Psychological Suffering in Golf? | Golf Psychology & The Mental Game
Why do so many golfers struggle with fear, frustration and emotional suffering on the course?
In this powerful episode of The Mind Caddie, I'm joined by renowned golf coach and deep thinker Jim Waldron for a fascinating conversation about golf psychology, ego, performance pressure and the concept of the rite of passage.
For most of human history, societies marked the transition from child to adult with a rite of passage — a psychological shift from ego-driven identity to mature responsibility. Today, that structure has largely disappeared. Are many of us trying to play golf — and live life — with a childlike ego in an adult world?
We explore how this unresolved psychological development fuels fear of failure, score protection, shame, and emotional reactivity on the golf course.
In this episode, we dive into:
- Why golfers experience so much fear and anxiety under pressure
- How protecting your score increases suffering
- The hidden power of willingly experiencing shame and humiliation
- "Whatever we resist, we strengthen" — and how this applies to golf performance
- The principle of impermanence and why embracing it transforms your mindset
- The Buddhist concept of the Second Arrow — responding instead of reacting to setbacks
- Why letting go of outcome control creates freedom and better performance
- The real and immediate psychological consequences in professional golf
- What your golf — and your life — could look like after a true psychological rite of passage
This is a deep, thought-provoking conversation about emotional resilience, mental toughness, spiritual growth, and what it really means to "grow up" psychologically in sport.
If you're serious about improving your mental game in golf — and reducing unnecessary suffering on the course — grab your notebook. This episode may change how you see performance forever.
Learn more about Jim Waldron at: www.balancepointgolf.com
Become a Certified Mind Factor Coach at: www.themindfactor.com
Join us on the Mind Caddie journey: www.mindcaddie.golf
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On this episode of Mind Caddie, we welcome back leading golf performance expert Chris Finn, founder of Par4Success — one of the top golf fitness and rehabilitation companies in the world.
If you want to increase clubhead speed, improve mobility, prevent injury, and finally make lasting changes to your golf swing, this conversation is essential listening.
Chris and his team specialise in golf-specific strength training, flexibility, rehab and conditioning. In this episode, we break down:
- The biggest myths about stretching for golfers
- Why traditional flexibility routines may be making you worse
- What actually works to improve mobility and rotation
- Why your body must support the swing changes you're trying to make
- How to improve your golf swing without spending hours in the gym
- How a structured golf fitness programme can transform performance
If your swing won't change, your body may be the reason.
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How do you lower your handicap without rebuilding your swing?
On this episode of the Mind Caddie Podcast, we're joined by Ben Hacker — co-developer of the Mind Caddie app and a committed club golfer who has significantly reduced his handicap through mastering the golf mental game.
We explore why swing changes aren't the answer for most time-pressed golfers, the biggest myths in golf psychology, and how building resilience, adaptability and acceptance can transform your scoring.
If you want to handle bad shots better, stay in the game under pressure, and finally see real improvement on the course, this conversation is for you.
Better golf starts in the mind.
In this conversation, we explore:
- How the Mind Caddie app was created and the mission to make mental game coaching for golfers accessible and practical
- Why technical swing changes aren't the answer for most time-pressed golfers
- The biggest myths about golf psychology and mental coaching
- Why accepting that you will hit bad shots is the starting point to better scoring
- How to build true mental resilience on the golf course
- What it really means to "stay in the game" when you don't have your best stuff
- The breakthrough power of adaptability in golf performance
- Why acceptance is one of the most liberating skills in lowering scores
- How to improve your golf within the constraints of career, family and real life
If you're a club golfer looking to improve your mindset, handle pressure better, and finally translate your practice into lower scores, this episode will resonate deeply.
Because better golf isn't just about better swings — it's about better thinking.
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Why do some golf swings stick while others fall apart under pressure? The answer may lie in your brain chemistry.
In this episode, we explore the crucial role of neurotransmitters in golf performance, with a special focus on dopamine and motor learning. We're joined by Dr Keith Wallace and Steven Yellin for a fascinating conversation on how the brain learns movement, builds repeatable golf swings, and performs under pressure.
- How Dopamine spikes can influence your golf game
- Why your reactions to your shots are so important
- How do you RECOVER from a poor shot
- Keeping dopamine at optimal levels
- Not letting Cortisol overwhelm you
- Developing TRUST in yourself
- The quality of the SPACE in your mind BEFORE the shot
- The crucial role of ATTENTION
- Not allowing your mind to get to the outcome before the ball
- A really great and thought provoking session
- What happens when time gets distorted during the motion
- To find out more about Steven Yellin go to
https://stevenyellin.com/
To find out more about Dr Keith Wallace go to
https://www.miu.edu/academic-departments/physiology-and-health
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To join us on the Mind Caddie journey go to
www.mindcaddie.golf
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In today's unpredictable and high-pressure world, mental resilience is no longer optional — it's a vital life skill.
In sport, especially golf, resilience is what separates good players from great ones. Bad shots, missed putts, poor rounds and stalled progress are inevitable. The difference is how you respond.
On this episode of The Mind Caddie, we're joined by Matt Caldaroni, a performance coach specialising in mental resilience, mindset, and elite performance.
Matt's journey into resilience began early. At just twelve years old, a coach tried to end his dream of becoming a professional football goalkeeper, telling him the sport "wasn't for him." Instead of quitting, Matt took control. From that moment, Molliteum was born — a mindset built on ownership, grit, and mental strength.
By weaponising adversity, Matt earned a football scholarship at seventeen and turned professional in Italy by nineteen. It was there he discovered a powerful truth: resilience isn't visible — but it can save careers, performances, and lives.
Whether it's sport, work, or everyday life, setbacks are unavoidable:
- We miss the shot
- We don't make the birdie
- We finish down the leaderboard
- Progress stalls
Resilience isn't about avoiding failure — it's about how you deal with it.
In this episode, Matt breaks down how to train resilience like a muscle and apply it on and off the course.
In this episode, we cover: * The four cornerstones of mental resilience * How to build a strong resilient identity * Practical steps to developing mental toughness * Training a resilient mind and body * Why resilience is the hidden advantage in sport and life
If you want to improve your mindset, performance, and ability to bounce back stronger, this episode is for you.
Find out more about Matt:
https://www.molliteum.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To join us on the Mind Caddie journey go to
www.mindcaddie.golf
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(revised repeat Aug 2022)
And how it could make a huge difference to the clarity, composure and timing in your game
Today we are joined on the show by the outstanding Canadian coach JS Legare
JS is a certified Mind Factor coach but also an expert on BREATHWORK
We had a fascinating conversation about how we can become more aware of the impact of our breathing on our physiology
- When our breathing is poor our access to our skills is compromised
- Just merely OBSERVING the breath can be a profoundly beneficial exercise
- We can down regulate our nervous system simply by observing our breath
- Think of the opportunities golf can provide to explore the impact that breath focus can have on your game
The ability to RESPOND instead of REACT
Breathing, the low hanging fruit to develop a better mindset on the golf course. Everyone has that tool, but not a lot of people know how to use it. It's free, it's always available and the effects are instantaneous. There's nothing "woowoo" about observing your breath. It's the first step and it's a skill, plain and simple.
To find out more about JS Legare go to
appnez.com
info@appnez.com
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www.themindfactor.com
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back again my great friend Jim Waldron.
We have built this whole podcast around the legendary Ben Hogan.
For so long there has been an endless fascination about his golf swing and the supposed 'Hogan Secret'
Whilst there may have been some secrets around his incredible swing as we discuss there were also some amazing secrets around the way he played and approached the game.
Jim Waldron has studied Hogan for over 40 years and spent time with many people who worked with and for Hogan
He is currently writing a book called 'The Many Secrets of Ben Hogan'
We discussed:
- Hogans golden rules of the swing
- The importance of balance
- Good tension in the swing
- How Hogan worked out what to focus on to access his skills
- What he did when TARGET focus didn't work
- How he changed his swing
- How ACCEPTANCE allowed him to begin to WIN
- His joy at working on his game
- The path to self mastery
- The importance of researching your own experience
A brilliant thought provoking session with a great coach
To find out more about Jim Waldron go to
https://balancepointgolf.com/
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To join us on the Mind Caddie journey go to
www.mindcaddie.golf
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome two great guests in the shape of motor learning experts Will Wu and John Dunigan who have created a wonderful app called 'Practice Coach'
We had a fascinating discussion about all things practice and why so many golfers don't transfer their range game to the actual golf course
- Almost a universal issue with players is they DO NOT transfer their skills
- The route to swing changes
- WHY are you trying to make a swing change?
- First of all can you MOVE better?
- Who are you as a PLAYER?
- What are you ACTUALLY thinking about and focusing on when you try to make changes
- Internal focus and External focus and how they affect the Mind Body connection
- The stroke/swing is NOT the SKILL
- Go outside what you are doing. Go too high, too low, just right
- Our nervous system is information SEEKING and needs COMPARISON
- Higher quality REPS
- Enriching the experience of practice
- Understanding and FEELING the club. Being aware of where it is in space
A wonderful session with two GREAT and accomplished coaches
To find out more about the app go to
https://practicecoachgolf.com/
To get 40% off the price of the app use the code
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www.themindfactor.com
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Exposing why golf lessons fail and the smarter path to real, lasting improvement
Today we spend time with top coach Lawrie Montague from Australia to discuss his wonderful book
The No B.S. Guide to Buying a Better Golf Swing
We had a wonderful conversation about Lawrie's views on coaching
- Why so many people are trying to learn swing as opposed to learning how to PLAY golf
- How the marketing machine for golf swing has overtaken the student's real NEEDS
- How data is often just focused on past history and doesn't open to the possibilities of the future
- Focusing more on the POTENTIAL future
- Finding out what a player REALLY wants
- Why the student is not to blame when learning is not happening
- What is getting in the way of learning
- The importance of clarity in GOAL SETTING
- Generating student led questions
- Why students are being taught not coached
- Seeing your golf clubs as TOOLS to use. Solving the problems the golf course presents to you
A really informative session with a top coach who has made such a valuable contribution to the game
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To join us on the Mind Caddie journey go to
www.mindcaddie.golf
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a wonderful guest in Dicken Bettinger.
Dicken completely changed his approach to psychology after meeting Syd Banks and understanding the 'Three Principles'
He then spent over twenty years studying with Syd and is now acknowledged as one of the world's leading teachers of the principles.
During a very wide ranging conversation we discussed the ideas of Mind, Consciousness and Thought
- How we spend so much time trying to 'control' things with the intellect
- Trying harder
- Thinking more
- Being so involved with our thoughts
- Trying to 'change' our experience
- Why the intellect alone cannot solve our problems and issues
- Understanding what WISDOM is and how we can learn to trust it more
- A deeper intelligence when we are fully PRESENT
- A quiet mind that is FULLY PRESENT
- A KNOWING that cannot be explained
- How to access true WISDOM
- How the intellect creates tension and upset
- The limitations of trying to 'think' positive
- No human being can 'think' their way to contentment
- The 'NO THOUGHT' state
- What is it?
- How is it accessed
A really wonderful conversation with Dicken to get you to consider just how much our intellect is trying to run the show.
There is another way and Dicken explains beautifully what it is.
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www.themindfactor.com
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www.mindcaddie.golf
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Revised repeat from February 2024
It is wonderful to welcome back on the podcast my good friend and colleague Marcus Bell from GRF Golf discussing our collaboration on the golf school we did this year at West Hearts
We had a wonderful few days combining Motion and Mind
We are also set to do another school in 2026 on the 22nd to 24th April
On today's show we discuss
- How movement and motion emerge
- Asking effective questions to stimulate movement
- Are you in pursuit or avoidance
- What is the environment offering you
- How are beliefs in our capabilities are shaped
- Exploring your own movement capabilities
- Letting the true movement emerge
- How our natural movement gets camouflaged
- Giving yourself permission to fail
- Changing from stationary to dynamic
MOTION BODY MIND
A great session with a top coach who has a very different approach to creating effective movement
To find out more about Marcus and the GRF Golf schools go to
https://grfgolf.com/
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
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www.mindcaddie.golf
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Today on the show I welcome back my great friend and colleague Andrew Murray who I have known for over 30 years.
It is also a poignant podcast as we pay tribute to the passing of one of both our friends Denis Durnian who was a terrific player on the European Tour and still holds jointly the incredible record of the lowest 9 hole score in ANY major when he shot an incredible 28 on the front 9 at Royal Birkdale in the 1983 Open
He was one of the last of a unique golfer who managed to combine being a club pro with a successful career on the European Tour.
With our conversation we hark back to a different time of golf but a wonderful time nevertheless.
Andrew played many times with the great Severiano Ballesteros and he shares with us some wonderful stories about the charisma and genius of the late great and sadly missed Spanish player.
The great Sandy Lyle and why he should have been Ryder Cup captain
The evolution of golf coaching on the European Tour, the early days of star coaches such as David Leadbetter and Bob Torrance
How coaching worked very successfully for some players but a disaster for others
In our discussion we reinforced the need for Gratitude and Appreciation as a cornerstone of a golfing philosophy
The very sad loss of Denis Durnian only reinforces how precious each round of golf actually is.
To find out more about Andrew Murray and the wonderful golf experiences he provides
https://andrewmurraygolf.com/
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To join us on the Mind Caddie journey go to
www.mindcaddie.golf
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Today on the show we wish a warm welcome back to one of golf's most influential coaches of the last 30 years.
Fred Shoemaker.
Fred authored the brilliant 'Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting'
He taught the Extraordinary Golf Schools to thousands of golfers over many years and lives in a place that is close to heaven on earth Carmel Valley Ranch in Monterey California
His impact on the game has been profound as he has asked golfers and coaches to think about what REALLY matters to them when they play the game.
- The search for SELF MASTERY
- The best way to learn instead of just being taught
- The value of awareness
- Exploring what is as opposed to what we think is happening
- Not trying to 'fix' anything
- Seeing and experiencing the genius of your body
- Why we are held back by the culture of golf
- Seeing through the illusion of 'I will be happy when'
- Embracing the possibility of genuine transformation
A great conversation with a wonderful coach and man Fred Shoemaker who has had such a big influence on me in my coaching
Make sure you get a copy of 'Extraordinary Golf'
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www.themindfactor.com
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www.mindcaddie.golf
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It is wonderful to welcome back again onto the show my very good friend Jim Waldron to discuss what I believe to be THE single most important mental skill of all ACCEPTANCE
We have had Jim on the show many times before but each time I get him back people say just how much they enjoy our conversations
Jim is such a generous man with his time and he brings with him an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge about the game.
His own experiences and the people he has worked with and studied under.
He is as busy as ever coaching in some wonderful locations in Oregon and Hawaii
In today's conversation we discuss:
- Why acceptance is THE foundational mental game skill
- Acceptance of what our mind is actually doing
- Having some form of meditation practice
- Not resisting your experience
- Being willing to deal with all possible outcomes
- What acceptance certainly isn't
- As ever a really engaging and thought provoking session with a truly remarkable coac
To find out more about Jim Waldron go to
www.balancepointgolf.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
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On today's show we have a unique combination of two of the game's foremost thinkers and coaches Jon Sherman and Adam Young.
They host the fabulous podcast 'The Sweet Spot' which I have been fortunate to be a guest on a few times.
Adam Young is the author of the 'Practice Manual' and Jon Sherman is the author of 'Four Foundations of Golf'
We had a fabulous conversation about how to REALLY make a difference to your game
- We discussed the Big Three of Impact
- The non negotiables
- Face Orientation
- Strike Location
- Ground Contact
- The difference between focusing on Micro and Macro in coaching
- How the genius lies with the student not the coach
- Why it is easier to sell a 'swing system' than giving the power to the student
- Know what you are signing up for if you are working on MACRO changes
- Getting to the 'scene of the crime' with impact
- Understanding the power of INTENTION
- Can you do the process as a student
- What is ACTUALLY happening at impact
- Keeping track of your impact patterns
- Being open to what you HAVE today as opposed to what you WISH you had
- Understanding how you need to change your questions to change your game.
- A ground breaking conversation with two wonderful coaches
- Are YOU going to be brave enough to keep it simple?
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back one of our most popular guests and coaches Dr Raymond Prior.
Raymond is carving a reputation at the very highest levels of the game as one of the world's best Performance Psychologists
His book 'Golf Beneath The Surface' has gained critical acclaim from both players and coaches alike
It is an absolute necessity in any players library
On today's show we had a wonderful conversation about the role of our brain in performance and what it is actually doing to us when we feel anxiety
The importance of understanding this cannot be overstated
We discussed:
- Why our brain is really concerned primarily with PROTECTING us from OUTCOMES
- What is REALLY holding you back
- Priority NO 1 is to help you SURVIVE
- The PERCEPTION of threat and how it manifests in golf
- The OVERESTIMATING negative outcomes is a brain working perfectly
- Why our prehistoric brain is essentially out of date
- The 3 stages of ANXIETY and what to do about it
- Why ACCEPTANCE is the ultimate mental game skill to develop
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back my good friend and colleague Nick Bradley
Nick is one of the top coaches in the game and author of great books such as 'The 7 laws of the Golf Swing' and 'Kinetic Golf'
He has coached at the very highest levels of the game with players such as Justin Rose
He coaches at the wonderful Knickerbocker Country Club
https://www.knickerbocker.cc/golf-instruction/
We had a great conversation as usual about all things golf but in particular how to get the very best from your winter training
- Stop searching and start building
- Take stock of what ACTUALLY happened in your season
- How did you move this year?
- How efficient is your physiology?
- The power of 10 and how you can compound improvement
- Start from where you are with incremental steps
- Where are the GAPS in your statistics?
- Are you putting too much curve on the ball?
- How is your LOW POINT control
- Pace yourself with your improvement
- The trap of ambition and the myth of the END GOAL
- Every day do GOOD WORK
- Take action and DO what you need to do
- Energy management over time management
A great conversation with a TOP CLASS COACH
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Today on the show we have a personal story of my own attempt to get back to health and fitness.
After pretty much living in a gym for the past 30 or so years I had major surgery and then complications which stopped me training or playing for over 3 years
With the help of Josh Leyes at Par4Success I have managed slowly to coax my body back into training.
Even to be back in the gym at all feels like a major victory
I couldn't have done any of it without the help of the guys at Par4Success
They are without doubt the best I have come across in terms of fitness and conditioning in the past 30 years
It was great to get Josh on the show
We discussed:
- The importance of taking the 4 Rotary Tests
- Why data gives you an inspiring goal to aim at
- Why functional rotation is so important
- How speed training alone can be dangerous for your body
- Are you an injury waiting to happen?
- The joy of being able to move better
- The role of the mind in effective training
A really great session with a top trainer who has helped me so much
I cannot overemphasise how important it is to take the ROTATIONAL TEST
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Take action on what Josh suggests in todays show
Realise just how precious your body is
Don't waste the opportunity
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The problem with thinking so much and more importantly BELIEVING those thoughts
Today on the Mind Caddie we have a really special guest in the shape of Dr Chris Niebauer author of the incredible books 'No Self No Problem' and 'The No Self No Problem Workbook'
Chris's work has been a really big influence on my thinking over recent times.
He paints a wonderful picture of what Golf and Life could be if we began to have a different relationship to our thinking mind.
If we could understand what our thinking mind is actually up to.
We wouldn't take it so seriously.
We wouldn't try to control our experience as much
We discuss Left Brain – Right Brain theories and how important it is to understand the differences and how it can potentially help your life
- The importance of the book 'The Master and his Emissary'
- The 'voice in the head' and why we don't have to take it so seriously
- The constant creation of stories created by the Left Brain
- Ways to GROUND yourself in the present
- Why when the mind puts effort in one direction there is a pushback in another direction
- We cannot use thinking to stop us thinking !!
- Could thought itself be the problem?
Some really fascinating insights about our mind and how it actually works. I cannot recommend Chris and his work highly enough
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Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe to talk about his journey from a top Premiership Footballer to potential player on the European Seniors Golf Tour
We had a fascinating conversation about his development of skills as a footballer. Kicking a ball against a wall over and over again to gain skill and control over the football.
Going into an environment of excellence with greats of football like Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona
- The way training was structured by Sir Alex Ferguson and Archie Knox
- Dealing with 'imposter syndrome' and how to handle the nervousness of running out into the cauldron of football called 'Old Trafford'
- The influence of Eric Cantona and what individuals can do to a team environment
- How golf came into Lee's life and ultimately became a support after his football career ended.
- The first round at Heaton Park in Manchester starting with 3 balls and losing 2 on the first!!
- Falling in love with the game of golf
- The role of golf psychology in his early development
Going on a quest to see what is possible with his golf and the dream of the Seniors Tour. The benefits of golf from a mental health perspective. Giving purpose to each day. Being willing to explore a different way to play and learn the game.
A fascinating conversation with a top footballer and aspiring Senior Tour golfer
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Today we are joined on the Mind Caddie with my good friend and top coach Randy Joyner.
Randy is one of the very best coaches in the USA
His record with junior and college players is outstanding
We talk often about the game of golf but I wanted to invite him on to get an American perspective on what happened over those 3 Ryder Cup days in New York state at Bethpage Black
His insights will really get you to think deeply about your own game and the direction you can take it this winter
We discussed:
- The role of captaincy and how Keegan Bradley may have had his hands tied by the USPGA
- The thinking behind course set up
- What IS effective preparation for TEAM GOLF
- What was REALLY going on with the crowd?
- The ability to RESET focus of attention even in the most trying of situations.
- How the role of PURSUIT and AVOIDANCE played a role in the way each team performed
- We then look at what YOU could do this winter to really make a difference to your game
- The MAGIC of LOW POINT control
You will gain so much from this very entertaining conversation
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On today’s show we have a wonderful conversation with Mark Shervill a tremendous coach from the hidden gem that is Lilleshall Golf Club in Shropshire
I have known Mark for very many years
We first met when he was a PGA Trainee at The Belfry over twenty years ago.
Since then he has spent time evolving himself into a really effective coach
He spent many days with Nick Middleton from Zen Golf on the DP World Tour
His approach is really holistic and embraces all aspects of the Body-Mind system
He and his wife Lisa Shervill, a former Ladies European Tour professional run some fantastic programs at Lilleshall especially focused around junior development
His enthusiasm is infectious
Perhaps the work that gives Mark most pleasure though is his work with ex forces personel in the ‘Battle Back’ program
Helping ex military men and women get back on track with their lives through the medium of golf.
This is genuine contribution to the game and really makes you think about the sheer privilege we have just to be able to go out and play golf in a beautiful environment
We discuss the importance of creating SHOTS and the sheer joy which can be gained in turning an image in your head to the reality of a beautifully struck shot
Over 50 of Mark‘s pupils have now completed the Mobilise Your Swing Programme that Mark, Lisa and Aaron have created together combining physical, technical and mental aspects of golf with great results in all of these individuals from Junior to Senior Golfers. This great success has led them to form the Shervill Golf Performance website where you can access the Mobilise Your Swing programme for yourself to help your body make the best golf swings possible! They also have a Speed & Power gym based programme that is proving to be a huge success, as well as The Junior Foundations programme which is ideal for giving young golfers the athletic foundations that they will need now and in the future. We are delighted offer you a special Mind Caddy discount code so you can become your best not only on the course but off it as well! MindCaddy10 for 10% discount off of all Shervill Golf Performance Programmes accessible on the website: ShervillGolf.co.uk
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Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by a great guest in the shape of Trevor Jones.
Trevor is a top Mental Performance coach who has done extensive research on the YIPS and more importantly has been finding ways to really make a difference to people who suffer from this debilitating issue.
With a couple of esteemed colleagues he has put together a potentially revolutionary program
We had a great discussion about Trevor’s own background, his own playing and what led him to have such an interest into the specific area of yips in golf and indeed in other sports
How an individual lesson that didn’t work out well got Trevor thinking about a different approach to the yips
- What is causing more people to get the yips
- What is the mind actually trying to achieve with the yips?
- Is it technique or is it mental?
- The importance of the correct CONCEPTS
- Having a FLEXIBLE framework
- How more and more information can only cause more damage
- How RESISTING your experience is often the root of the issues
- The power of ACCEPTANCE and CURIOSITY
- Establishing ‘psychological safety’
- Playing from a ‘safe place’
- Stop trying to FEEL better and get better at FEELING
- What the ‘fear’ is really trying to do for us
- Being willing to ‘observe’ the yips
- The myth of the ‘perfect state’
- How the individual is SACRED. Once size doesn’t fit all one size fits NONE
You will gain so much from this very enlightening conversation
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The way to really make a difference in your scoring in the next 12 months.
Don’t waste any more of your time chipping incorrectly
Today on the show we welcome back my very good friend and colleague Jim Waldron to help you get a really clear view on the short game.
In this conversation we expose many of the myths and misconceptions around the short game and give you an excellent pathway to look forward to a better game around the greens.
Jim has an absolute wealth of experience in all aspects of the game but over the past 40 years or so he has really specialized in the short game. This conversation shows that clearly.
The big difference between the SHORT GAME swing and the POWER SWING and why you need to know the difference.
- Learning a new set of physical skills
- The crucial element of the pivot in the short game
- Why you don’t have time to ‘save’ the shot in the short game in the way you do in the long game
- The difference between CLASSICAL chipping and MODERN chipping
- The debate between STEEP and SHALLOW, using the leading edge or using the bounce
- What is the real truth and is it a combination of the two
- The law of forward shaft lean and the low point
- How to turn your skills into SHOTS
- Taking your short game skills to the course
As ever with Jim this is a brilliant conversation full of absolute gems of great information
It would be impossible to listen to this podcast and not have a better and more clear approach to your scoring shots
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The One, Two, Three System to Better Golf - with YouTube Star Matt Fryer
Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by YouTube star Matt Fryer to discuss his own game and the world of YouTube and where the future lies in terms of golf and instruction Earlier in the year Matt invited me to do some coaching with him on his channel By his own admission he has really struggled with the mental side of the game in the past because it hasn’t been either Practical or Applicable During that session I introduced him to the One, Two, Three system of appraising shots The effects were incredible You can watch the video here to get the full picture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44zf2l4v3w During our great conversation we also discussed dealing with criticism both internally and from the external world * The effect YouTube has had on the golfing landscape * The early days at the Trafford Centre with Rick Shiels and Peter Finch * Building an online brand * Why information overload can be so deadly * His own relationship with the game * Finding the love of playing golf again * The relationship and friendships that golf provides and why they are so precious
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Why do we have such difficulties in focusing our ATTENTION ? Today on the Mind Caddie we have a brilliant guest Dr Josephine Perry a highly regarded and respected Sports Psychologist and the author of a wonderful book ‘ADHD in Sport : Strategies for Success’ We had a wonderful conversation about this very misunderstood condition and how a deeper understanding can help both the player and coach The phrase ‘Attention is the currency of Performance’ resonates deeply with me and it would seem in this world now we have such difficulty in focusing our attention effectively Josephine has some brilliant strategies to consider: The vital importance of sleep Better sleep strategies Why you need to know your circadian rhythms The ingredients of great sleep The importance of allocating ‘energy’ not just time Understand your ‘threat response’ The vital role of individual communication in coaching How you can better utilise mental rehearsal Sensory overload and what to do about it A really wonderful conversation that is full of actual practical and effective advice you can instantly take action on To find out more about Dr Josephine Perry go to www.performanceinmind.co.uk To get on board with Mind Caddie Join our journey https://www.mindcaddie.golf/
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Today on the podcast we are joined by coach Michael Leonard from Wicked Smart Golf
We had a fascinating conversation about his life as a golf writer and more recently about as a player and a coach
What is WICKED SMART GOLF?
Essentially it is a system built around maximising your game without having to actually change your swing
We talked about the
FIVE PILLARS of GOLF
- Mental Game
- Practice
- Putting
- Wedges
- Course Management
As a coach he really helps players drill down into these key but undervalued areas
The reality of the game and why most people just don’t have the time to make big swing changes
- The opportunity in course management skills
- The myths around Driver and 3 Woods
- The importance of tracking our own statistics
- What are EFFECTIVE targets with approach play
- Dealing with anger and emotion based on unrealistic expectations
- How to use stats REALLY effectively
- What is EFFECTIVE aiming and shot dispersion
- A really engaging and thoughtful conversation
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Today we welcome back onto the podcast my good friend and colleague Chris Finn from Par4Success who is consistently producing incredible results with clients, especially those over 50.
Some of the results as Chris describes on today’s show are nothing short of spectacular and above anything else are a great source of hope and inspiration for senior players. As ever we had a fantastic, thought provoking and engaging conversation.
- What distance will you LOSE in your game if you DON”T do anything in terms of your body?
- What COULD you actually achieve if you TOOK ACTION?
- The staggering upside of taking action
- The ACTUAL numbers on what COULD still be possible
- The false beliefs around the inevitability of distance loss as you get older
- The mental benefits of improving your fitness and distance
- The ticking bomb of injuries that will occur if you do nothing for your flexibility
- Why your body will NOT ALLOW you to shallow the club on the downswing and how trying to do so could injure you
- The first steps. Finding out where you actually are
- The FREE HOME assessment – the 4 key indicators of where you are
- How 15 minutes can transform your body
- What do you need to do to swing 100 mph and not get hurt
A truly engaging and thought provoking conversation
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Howard Glassman and Tim O’Connor
Today on the Mind Caddie we have a very special 3 - way conversation with my good friends from across the pond Howard Glassman and Tim O’Connor who host the wonderful podcast ‘Swing Thoughts’ which I have been lucky enough to be a guest on many times in the past.
We had a fantastic and wide ranging conversation about the evolution of their podcast and the individual journey’s they have both been on with the game of golf.
Howard Glassman in a legendary radio host in the Toronto area and Tim O’Connor is a highly regarded author and coach
We discussed the joys of GENUINE conversation and how many men are still reluctant to ‘go there’ with deeper conversations
- How the game of golf REVEALS everything about us
- A mirror to how we really are
- The obsession that is golf
- How to evolve a better RELATIONSHIP with the game of golf
- Being at PEACE with the game and not allowing it define your actual value as a human being
- More information doesn’t lead us to better golf
- Craving to play better can so often keep us stuck
- Learning through our own experience
- The difference between wanting to get better and actually being COMMITTED
- Being bullet proof with our attitude
- The myths of what will actually make us happy
- The joy of being on the ‘path to mastery’
- Getting joy from the pursuit not the destination
A truly wonderful and engaging conversation with two genuinely good people who love the game of golf
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Go to
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Today on the Mind Caddie we have a fantastic guest in the shape of Mark Immelman from the world renowned ‘On the Mark Podcast’
We had a fabulous conversation about the evolution of the show and all of the lessons learned from some of the greats of the game.
Mark has published a wonderful book called ‘Lessons from the Best’ which is a compilation of the very best guests and lessons over the years of the podcast.
Mark very kindly asked me to be one of those guests.
Great guests such as Butch Harmon, Bob Rotella, Jordan Speith, Max Homa and Hal Sutton
The impact of the great John Jacobs and the necessity to understand the importance of the club face and how it determines what the shot ACTUALLY does
- Understanding the real truth about IMPACT
- A light bulb moment from working with his brother Masters champion Trevor Immelman
- Insights about how to use the feet better to improve path
- Scottie Scheffler and his ability to ‘save the shot’. The mistake of demonising the ability to save the shot.
- Golf is a game of RECOVERY
- Golf is a game of SAVING shots
- Jack Nicklaus and how he ‘saved’ that shot on the 17th at Pebble Beach at the US Open
- Jim Furyk and his ability to hit a FADE when he NEEDED it
- Bobby Jones and his incredibly ability to be at ‘one’ with the golf club
- Facing the reality of how much time people ACTUALLY have available to work on their game and what they CAN do
- To find out more about Mark Immelman go to
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What could be POSSIBLE with YOUR game?
Today on the show we have a really special guest in the shape of client and good friend Brent Rebus.
Brent is a top Senior amateur golfer in Canada who last year achieved the remarkable feat of shooting lower than his age at 62!!
Yes, you read that right he shot SIXTY ONE at the age of 62 in a tournament.
We had a phenomenal conversation which was both informative and tremendously inspiring to players at every level
What COULD be POSSIBLE with your game?
We discussed Brent’s quest of PERSONAL MASTERY to become the very best version of himself as a golfer
We looked into:
- What transformations can be made with the right PHYSICAL approach
- The need to base decisions on good data
- Leaving no stone unturned to be the best you can be
- Developing a better relationship with the game
- Dealing better with the reality of the game and the FACT you will always hit poor shots
- The sheer JOY of creating a shot in your mind and then letting the genius of the body take over
- Giving yourself PERMISSION to chase after your best golf
- The benefit of GRATITUDE and what it does for the foundations of your game
A great conversation with someone who has taken ACTION to see what he could achieve with his game
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Paul Salter - known as The Golf Hypnotherapist - is a High-Performance Mindset Coach who leverages hypnosis and powerful subconscious reprogramming techniques to help golfers of all ages and skill levels overcome the mental hazards of their minds so they can shoot lower scores and play to their potential.
He has over 15 years of coaching experience working with high performers in various industries, helping them get unstuck, out of their own way, and unlock their full potential.
Paul’s clientele includes Collegiate, Amateur, and Professional Golfers, Professional Poker Players, Professional Traders, Business Owners and CEOs, high-level Executives, and serial Entrepreneurs.
We had a great discussion:
- His background in competitive POKER
- The big breakthrough in his performance EMOTIONAL RESILLIENCY
- Do we become a REACTOR or a RESPONDER?
- Why HYPNOSIS can be meditation on STEROIDS
- The deep connection with the unconscious mind
- Looking at why FEAR can destroy our golf game
- The THREE CORE FEARS abandonment, judgement and rejection
- Why these responses are hard wired into our DNA
- Body awareness – instead of resisting it be CURIOUS
- Releasing ourselves from these ties of fear
A great conversation to explore some deeper patterns in our life
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Today we welcome back onto the Mind Caddie Dr Izzy Justice to discuss his new book ‘Your Brain Swings Every Club’
We had a really fascinating conversation about the role the brain plays in EVERY shot
The coach of the future will really have a clear understanding of the role the BRAIN plays in accessing skills
We discussed:
- The dangers in being so distracted
- The crucial period BEFORE you address the ball from a brain perspective
- Understanding how to have a ‘basket of targets’
- What thoughts ramp up brain activity
- Why practice is all about RECALL
- The crucial hour before bed
- What you can do to enhance RECALL
- The role of mental rehearsal
- Why we need to ‘speak’ to our brain
- The next frontier in coaching
- A great conversation with some nuggets to help your game
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www.gyragolf.com
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Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by top Performance coach Jon Wallett
I have known Jon for many years and have always been really impressed by his approach to getting the very best from his players
He has had outstanding results with players at every level but especially in helping young players realise some of their golfing ambitions
He has some incredible resources on his website
www.elitecoaching.com
We had a wonderful conversation about Jon’s research into what truly makes the difference in developing TOUR PLAYERS
The research program he created by interviewing many European Tour players and winners
His findings are incredible:
We got the chance to discuss:
- What most training is potentially making players worse
- The need to find YOUR golfing DNA
- Setting out on a path of SELF MASTERY
- Why you need to reflect on your successes and become more in tune with what makes YOU tick
- The THREE types of effective training
- Why we could utilise the GOLF COURSE so much more in our training
- Challenges for the course
- Getting your brain comfortable with the golf course
- Looking at your RELATIONSHIP to the game
- Why ‘good enough’ can be so effective
- Staying on YOUR path to mastery
- The joy and benefits of GRATITUDE and APPRECIATION
A really great session with a top coach who is making a big difference in the world of golf
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Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined again by my great friend from the USA Randy Joyner Randy is a TOP coach who keeps producing outstanding results with players at all levels but especially young college and aspiring tour players He is a Certified Mind Factor coach and has been kind enough to say that the work we have done over the years has had a big influence on his game and his coaching He has won 2 Pro Ams recently with sub 65 scores without ANY practice whatsoever We go into detail about that We also dive very deep into the skill of acceptance and why it is a capacity that is so important to keep working on and developing. We also spent time talking about his work on the PGA tour as a broadcast analyst and how he has been following some of the best players in the world in the final rounds on a Sunday. Some fantastic insights about the final round that Rory played in the Masters this year and what we can all learn from that experience. Also, we look closely at Randy‘s observation of Scottie Scheffler and how he manages to keep the game simple by being very aware of what is clubface is doing during the swing, and having the capacity to adjust when required, This is a podcast with somebody who has an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge about the game, both as a player, coach and broadcaster Enjoy your time with Randy Joyner.
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On today’s show, we have a solo run touching on a subject, very dear to my heart, the concept of ‘I will be happy when’ How we all fall into the trap of putting off our enjoyment of life for for some perceived moment off in the future, when the stars will align everything will come together, and I will be happy ever after as a result of achieving X Y or Z. You can fill in the blanks that may be winning a major tournament. It may be winning the club championship or breaking 100 for the first time never mind creates the stories of perceived happiness off in the future, and it can be so destructive to her actual enjoyment of the game right now. Not only destructive. It actually creates a lot of tension in the system in extreme cases real fear and anxiety. Even the great Rory McIlroy seems to have fallen into the trap of this after winning the US Masters, and seemingly afterwards falling into some kind of malaise and unhappiness. He is human like the rest of us within this, but I feel there is a way out of this by really understanding the value of seen through the illusion and then falling in love with the idea of being on the path to mastery. Karl shares some key insights. How are you can embrace this philosophy to liberate your own game, and get so much closer to your true potential Enjoy this solo offering and don’t forget to give us a review wherever you get your Podcasts, why not subscribe or follow it's FREE To get on board with the Mind Caddie and join us on the journey go to
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The Golfers SIXTH SENSE
On today’s show, we have a brilliant conversation with top Swedish PGA professional Marcus Westerberg. Marcus is a good friend of the show I’ve been previously been on a couple of times in the past to discuss his work. He wrote an absolutely brilliant book called the ‘Golfers Sixth Sense.’ This book is about a deep understanding of the mind body connection in Golf and how it is foolish to try to separate the two. Marcus is a really deep thinker about the game, and he’s had some incredible success in Sweden with his coaching and is very highly regarded throughout the world. In the show we discuss the importance of having the correct concepts of impact understanding focus of attention, and perhaps, above anything else that needs to build a pre-shot routine that is unique to you as a golfer that delivers on a regular basis, the best of your capabilities We also go into detail about how Marcus has evolved as a coach with his deep dive into the science of motor learning and skill acquisition, and how you can get much more out of your practice sessions and training. If you fully understand the mind body synergy. Perhaps most importantly, we talk in depth about how a simple misconception about impact can have such a long-term and profound impact on your game in a detrimental way. Change your concepts change your game.
Enjoy a great conversation with a great coach, Marcus Westerberg.
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Today we have a really special show with two good friends and outstanding coaches Jim Waldron and Justin Tang
We had a wonderful conversation about the current CULTURE of golf instruction and what it is ACTUALLY doing for our game.
The resulting conversation was outstanding:
- What are the BELIEFS that need to be challenged to move forward ?
- The mistake we make in thinking that movement can be changed easily
- The commitment and dedication required
- A ‘path of mastery’ approach
- The language of ‘easy and simple’ and why that is so limiting to make changes
- The over technical approach and why it holds so many people back
- Are we teaching the swing or the individual?
- Everyone has a different NEUTRAL
- Are you a ‘Body Only’ coach?
- The myth of Mind Body dualism
- The ‘Mind Body’ connection and why it is so important
- The skill of focused ATTENTION
- The role of EMOTIONS
- The role of the mind body connection in MARTIAL ARTS
- The role of economics in traditional coaches – The wealth – power imbalance
- What is the future for GREAT coaching?
- A truly fantastic conversation with two great coaches
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Why your current practice could actually be making you WORSE
Today we are joined by a really special guest in the shape of the MD of Zen Golf Will Stubbs
We had a fascinating conversation about creating a truly effective learning environment
Understanding the dynamic and chaotic environment that is golf and why we need to replicate that in practice
- Looking a golf as a series of PUZZLES to solve
- Changing learning from school onwards to make an experience inherently PRACTICAL
- How to develop really effective golfing SKILL
- Putting
- How slopes create different movements with EVERYONE
- How to really OWN your own putting
- Utilising our instinctive movement patterns
- What does the BALL need to do to go in the hole? Be able to develop more of an EXTERNAL focus
- Building from the HOLE backwards
- The environment dictates the SHOT
- Does the environment create a sense of opportunity? Seeing the environment as an assistance to enhance skill
- The SHOT creating the SWING
- Getting rid of the idea of BASELINES to incredible ADAPTABILITY
A really tremendous conversation with a deep thinker about the game and a company that is having a real impact.
ABOUT Zen Golf
Will Stubbs serves as Managing Director at Zen Golf, a company redefining golf performance by making the game more inclusive, engaging, and future-ready. Guided by the vision More People, Playing Better, For Longer, Zen Golf delivers groundbreaking solutions like the Green Stage and Swing Stage. These innovations recreate the slopes from the golf course to produce realistic training environments that elevate practice and accelerate skill transfer to the course.
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It was a tournament like no other with incredible drama that put is all through a rollercoaster of emotions as Rory secured the Green Jacket and became a member of that most exclusive club of golf’s Grand Slam winners.
Yet in the euphoria of the win and the endless post tournament analysis did we all miss something in terms of Rory’s response to the win on the final green?
Top coach and good friend of the show Garret Kramer thinks so
In this fascinating conversation we go a good bit deeper than what may or may not have been happening on the surface
Among many other things we discuss:
- What was REALLY going on in that last round at Augusta?
- What can we all learn from Rory’s experience?
- The reaction to the winning putt
- The outpouring of relief as opposed to joy
- The nature of SEEKING and what it does to performance
- Seeking identity and worthiness through objects in the materialistic world
- When we stop seeking we experience relief
- The seemingly impossible variation in the shots Rory played in the final round
- The nature of LETTING GO
- How letting go affects our physical movement
- The ‘veiling of consciousness’ when we seek outside validation
- Why the ‘pot of gold’ isn’t worth as much as we think it is
- Finding out what is truly important to us
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Today on the show we are joined with one of the top PGA coaches in Australia and a good friend of the show Brent Dale
Brent is a deep thinker about the game who has his own fantastic podcast called ‘Your Golf Performance’ with a host of wonderful guests
We dive deep into setting up competitive environments to give players the very best chance of making progress with their game.
How a competitive environment in practice can foster a real desire to make the best of your game.
- The 70ft Drill to determine your putting capabilities
- Proximity drills
- Par 18 and why it is so important
- 22 or BUST
- Creating the EMOTIONS of actual competitive golf
- Finding a way to score when you are less than your best
- Developing the SKILLS of acceptance
- What is TRUE acceptance?
- Dealing with the inevitable rollercoaster of not just GOLF but LIFE itself
- The problems with ‘instant gratification’ on social media
- Having a group of individuals you can grow and learn from
- What are the ‘non negotiables’ in golf?
- The importance of delivery on the downswing
- A natural throwing motion
- Being prepared to find the ‘one thing’ that makes a difference to your playing or coaching.
A really great conversation with a superb coach who is still willing to invest in his own learning and development
To find out more about Brent Dale listen to his great podcast
‘Your Golf Performance’
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Today on the show we have former PGA Tour player Gary Christian who has had a remarkable career as a player, broadcaster and now author of a wonderful book called ‘Beat the golf course not yourself’ During out time together Gary went into some phenomenal detail about how his career as a player turned around when he seriously began to work on and explore the mental game It is inspirational how he explored for him key areas such as visualisation and how this gave him the capacity to get the very best out of his obvious talent The conversation very much looks at how when you have developed some skills how you can then access those skills on the course itself As a result of working on his mental game Gary became one of the oldest rookies in PGA Tour history
Truly inspirational for us all
As Gary says most golfers do not have the time to make major swing changes but they COULD explore the mental game to get the very best from their experience Enjoy the show.
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Could you look at the game from a different perspective?
Today we welcome back a very great friend and colleague Kendal Mcwade from Instinctive Golf
Kendal has had a huge impact on my own coaching as well as many other players and coaches.
He has been a pioneer in exploring the nature of learning
We had the chance to look deeply into the nature of learning and how we try to develop in the game of golf
- How can we deepen awareness?
- Hitting objects with tools – natural motion
- What is the nature of deep learning?
- Have we lost a deep connection to how we use and utilise tools?
- What innate capabilities have we hidden from view?
- The joy of ‘messing around’ and creating shots
- Keeping the brain FULLY engaged
- Deliberate shanks, deliberate toe shots
- Deliberate tops
- Hitting drivers of grip length tees
- Exploring what the club can actually do
- Hitting the ‘Bomb Draw’
- The golfing hammer
Just a wonderful conversation with a very deep thinker about the game who has influenced so many players and coaches
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How joining the most elite golf club of all gives us all inspiration to ‘Stay in the Game’
Do you watch this year’s US Masters?What was the rollercoaster of emotions like for you?
It was an incredible spectacle that has left a deep impression on us all. As Rory joins the most elite of clubs what can we all dissect and learn from the once in a lifetime achievement?
Today Karl gives his reflections on what we can all learn from Rory
How Rory ‘stayed in the game’
Dealing with the multitude of thoughts, feelings and emotions
Recovering from setbacks
A willingness to accept ALL outcomes
The bigger picture of what golf truly means to us
The value of LASTING relationships
Being clear on YOUR reasons to play golf
Being willing to stay on the PATH to MASTERY
What may RORY achieve NOW?
A thought provoking solo session by Karl that you can totally relate to your own game
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Why pain is actually in the BRAIN and how we LEARN to be anxious
Today on the Mind Caddie we have a really distinguished guest in the shape of Dr Howard Schubiner
He is an internist and the director of the Mind Body Medicine Center at Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Schubiner is a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He has authored more than 100 publications in scientific journals and books, and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally and has consulted for the American Medical Association, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Mental Health. Dr. Schubiner is the author of three books: Unlearn Your Pain, Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression, and Hidden From View
- Why your brain predicts what it needs to do to PROTECT you ALWAYS
- When you touch a hot stove it is not your finger causing the pain it is your BRAIN
- What happens when your brain goes into DANGER MODE
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The triple three that keep the problem in place
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Focus
- Fear
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Fixing
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The body always heals but our brain can keep producing pain
- How anxiety can be a learned response to a PERCEIVED danger
- Why we need to ‘TALK’ to our brain to reduce the perception of threat
- Change the perception of the threat and we change our response to the threat.
- Such an important episode not just for your golf but your life in general
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On today’s show we have a special coach in the shape of Denmark’s Andreas Kali who has overseen the development of numerous top players in Denmark. Due to his incredible results with so many players he has become one of the hottest coaches in golf
We had a really wonderful conversation about the philosophy behind the success he has been getting in Denmark
In particular about the development of the players a people not just golfers
The need to create an environment of fun and learning in practice.
Not just fun in the conventional sense but the fun of being REALLY engaged in the training you are doing
Andreas talked about some of the setback he encountered as a player and how he wants to help his own players short circuit that learning
He talked about the THREE CORE elements that drive all of his lessons and the training environments
- Does this get the ball CLOSER to the target
- Does this PREVENT injury
- Does this enhance the LOVE of the game
If your coaching is not addressing those needs then is it REALLY making a difference?
We talked about LOW POINT in the swing and how this simple focus of attention can make such a huge difference to most golfers enjoyment of the game but also their performance
Keeping players in the game for longer
Not everyone is going to be a champion but can we keep players engaged in a way that doesn’t threaten their identity as a human being
You will find this conversation fascinating and you will begin to see why Andreas has been so incredibly successful with so many young players
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What will ACTUALLY make a difference to your golf and life
Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back my good friend and colleague Jim Waldron.
This is a recording of a live presentation Jim gave to the Mind Factor coaches
Jim is an outstanding coach with an absolute wealth of experience.
This seminar is for the really dedicated coach or player.
There are some challenging concepts in here that have the potential to make a really BIG difference to your game and indeed your life.
In the session we talked about:
The dangers of spending TOO much time in your own internal world. Becoming too absorbed in your own thoughts.
The opportunity in golf to develop the skills of going EXTERNAL. In between shots having the capability to go to your SENSORY experience.
- What can you SEE, HEAR or FEEL?
- Having the DISTINCTION between the TWO WORLDS of INTERNAL and EXTERNAL
- What focused attention actually is
- The absolute ‘rules of the road’ with swing changes
- The need for slow motion swings and FEELING the extremes either side of correct
- Why information alone will never create swing changes
- What is the correct ‘dose’ of practice
- Making the movement patterns UNCONSCIOUS
- The difference between working on the swing and PERFORMING the swing on the course
- The need to develop a FOCAL POINT on the course
- Developing a ‘basket’ of focal points to take out onto the course
- Developing the ‘Let’s SEE what HAPPENS’ mindset
- What is the essential nature of the unconscious mind? The ‘watchdog’ of the unconscious mind.
Why the unconscious mind often ‘believes’ a yip is actually helping
The opportunity to ‘sit’ in the presence of a great coach interacting with other coaches and developing so many key concepts and ideas
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Today we are joined on the show by Cordie Walker from GolfWell
Cordie Walker spends time with the most interesting players, coaches, and researchers in the golf industry to discover what the best are doing in their game.
The content and information he puts out is absolutely brilliant.
On today’s show we discuss his fascinating journey to get to 180mph ball speed.
The conversation is packed full of golden nuggets if you are on a quest to gain more distance of the tee.
- The perils and pitfalls of going down the wrong alley.
- The need to create motivation through a clear and defined goal
- The side benefits in life of having this clear goal leading to better habits
- Learning about speed in the golf swing
- Consulting with great coaches like Mark Blackburn and Luke Benoit
- Making the longest backswing you can and pushing your boundaries
- Using foam golf balls for habit change
Understanding how to use the ground better. Essential moves to develop this. The earlier the better
The actual effects of a good warm up from a physiological level
Does speed training actually make your normal swing MORE efficient?
Some great insights if you are about to go on a quest of more ball speed
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The ultimate mental game skill
Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back my good friend and colleague Dr Raymond Prior.
Raymond is one of the top performance consultants in the world. He works with some of the very best golfers in the world on the PGA Tour as well as athletes from many other sports and also actors and entertainers.
He is the author of a wonderful book ‘Golf Beneath the surface’
We also co contributed to a great program called:
‘Stable Confidence’
The foundations of stable confidence are a willingness to accept ALL and EVERY possible outcome you may face in a round or in a tournament.
In today’s conversation we deepen the understanding of developing the skill of ACCEPTANCE
We discuss what acceptance is and perhaps more importantly what it isn’t.
- It is not giving up or resignation
- It is not being ‘happy’ with poor outcomes
- It is not feeling comfortable all the time
- It is a willingness to embrace the REALITY of the game
- Why your brain is ‘primed’ to focus on avoidance
- Your brain doesn’t care about golf it cares about SURVIVAL
- How can we begin to work with and understand this?
- How can we actually develop acceptance skills? Yoga and cold water, what is the link?
- Why being in a state of pursuit is so important
- What is the flow state actually like?
This conversation WILL really make a difference to your game. It is a wonderful discussion about the crucial skill of ACCEPTANCE
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Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by top putting coach Lee Sullivan.
Lee is building a great reputation for himself working with players at all levels but more notable recently with tour players.
He has worked with and alongside Phil Kenyon and Mike Kanski for many years at their world renowned putting studio in Formby
We had a great conversation about his evolution as a coach
- We talk about creating an effective learning environment for putting
- The 3 essential keys to better putting
- Reading greens
- Pace
- Starting the ball on line
- Effective drills to improve SPEED CONTROL
- Timing and Tempo
- How do you develop the skill of TIMING your putts
- The one second rule of timing and the ONE to TWO ration
- Changing the length of the backswing to judge the length of putt
- How to ‘trap’ the correct feeling
- How timing and tempo can improve mechanics
- Transforming your putting INDOORS
- The best way to use the ‘ladder’ drill
- Matching INTENTION with ACTION
- Giving your brain PUZZLES to solve
- The myths of acceleration
- The 100 ft drill to help TRANSFER skills
A great session to INSPIRE you to become awesome on the greens
Take action
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lee@kenyonputting.com
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Today on the show we have a very special couple of guests Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott who have been absolute pioneers in the world of golf coaching over the past 25 years or so.
They have had a positive influence on so many players and coaches working notably with some of the best players in the game such as Annika Sorenstam
We had a wonderful conversation that will give you so many insights into how to get the very best from your golfing experience this year.
How Vision 54 emerged and how it changed the ‘story’ of Swedish Golf
Looking at and exploring the possibilities about your golfing experience
What is your spirit of the game?
Why DO you play golf?
What are YOUR reasons for playing the game?
Unless we explore this concept we will have the illusion the only thing that matters is score
The influence of the great and visionary Chuck Hogan in exploring the Mind Body connection
The onslaught of technology and how we can miss the inner experience
The human connection in coaching and the need for a balance between technology and human skills
The need for a coach to get out on the course and actually SEE the player in the true environment as opposed to just on the range
How on course coaching can reveal so much about a player and how rewarding it is to have true breakthrough
What a player really needs to look at when they come to CREATE shots
- THINK BOX
- PLAY BOX
- MEMORY BOX
- The magic of the ‘in between’ of golf
- How memory has such an impact on our game
A truly fascinating conversation with two legendary coaches which will really get you thinking about your approach to the game
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Fantastic to welcome back on the podcast my good friends Piers Ward and Andy Proudman from Me and My Golf.
They have both been pioneers in the online coaching space but at their heart they are dedicated golf coaches primarily interested in helping players get better at the game by looking in a holistic way at performance.
We had the opportunity to discuss the new life the boys have created in San Diego
The different levels of commitment from player to player
The evolution of online coaching and how we need to move in the direction of actually showing improving golfers in a lesson situation
Less about what the coach knows and more about the students experience
The benefits of working as a partnership challenging each other
- Working with top players such as Arron Rai
- How to get players to improve rapidly and the need to really LISTEN to the person in front of you
- Tuning into a players individual learning styles
- Clubface first and then body pivot
- Asking the student what THEY think is going to happen in the lesson
- Deconstructing how you coach. What makes you unique as a coach?
CIA
Clarity, Improvement and Autonomy
A really interesting session with two TOP coaches at the top of their game
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The inspirational story of an ordinary golfer who made a dream happen
In this episode of the Mind Caddie we have a special guest in the shape of Tim Shears
Recently Tim shared with me his wonderful personal story of how he managed to shoot his age at the age of 67!!
- It is a VERY inspirational story
- He set off on this journey at the age of 65
- He had a plan
- He took action and made it happen
Before that Tim related his own life story of being a caddie in the early days of the European Tour
Travelling around Europe with the hand to mouth existence of the early caddies
He then didn’t play for many years
Took a huge break from the game and then a chance moment out cycling brought him back to golf
He got back into playing then the goal emerged
Shoot your age as soon as possible at the age of 65
He broke his game down into various components
- Putting
- Chipping
- Swing Technique
- Physical Conditioning
- Mental Game
- The ability to TRAIN on the course in an effective way
- He then took ACTION
Pursued the daily improvements
He set out on HIS journey of purpose
He then achieved the goal
Shooting his age at 67!!
It is a wonderful story of how we CAN make things happen if the goal is clear enough
- What could YOU achieve?
- Are you taking action?
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The FOUR areas of Rotation you NEED to know to hit the ball further
Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by one of the very best fitness and conditioning coaches in the USA Chris Finn.
Chris is very highly regarded in his field and when you start to listen to this conversation you will understand why.
The fitness business he has built Par4Success continues to have amazing results with players of all levels and ages.
All of his worked is steeped in extensive research and solid data.
- In this conversation:
- You will understand the need to find out exactly where you currently are with your fitness
- The four key areas of ROTATION
- The TWO key power moves and how you can test at home
- Some amazing stories about players improving their speed and distance even at EIGHTY and NINETY
- How you will lose 10 mph per decade after forty
- Why very few players are optimised
- The real secrets to more distance
- The importance of rotary motion
- How you can work on more speed SAFELY
- How you can hold of the advancement of time
- Why we need to focus more on KEEPING players in the game
A really informative session from a TOP coach
TAKE ACTION
Take the FREE home test and find out where you are
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A potential way back to playing with less pain
On today’s Mind Caddie we go in a slightly different direction but nevertheless one that I am sure will apply to so many people.
PAIN!!
A lot of us are playing golf in some form of pain or other
It may be acute pain or chronic pain
Chronic pain is at epidemic proportions
If you have had pain for over 6 months it is now a chronic issue
And as todays guest ‘The Pain PT’ Jim Prussack explains it is not as simple and as straightforward as we may believe.
All pain is generated by the brain which doesn’t mean that the ‘pain is in your head’
It is real and it hurts
But as Jim wonderfully explains when you understand the role of the brain in pain you can go in a different direction.
Much pain is a result of the brains PERCEPTION
Feeling of threat
When we reduce the threat we reduce the pain reaction
So much of this ties in with what we have explored on the Mind Caddie about the perception of threat and performance
You will find this interview fascinating and it may just give you some hope of different way to approach your pain
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Today on the podcast we are joined by author and coach Cameron Strachan who has written the provocatively titled book ‘How to Unf__k your Golf Swing’
He has made it his life’s work to demystify the golf swing and get players away from too much technical thinking
It may not be for everyone but for many it will be a refreshing departure from the barrage of technical positions and theory
How can we make learning the golf swing much simpler? This question has driven Cameron in his quest for years
How can we give golfers the smallest amount of information that has the biggest effect?
- The technical overload we are all suffering from
- Why the default is to seek out more information
- We are designed to use tools skilfully yet we often ignore that fact
- The biomechanical research on efficient movement
- What if the game was just like making an underarm throw?
- Would you feel capable of doing that?
- How much would that simplify things?
- Make a throwing motion with the club
- How simplification increases feel
As we discussed Cameron firmly believes that the game of golf COULD be as simple as throwing a ball
If the game becomes more simple then you are free to focus on other things like the golf course and actually enjoying your experience
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Head coach at Wake Forest for 28 years
On today’s show we welcome legendary Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas who has been there for an incredible 28 years.
During this time he has been part of the development of so many great players
We had a wonderful discussion about the background to Jerry’s development as a player and a coach.
His uncle was former US Masters champion Bob Goalby and his brother Jay Haas holds the record of the most made cuts in PGA Tour
Jerry went on to play on the European Tour in the golden era of the likes of Ballesteros and Langer and then the PGA Tour
Much of the development of his game involved PLAYING the game on the golf course
It is clear from the conversation that Jerry still has an incredible passion and love for the game of golf
We discussed the importance of finding a way to get the ball around the course with what you have that day.
- How great players find ways of dealing with the inevitable poor shots and setbacks
- Learning course management from the great players
- Giving young players ownership of their game
- How a good coach gets a balanced view of a player’s game
- Dealing with the realities of the game
- Creating a very powerful learning environment
- The more you ‘give’ of yourself the more you will get from the game
- Being flexible as a coach to individual players requirements
- Knowing WHO you are as a golfer
- Developing people not just golfers
- The FOUR crucial moments in every round
- The influence of Arnold Palmer and his lasting legacy
A really incredible conversation with a coach who has been helping players at the very highest level for over 28 years
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In this episode, Karl hosts renowned golf coach Gareth McShea. They reminisce about their early days and delve into McShea's journey from aspiring tour golfer to a leading figure in golf coaching.
The discussion highlights McShea's methodology, including his pivotal shift influenced by Dan Millman's 'Body Mind Mastery' and how focusing on the mental and emotional game can enhance physical performance.
Gareth also elaborates on Aim Point, an innovative approach to green reading that eliminates guesswork and improves putting accuracy. He underscores the importance of making intentional mistakes during training to grasp core skills, and cautions on the balanced use of technology in coaching. This episode is rich with insights on improving both the mental and technical facets of golf.
Aim Point has the capacity to take away so much of the mystery to reading greens.
This is essential listening. 00:00 Introduction and Reunion
00:38 Gareth's Journey to Coaching
02:43 Discovering Aim Point
05:55 The Mechanics of Aim Point
18:37 Training and Practice Insights
33:56 Using Technology in Golf
36:23 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
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The power of a defined MISSION Today on the Mind Caddie we have a very special guest in Dr. John Demartini. He is world-renowned human behavior expert. His work has been described by students as "the most comprehensive body of work" - "an extensive library of wisdom."
He is an internationally published author, a global educator and the founder of the Demartini Method, a revolutionary tool in modern psychology. His teachings are the synthesis of knowledge and wisdom from the greatest minds through history.
We had a wonderful conversation with so many valuable insights to apply to your game of golf but perhaps more importantly your game of life.
We discussed: What are the main barriers to releasing your TRUE capability and how comparing yourself to others can be so detrimental. How the law of ‘contrast’ minimises your Mastery Why finding your own sense of personal mission will allow you to focus so much more effectively on what you are doing TODAY Mastering YOUR skills as you become absorbed in exploring what you are truly capable of becoming Don’t be second at being somebody else be FIRST at being YOU How infatuation with OUTCOME takes you away from Mastery. The bigger the cause the bigger the outcome. How your life demonstrates your hierarchy of values What is it that energises you everyday? Are your actions in line with your highest values?
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Review of the year - A time for genuine reflection As we are at that time of year when we reflect Karl takes the opportunity to look back and ask some quality questions. What has this year been like for you? Did you achieve and experience what you wanted from the game? What were some of the genuine highlights? Then as we move forward to the opportunities next year will bring. Can we gain real clarity on what is truly important to you? What would a really special golfing year look like? If we get some clarity on our purpose we can begin to ‘accumulate good days’ The great basketball coach John Wooden said: ‘Make each day YOUR masterpiece’ What would your life be like if you did that? Who would you spend time with? Who would you invest your time and energy with? In this particular show we go deep into the importance of meaning and values Give yourself the time to sit down and really think about what you want from the game Commit to journaling Commit to effective reflection Aim to develop really useful golfing SKILLS Stay with us on the journey of possibilities To book YOUR Mind Caddie evening at your club get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com To start your FREE trial of the Mind Caddie go to www.mindcaddie.golf
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Trusting our innate intelligence Karl and Simon delve into various topics stemming from their personal and professional experiences. They discuss the importance of presence and authenticity, especially in giving talks and interacting with audiences. The significance of mental strength in sports, the myth of positive thinking, and dealing with anxiety and imposter syndrome are examined. They also explore the dangers of rigidly striving for success and the value of embracing innate enoughness and wholeness, challenging societal norms around identity, status, and performance culture. The episode culminates in a philosophical discussion about non-dualism and how to practically navigate life while understanding our interconnectedness and the illusory nature of status. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:08 Reflecting on Past Conversations 00:35 The Power of Spontaneity in Public Speaking 01:25 Experiences with Impromptu Talks 03:16 The Role of Presence and Connection 05:17 Challenges in Sports and Positive Thinking 07:26 Insights from Top Athletes 09:24 The Myth of Constant Positivity 11:21 Personal Stories of Overcoming Anxiety 17:28 The Illusion of Success and Fulfillment 21:21 Expressing Innate Wholeness 23:38 The Path to Mastery and Being Present 27:27 The Freedom in Acceptance 28:46 Embracing Acceptance and Letting Go 30:24 Exploring Non-Dualism and Practicality 31:28 The Value of Meditation and Self-Inquiry 35:15 Navigating Identity and Ego in Broadcasting 40:04 The Fragility of Identity and Social Roles 45:50 The Importance of Open-Heartedness and Gifts 48:57 Cultural Perspectives on Status and Happiness 51:48 Conclusion and Upcoming Projects To find out more about Simon Mundie go to https://www.simonmundie.com/ To start your free Mind Caddie trial go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/ To book your ‘Mind Caddie’ workshop get in touch and go to www.themindfactor.com OFFICIAL BRAND AMBASSADOR : Fenix Apparel and Accessories Co. Ltd.
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In this episode, Karl interviews renowned performance coach Steven Yellen. They discuss Steven’s new book, which delves deeper into the principles of fluid motion and sports performance, specifically in golf. Key topics include the importance of building and accessing fluid motion, the dangers of unnecessary swing changes, and the role of the basal ganglia in storing motion memory. Steven shares insights from his collaboration with top sports neuroscientist Dr. Fred Travis and explains how elite golfers can avoid 'swing prison' by creating a threshold level of wholeness. Practical advice on achieving wholeness and timing in the golf swing is provided, along with discussions on common missteps and how to build a strong foundation for consistent performance. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:36 Discussing the New Book 01:05 The Importance of Motion in Sports 01:37 Challenges of Swing Changes 02:31 The Role of Basal Ganglia in Motion Memory 04:05 Risks of Swing Changes for Elite Players 06:15 Human Nature and the Desire to Improve 14:18 The Concept of Wholeness in Fluid Motion 21:37 Practical Steps to Achieve Wholeness 25:11 Understanding Wholeness in Golf 25:49 Practical Application: Shallowing the Club 26:44 Associating Wholeness with Swing Changes 28:19 Evaluating Wholeness During Practice 28:54 The Role of Abstract Criteria in Golf 32:05 The Importance of Internal Learning 35:07 Programming the Golf Swing 38:36 The Ideal Pre-Shot Routine 45:02 The Science of Silence: Tiger's Secret 52:11 Final Thoughts and Resources To book YOUR Mind Caddie workshop go to www.themindfactor.com To start your free 7 day trial of Mind Caddie go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/
Why your hands are SO important to your game. Mark joins Karl for an insightful discussion about his journey over the past five years and his extensive experience in the world of golf. They delve into the significance of beliefs and perception in movement and performance.
Mark emphasizes the intertwined nature of the brain and body, particularly the crucial role hands play in movement coordination. They explore how beliefs shape behaviors, the evolving myths in golf training, and the importance of context and understanding in coaching. Reflecting on the past, present, and future of golf training,
Mark provides practical advice for golfers looking to improve their game through a more nuanced understanding of body mechanics, belief systems, and performance markers. 00:00 Introduction and Reunion 00:26 Mark's Background and Early Influences 02:31 Understanding Belief Systems in Performance 05:15 Common Myths and Misconceptions in Golf 08:25 The Role of Emotions and Context in Performance 13:10 Adapting to Different Training Environments 14:43 Planning Effective Winter Training Programs 21:52 Balancing Internal and External Focus 27:36 The Four Choices in Performance 28:03 The Role of Hands in Skill Development 29:22 Vision and Movement Connection 31:04 Hands and Clubface Awareness 35:57 Historical Insights and Modern Science 45:09 Learning vs. Practicing 49:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts To find out more about Mark Bull go to https://bull3d.net/ To book your ‘Mind Caddie’ workshop go to www.themindfactor.com To download your free Mind Caddie 7 day trial go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf
In this episode, Karl interviews Josh Nichols, a prominent mental golf coach and host of the Mental Golf Show podcast. They discuss Josh's journey from aspiring professional golfer to becoming a mental golf coach. Josh shares his experiences with practice techniques, mental approaches, and how he transformed his career with the help of his coach, Robert Limville. The conversation delves deep into effective practice strategies, the importance of mental resilience, and practical drills to improve various aspects of the game. Josh also highlights how perspective and mental training can significantly impact performance on the golf course. This episode is filled with valuable insights for golfers looking to elevate their practice routines and mental game. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:33 Josh's Golf Journey 01:48 Turning Point: Finding an Instructor 03:32 Mental and Technical Improvements 07:24 The Importance of Practice 12:07 Working with Coach Robert Limville 18:21 Effective Practice Techniques 25:26 Switching Between Practice Modes 30:11 Training Context Shifts for Better Performance 31:37 The Success of British Cycling: A Lesson in Consistency 32:29 Handling Pressure in Competitions 36:11 The Importance of Practice Planning 41:19 Challenges and Drills for Improvement 47:56 Simulating Real Game Scenarios 51:59 Mental Strength and Overcoming Failure 54:16 Conclusion and Where to Find More If you want to book YOUR Mind Caddie seminar at your club get in touch at www.themindfactor.com To download the Mind Caddie app go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/ Karl Morris Proud Ambassador of Fenix Clothing and Apparel https://www.fenixxcell.com/
In this episode, Karl interviews golf instructor Adam Young, where they discuss the importance of skill development over technical perfection in golf. Adam explains his definition of skill as the ability to execute one's intention on the course, distinguishing it from mere technique. They delve into the necessity of adaptability in golf, debunking the myth of consistency and emphasising external focus and intention to improve shot outcomes. Adam also shares practical drills for golfers to enhance their skills by focusing on impact rather than aesthetics, and recommends training methods to better control ball strike and flight. Key takeaways include the significance of external focus, adaptability, and clear intention in achieving better golf performance. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:19 Defining Skill in Golf 02:56 The Importance of Adaptability 05:07 Skill Training Techniques 06:45 Understanding Impact and Patterns 10:17 External Focus and Problem Solving 22:22 The Role of Variability in Performance 27:53 Understanding the Physics of a Good Golf Shot 28:22 The Role of Psychology in Golf Performance 29:25 Developing Consistent Impact Through Feel 30:48 Using Technology to Improve Your Game 31:57 Analyzing Ball Flight and Ground Contact 32:54 Practical Drills for Better Strikes 35:15 The Importance of External Focus 44:15 Macro vs. Micro Technique in Golf 46:33 The Pitfalls of Chasing Aesthetic Perfection 53:05 Mastering the Fundamentals for Long-Term Success 54:23 Resources for Further Improvement If you want to book YOUR Mind Caddie seminar at your club get in touch at www.themindfactor.com To download the Mind Caddie app go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/ Karl Morris Proud Ambassador of Fenix Clothing and Apparel https://www.fenixxcell.com/
In this episode, host Karl interviews Giles Croft, a former surgeon who transitioned into health informatics, cycling journalism, and eventually coaching. They discuss Giles' varied career, his insights on career change, and his passion for cycling. Giles shares his journey from medicine to managing health information and finally to becoming a successful coach focusing on mental health and well-being. They explore the importance of being present, handling anxiety, and letting go of rigid goals to achieve true fulfilment. Giles also offers perspectives on how holistic approaches could transform healthcare and emphasises the significance of daily reminders and personal insights for growth. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:17 Giles' Varied Career Journey 01:00 Transition from Medicine to Cycling 02:16 Discovering a Passion for Coaching 04:30 Insights and Transformations 09:10 The Power of Intuitive Thinking 11:19 Cycling and Overcoming Disappointments 14:30 Winning the Race: A Mindset Shift 20:44 Coaching Philosophy and Approach 24:35 Understanding Anxiety in Performance 29:16 Dealing with Anxiety in the Moment 30:15 Understanding the Nature of Experience 30:48 The Problem with Focusing on Problems 32:22 Acting Despite Feelings 34:21 Goals, Dreams, and Aspirations 36:30 The Trap of 'I'll Be Happy When' 38:34 The Importance of Being Present 45:31 Mind-Body Connection in Medicine 50:34 Future Directions and Daily Reminders 54:04 Conclusion and Newsletter Information If you want to book YOUR Mind Caddie seminar at your club get in touch at www.themindfactor.com To download the Mind Caddie app go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/
In this episode, Karl and Gary revisit the transformative ideas from their book 'The Lost Art of Putting,' reflecting on its impact since its publication six years ago.
To get a free 7 day trial of Mind Caddie go to https://www.mindcaddie.golf/ They explore the concepts of focusing on pace over line, creative and intuitive approaches to putting, the importance of intention, attention, and attitude, and the role of acceptance in handling outcomes.
Insights are shared from their experiences and observations, including anecdotes about notable golfers and practical exercises to improve putting. They emphasize the importance of making putting a fun and engaging aspect of the game rather than a technical chore.
To book YOUR Mind Caddie workshop at YOUR club go to www.themindfactor.com • 00:00 Opener (5:28) •
• 05:28 Welcome Back, Gary!
• 05:50 Reflecting on Six Years of Progress
• 07:37 The Importance of Pace in Putting
• 09:25 The Role of Attention in Putting
• 13:30 Engaging the Imagination in Practice
• 17:08 Teaching Golf the Right Way
• 26:26 Intention, Attention, and Attitude
• 32:07 The Importance of Being Present in Golf
• 32:40 Lessons from Sven-Göran Eriksson and Bernhard Langer
• 34:24 The Power of Acceptance in Golf
• 37:32 Dream Big, Play to Win, and Never Give In
• 39:33 The Possible Question: A Powerful Tool
• 48:20 Focusing on the Ball: A Key to Success
• 51:20 The Joy of Putting
• 54:46 Conclusion and Future Plans
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In this episode, Karl welcomes back Tim O'Connor to discuss Tim's new book, 'Getting Unstuck: The Seven Transformational Practices for Golf Nerds'.
If you want to book your Mind Caddie workshop for 2025 get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com They explore the extended life of their reciprocal conversations across their podcasts, touch on the captivating photo on the book's cover, and dive deep into the five components of golf: physical, technical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
Tim shares insights on the spiritual dimension of golf, his experience as a coach, and the philosophy that golf is a portal to understanding oneself.
They also discuss the benefits of journaling, both in golf and life, along with the idea of trusting one's innate abilities over strict methodologies.
With references to golf legends like Fred Shoemaker and figures like Bruce Lee, they highlight how deeper understanding and spiritual connection can enrich one's game and life.
The conversation also touches on how Tim's podcast, Swing Thoughts, co-hosted with Howard, dives into similar themes with a blend of humor and authenticity. 00:00 Opener
• 04:45 Introduction and Guest Welcome
• 05:08 Discussing the Book ‘Getting Unstuck’
• 07:47 The Spiritual Side of Golf
• 15:52 The Power of Journaling
• 25:24 The ‘Don’t Give a Shit’ Swing
• 30:00 Exploring Different Approaches to Golf
• 30:49 The Power of Personal Experience in Learning Golf
• 32:38 Mo Norman: A Self-Taught Golf Legend
• 34:36 The Importance of Feeling in Golf
• 39:25 Learning Through Experience: Skateboarding and Golf
• 42:14 The Deeper Wisdom in Golf and Life
• 49:34 The Role of Mission and Grounding in Golf
• 51:31 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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In this engaging series, Karl and Fred delve into the intricate connections between golf and life. They explore how aging shifts one's perspective on the game, transforming it from a measure of self-worth to a source of joy and creativity.
The discussion highlights the psychological aspects of golf, emphasizing self-awareness, the pitfalls of seeking external validation, and the power of being present.
The narrative champions the importance of experiential learning over rigid instruction, the benefits of a non-judgmental learning environment, and the necessity of authenticity in coaching.
The series also touches on pivotal life lessons about trust, failure, and finding meaning and purpose.
Ultimately, the conversations advocate for a holistic approach to mastery, both in golf and life, where curiosity, personal growth, and genuine human connection are key. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:26 The Gift of Golf 03:07 Coping Strategies on the Course 06:00 Bigger Questions for Young Golfers 11:52 The Power of Attention 14:51 The Complexity of Golf Lessons 24:32 Creating a Safe Learning Environment 28:39 Fundamentals and Trust in Golf 31:16 Embracing Change and Trusting Yourself 31:36 The Value of Personal Experience 32:06 Ownership and Mastery in Golf 32:48 The Importance of Self-Trust 34:49 Learning from Failure 36:05 Coaching and Authenticity 37:37 The Role of Practice Swings 38:32 Awareness and Blind Spots 43:39 Coaching Philosophy and Personal Growth 53:17 The Essence of Mastery 58:25 Finding Meaning and Purpose 59:26 Final Thoughts and Reflections
In this episode, Karl and Jim discuss the intricacies of golf improvement and reflection at the end of a season. They emphasize the importance of having a strategic plan and identifying weak areas in one's game, such as mental focus, long game, short game, or putting. They explore the concept of having a clear purpose for playing golf beyond ego enhancement, focusing on mastery, and identifying one's golfing personality: learner, competitor, or shot maker. They touch on the mental aspects of golf, such as acceptance and mindfulness practices used to improve focus and deal with challenges like the yips. The conversation highlights how essential it is to engage in meditation and awareness practices to enhance performance and the importance of a path with heart in pursuit of mastery in golf or any endeavor. 00:00 Opener 03:35 Introduction and Greetings 03:40 Reflecting on Your Golf Season 04:27 Setting Goals and Strategies 04:54 Identifying Weak Areas 06:03 Purpose and Motivation in Golf 07:10 The Concept of Mastery 08:00 Golfing Personality Types 11:11 Balancing Competitiveness and Skill 20:33 Winter Training Tips 22:08 Making Swing Changes 30:08 Memory and Change in Golf 30:11 Challenges for Different Skill Levels 30:59 Importance of Patience in Practice 31:21 Linking Swing Changes to Ball Flight 31:44 Understanding the Learning Process 31:57 The Dark Ages of Golf Instruction 33:37 Effective Practice Techniques 34:41 Focal Points in Golf 36:19 Mind-Body Connection 39:36 Acceptance and Psychological Health 47:15 Daily Mindfulness Practice 48:42 Focused Attention and Mindfulness 52:07 Walking Meditation 54:48 The Path with Heart 57:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Karl Morris Proud Ambassador of Fenix Clothing and Apparel https://www.fenixxcell.com/
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Welcome to the Mind Caddie podcast with Karl Morris. The ultimate podcast for golf enthusiasts seeking to enhance their mental game and take their golf performance to new heights.
Hosted by Europe's leading performance coach to PGA Tour players, Karl Morris, along with special guests, this show is your gateway to unlocking the hidden potential within you on the golf course.
In this episode, Karl Morris interviews Dr. Craig Farnsworth, an optometrist turned renowned putting coach. Dr. Farnsworth discusses his journey from eye training to coaching elite golfers like Nick Faldo and Bernard Langer. He highlights the importance of visual skills in better aligning putts and overcoming mental barriers.
Dr. Farnsworth shares insights into improving pace control and alignment through perceptual accuracy and visualization. He emphasizes the mental aspect of golf, utilizing visualization, attention training, and stress management techniques to enhance performance. Coaches and players are encouraged to view putting as a set of puzzles to solve, focusing on developing strong perceptual skills alongside technical ability.
Dr. Farnsworth also mentions his books, "See It and Sink It" and "The Putting Prescription," which delve into his methodologies.
00:00 Opener
03:17 Introduction and Guest Welcome
03:23 Early Career and Notable Collaborations
04:08 Insights on Bernard Langer
06:09 The Journey from Optometrist to Putting Coach
09:02 The Importance of Visual Skills in Sports
10:30 Techniques for Improving Putting Alignment
14:26 Pace Control in Putting
22:35 Mental Aspects of Golf
27:49 Transformative Impact of Dr. Farnsworth
28:32 Training Techniques for Golfers
29:23 Visualization in Putting
31:39 Common Mistakes and Solutions
33:54 Managing Anxiety on the Green
35:44 Pre-Shot Routine and Focus
38:37 Feedback Devices and Practice
40:57 Mental Game and Stress Response
43:30 Final Thoughts and Resources
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Andrew, the author of 'The Overthinker's Guide to Life,' shares his unconventional career path, starting from health psychology to becoming an advertising creative and stand-up comedian.
During the discussion, he delves into his struggles with overthinking, how it impacted his professional and personal life, and the insights he gained from his experiences. Andrew explains how learning to trust his instincts and stay present has enhanced his creativity and performance.
He also provides practical advice on overcoming overthinking, drawing connections to sports, and the importance of letting thoughts flow without over-control. Finally, he touches on the significance of being in tune with one's body and environment to cultivate a more relaxed and effective mindset.
• 00:00 Opener (4’22”)
• 04:22 Introduction and Guest Welcome
• 04:55 Andrew’s Unconventional Career Path
• 07:31 Exploring Overthinking and Anxiety
• 09:45 Transition to Coaching and Writing
• 10:54 The Creative Process and Writing the Book
• 12:31 Parallels Between Sports and Overthinking
• 15:11 Practical Steps to Overcome Overthinking
• 30:54 The Power of Adaptability and Trust
• 45:13 Final Thoughts and Contact Information
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In this insightful episode, Susie Meyers, author of 'Golf from Point A,' delves into the philosophical approach of her book, which emphasizes the importance of treating each shot, each day, and each moment as a new beginning akin to the letter 'A' in the alphabet.
Meyers shares compelling anecdotes about golf and life, drawing parallels between the game and broader life lessons on adaptability, emotional resilience, and the significance of letting go of past burdens.
She also reflects on her experiences coaching players with disabilities, highlighting the profound impact of golf on personal growth and emotional well-being. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this conversation offers valuable insights into the mental and emotional aspects of the game, urging golfers to focus on process over results and find peace and joy in their journey.
00:00 Opener
02:55 Introduction and Warm Welcome
03:18 Exploring the Concept of Point A 03:47 Philosophy of Point A in Golf
05:48 Emotional Attachment and Control in Golf
08:01 Adaptability and Flexibility in Golf
10:02 Mindfulness and Quieting the Mind
11:59 Training the Inner World
15:46 Observing Thoughts and Emotions
20:43 Simplifying Golf Instruction
30:05 The Joy of Playing Golf for Its Own Sake
30:42 A Unique Approach to Teaching Golf
31:25 The Waldorf School Influence
32:28 Coaching the Most Brilliant Student
33:02 The Essence of Golf and Human Development
34:19 Challenges and Joys of Coaching
36:29 The Emotional Journey of a Young Golfer
37:48 Golf as a Metaphor for Life
39:11 Coaching a Golfer with Disabilities
39:48 The U.S. Adaptive Open Experience
42:35 The True Meaning of Golf
49:21 Embracing the Present Moment in Golf
52:12 Practical Tips for Playing from Point A
56:20 Final Thoughts and Resources
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From Early Beginnings to Professional Golf Success with Tom McKibbin In this episode, Tom McKibbin shares his journey from starting golf at age eight to becoming a professional golfer. He talks about early competitions at Hollywood Golf Club, the significant role of his long-term coach Johnny Foster, and the transition from amateur to professional golf. Tom discusses his experiences on tour, including his first win, dealing with different courses, and the invaluable influence of playing alongside top players like Rory McIlroy. He also offers insights into training routines, the importance of short game improvement, and advice for young golfers aspiring to turn pro. Finally, Tom reveals his top golf courses in Ireland and his deep love for the game. 00:00 Opener
02:55 Introduction and Welcome
03:03 Early Days in Golf
04:18 Coaching and Development
06:41 Competitive Junior Golf
09:46 Amateur Golf Journey
11:09 Turning Professional -1
5:18 Winning on Tour
21:04 Life on Tour
33:24 Golf Philosophy and Enjoyment
42:11 Favorite Golf Courses
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This episode features a deep dive into effective golf training with Peter and Stuart, founders of Practice Thinkers. The conversation explores how golfers can rethink their day-to-day training practices to challenge existing norms and improve performance. Stuart discusses the importance of aligning practice with actual game conditions and addressing performance anxiety through appropriate training methods. They emphasize understanding the intrinsic dynamics of one's golf swing, using practical examples to highlight the adaptation needed for effective play. The discussion extends to the role of training aids, drills, and the significance of understanding individual beliefs in sports practice. With insights into the emotional aspects of golf, the show concludes with practical advice for club golfers on how to optimize their practice and see the course differently. 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:10 Exploring Practice Thinkers 01:36 Challenging Traditional Training Methods 02:36 Adapting Practice to Real-World Scenarios 04:50 Understanding Movement Patterns 08:04 Effective Use of Training Aids 10:38 The Role of Context in Training 19:48 Intrinsic Dynamics and Stability 25:11 Optimal Coaching Environments 28:14 Driving Range Coaching Strategies 28:57 The Evolution of Coaching on Tour 29:33 Understanding the Brain as a Computer 30:27 Adapting Practice to Real Course Conditions 33:44 Emotional Impact on Golf Performance 35:48 Training Approaches for Young Golfers 42:21 Practical Tips for Club Golfers 51:42 The Importance of Hitting the Sweet Spot 53:59 Practice Thinkers: Programs and Offerings Are you going to take ACTION and become a Certified Mind Factor coach?
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In this episode, Karl welcomes PGA Tour coach Ralph, a specialist in putting, to discuss his extensive experience and insights into improving golf performance. Ralph, who has been coaching on the PGA Tour since 2009, shares his journey and highlights, including coaching notable players like Cam Davis and Johnny Vegas. The conversation delves into Ralph's approach to putting, the common misconception of misreads and putt execution, and the development of his green reading system, the Tour Read app. Ralph emphasises the importance of proper feedback, technique, and green reading, providing listeners with valuable tips to enhance their golf game. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:39 Ralph's Coaching Journey 01:00 Success Stories and Notable Players 02:52 Coaching Philosophy and Specialization in Putting 04:03 Understanding Putting Mistakes 05:42 Improving Green Reading Skills 16:41 The Importance of Acceptance in Golf 18:32 Lessons from Mo Norman 25:54 The Power of Simple Swing Thoughts 26:55 The Importance of Focusing on the Shot 27:46 Memories of Playing Golf with Mo 30:28 Introduction to the Tor Reed App 30:54 How the Tor Reed App Works 34:00 Practical Tips for Green Reading 43:30 Effective Putting Practice Protocols 47:05 Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways
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In this insightful episode, Karl interviews Howard, who shares his long journey in the world of golf. They reminisce about their early days, discuss Howard’s influential book 'The Making of a Coach,' and delve into the inspiration behind it, catalysed by personal loss. Karl Morris Proud Ambassador of Fenix Clothing and Apparel https://www.fenixxcell.com/ Howard narrates his life filled with valuable lessons learned from family, the impact of influential figures in golf, his experiences with player coaching, and his time at various prestigious golf clubs. His stories highlight the evolution of golf coaching, the importance of understanding individual player needs, and the profound impact a coach can have on a golfer's personal and professional life. The episode also touches on Howard's late-in-life reconnection with his faith, bringing full circle the theme of life's purpose and the lasting influence of dedicated mentorship. 00:00 Introduction and Early Friendship 00:42 Inspiration Behind the Book 02:36 Early Life and Family Background 04:19 First Steps in Golf 06:17 Challenges and Lessons Learned 08:50 Turning Professional 15:09 Coaching and Mentorship 16:34 Impact on Irish Golf 28:57 Mastering the Short Game 30:40 Lessons from Henry Cotton 32:19 Innovative Coaching Techniques 35:16 The Importance of Impact 37:24 Holistic Approach to Golf 49:45 The Role of Faith in Life and Golf Are you going to take ACTION and become a Certified Mind Factor coach?
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In this episode, Karl Morris invites Howard, a seasoned radio host, comedian, and avid golfer, to discuss the intricacies of the mental side of golf. Are you going to take ACTION and become a Certified Mind Factor coach?
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Howard shares insights from his multifaceted career, his experiences in various golf competitions, and how he transformed his approach to the game from one of frustration to enjoyment. The conversation delves into the parallels between performance in comedy and golf, the importance of being present, and the journey of separating self-worth from performance outcomes. Howard also highlights key influences like Dr. Raymond Pryor and Fred Shoemaker on his mental game and offers listeners practical advice on embracing the challenges of golf with a positive attitude. 00:00 Introduction and Warm Welcome 01:00 Howard's Diverse Career Journey 03:51 The Mental Side of Golf 05:43 Personal Growth and Golf Epiphanies 12:06 Stand-Up Comedy and Golf Parallels 17:13 The Importance of Presence in Performance 24:21 A Tough Day at the Qualifier 24:48 Embracing Positivity and Encouragement 25:29 A Heartfelt Email and Personal Growth 26:11 Reflecting on the Journey and Achievements 26:39 The Paradox of Selflessness in Golf 27:13 Learning from Mentors and Personal Evolution 28:30 Finding Joy Beyond Scores 30:15 The Art of Practicing Golf 32:02 Facing Fears and Embracing Challenges 32:56 Overcoming Self-Loathing in Golf 34:04 The Importance of Enjoying the Game 35:48 Tinkering with Technique and Equipment 38:27 The Philosophy of Golf and Life 43:56 Final Thoughts and Takeaways Are you going to take ACTION and become a Certified Mind Factor coach? Join us for a wonderful three days in Manchester in November
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The Essence of Being: Insights on Authentic Self and Performance
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In this thoughtful conversation, host Karl Morris welcomes Garrett Kramer to discuss recent developments in Garrett's life, including personal projects and the release of his latest book. The dialogue delves deep into the philosophical and practical aspects of self-awareness, the search for fixes in sports and life, and the pursuit of excellence. Garrett elaborates on the role of coaching, the illusion of seeking external validation, and the true nature of human consciousness. The discussion highlights the importance of expressing one's true self, the misinterpretation of insecurity, and the holistic connection between mind, body, and nature. Through engaging anecdotes and profound insights, Garrett emphasises the difference between seeking external success and finding inner peace and fulfillment. 00:00 Welcome Back, Garrett! 00:19 Life Updates and Exciting Projects 01:08 Golf Memories and Family Moments 02:47 The Endless Search for the Next Fix 06:58 The Role of Coaching and Pursuit of Excellence 09:10 Understanding True Self and Inner Peace 10:12 The Coach as a Guide and Mentor 11:37 The Illusion of Fulfillment in Achievements 16:26 Exploring the Nature of Self 29:24 Expressing True Self Through Sport 35:17 Superman's Realization and Insecurity in Sports 35:52 Federer, Nadal, and the Spirit of Competition 36:34 Golf as a Cooperative Challenge 37:39 Embracing Adversity on the Golf Course 38:51 Personal Golf Anecdotes and Lessons 41:16 Expressing Self vs. Seeking in Golf 44:49 The Illusion of the Outside World 47:01 Strategies and the Purpose Behind Them 59:04 Knowing Thyself: The Ultimate Goal 01:03:00 Conclusion and Book Information
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Today on the show we are joined by former European Tour player and coach Paul Affleck Paul played for a number of years on the main tour after winning the Challenge Tour to secure his playing rights.
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We had a wonderful conversation about his development as a player from the early years as an assistant at Heswall Golf Club under the tutelage of Alan Thompson Playing in the Open whilst still working in the Pro Shop Life as a tour player and how using an ‘Inner Game’ technique gave him access to his best skills How searching for better ‘technique’ with a well known coach took his game completely off track The development of a really great short game and how this was SHOT lead Paul is a really deep thinker about the game and has been heavily influenced by the time he has spent with multiple time Mind Caddie guest Kendal McWade The courage to do things differently Why you might consider a 10 finger Baseball Grip Exploring different ways to apply the club to the ball Hovering the club above the ball and the freedom this creates The joy Paul has now on the golf course being creative Exploring shots not just swings
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Today on the podcast we are joined by Dr Laura Carey and Caesar Bayliss from Perception Sport
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Laura has conducted some amazing research around putting over the past number of years in particular around gaze control and also brain activity prior to actually hitting the putt.
What she has uncovered has the potential to transform the way putting is both learned and performed.
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The conversation will REALLY get you thinking about the way you approach your game on the greens.
In our time together we looked at:
- The difference in brain activity just before the stroke is made between successful and unsuccessful putters.
- Why doubt over the ball is so detrimental to performance
- How this increases brain activity which then compromises your stroke
- Why a line on the ball may not be the most effective strategy
- Why practicing with putting aids and gadgets can be of limited value
- The role of the eyes in supplying information for your putt
- The value of ‘quiet eye’
- Busy eyes make for a bust brain
- How to train to then perform
- Why you shouldn’t just keep hitting putt after putt when you are training
This is a really refreshing and far reaching conversation that could potentially apply to the whole of your game
A lot of what Laura and Caesar had to say resonated with many of the ideas presented by Gary Nicol and myself in the Lost Art of Putting
Caesar Bayliss has been a PGA professional for over 20 years and specializes in putting. He coaches at The Wisley and other venues across the UK Dr Laura Carey is a Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland and a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist. She has worked as an applied sport psychologist for over 15 years, offering support to a range of athletes, coaches and teams. Laura’s PhD was in golf putting, titled "Investigating Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise, Visual Gaze, and Neural Activity in Golf Putting".
The website: https://www.perceptionsport.co.uk/
The Conversation: https://bit.ly/3SeWdA2
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How ‘Socratic’ questioning could help transform your game
Today we have on the show internationally renowned coach Nick Bradley who has written a fantastic new book called ‘The 50 secrets to GREAT GOLF you don’t know about YET!’
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One of the secrets really stood out to me
Socratic questioning and how being prepared to ‘go into’ the problem you have with your game could actually help find a solution
What would you ‘need’ to do to slice the ball?
Can you actually experience what you would need to do to deliberately create the ‘mistake’?
This area of enquiry was just one of the fascinating topics that we managed to cover in a really wide ranging conversation:
- Why trying to get rid of the ‘ego’ is the ultimate ego trip
- Playing to your strengths as a coach
- The uses and misuses of technology
- Becoming more of a SHOT coach
- Giving our shots a ‘name’
- The problem with ‘Method Coaching’ and why this is perhaps the least effective coaching model
- The dangers of relying on our memory
Nick has had a very long and distinguished coaching career, studying with some of the world’s best coaches like David Leadbetter and then going on to coach top players such as Justin Rose
He is a deep thinker about the game and is refreshingly honest and forthright in his opinions of what we need to do to get the best from our game
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https://www.bradleygolf.com/
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Today on the podcast we are joined by author and executive coach Becky Hall who has written a wonderful book called ‘The Art of Enough’
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During a very wide ranging conversation we to a deep dive into the concept of ENOUGH
What is enough?
In a world where we it is constantly being reinforced that we are not enough and we need more of just about everything it was so refreshing to chat with Becky and to look through a different lens.
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- We are often overloaded with demands on time
- How can we get better at focusing our attention on the RIGHT things?
- The current epidemic of burnout
- Self doubt and how even the very best can experience this on a regular basis
- What is REALLY driving the feeling of not being ‘good enough’?
- Coming from a position of SCARCITY and LACK
- Needing external validation for what we do
- Quietening the inner critic and allowing yourself to seek excellence
- Following a path that really matters to you
- Mastering and exploring your craft
- Why ‘Enough’ isn’t just sitting back and doing nothing
- The need to REST and RESTORE
How to avoid the trap of ‘working harder’ in terms of your training as opposed to training efficiently
Within the theme we have of looking at the game differently Becky provides a refreshingly alternative perspective.
Nothing in the conversation suggests we shouldn’t aim to maximise our skills but it does mean coming at it from a position of ‘enough’ as opposed to a position of lack.
Becky Hall is an experienced EMCC executive coach, leadership consultant and facilitator. She has worked one to one with senior leaders and executive teams across all sectors for over twenty years.
Her new book is called ‘The Art of Enough’
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Today I am joined on the show by my good friend and colleague Andrew Knott.
Andrew is the head professional at the All Thailand Golf Centre in Bangkok which in amazing location dedicated to providing one of the best environments for learning and development in South East Asia.
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I met up with Andrew recently when I was asked to speak at the PGA International Conference in Thailand.
We have known each other for many years and as well as golf we share a passion for the game of cricket.
Andrew was heavily influenced in his development by the legendary England wicket keeper Alan Knott.
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He has always had an intense passion for learning and development and has built a very impressive reputation in Asia for being one of the most forward thinking professionals.
We had a wonderful conversation about the game but not least about the effect of our environment on our game.
Often an area that gets overlooked as we seek out more and more information about technique
- Who are you spending most of your golf time with?
- What effect are they having on you?
- Is the role of the coach being overstated?
- What do you actually DO with the information you receive?
- What does a great training environment look like?
- 150 Tour winners used or trained at Andrews facility
- What tough environments can do to enhance CREATIVITY
- What are you trying to achieve and how can your environment do to support that?
- How can you utilise your own golf course to set some new challenges?
- The long term benefits of DELIBERATE MISS
- Make your games relative to what you want to achieve
- Make sure you PERSONALISE your drills
- Does your practice session fully ENGAGE you?
- The balance between working on your strengths and weaknesses
A great conversation with a very deep thinker on the game.
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Today on the show we welcome back a great guest in Jayne Storey who has just published a new book called ‘The athlete’s ascent’.
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We had again a wonderful conversation about her work on what it can mean for you and your game.
Jayne has a wealth of knowledge and experience of martial arts spanning many years. Her work is taken from her own DIRECT experience. Experience gained from DAILY application.
She has created so many wonderful programs and written numerous books.
One of her previous books Breath Golf is an absolute must read.
It is so practical and applicable to the game of golf
Jayne’s new book explores key principles to get the absolute most from the mind body connection in ALL sports.
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In particular we discussed the need for a DAILY PRACTICE
- How a meditation practice done on a daily basis can make such a difference to the quality of your mind
- How to play the game from a quiet mind
- Why in a world of quick tips and fixes a daily practice is more important than ever
- How the intellect has been given too much prominence in skill development
- What to learn and understand from the great masters of martial arts
- Why the best players in the game are able to let movement emerge
As always a fascinating conversation with a really experienced coach who has worked with players at all levels of the game.
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Today we have the opportunity to spend some more time with coach Kent Osborne.
He is the author of the book ‘Scratch Attitude’
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Here is a great quote from his website
"You see … before I became a golfer I was a pioneer in the executive coaching field, My experience working with professional athletes and corporate leaders revealed this truth: Feelings precede thoughts. Or, to put it differently, you can’t think positive when you feel negative."
Kent is a good golfer in his own right and he charts his own personal experiences of the game with a big following of players.
The first time we spoke it was clear that Kent and I shared many similar trains of thought.
In particular the importance of JOURNALING
We had a truly memorable conversation discussing the numerous benefits of being a regular journal taker.
It is something we have spoken about on this show and promoted heavily in the Mind Caddie app
We discussed
- The difference between THINKING about gratitude and actually FEELING it
- The ability to be playful when you are hitting your shots
- Why journaling can help us to balance out the overload of information that is coming at us in the modern world
- Why evolution got us to focus on the negative and our mistakes
- How our thinking patterns become so habitual and how journaling can help shift this
- Why BALANCE is so important from an evolutionary perspective
- Why journaling can help us to still get something out of a bad outcome day on the course
- The ability to develop spontaneous acceptance and to be able to be NEUTRAL to the variety of outcomes.
- The importance of acknowledging the GOOD shots and the good experiences
- If this was your LAST round of golf how would you want to experience it?
So much of what Kent says is based in real world experience and makes for that most elusive of qualities common sense. When you listen to him you realise just how precious this NEXT opportunity is to play the game.
Take the plunge and embark on a year of journaling and just see what it can do for your game.
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The Skill of ACCEPTANCE and why it is SO important to develop – Karl Morris
Why you will always fall short of your true capability without this skill
Thanks for joining me on today’s Brain Booster which is a solo run from me. I wanted to take the opportunity to bring together some of the key concepts from the previous months and some of the recent guests.
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At the heart of so much of what we have been discussing is the SKILL of acceptance.
If we are not willing to be ok with the variability of potential outcomes the game can throw at us then we will always be at less than our best.
Acceptance is NOT resignation. We are not trying to pretend to be happy after a bad shot or a missed putt but we ARE willing to deal with the reality and move on
So many people are sold the idea that this swing fix or this ‘secret’ will PROTECT them from a poor outcome yet in reality NOTHING will ever protect us from the need to develop a robust relationship to undesired outcomes
- Acceptance is an ongoing set of skills that requires a diligent and consistent approach
- Today I will share with you the building blocks of acceptance
- Skills that have helped many players at all levels to ACCESS their current skills
- Why the skill acceptance begins well before the round starts
- Why ‘contamination’ of your shots is such an issue
- The value of journaling
- Why making a commitment to develop acceptance is so important
- What acceptance does to your physiology
- Why the expression of your technical skill is dependent on your acceptance skills
- An opportunity for you to really bring together and clarify some of the key Brain Booster concepts of the previous few months
- HOW you can actually take action and release more of your capabilities ....Enjoy!
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Today we welcome back onto the show Jon Sherman author of the brilliant ‘Four Foundations of Golf’ and his latest book ‘The Foundations of Winning Golf’
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We had a wonderful conversation all about competing in tournaments. What we discussed is so relevant to anyone wanting to get the best out of their game when it really matters.
The great thing about John is that he shares so much of his own personal experiences and challenges playing at a very high level of amateur golf
His first book has had a major impact on golfers all over the world and his website Practical Golf is a veritable mine of great information.
He also has a wonderful podcast which I have been invited onto a couple of times called ‘The Sweet Spot’ with Adam Young
Today we have a slight change in focus with our guest but one that nevertheless you will find fascinating and a great inspiration Mike Moir.
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Mike is the CEO of the highly renowned clothing brand FENIX
I met Mike recently at the PGA Conference in Thailand
He was one of the main speakers and what he had to say had the whole audience in the palm of his hand.
He gave a very emotional description as you will hear today about how he managed to build his business despite tremendous personal and social challenges.
Issues with his own health and then a global pandemic that tragically took the life of one of his extremely valuable team members.
- Mike’s story is one of resilience and determination
- He was a very promising young player in the north of Scotland
- Went to America on a scholarship but struggled to make the progress he wanted
- Eventually turned his attention to business and began a journey of self discovery
- The journey to South east Asia
- We talked about what it takes on a day to day basis to ‘stay on the path’
- The importance of valuing other people
- Building a great team ethos around you
- Having clarity of PURPOSE
Listening to Mike you will be inspired to get clarity on your own purpose and what it takes to succeed in the tough world of business
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On today’s show we have former BBC sports presenter Simon Mundie who has recently released a tremendous book called ‘How to find success without losing yourself’
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Simon has spent many years interviewing and being around some of the greatest names in sport.
People who have achieved what others may think as being the ‘ultimate’ experience
Yet often he detected there was an underlying dissatisfaction
Champion Thinking is a counter to the ‘success evangelism’ that is so prevalent.
Typically, we think we’ll be happy when X happens (the job, house, relationship, World Cup win, Olympic gold medal). However, frequently people reach the top of their success Everest and feel underwhelmed or even empty.
But the experience of flow is inherently enjoyable. Why is that? Because as thoughts about past and future drop away, so does our identity and sense of self. And we love it when that happens! The trophy is just a symbol of that moment. That’s why we love losing ourselves – in sport, music, conversation, books, dance – the portals are vast.
While we think we want to become a ‘somebody’, we are happiest when we experience being ‘nobody’. On that level, we are always at peace, whole and fulfilled. The trick then is to embody this recognition, even when we are not 'in flow', and this book can show you how.
This is a great conversation exploring some of the deeper topics around our experience.
- What is ‘non duality’?
- How can we incorporate this in our everyday life?
- What is the difference between our ‘thinking mind’ and our ‘observing mind’?
- How to create some separation from our thoughts so we don’t get so caught up in the content of our thinking
- What are the best way to set goals?
- What does make us truly happy?
- A really thought provoking session from someone who has been able to see through the illusion of ‘I will be happy when”
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C Champion Thinking is a counter to the ‘success evangelism’ that is so prevalent. Typically, we think we’ll be happy when X happens (the job, house, relationship, World Cup win, Olympic gold medal). However, frequently people reach the top of their success Everest and feel underwhelmed or even empty.
But the experience of flow is inherently enjoyable. Why is that? Because as thoughts about past and future drop away, so does our identity and sense of self. And we love it when that happens! The trophy is just a symbol of that moment. That’s why we love losing ourselves – in sport, music, conversation, books, dance – the portals are vast.
While we think we want to become a ‘somebody’, we are happiest when we experience being ‘nobody’. On that level, we are always at peace, whole and fulfilled. The trick then is to embody this recognition, even when we are not 'in flow', and this book cg is a counter to the ‘success evangelism’ that is so prevalent.
Typically, we think we’ll be happy when X happens (the job, house, relationship, World Cup win, Olympic gold medal). However, frequently people reach the top of their success Everest and feel underwhelmed or even empty.
But the experience of flow is inherently enjoyable. Why is that? Because as thoughts about past and future drop away, so does our identity and sense of self. And we love it when that happens! The trophy is just a symbol of that moment. That’s why we love losing ourselves – in sport, music, conversation, books, dance – the portals are vast.
While we think we want to become a ‘somebody’, we are happiest when we experience being ‘nobody’. On that level, we are always at peace, whole and fulfilled. The trick then is to embody this recognition, even when we are not 'in flow', and this book can show you how.
Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster my good friend Jim Waldron.
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Jim has had a BIG input on players who listen to the show and I wanted to get him back to talk at more length about a subject that is unfortunately very relevant to a LOT of golfers the YIPS.
We had another wonderful conversation about how to dig yourself out of the doldrums if you are being affected by the yips in certain parts of the game.
- We discussed why the yips are becoming more and more prominent these days.
- Why an overload of technical input can be so damaging to your game
- How poor chipping concepts are often the cause of the yips to start
- Why we tend to fall into the trap of extremes
- Being able to find the ‘middle way’
- How your unconscious mind is trying to PROTECT you from outcomes
- Separating your sense of self from golfing outcomes
- How golf can be a vehicle for psychological transformation
- Letting go of the sense of ‘I am not good enough’
- Peer group approval and why it is hard wired into us
- The journey of golfing evolution
- The process of self contemplation
A wonderful conversation with a truly great coach who has made such a difference to golfers and their experience of the game
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Why IDENTITY is so important to your development as a golfer
Facing up to your FEARS and shattering the illusions of what the game means to us
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Today we have a wonderful conversation with Jay Carter who is the National Coach of the New Zealand golf team.
Why does New Zealand punch above its weight in terms of producing great sports men and women?
The influence of the ALL BLACKS
It was a very open conversation about his own struggles as a player and some of the deep thinking he has done about what actually makes a difference to players who want to make the very best out of their development
Why context is so important and how the brain responds differently depending on the environment you are in
- The limitations of data taken out of context
- The need for curiosity and exploration
- Why your IDENTITY as a golfer is so important and will influence everything you do
- Being clear WHO you are
- What have been your influences?
- What about your ancestry?
- Your culture?
- Can you see golf as an opportunity to explore?
- Can you be creative with what you do in your TRAINING?
- Could you get out onto the golf course with more purpose and engagement?
- Why do people make such good progress in Martial Arts and yet often stay the same in golf?
- Separating SKILL from technique
- Ryan Fox and the influence of the conversations around the All Blacks
A really interesting conversation with a top coach who is passionately involved in trying to help golfers get better.
Take a listen to Jay on his podcast ‘Talking Performance’
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On today’s Brain Booster we have one of the world’s leading experts on hypnosis, Dr David Spiegel.
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David Spiegel is one of the United States’ most respected experts in the clinical uses of hypnosis. He is Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and directs the Stanford Center on Stress and Health and Center for Integrative Medicine. David has over 40 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control, sleep, hypnosis, and psychotherapy for cancer patients.
We had a fantastic conversation with David about what hypnosis is and perhaps more importantly what it ISN’T
The origins of modern hypnosis
- Why hypnosis can work when other modes of therapy may not
- Hypnosis is a state of highly focused attention
- Cognitive flexibility – trying out being a ‘different person’to solve the problem
- How Tiger Woods developed his mental game with hypnosis
- How could you utilise hypnosis for your game?
- How you can begin to trust your BODY more instead of always interfering
- How you can devlop a program of self hypnosis
- The benefits in making changes with hypnosis
- A wonderful conversation with a leader in his field
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Today on the show we welcome Mike Carroll one of the top golf trainers in the world who has had tremendous success with players at all levels but more recently his app ‘Fit for Golf’ has had phenomenal worldwide success.
We discuss Mike Carroll’s essential message:
- Make fitness and training part of your IDENTITY
- Otherwise nothing will stick
- How you can utilise your existing habits to enhance the habit of training
- The importance of DOING something every day for your physical fitness
- Once that basic is in place you can then BUILD and build to gain some fitness momentum
- How we can navigate our way through the excess of information out there
- The BASICS of health and fitness REMAIN the same
- The two Keys of Muscle Strength and VO2 Max
- One day of RESISTANCE training
- One day of cardio vascular training
- How strength training can DIRECTLY improve your scoring potential
- How you can improve your flexibility through strength training
- The importance of stressing your muscles appropriately
- How you can accumulate ‘good days’ from a strength and fitness perspective
- What gains can you STILL make at 50, 60 or even 70 years of age?
- How fitness can be such a positive benefit for your mental game
- The sense of DAILY achievement
- Building momentum on a consistent basis
A really great session with a top coach who is having a major influence on so many players all across the world with his Fit for Golf app
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Today on the Brain Booster we have a live recording of a webinar I conducted with Raymond Prior.
The event was over subscribed with people trying to get into the Zoom call after it was full.
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Raymond and I collaborated on what we believe to be a ground breaking project called ‘Building Stable Confidence’
It is a program that has had wonderful reviews and could be a wonderful assistance this year to help you get the best from your game.
During the webinar we discussed the key concept of
‘Separating SELF from CRAFT’
How can we develop the capability to create some space between our capability as a golfer and our self image as a human being
How being ‘concerned’ about our value as a human is tied to our evolutionary development
The early messages we receive as youngsters from important people around us and how this can weave into our identity
- The need to develop a ‘SAFE PLACE’ to play from
- How our performance can become a THREAT to our identity
- How this leads to unstable confidence
- Why your relationship to the game can become so toxic
The necessity to ask yourself the question ‘Why do I play golf?’ Not to take your initial answer but to look deeper to what is REALLY important to you
- What are your INTRINSIC and SELF DIRECTED values to play the game?
- Challenging your core BELIEFS to see if they REALLY work for you
- The fragility of EXTRINSIC values and why you can never ‘get enough’
- The need to JOURNAL your experiences and why that is so important
- What am I committed to TODAY?
- Think about WHY you play golf WHEN you play golf
- Being INTENTIONAL and on purpose
This is a wonderful session with Raymond and Karl as they go into some real detail as to how to get the very best from your game
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by an extraordinarily special guest Dr Ellen Langer
Dr Langer has been one of the most influential people in the world of psychology over the past 40 years
She was the first female tenured professor in psychology at Harvard
Has written numerous books
She has conducted so many incredible experiments, most notably the ‘counterclockwise’ experiment where she had older men go into a ‘pod’ that took them back to their younger selves.
The results as we find out today were extraordinary
She has been studying Mindfulness for the past 35 years and makes clear that mindfulness is NOT meditation
Mindfulness is being aware of what is ACTUALLY happening as opposed to what we think is happening based on our auto pilot responses
- Why we need to realise that we DON’T know
- How our assumptions keep constantly tricking us
- How research only gives us PROBABILITIES not absolutes
- The ‘counterclockwise’ study and the amazing possibilities that open up
- Is ageing a direct consequence of our beliefs surrounding what we believe SHOULD be happening?
- Can we think ourselves WELL?
- Can we think ourselves SICK?
- What living a mindful life looks like
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How could online coaching make a REAL difference to your game.
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by top coach Ryan Mouque who has built a really outstanding career online as a Skillest coach
He had a background playing Rugby League in New Zealand
We talked about the difference in other sports regarding specific training
How we need to be much more specific about our training plans
Being aware of what would ACTUALLY make a difference to our scoring
Developing a tremendous online business
How Ryan took adversity in terms of a job situation and turned it around into a fantastic online business
- The plus factor in online coaching
- How communication can be so much stronger
- Creating better accountability
- Understanding what drills are ACTUALLY effective
- How to train your own SKILL
- Knowing what SHOTS you have on a given day
- Work with opposites to balance your game
- How to make practice more challenging and engaging
- What are the best ways to speed up your swing changes
- Taking swing changes to the golf course
A great session with a really forward thinking coach
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We welcome back onto the Brain Booster Andy Morrison for a further chat about his coaching experiences
We delve further into the nature of experience and how it is all generated by your thinking
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Andy is very prolific on Twitter/X
His main message is that he offers the opportunity to develop your game without using lots of mental game strategies and techniques
- Why we fall into the trap of focusing too much on the CONTENT of our thinking
- This often actually creates the opposite effect of actually making the mind even busier
- What could we put our faith in that will have some longevity?
- What is the true nature of thought?
- What is actually creating our experience BEFORE the content of our thinking?
The difference between having a clear INTENTION about the shot as opposed to falling into the trap of thinking ‘what does this shot say about me?’
- How we hang on to our ‘personal thinking’
- Changing our relationship to what the game actually means
- The ability to ‘stay in the game’
- Why trying to ‘fix’ our thinking can be so detrimental
- A really interesting session with a coach working with players at all levels of the game
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome onto the show long term Mind Factor client Bronte Law. Fresh from her recent victory on the Ladies European Tour with a stunning final round in Morocco of nine under par.
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We took a wonderful trip down memory lane to Bronte’s early days as a junior player in Cheshire
How she has stayed with the same coach Richard Green all through her career from the age of 7 until the present time.
- Why it has been so important to work with someone who REALLY understands her game
- To have a coach who keeps pushing her forward to develop her skills
- But also to have the confidence as a coach to keep it SIMPLE
- How a simple text message can keep a player on track
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- Looking at all aspects of the game even from a very early age.
- The desire to be a professional golfer and pursue a dream
- Spending time with a legend of the game and former Masters Champion Ian Woosnam in Barbados
- The effect of being in the company of excellence
- Observing a true shotmaker and artist of the game
- Being clear on what a good day looks like in terms of training and application
- Accumulating GOOD DAYS
- The benefits of starting the day REALLY well
- Playing competitive golf ON THE GOLF COURSE
- The role of crucial decisions to influence the path of your life
A great conversation with a top player who has battled back from some adversity and some poor form to challenge again at the very highest levels of the game.
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by Andy Mathews from Neuropeak Pro
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It is a fascinating story.
Andy is a tournament player himself and relates how understanding HOW to breathe more efficiently made such a difference to his game
Since joining Neuropeak Pro he has become the breathing coach to many of the worlds very best players including Viktor Hovland and Jordan Speith
- We discussed the mechanics of effective breathing and what it does for your game
- Why most people are breathing incorrectly
- Why the rate you breathe is so important
- How your breathing is like a metronome for your brain either giving signals to avoid or pursue
- Controlling the STRESS response
- Why your physiology will determine how well you can co ordinate your movements
- How effective breathing can help the response to poor shots
- How to train your breathing in a systematic way with just 10 minutes a day
- Make SIXTY good breaths a day and you will totally reset your system
- Understanding the importance of Heart Rate Variability
- The difference between trying to control your breathing as opposed to trying to control our breathing
- How breathing is the link between conscious and unconscious processes
- How better breathing can transform our sleep
- The application of effective breathing in other sports and how it can influence RECOVERY
- The THREE foundations of effective breathing
A really insightful conversation with so many practical applications to your game
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The opportunity for the coach of the future
What is technology going to do to the future of coaching?
More importantly what can we DO to be ready and to offer great EXPERIENCES to our students
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back coach Will Robins who has been working closely with the PGA of America over the past number of years coaching professionals on how to deliver more EFFECTIVE coaching
We had a great conversation looking at how technology will impact the future of the game
What will AI do to the coaching model?
Yet there is still a wonderful opportunity to help players on the GOLF COURSE
Finding out what is TRULY happening on course as opposed to what we think is happening
Getting the very best from your CURRENT level of skills
We looked at:
- The Art of scoring
- The Art of Playing more freely
- Better thinking
- Better strategy
- Dealing with your tendencies
- Finding ways to engage more with the golf course and not just playing golf swing
Will is a real free spirit with a very creative mind and an ability to see future opportunities when others only see problems
If you are a coach or a player you will gain so much by questioning HOW and WHAT you deliver in your lessons
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a wonderful guest in Dicken Bettinger.
Dicken completely changed his approach to psychology after meeting Syd Banks and understanding the ‘Three Principles’
He then spent over twenty years studying with Syd and is now acknowledged as one of the world’s leading teachers of the principles.
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During a very wide ranging conversation we discussed the ideas of Mind, Consciousness and Thought
- How we spend so much time trying to ‘control’ things with the intellect
- Trying harder
- Thinking more
- Being so involved with our thoughts
- Trying to ‘change’ our experience
- Why the intellect alone cannot solve our problems and issues
- Understanding what WISDOM is and how we can learn to trust it more
- A deeper intelligence when we are fully PRESENT
- A quiet mind that is FULLY PRESENT
- A KNOWING that cannot be explained
- How to access true WISDOM
- How the intellect creates tension and upset
- The limitations of trying to ‘think’ positive
- No human being can ‘think’ their way to contentment
- The ‘NO THOUGHT’ state
- What is it?
- How is it accessed
A really wonderful conversation with Dicken to get you to consider just how much our intellect is trying to run the show.
There is another way and Dicken explains beautifully what it is
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How to find out what is RIGHT for you!!
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The need to adapt coaching depending on the level of the student
The need to be flexible in your approach
Today we are joined on the show with a true great of coaching, Jim McClean.
We had a wonderful conversation
Over his illustrious career he has sought out and worked with some of the best coaches of all time
Coaches such as Jimmy Ballard, Ken Venturi, Bob Toski, John Jacobs
He has also taught himself some of the greatest players in the game.
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We discussed in this episode:
- How Jim’s coaching has evolved
- The use and misuse of technology
- Video, Trackman, Force Plates the benefits and drawbacks of using technology
- What are the common factors with great players?
- The 25% Theory – Which is the most important for you and WHEN?
- Ball Striking
- Short Game
- Mental Game
- Management Game
- How can you better manage BOTH your game and your life?
- The genius of Bruce Lietzke and how a great PERSPECTIVE can give you access to your skills
- The benefits of understanding YOUR shot shape
- The need to develop YOUR philosophy
Jim has taught and influenced some of the very best players in the world
Jim McLean has taught US Open Champion and LPGA Champion Cristie Kerr, US Open Champion Gary Woodland, Curtis Strange and Greg Norman, PGA Champion Keegan Bradley, US Junior champion and ANA Champion Lexi Thompson. Cristie and Lexi both attained the #1 rank in junior golf and women’s amateur golf as teenagers.
To find out more about Jim McClean go to
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Are you going to join us on YOUR path to Mastery?
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Today a slightly different show with a solo effort from myself. I have had a few people ask me recently to clarify some of the key ideas from the Mind factor trainings so here we go.
What path are you ACTUALLY on?
Could you embark on a ‘path to mastery’ as opposed to being on a path of fear, anxiety and avoidance?
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- What game are you ACTUALLY playing?
- How is the game of golf occurring for you?
- Are you allowing golf to be a judgement on your VALUE as a person?
- Does the golf course appear as a threat or an opportunity?
- How can you change your ‘story’? A story that is holding you back
- What do you want to really experience with your game?
- Understanding what TRUE GRATITUDE actually is
- Why gratitude is a PERFORMANCE state
In this short session we explore some really important territory and ask some question that are not ordinarily asked of golfers.
Yet if we don’t ask these questions we will NEVER get to the real source of performance and perhaps more importantly what is holding that performance back.
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Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster my good friend and legendary coach Jim Waldron.
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Jim has been on the show a number of times and there has always been a wonderful response to his words of wisdom.
He has an incredible background in his coaching development over many years looking into all areas of the Mind Body connection
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We discussed in great detail perhaps the most overlooked opportunity to improve your game.
The 90% of golf that isn’t golf!!
We spend so much of our golfing time NOT playing golf and yet how many golfers really look into what is happening during this time and HOW they can maximise their experience?
I have long contended that the quality of what you do in the 90% will have a DIRECT influence on what you do when it comes to play your shots.
We discussed:
- The value of being EXTERNAL in between shots
- Making a conscious decision to connect with the beauty of the golf course
- Connecting and coming to your SENSES
- The connection with the ‘Power of NOW’
- Losing your absorption in your own SELF
- Connecting with other people and how this can cross over into your life
- Your behaviour in between shots and how this becomes totally unconscious
- The pace of you walk and the ‘Mind Body’ connection
- The danger of focusing too much on OUTCOMES
How tuning into your external world helps you LISTEN to the golf course. Being attuned to your ENVIRONMENT and then being able to RESPOND to that environment
- The value of good conversation and being WIDE with your focus
- The feeling of ‘lightness’ and how that can help you get into the shot
- Moe Norman and ‘positive indifference’
- Random reinforcement syndrome – what is it and why do we fall into its trap
It is such a pleasure to speak to Jim
He has such a wonderful INTENTION to help golfers
You can only benefit from is wonderful wisdom.
To find out more about Jim Waldron go to
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by Scott Dixon a top coach from Dalmahoy in Edinburgh.
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We had a wonderful conversation about his journey as a golf professional.
How in the early days he had no instruction, developed a great love of the game.
Then turned professional and began to take LOTS of lessons and receive so much information about what he was doing WRONG.
Over a period of time his game got worse and worse and eventually he developed the full swing yips.
Things changed for Scott when he met Kendal McWade who has been on the podcast many times.
They started to explore a more instinctive way of playing the game
The looked at ATTENTION and where to place your attention to hit SHOTS
Why we need to keep coming back to attention and its vital role in skill development
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- Technique but technique born out of the TASK
- The transformation of his own game and his own experience
- Exploring his own ACTUAL experience
- Developing SHOTS
- What is really going on when you hit a good shot
- The JOY of hitting different shots and giving himself the FREEDOM to explore
- The experience with the golfing MONK
- Learning and then teaching meditation
- Playing golf from a QUIET place
- His evolution as a coach
- The challenges of changing his approach
- The absolute JOY of creating shots
A really fascinating conversation with a coach who has been brave enough to challenge his own beliefs and go directly to his own EXPERIENCE
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Happy New Year to everyone and welcome back to a new season of the Brain Booster.
We get the new year of to a great start by welcoming back a good friend of the show and top coach Adam Young
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Adam has produced some wonderful material over the past few years including his wonderful book ‘The Practice Manual’
He has a tremendous ability to simplify what we need to pay attention to as golfers and how to get the absolute maximum from our practice time.
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How can we REALLY simplify the game to make significant progress?
We explore in great detail THE BIG THREE of impact and why they are so vital to your improvement
Virtually EVERY single shot you have hit in the past that you don’t like will have been affected by one of these three factors
- Club Face Orientation
- Strike Location
- Ground Contact
Yet so often we then focus on almost everything else to try to find a solution.
Yet if you can stay with the BIG THREE you will be dealing with actual evidence from the scene of the crime IMPACT
Why are we trying to master the swing when it can NEVER be mastered?
Yet we can move in the direction of mastery with the BIG THREE
We can aim to have so much more fun in practice as we EXPLORE our capabilities around these areas.
- Can you present the face slightly open?
- Slightly closed?
- Off the toe?
- Off the heel?
- Now you can find the middle
- Now you can find SQUARE
We got to explore so many interesting avenues in this conversation and I believe it perfectly ties in with the Mental game Big Three of Intention, Attention and Attitude
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- Good players equally miss the fairway both left and right
- Why meditation can make such a difference
- How to reduce the emotion with decision making
- The ‘Tiger 5’ and what you can learn from perhaps the greatest of all golf minds
- Why simplifying the game is so necessary
So it was wonderful to welcome Raymond back onto the show to discuss more around this fascinating topic.
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Amongst other things we discussed:
- Why playing in poor weather can actually help you build resilience
- How learning the game in ‘perfect’ conditions could actually be detrimental
- How entitlement can be such a dangerous mindset to developing golfers
- The entertainment industry and how certain performers are able to ‘access’ their true skills
- Performance anxiety in the acting world
- How social media drives an over attachment to results relative to your peers
- How you can be BOTH grateful AND competitive
- What anxiety REALLY is and more importantly how to sill perform in its presence
- Why STABLE CONFIDENCE is so important to be able to access your skills
- What are the ingredients of stable confidence?
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Today we welcome back onto the show Scott Fawcett from Decade golf.
He is someone who has made a significant contribution into how we think about the game.
His system DECADE golf helps you make informed decisions based on reality as opposed to how we ‘perceive’ reality.
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We had another brilliant and fascinating conversation
We discussed:
- Why it is so important to go with ONE shape of the tee
- The absolute need to avoid the ‘double cross’
- Why you can’t ‘eliminate’ one side of the golf course
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- Good players equally miss the fairway both left and right
- Why meditation can make such a difference
- How to reduce the emotion with decision making
- The ‘Tiger 5’ and what you can learn from perhaps the greatest of all golf minds
- Why simplifying the game is so necessary
A great session
Your game cannot help but gain some benefit from Scott’s knowledge and wisdom
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Today we welcome onto the Brain Booster a wonderful guest in the shape of Dr Ed Coughlan
Ed is one of the leading experts in the world on Skill Acquisition who works with a number of top DP World and PGA Tour players.
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We had a wonderful conversation about the very BEST way to get the most from your practice time
How to be able to TRANSFER your practice to the environment called Golf Course.
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- We talked about the need to understand CONTEXT when we go to practice
- How to create a really productive environment to TRAIN
- Why we need to practice in a way that helps us train our BEHAVIOUR
- Scoring yourself as opposed to just the task
- Being OK with ANY outcome and why that is so important
- How behaviour is the TRUE source of consistency
- The freedom of ADAPTABILITY and letting go of the myth of CONSISTENCY
- Stop trying to block thoughts and emotions
- Planning your training relative to the tournaments you play
- The importance of practicing the RHYTM of the game
- How to Mind your THOUGHTS and your WORDS
- The need to understand the difference between Careful, Carefree and Careless
- Being very careful with the people you surround yourself with
- The vital need for effective reflection
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome the authors of a fascinating new book ‘In the Zone Secrets’
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Bo Watson and Shannon Shuskey have been very successful with their program with clients of all levels and abilities
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It is a really interesting story about how they got together and began working on their program.
Bo Watson had actually given up the game and quit coaching
He had gotten to a point where he felt so frustrated with his own game and also the progress of his students.
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He had a conversation with Shannon over dinner that changed everything.
Shannon had been incredibly successful Speed Skating coach with numerous students who had become World Champions
He had been using neuromuscular training using primarily the power of mental imagery
Bo then went away and worked on his game without doing any actual physical practice
He then came back to golf and played some of the very best golf of his life.
We discussed:
- How to play ‘Caveman Golf’
- How to create a ‘Custom Trigger’
- Engaging the right side of your brain
- Painting vivid images of your intended outcomes
- How mental rehearsal has been used by the greats in many other sports such as Michael Jordan and Muhammed Ali
- How the great coach Alex Morrison in the 1940’s had such a profound effect on coaching
- How mental rehearsal can speed up swing changes
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Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster long standing friend and colleague Kendal McWade.
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Kendal has been on the show numerous times and I have invited him back because we always have a wonderful conversation.
We managed to dive deep into the whole area of building SKILLS. How ATTENTION is so crucial to your development.
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We talked about what you could ACTUALLY do this winter to work on your game in a more effective way
- The skill of bringing your attention to crucial key areas to develop true skill
- Why we fail to apply basic learning principles
- The importance to see golf as ‘problem solving’
- Why we don’t understand the learning process
Today we welcome back onto the podcast top coach and researcher Dr Ian Peek.
Ian has just completed his PhD after doing extensive research on the key elements that seem to determine if a pro makes it on tour or not.
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- What do the top players do?
- How the very best are so skilled at ADAPTING relative to the field they are playing against.
- The Four ‘Acts’ of a top player
- The Rookie Act – Discovering who you are
- Moving ‘Upstage’- Finding the right team
- The Limelight Stage – Staying with a winning team
- The challenge of making changes WHEN and HOW
- The importance of the people around you
- Do the people around you give you energy or take energy away from you?
- The sometimes difficult decisions you have to make about people around you
- How the best players ask good questions of others.
- What makes a really good PLAYER/COACH relationship?
- The determining factor of GOOD PARENTS
- How kids NEVER forget bullying parents
- Creating a ‘safe place’ for a young player to develop
The instances of depression with former players and what to do to make the most of the final phase of your career
A whole host of great insights taken from Ian’s research
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Ian’s contact details:
LinkedIn = @dr ian peek coaching
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by a rising star on the Tour coaching stage Liam James.
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Already at a relatively young age Liam has coached numerous winners on tour such as Matt Wallace and Vincent Norrman. He also coached tour legend Lee Westwood for over two years.
We had chance to discuss his evolution and development as a coach working with great mentors such as Mac O’Grady, Robert Rock and Matt Belsham.
From an early age he has been fascinated by the art and science of both playing and coaching.
Often in his early days he would be playing tournaments with other young pros who he was actually coaching and we go into a great story how he transformed the fortunes of one young player during a 36 hole tournament they played together.
With his association with Robert Rock he gained an opportunity to coach top players and has never looked back since.
We discuss life on tour and both the opportunity and challenges of working at the highest level.
The conversation though doesn’t just apply to good players.
Whatever your standard of play you will gain something from this podcast.
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We look into:
- Really understanding your game and your tendencies
- Effective preparation
- How to identify and devlop your stock shot
- Looking at the whole player not just the swing
- The importance of presenting a player FACTS
- The development of key SKILLS
- Drills YOU can do to improve your PACE control on the greens
- Dealing with the ups and downs of results as a coach
A really insightful session with a coach who is making a big difference at the highest level but who is also still heavily involved in coaching golf at ALL levels
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by the biggest influence in my coaching career Fred Shoemaker.
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I first went out to Fred’s school in Carmel Valley, California over 25 years ago.
The experience had a deep and lasting impression on me and opened up a whole new world of enquiry and thought about the coaching process.
Fred has continued to influence many coaches and players with his ability to look at the game in a way that really gets you to think about what the game truly MEANS to you
What is your PURPOSE for playing the game?
What is really important to you about the experience?
In today’s show amongst many topics we managed to really drill down into the FOUR types of coaching.
The ‘DO’ instruction. The model for 90% of todays golf coaching whereby a teacher ‘tells’ you what to do in your swing based on his or her belief about how the golf swing SHOULD function
The ‘awareness’ instruction which is much more of a coaching based approach where a coach simply asks you to pay attention to what is ACTUALLY happening in your experience of swinging a club. This leads to a much stronger learning experience.
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The BE instruction
This is where the coach helps you explore the PERSON you are when you swing the golf club. Are you going to play as a courageous golfer perhaps? At the heart of this instruction is your own COMMITMENT
The fourth type of instruction is to challenge HOW the world ‘occurs’ to you.
If the golf course occurs to you as a place of threat then no amount of the first two types of instruction will have much effect.
To understand how the world is occurring to you and the CHOICE you have in creating that narrative
This session is not for the faint hearted.
It is challenging
It will really make you consider your approach to the game
It is a wonderful conversation with a very special coach
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Today on the show we are joined by Performance Coach Tim O’Connor.
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We had a wonderful conversation about his life and evolution as a performance coach.
Tim has a fascinating background as a writer, golfer and now coach.
He wrote a wonderful book about the great Moe Norman called ‘The Feeling of Greatness’
We talked about the time Tim spent with Moe, playing golf and a fascinating insight to Moe’s connection to the target when he played.
Why and how Moe was so misunderstood
Onto Tim’s coaching career
Tim’s observation of the rampant narcissism in the golfing world today and how we can all become lost in the story of ‘I will be happy WHEN’
How we are constantly being fed the story that we are ‘BROKEN’
How we could access our own innate talent
How our Ego can hijack the coaching process
What Tim learned about coaching from Lou Reed
Tim O’Connor is a golf coach, award-winning writer, and podcaster living in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Tim came into coaching following a career as a music critic and then a golf writer during which he covered the major tours and wrote four books including The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story, the biography of the mysterious Canadian regarded as the best ball-striker who ever lived. Tim is in the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame as a writer.
After being involved for 20 years in men’s work with the ManKind Project, Tim moved into coaching golfers, including the University of Guelph men’s and women’s golf team.
A self-described deep golf nerd, Tim is fascinated by the psychological and spiritual aspects of golf, which he brings together in his writing on the Substack platform, talks, and his Swing Thoughts podcast with Howard Glassman. Tim is completing his latest book, Quiet Mind Golf.
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Today on the brain booster we are joined by coaching legend Michael Hebron.
Michael has just written a wonderful book with Stephen Yazulla titled ‘It Depends’
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The book is all about learning and what is required to get the best out of your lessons or your training.
It is an amazing piece of work with some great insights, many of which are counterintuitive.
It also reinforces what we have said on the Brain Booster many times about the need to honour your individuality.
The book is called:
‘It Depends’
As we discussed during our time together:
- The need for ‘unintended outcomes’
- The brain doesn’t learn without reference points
- Swing too fast, swing too slow so you can FIND what is the ideal timing
- Why you need to understand the rules of the CLUB
- The need to understand RHYTHM and TIMING
- The rhythm of ONE
- Understand how the swinging of the club creates motion not the other way around
- Take away the word better. The brain doesn’t learn from better, it learns much more from DIFFERENT
- The need to be OBJECTIVE about outcomes as opposed to emotional evaluation
- The need to be able to ADJUST to what is going on
- The difference between TEACHING environments and LEARNING environments
- The swing model is the GOLF COURSE
A truly wonderful conversation with one of the most influential coaches of the past 100 years.
A man who has dedicated his life to helping students and coaches alike how to LEARN better
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Today on the show we are joined by Jon Sherman the author of the brilliant best selling book ‘The Four Foundations of Golf’, host of the ‘Sweet Spot’ podcast and the host of ‘Practical Golf’ website.
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Jon is a top amateur player in his own right and recently achieved a lifetime golfing ambition by qualifying for the US Mid Am
We opened up our conversation with some fascinating insights about his experience in qualifying and all of the challenges he encountered by stepping out of his comfort zone and competing at a much higher level.
How Jon has learned to have a different relationship with the game and his ability to deal better with the inevitable chaos golf often throws at us
It is this relationship to unpredictable outcomes which for me is the heart of an effective mental game strategy
We had a really wide ranging conversation covering multiple topics such as:
- Self learning and what it actually looks and feels like
- How to develop more clubface awareness
- Why giving yourself permission to fail in practice is so important
- Expectation management and why it has such a big impact on your mental game
- Matching skill level with practical expectation
- The ability to reframe outcomes to stay more level mentally
- The TWO THIRDS rule and how it can change your perception of the game
- How to genuinely enjoy the game more
A really great conversation with a deep thinker about the game and someone who is having a BIG impact on how people golfers approach getting better at the game.
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Today on the show we welcome back our good friend Kelvin Kelley
Kelvin is a certified Mind factor coach and Master Mind Factor coach
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He is a great coach who has a strong desire to SIMPLIFY the game to allow his students to PERFORM better
He has a wonderful thirst for knowledge and a desire to improve as a coach
He has been heavily influenced by great Australian coach Gary Edwin
We had a GREAT conversation
We talk about the importance of understanding your tendencies and how to MATCH up your swing
Starting with a clear INTENTION of the shot you want to play
- The vital importance of correct CONCEPTS
- Getting the set up right – The critical importance of SET UP
- Being READY to move and the more you get right the less conscious involvement in the swing
- Mirror your impact position
- Simplifying your swing to free your mind
- Kelvin also talks about his belief in JOURNALLING and how it has been a GAME CHANGER for his golf and his life
- How can a student benefit from understanding ATTENTION
- The difference between ‘having thoughts’ and ‘deliberate thinking’
- The multiple levels of ACCEPTANCE
- The importance of developing your own PHILOSOPHY
- Playing a ‘game within the game’ and how this can set you free
Kelvin is a really outstanding coach who has been prepared to study both technical and mental aspects to become the very best version of himself
A great conversation to really challenge your perspective on the game
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@kkelley_golf
How to realise a long term golfing dream
Being clear on what we TRULY can control
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Today on the Brain Booster we have a really interesting guest in the shape of former attorney and now Performance Coach L.D. Simmons
He now runs Simmons Performance working with top amateur junior and college players as well as aspiring Tour Professionals
He got in touch after qualifying for a USGA event after 48 Years of trying
Achieving a sporting dream at the age of 64
We had a fascinating conversation about his quest as a player and his development as a coach
Especially about how he has applied key Mind Factor principles over an extended period of time
We looked into:
- Being absolutely clear on what you CAN control
- How the brain is so averse to uncertainty
- The importance of ‘pre programming’ behaviour
- The fleeting nature of performance
- What a really good warm up should look like
- Creating comfort in an unfamiliar environment
- Putting a score together with less than your ‘A’ game
- What is GOOD target selection?
- How to let the golf course ‘come to you’
- How Tiger Woods beat everyone with GOOD decisions
- Adjusting your tendencies from life to your golf
Great to hear this inspiring story from a golfer who kept GOING for many years with a dream to play in a USGA event
A strong message for us all and what could be POSSIBLE
What is POSSIBLE for you?
L. D. Simmons is a mental performance coach in the United States based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He practiced law for 35 years before beginning a second career as a coach.
L. D. works with several touring professionals as well as high-level juniors, college players, mid-ams and seniors. He focuses on the mental game as well as on course management skills. L. D. also is the assistant coach of the Davidson College men’s golf team.
You may find L. D. at www.simmonsperformance.com and at lsimmonsii@gmail.com.
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back for the third time my good friend Jim Waldron.
The two previous sessions with Jim were outstanding and prompted some wonderful feedback from listeners.
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Jim has an amazing knowledge of coaching and in particular the ‘Mind Body’ connection.
He has met and worked with some of the finest players in the history of the game
This particular conversation had some amazing gems of information in particular about the legendary Ben Hogan
Just went into some fascinating detail about HOW Ben Hogan went about changing his golf.
The fascinating details of how he took swing concepts and turned them into actual prominent movement patterns
- How he did a lot of swing work in a mirror in SLOW MOTION
- Closed loop training
- Balance and tempo
- Shot Shaping
- Swinging with his eyes closed asking his body ‘how does this FEEL?’
- Quarter speed
- Half speed
- Full speed
- How Hogan then took swing changes to the golf course
- The importance of TARGET PICTURE
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by a special guest in the shape of top coach Grant Waite.
Grant played for many successful years on the PGA Tour and had the opportunity to observe and learn from the true greats of the game such as Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods.
He became at one point on the PGA Tour statistically the best ball striker in the world.
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Grant spent a lot of time with legendary coach Mac O’Grady both working on his own game and then developing his own philosophy.
Contrary to popular belief about his methodology Mac really helped Grant to understand so much more about swings and how we need to ‘match up’
Easy to understand a swing like Adam Scott but how do swings like Lee Trevino and Jim Furyk match up?
The experience of going head to head with Tiger Woods in attempting to win the Canadian Open in 2000
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Is your game being hijacked by overwhelming anxiety?
Have you suffered from the yips?
What role are EMOTIONS playing in holding you back?
Today we have an amazing guest in Dawson Church to discuss the potential benefits to your game of E.F.T. (emotional freedom technique)
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- Tapping meridian points on your body.
- Also the profound benefits of what Dawson calls ‘Eco Meditation’
- Based on ancient Chinese medicine wisdom, EFT is founded on the principle of the flow of energy in our body and how by tapping ‘meridian points’ the energy balance can be restored
- Why in many ways our brain is ‘out of date’ in terms of how it perceives threat
- Why ‘talking’ to the emotional part of your brain can have limited effect
- Understanding how the BODY can be the secret to releasing so many emotional problems
- The fascinating work of Dr John Sarno and the link to pain and emotion
- Why we need to ‘listen’ to the body more. Be more connected to what it is trying to tell you
- Creating an ‘upward spiral’ of positive emotions
- Gratitude, appreciation and Joy
- Reducing stress inducing ‘beta’ waves and increasing ‘alpha’ wave frequency to be able to ACCESS your skills
- The ‘Flow’ state and how to access it more often
- The need to challenge yourself at just the RIGHT level
- Why we need to be aware of how much our consciousness is being ‘hijacked’
- The importance of the FIRST HOUR of the day
A really incredible session with Dawson Church and all of his incredible research around human potential and performance.
Dawson Church is an award-winning science writer and researcher. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to the fields of health, psychology, and spirituality. His first best-selling book, The Genie in Your Genes, was the first to trace the links between consciousness, emotions, and gene expression. It was named “Best Health Book” by USA BookNews. It has been updated in several editions and translated into 18 languages.
To find out more about Dawson Church go to
https://dawsonchurch.com/eft-tapping/
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by iconic teacher from the USA Kiran Kanwar who has a VERY different view of how we COULD swing the golf club.
It is a view that has at its very heart SIMPLICITY and efficiency of movement with an emphasis on injury prevention.
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What Kiran has to say may well be different and oppose what you currently believe about the golf swing but surely it is important to QUESTION what we believe and ask ‘Could there be a different way to do this?’
Kiran has been studying movement and how the body works for over 30 years and has produced numerous studies
- During our discussion we looked into what Kiran calls the Minimalist Golf Swing
- How so much of the golf swing is dictated by your address position
- The futility of thinking about body parts on the downswing
- The role of arm swing and movement
- How the downswing should happen automatically
- What ACTUALLY happens with ground reaction forces
- Why simplicity frees us up to just PLAY golf
- A swing to help reduce injury
A thought provoking and challenging session. You may agree with some of what Kiran says or disagree with all of it but at least it will get you to think and challenge your model of the world
To find out more about Kiran Kanwar go to
https://kirankanwargolf.wordpress.com/about/
Join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH – or simply come to improve your own game, go to : https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
How to develop a better RELATIONSHIP to YOUR game of golf
We are joined on the Brain Booster with top mental game coach from Canada Kent Osborne.
A previous guest who has written a wonderful book called ‘Scratch Attitude’ç
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Kent is very prolific on twitter and puts out really great thoughts on a regular basis.
He is primarily focused on club players as opposed to professionals and how the average player can get so much more from his or her experience of the game.
He has a very practical no nonsense view of the game underpinned by a deep understanding of psychology from his previous career developing leaders in business.
We had a wonderful conversation looking at the impact of EMOTION on our game and how it is almost impossible to ‘out think’ your emotions.
- Does mental game coaching ACTUALLY work?
- When it doesn’t WHY doesn’t it work
- We looked at the importance of RITUALS as opposed to routines
- How you can STACK emotions in your favour before you play
- Why GRATITUDE is such a beneficial concept
- The importance of FEELING gratitude as opposed to just an intellectual understanding
- Kent had some really strong views on JOURNALLING
- The importance of actually ENJOYING and recording your successes
- Being totally absorbed in the PROCESS of your practice
- When golf becomes a SPIRITUAL endeavour
- The sheer joy and beauty of EVENING golf
A wonderful conversation with a great coach and very deep thinker about the game of golf
To spend time in the company of Kent just makes you feel better about the game of golf and indeed the game of life
To find out more about Kent and his work go to
https://scratchattitude.com/
Join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH – or simply come to improve your own game, go to : https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
How we can play golf in THIS moment
Today we welcome back on the show my good friend Susie Meyers to discuss more concepts around ‘Point A’
Susie is one of the very best coaches in the USA and wrote the highly acclaimed book ‘Golf from Point A’ which I believe is required reading for every golfer interested in maximising their golfing experience.
Susie is on the list of the 100 Top Coaches in the USA
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She coaches at all levels of the game from start-up players to tour winners like Michael Thompson so her experience is extensive.
Every time I get the chance to speak to Susan the conversation just flows and her passion and enthusiasm for the game of golf just oozes out of her
- On today’s show we discussed:
- What is POINT A golf and WHY is it so important?
- How we fall into the trap of trying to ‘fix’ our previous shot
- The dangers of linking one shot to another when every shot is a UNIQUE moment in time
- The ‘Thinker’ and the ‘Doer’ and why we need to understand the difference
- The BURDEN of the PAST
- The myth of ‘problem solving’
- Can you control your golf swing?
- Can you control where the ball goes?
- The myth of control and how this creates so much instability
- With Point A there is NO PAST, NO FUTURE just this unique moment in time
- Why we need to be absorbed in the PICTURE of the shot and how these pictures influence our movements.
- How our PICTURES inform our body how to move
- Every shot has a different FORMULA
- How Point A can give you a different perspective on the golf course. The course is then no longer a THREAT
- Point A in everyday life
A brilliant session with a wonderful coach
To find out more about Susie and her brilliant work go to
https://susiemeyersgolf.com/
Join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH – or simply come to improve your own game, go to : https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Today on the show we are joined by top coach Hugh Marr.
Hugh has an incredible depth of knowledge and experience having coached at all levels of the game but most notably with some of the best players in the world on the European Tour.
As well as his full time role as a coach Hugh is now involved in his passion which is mentoring young aspiring coaches to be the very best version of themselves.
We got the chance to discuss Hugh’s view of the current state of coaching.
- How many coaches respond to trends.
- The dangers of too much YouTube ‘information’
- How we KNOW too much but UNDERSTAND too little.
- What does a good lesson REALLY look and feel like?
- How we can only influence ONE thing as coaches
- Why you should NEVER have to get worse to get better
- Why more practice is not the simple answer
- How the ‘team’ of a player needs to evolve
- Why it is important to prioritise WHO you are taking information from and WHEN
- How to make your practice more RELEVANT
- The vital importance of hitting ONE more green per round and holing ONE more putt from 6ft
- Why your CARRY distance is so important with your irons than total distance
- Why it is VITAL to know your golf course and the most RELEVANT shots you will hit
- The challenges of being a TOUR COACH
- The highs and the lows
- The challenge of not attaching personal emotion to players results
- Developing as a coach
- The importance of UNDERSTANDING as opposed to just knowledge
- The need to keep asking ‘WHY’
- Effective critical thinking
- Why ‘quick fixes’ need to be part of a good coaches armoury
- To find out more about Hugh go to
www.hughmarr.com
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by performance consultant Dr Greg Cartin who has worked with so many top level players.
He is based in Boston USA
‘What we are thinking DOESN’T matter’!!
Wow!
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For many people this is counter intuitive to what they have been led to believe.
We have spent so long in the futile attempt to try to control our thinking.
Yet as Greg explains today it is actually the RESISTANCE to what we are feeling and thinking that causes so many problems. It is this resistance that causes tension and it is the tension which affects our ability to access the SKILLS we have.
As he says:
‘You can think ANYTHING you want until you think it is WRONG’
It is so important to begin to change the RELATIONSHIP we have with our thoughts and feelings.
To become an observer of them.
As an observer we are able to create some DISTANCE without becoming FUSED with our thinking.
- We challenge many existing ‘norms’ in mental game coaching
- Routines could be making you WORSE!
- The staple of so much mental game coaching could actually be detrimental
Why a rigid pre shot routine will NOT protect you from negative thoughts and emotions and may seriously hamper your CREATIVITY
- Why it is so important to connect with what you ENJOY about the game of golf
- The best way of developing your skills and then more importantly how to ACCESS those skills
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Why trying to supress your emotions can harm your game
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Why META COGNITION is so important
- The need to OBSERVE your discomfort as opposed to trying to get comfortable with being uncomfortable
- Trying less and caring less: Could this be a way out of the mental mire
To find out more about Greg Cartin
Go to
https://www.drgregcartin.com/about
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to www.themindfactor.com
It is great to welcome back onto the podcast my good friend Randy Joyner.
Randy is one of the top coaches in the US and works with a host of great players including PGA Tour winner Derek Ernst
We have spent many hours in the past discussing how his coaching shares so much similarity with the concepts of the Mind Factor.
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Randy has been kind enough to say how much the Mind Factor certification has helped his own evolution as a coach
In his development into being a top coach Randy spent many hours immersed with the philosophies of the ‘Golf Machine’. The legendary book written by Homer Kelley in the late 1960’s which has influenced so many of today’s top coaches.
On first impression the Golf Machine would seem to be totally at odds with many of the ideas we have discussed over the past few years on the Brain Booster.
Yet with this conversation with Randy he gave me real clarity as to why it became such an important book and how with a clearer understanding it is actually much more simple in its practical application to the golfer.
Also more importantly for Brain Booster listeners it becomes apparent listening to Randy how you can apply the principles of
- INTENTION
- ATTENTION and
- ATTITUDE within the framework of the Golf Machine
We discussed :
- The THREE key principles of the Golf Machine
- The role of the RIGHT arm
- The benefit of RIGHT ARM only swings
- How to use ‘pressure’ in the golf swing
- How you can link ATTENTION to right finger pressure throughout the swing
- How the SHOT links back to Golf Machine principles
- What is THE ultimate simplification?
A wonderful communication demystifying the mystique that often surrounds the GOLF MACHINE
To find out more about Randy Joyner and his coaching go to
https://www.tourtechniques.com/
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
A coach and his journey to excellence
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by top coach Anthony McCarthy the author of a wonderful book called ‘The Golf Coach’ which is all about the business of golf coaching and the multi dimensional approach a great modern day coach must embrace to be the very best version of themselves.
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We had a great conversation about the influences that have driven Anthony especially the legendary footballer Johan Cruyyf the pioneer of TOTAL football
The mystique of how he coached
One of his quotes:
‘There is no higher praise than being acclaimed for your style’
- It is not ONLY about the result but the WAY the result is achieved
- Understanding how important it is to EXPRESS your capabilities
- The variability of outcomes and why we shouldn’t attach everything to them
- What the vast majority of golfers REALLY want to achieve
- Why it is SO important to really understand a player’s UNIQUE desire
- Why we should hold back our ASSUMPTIONS
- How your coaching philosophy should EVOLVE
- Beginning with the SHOT and working from there
- Becoming obsessed with the BALL FLIGHT
- When to dive into technique and when NOT
- Is your intervention actually improving IMPACT?
- John Jacobs ‘Golf is what the BALL does’
- Spending more time observing players ON the COURSE
- Why you shouldn’t have to ‘get worse to get better”
A great session with an extremely knowledgeable coach who has immersed himself in the development of his craft
To find out more about Anthony go to
www.golfcoachinstitute.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to www.themindfactor.com
How to CENTRE Mind and Body to free up your performance
Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster a good friend of the show Jayne Storey
Jayne has been a pioneer in the field of bringing ancient martial arts wisdom into the modern world of performance sport
She is someone who actually embodies and practices herself all of the concepts she teaches
We get to talk about some of the origins of martial arts as they emerged from India and the practice of Kalari
The relationship between INTENTION and ACTION and how conscious intervention can be so damaging for our touch and feel on the greens
How the analytical mind does NOT play good golf
How the mind is being force fed with SO much technical information which stops us holing putts on the golf course
How the Martial arts can provide some balance with this issue
The fundamentals of ACTUAL movement
Why a ‘busy’ mind shouldn’t be overloaded with more ‘mental game’ tools
Did the great Jack Nicklaus have a TOUGH mind or a QUIET mind?
How the line and pace will REVEAL itself from a mind that is quiet
The importance of a DAILY practice
How ‘self observation’ can be so transformative and allows you to understand the repetitive nature of the mind
The FOUR FUNDAMENTAL ACTIONS
How movement emerges from the ground
Rooted in the feet, moves through the waist and expressed with the hands. The essential nature of BALANCE
Why you shouldn’t try to putt from the shoulders
How movement emerges from the ‘dantien’
Jayne Storey, Movement and Performance Coach is the founder of Chi Performance.
Her background includes 35 years training and teaching in the Eastern arts, including formal Buddhist meditation and the Taoist arts of chi kung and tai chi which she has streamlined into a PERFORMANCE PRACTICE helping those who love sport and the arts, to perform under pressure.
Jayne is the author of several books including Breathe Golf; The Missing Link to a Winning Performance andThe Practice of High-Performance; 10 Essential Keys to Mastering Pressure.
She has been featured on BBC Television and Radio, The Sunday Times and in a number of golf and other publications including Women’s Golf Journal, Golf International, Atlantic Golf and Lifestyle, Kingdom, Sports Coach, Cosmopolitan and Zest.
To get a copy of CONNECTED PUTTING go to
https://www.chi-performance.com/product/connected-putting/
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us in Manchester in November and become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to www.themindfactor.com
Who are we really?
What is our TRUE nature?
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by Performance Coach Andy Morrison who works with a host of professional players on numerous tours sharing with them the ‘Inside Out’ understanding of experience.
Andy was heavily influenced in his coaching by some of our previous guests on the podcast such as Garret Kramer, Dicken Bettinger and Sam Jarman who have all built on the work of Sydney Banks exploring the ideas of the Three Principles
A lot of what Andy says may well challenge a lot of our existing beliefs especially about our constant need to try to FIX our thinking or to try to get into a perfect mental state to play golf
- Why trying to ‘fix’ the mind often just stirs it up more
- Knowing WHERE your experience actually comes from
- How to get back to the TASK at hand
- When your thinking settles down INSIGHTS appear
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us for a special two days at Archerfield with our ‘Lost Art Golf School”
13th -14th August go to www.themindfactor.com
It is wonderful to welcome back onto the Brain Booster my very good friend Gary Nicol, co-author of the best-selling ‘Lost Art of Golf’ series.
We had as usual a wonderful conversation particularly about our Lost Art schools at Archerfield
We discussed the concept of our RELATIONSHIP to the game of golf
What do we really want from the game?
How we can become a little more SELF LESS and a less SELFISH
Why becoming a great playing partner may actually unlock your own performance.
Why the outcome of a golf shot should never determine your self worth
The biggest myths around consistency
How the Trackman numbers tell us what does and doesn’t change much in a swing
What we should be aiming to influence and WHERE we need to place our ATTENTION
We have lots of what I call ‘surface conversations’ about golf such as how can I hit it further, score lower, get handicaps down but what about going to a bit deeper level and finding out what REALLY matters to you when you play.
How can you get the very most out of this fleeting opportunity called LIFE
Is that a conversation REALLY worth having ?
To get a copy of the new ‘Lost Art of Putting’ video program go to www.themindfactor.com
To claim your 20% discount put in the Brain Booster code of TLA20
To join us for a special two days at Archerfield with our ‘Lost Art Golf School”
13th -14th August go to www.themindfactor.com
It is great to welcome onto the show mental skills and golf coach Trevor Jones to explore a different way of dealing with the thoughts and sensations that can hold such sway over us.
He has a fascinating story to tell as both a player and a coach at a very high level.
We discussed how many of the existing models of trying to ‘control’ thoughts and just use visualisation techniques proved so ineffective.
How many time have you hit bad shots when you feel GOOD and conversely we have all hit good shots when we are feeling BAD
The psychological flexibility model
Acceptance and Commitment Training
Instead of trying to control thoughts and feelings understand how YOU are NOT your thoughts
- Why it is a myth to think you have to ‘feel good’ to play good
- The way our brain just ‘pumps’ out thought
- Why we should give our brain a name!!
- How you can ‘diffuse’ from your thinking
- The way out of the matrix
- The importance of VALUES based behaviour
- How we can move towards what we REALLY value
OPEN
AWARE
ENGAGED
‘Trevor won the Welsh National Championship in 2008, and played full time professional golf for the next 3 years, yet he struggled when applying traditional sport psychology to himself. After discovering ACT (Acceptance and commitment training) in 2012, Trevor immersed himself in the theory and practice, his research being guided by some of the best in the field. A decade later, Trevor now works for the US based Aware Performance Group, helping college golfers improve their Psychological Flexibility. Trevor also mentors two Sport Psychologists, works privately with up and coming junior golfers, and runs a golf coaching business as a PGA professional. His book ‘Get out of your mind and into your game – how to build Psychological Flexibility on the fairways and beyond’ is due for release later this year.’
Social media for Trevor is @mind_your_golf
To book your place at Archerfield for the ‘Lost Art School’ go to www.themindfactor.com
After the first session I did with Jim Waldron a couple of weeks ago we had such an outstanding response I had to get him back for part two.
And what a session it was.
The conversation just flowed as it tends to do with Jim and we explored even deeper levels of the Mind Body connection.
You will find some really valuable insights in this show
We had the chance to discuss:
- The Mind – Body connection and how to ACTUALLY change your swing
- Honouring the goal of making movement without conscious thought
- How to expand awareness
- More feel based less thought based
- Why you should do Tai Chi
- The 3 Primary sensory channels and how you need to know YOUR preference
- The myth of ‘swing thoughts’ and why they ‘seem’ to work
- The focal point system
- The holy grail of the ‘one point’
- The need for BALANCE awareness
So many nuggets of pure gold from a legendary coach
Jim Waldron is a nationally acclaimed golf teaching professional, mental game coach, author, and lecturer best known for his pioneering research on the mind/body connection approach to learning and teaching golf. His holistic approach to golf improvement blends swing and short game mechanics, mental focus skills, physical fitness and emotional state control into a revolutionary golf instruction paradigm. He is recognized as one of the game's best golf swing instructors and swing theorists.
To find out more about Jim Waldron and his coaching go to
https://balancepointgolf.com/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by former PGA Tour winner Richard Zokol the pioneer of what is called Mind Trak golf
Richard won on the PGA Tour wearing headphones and we discuss how this eventually led to his discoveries around the mental game
Richard Zokol’s PGA Tour career spanned over 20-years, winning twice on the PGA Tour (both wins in 1992) while competing in 412 PGA Tour events and winning once in 53 starts on the Web.com Tour (in 2001).
Recognized as a professional golfer with a distinct perspective, Richard is one of the most dedicated and determined professionals in Canadian golf. Richard “walked-on” the BYU Golf Team as a freshman then by his senior year at BYU, he captained the team to the 1981 NCAA Championship—that team was inducted into the Brigham Young University Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Richard was also inducted into the British Columbia Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2011. Zokol’s passion capital served him well in PGA Tour competition and then as he transitioned into business.
We discuss how you can get the very best from your game on the course with the TWO critical markers
- The ability to assess the shot
- The ability to EXECUTE the shot
- To get out of reactive thinking
- To reduce the excessive attention on RESULTS
- To REALLY tune in to the GOLF COURSE
- To be present to your assessment of the shot
- How to reduce emotional interference
- How to build a process on each shot you can then record
A great session with a deep thinker of the game
Enjoy
To find out more about Mind Trak go to www.mindtrakgolf.com
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by one of the legends of US coaching Jim Waldron for a fascinating discussion about the Mind Body connection
Jim has spent most of his working life absorbed in the workings of consciousness and how it can apply to the game of golf
In his early years he spent time with some masters of martial arts and applied key principles to his coaching
He studied with some of the great meditation teachers such as Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Suziki Roshi
He has become very well known for his work with the yips in golf and also in numerous other sports such as baseball, basketball, darts and bowls
We discussed:
- The two types of yips and why one type is very
- The origination of yips and what makes things worse
- What are the ‘fuels’ for the yips?
- The wrong use of the conscious mind
- The effects of negative emotion and the manifestation of FEAR
- Why people don’t yip on a practice swing
- The principle of Radical Acceptance
- How ‘observation’ can change everything
- Are you the ‘Hero’ or the ‘Victim’ of your story?
- The value of a mindfulness practice
- Understand your ‘focal point’ in the swing
So many wonderful ideas and concepts to consider
Jim Waldron is a nationally acclaimed golf teaching professional, mental game coach, author, and lecturer best known for his pioneering research on the mind/body connection approach to learning and teaching golf. His holistic approach to golf improvement blends swing and short game mechanics, mental focus skills, physical fitness and emotional state control into a revolutionary golf instruction paradigm. He is recognized as one of the game's best golf swing instructors and swing theorists.
To find out more about Jim Waldron and his coaching go to
https://balancepointgolf.com/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by Marcus Bell from GRF Golf formerly Zen Golf
I have known Marcus for many years and we have done a number of seminars together.
It has been wonderful to recently see how much his coaching career has taken off as a result of his You Tube channel where he shares the content of his actual lessons as opposed to just giving out ‘technique tips’
It is a real ‘fly on the wall’ experience watching a top coach in action
Marcus and his coaching is very different from so much of the information out there at the moment.
He helps people tap into their own natural way of moving
Exploring possibility
We had had the chance to discuss:
- Why golfers have lost their true IDENTITY
- The endless search for information creates so much noise in the system
- Why being dependent on other people and their opinions can be so detrimental
- How you can learn to connect back to more of your AUTHENTIC golfing self
- Why movement doesn’t need language
- How we can stop interfering with the system and learn how to REACT better
- Pushing your boundaries and exploring movement in space
- How you can explore draws and fades
- Creating an environment of discovery
This session will really encourage you to explore YOUR movements and what your body can ACTUALLY do as opposed to what you have been told to do
To find out more about Marcus go to
GRF Golf on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Knowing who you TRULY are on the golf course – Garret Kramer
How you can learn to fully EXPRESS yourself
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by coach Garret Kramer
We had a fascinating discussion around identity and who we truly are
How we often get drawn down blind alleys as a result of our attachment to a separate self or ego
Garret provided a refreshing if alternative view of what it is to be a golfer in the modern world and how we often FORGET our true identity
We discussed:
- The myths and misconceptions around the ‘mental game’
- Why a lot of psychology can be doomed to fail
- How we can actually play with a CLEAR HEAD
- Why trying to FIX your thinking can just create more problems than it solves
- How the desire to EXPRESS yourself can actually be grounded in a stable place in your mind
Garret has a different way of looking at performance and the seeking of fulfilment
I am sure you will find his ideas challenge a lot of your current beliefs but you will nevertheless find them fascinating
Garret Kramer is the founder of Inner Sports. For over 25 years, he has provided consulting services for athletes, coaches, actors, and business leaders. And he has conducted workshops, day-long symposiums, and retreats for teams, organizations, universities, and schools. Credited with bringing the “Direct Path of Self-Exploration” to the high performance and sport communities, Garret is now sharing with global audiences his unique take on self-exploration and non-duality, as well as their implications for a more harmonious world.
Garret has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Forbes; and he has appeared on ESPN, FOX, NPR, WFAN, NBC, and The Golf Channel. He is the author of two books, Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life, and The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think. His third book is, Who. We. Are.: Silencing Ego, Returning to Source, Knowing Ourselves
To find out more about Garret go to www.garretkramer.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
How to develop STABLE confidence – Dr Raymond Prior
- Why is your confidence so unstable?
- Why do you have it TODAY and it is gone TOMORROW?
- What would it be like to have a STABLE confidence that doesn’t come and go?
Today we welcome back onto the podcast one of the most popular guests over the past 12 months Dr Raymond Prior. Raymond is one of the most sought after mental performance coaches in the USA and he has recently published a wonderful new book called ‘Golf – Beneath the Surface’ which is a tremendous in depth study of what is REALLY happening in our brain when we are attempting to perform our best in sport.
As the title says it is not about the ‘surface level’ techniques often dished out to players but a study into what has been found by science to be truly beneficial in helping someone deal with the challenges of the game.
So much of what we have been taught about mental coaching turns out to be nothing more that myths and misconceptions.
In our conversation today we drill down and look at a number of those myths to get to the heart of what will REALLY make a difference.
We look into:
- The true nature of STABLE confidence. What it is and why it is so important to have it
- Why we suffer so much with insecurity in our game
- Unstable confidence: Why so many of us are looking for confidence in all the wrong places
- Why ACCEPTANCE is such a critical skill to understand
- What acceptance definitely is NOT
- How the yips ACTUALLY manifest in our mind and why just working on technique will NEVER solve the problem
Raymond’s new book is called:
‘Golf beneath the surface’ and is available on Amazon
A really tremendous session with a great Performance Coach
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Using the GOLF COURSE to TRAIN
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by a really outstanding coach from the USA Tim Sheredy
Tim has had outstanding success with his clients, especially junior players
He has had a big influence on the careers of players like Jessica and Nelly Korda, CT Pan, Peter Uhlein and Ben An
We had a wonderful conversation about developing the game of golf and the most effective ways to train.
Especially the importance of getting out on to the GOLF COURSE to train.
To put yourself in LOTS of game situation to help you to develop the flexibility required to get the best from you game.
Amongst many things we discussed:
- How do we build a really positive golfing experience?
- How can we be better golfing parents?
- How can we ask better questions to support our junior players?
- The FOUR GOLFING SKILLS
- Control the ball
- Emotional skill
- Mental skills
- Effective Training Skills
Effective Training
3 phases
- Technique
- Shot Creation
- Pressure training
Spending time out on the golf course TRAINING
3 shots from one location
- Draw
- Straight
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Fade
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3 clubs from one location
- Developing imagination and creativity out on the course
- The importance of CLEAR INTENTION on EVERY shot
- How to build SHOTS not just swings
To find out more about Tim go to
https://tsgigolf.com/
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined once more by my good friend Sam Jarman to talk about his new book ‘Getting out of your own way’
It really is a terrific read. It is a challenging book and a very informative book that will really get you thinking in a very different way about your game. More importantly it will challenge some of your existing concepts about how the mind works.
Fundamental to this is the notion that we can actually control what we are thinking at any given moment when in reality, everyone of us if we look to our experience realises that this is a myth. Who knows what we are going to think next?
The beauty of Sam‘s book and his work is to explain this in a way that allows us to be okay with the chaos that the mind throws up at times to be able to deal with it and move on and then more importantly to get down to the real job of thoroughly, enjoying and immersing yourself in the game of golf. We look at
- The myths about how your mind actually works
- The conversation in our heads and what it really means
- The awareness of your thinking and what we truly are How to have a different relationship to your thinking
- You relationship to mistakes and then what you DO next Understanding the role of awareness in learning Being clear on who you truly are Seeing golf as an opportunity to EXPRESS yourself
A really great conversation with a superb coach who is really making a difference to his clients. To find out more about Sam and his work go to
www.samjarmangolf.com
The book is called Get Out of Your Own Way. It’s available as an eBook at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo and Smashwords.
Print versions are available again from Amazon or can be ordered at most book shops. The audiobook is being recorded and will be available in a few weeks. To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
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To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
The silent epidemic why we should be concerned
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back my good friend Dr Izzy Justice to discuss golf and mental health.
You wouldn’t ordinarily connect the two subjects together but as we discuss in today’s show there is currently an epidemic of mental health issues especially amongst young players.
So many people have a brain that is totally overstimulated.
The baseline EEG is way too high.
Then we come to try to play a game like golf where we are REQUIRED to have low brain wave frequency in order to perform.
We are consuming so much information and stumuli as a result of the amount of time we spend on our devices.
- Social media is saturating our brain with mostly useless stimuli
- What can we do about this problem?
- Is there a way out of the woods to better mental health and also better golf?
- Izzy has some wonderful suggestions:
- What does a GOOD day look like for our brain?
- The importance of a NEURO DIET
- Doing more things that help quieten your brain
- Simple DAILY strategies to help you reduce all of the NOISE
- Doing more of what you LIKE and less of what you don’t
- The importance of SLEEP
- The chronic problem of sleep deprivation
- Why our current baseline is contributing to sleep issues
- Why sleep gadgets can only do so much
- The GREAT SLEEP hack the FOUR, ONE, ONE
- How to get closure on the day
- This is a nugget of GOLD
- The key message of the podcast is to get your BASELINE down BEFORE you play golf
- The role of GRATITUDE in lowering brain frequency
A really great thought provoking session
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Great show for you to listen to today about the role of EMOTIONS and how they can have such an impact on your game
- What are emotions?
- What do they actually mean?
- How long do they last?
- More importantly what can we do about them?
How many rounds have you played where emotions have triggered a cascade of poor shots and another score ruined?
Can you look back on your golfing life and even begin to consider how much better you would have performed IF you had more ability to deal with and release your emotions.
When emotions are running the show we can make some really STUPID decisions
The show today will give you some GREAT answers
Become an expert on yourself and how you actually trigger your emotions.
Gain insights to YOU and how you ACTUALLY work on the golf course as opposed to how you think you work
- Understanding your emotions leads to INSIGHT
- Emotional regulation technique
- The 5 step PROCESS
- Location – where is the emotion located in your body?
- Contain the emotion – give it a shape
- Colour – Give the emotion a colour
- Name it – Give the emotion a NAME
- Do something with it – Allow the emotion to RELEASE
- Emotions only last for 7 seconds from a neuro chemical perspective, to hang on to them for longer than this is a CHOICE
Why trying to contain your emotions can be so counter productive
How anger can turn into DEPRESSION
How golfing failure can create a traumatic event in the brain
How you can use techniques to let go of the trauma. The use of EMDR
A fascinating session with a top class coach
Alison is a PGA Master Professional in Instruction and a LPGA Master Professional. Being one of 9 women to achieve the highest PGA credential earned by an instructor and only 1 of 2 women to be a dual master professional in both organizations Alison completed her Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a practicing psychotherapist in the state of California and currently works with adolescents, couples, families, and individuals in her private practice Curdt Performance Therapy, in Woodland Hills, CA. Alison strives to develop and coach golfers in all areas of their lives.
To find out more about Alison and her work go to
www.alisoncurdtgolf.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
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To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today on the show we have a very special guest in the shape of Martin Chuck one of the VERY best and most highly regarded golf coaches in the world.
If you want to take a lesson with him he is booked up literally months in advance
Martin has an incredible story of how he developed both as a player and then to become a top coach. He spent a LOT of time with two absolute legends of the game Moe Norman and George Knudson.
Martin shared those early experiences of spending time watching Moe practice and listening to his philosophy of how to play the game.
- Listening to the awesome quality of his ball striking.
- The way he just flushed shot after shot dead out of the middle of the club.
- Can you imagine how rich an experience that must have been?
- Spending time watching George Knudson teach.
- Soaking up the way he helped students and developed their game.
- The value of spending time with truly great people.
- From a coaching philosophy Martin has some wonderfully simple and effective concepts.
- Most of them designed to help you hit the ball more often flush out of the middle of the club
As he says, ‘Isn’t that what most golfers REALLY get a buzz from?’
- Hitting the ball FLUSH out of the centre of the clubface.
- He shares with us one AMAZING drill that will literally make you so much more aware of what is ACTUALLY going on in your swing
- As Martin says he ‘can’t be embarrassed’
- What a wonderful quality but as we discuss it is very much about changing your relationship with outcomes so the game doesn’t hurt you so much
- How you can WIN on EVERY shot
Golf is right here and right NOW!! To hell with everything else
A fantastic session full of great wisdom from someone who has developed a wonderful PRACTICAL coaching philosophy
Martin Chuck
Martin has a knack to be able to communicate to the masses. While he has coached some of the best players in the World, he prefers to work with the average, developing golfer. The "puzzle" of providing the right information at the right time is a thrill for Martin... The homebase for his wildly popular golf school is at The Raven in Phoenix, Arizona and during the Summer months he takes his show on the round to escape a little of the Phoenix heat.
To find out more about Martin and his coaching go to
www.tourstriker.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today on the show we are joined by top coach Nick Bradley to discuss a fascinating topic. MISTAKES and more importantly your relationship to those mistakes.
Nick sets the scene with a great story about challenging some of the best coaches in the world at the PGA show in Orlando about what they COULD have learned from their biggest mistakes.
- The question was largely ignored.
- An opportunity for everyone to learn was missed.
- Why do we have such a poor relationship to our mistakes and more importantly what can we do about it?
- How we stigmatise mistakes and the consequence of this limits our learning
- How mistakes are so essential in our evolution as a player
- Why we need to look at the journey of a player as opposed to just looking at perfect ‘swing positions’
- Nick also gives us some great insights into working with top players
- How a great relationship CAN turn sour and go in the wrong direction
- The need for CLARTY on the financial side
- How to keep challenging players effectively
- How to become a better STUDENT
- Why Butch Harmon is such a great coach
- Why ‘method coaching’ can be an ego trip and intellectual snobbery
- On the business side why it is important to consider ‘staying in your lane’
Nick Bradley is best known for his work with English golfer Justin Rose from 2006 to 2009, who he coached from rank 125 in the world all the way to 5th. Rose went on to win the European Order of Merit in 2007, the 2008 Ryder Cup, and his first and only US Open major championship.
Over twenty-five years, Nick has trained over 400 professional golfers, including Sir Nick Faldo, Captain Paul McGinley, and Seamus Power.
He’s coached his clients to multiple PGA Tour wins, a top-three placement at the US Open, eight amateur titles, two junior national titles, a world #1 rank, a European #1 rank, and two World #5 placements.
To find out more about Nick Bradley and his work go to
www.bradleygolf.com
@thenickbradley
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How images make our body move
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a great friend of the show Susie Meyers. Susie is one of the very top coaches in the USA and always brings some wonderful insights.
Today was no exception. We had a great conversation about how to release your very best golf and how the latest neuroscience is pointing us towards the need to play from a quiet place in the mind.
There are SO many GEMS in this conversation that really WILL make a difference to your game.
Why an over attachment to outcomes and results is so counterproductive to freeing us up to play our best golf.
- The need to find balance both in the body and the mind.
- Why we are so wound up in our lives and what it is doing to our brain.
- The need to get back to a child like ‘alpha’ state
- The quiet and calm place where great golf can emerge
- Reducing the ‘noise’ on the golf course
- How closing your eyes can have such a dramatic effect on how much stimulus we receive
- Why is there so much fear in the game?
- SO HOW we can play the game with less fear?
- Playing from Point A
- This shot in this unique moment.
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The Magic of the P Words
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PLAN
- PROCESS
- PICTURE
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POSITIVE
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Living with the A Words
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AWARE
- ACCEPT
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ALLOWING
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Why we need to be aware of how talking about our ‘tendencies’ can get in the way of our progress
- How you can create powerful images that your body can RESPOND to
- The difference between ‘Backward Thinking and Forward Thinking’
- What are the ‘Universal Truths’ about the golf swing?
- WHO are you going to be on the golf course today?
COMMITTED
CALM
COURAGEOUS
CLEAR
CONFIDENT
Being comes before DOING
What happens to you is not so PERSONAL
A really wonderful thought provoking and life enhancing conversation.
To find out more about Susie go to
www.susiemeyersgolf.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
On today’s show we have with us a good friend of the Brain Booster in the shape of Mike Malone from Trackman to discuss technology in general and how it can potentially be either a FRIEND or a FOE to your game.
Over the past 10 to 15 years launch monitors such as Trackman have become a staple part of the coaching diet.
Most people who go for lessons now expect they will be assisted by a coach using a launch monitor but what are the potential pitfalls to what can be an overwhelming array of information?
In the early days many people fell into the trap of drowning in the numbers. Thinking that more information would be better for their game.
Yet as Mike explains, the really great coaches had an instinctive ability to limit the numbers to just a few key performance indicators.
We had a really great conversation about the very best ways of using technology and how there are many myths and misconceptions of what actually DOES change in your swing from shot to shot.
- What is CONSISTENT in your swing?
- There may be some surprises here
- How you can improve the BIG THREE
- Ground contact
- Strike Location
- Face Orientation
- Creating more effective CONSEQUENCE in your practice
- How you can use technology to tune much more into the SHOTS you are trying to play
- Using technology as an individual
- Many people now have some form of launch monitor for their own game
- How can you best use the technology in your own practice
- Why you should STOP trying to dissect every poor shot
- How you can actually manage your poor shots better
How using indoor simulators to play on golf courses can be so beneficial to your training
Why it is important to feel what you are doing with a shot THEN use technology to back up your estimate as opposed to just relying on the monitor to supply all of the information
What could the future of technology be from a golf perspective?
How entertainment technology is helping more golfers get into the game
A fantastic conversation about how YOU can get the very best out of technology without getting lost in all of the information
To find out more about Mike Malone and Trackman
Go to
www.trackman.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
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To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Your ENVIRONMENT and how it shapes your development – Dr Luke Benoit, Plus Internal Focus – External Focus – what is the real truth about what is best for you?
Today we welcome onto the show one of the best young coaches in the US. Dr Luke Benoit
Luke is a great student of the game and brings to the conversation some wonderful research around effective learning environments.
Research that challenges SOME of the existing theories around attentional focus
- Should you be focused solely on EXTERNAL cues?
- Is there a time and place for INTERNAL focus?
- If you did want to change your swing what is the best way to go about it?
- The ladder of improvement
- Just how much does our environment affect our development?
- How to shift your mind set from a training to a PLAYING attitude
- Training for DISTANCE
- The Rypstick and how you COULD hit the ball so much further
- Creating a training environment to TEST your skills
- Creating a very effective MENTAL SCORECARD
Dr. Luke Benoit Ph.D. is a PGA golf coach with a diverse background of experience and skills. He has worked as a college coach, university professor and researcher, professional golfer, and Director of Instruction. In 2015, Luke began work as the Director of Instruction at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, MN (one of the top-ranked courses in Minnesota). In his position, Luke oversees instructional programs and teaches members. Luke boasts an impressive clientele of beginner, novice, and expert golfers. Through the success of Luke's players, Luke has been recognized as one of the region's top golf coaches and instructors. He also started a company called Ryp Golf that offers technology and training to help golfers hit the ball farther and straighter. In a very short period of time, Ryp Golf has evolved into one of the biggest swing speed companies on the planet, which has led golfers from all around the planet to travel to work with Luke.
To find out more about Luke go to
https://www.lukebenoitgolf.com
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Why Mindfulness is so important for the health of athletes
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster with Luke Doherty who has been doing some amazing work in sport applying the principles of Mindfulness
Luke Doherty trained as an elite rugby player and was capped for England under-18's. He earned a degree and Postgrad diploma in Law as well as advanced-level mindfulness training qualifications from Breathworks and the Oxford University Mindfulness Centre. He's since been dedicated to devising and delivering bespoke mindfulness programmes for some of the UK's leading athletes and forward thinking executives, working with Premiership rugby and football players, Olympians and Team GB athletes. His innovative approaches using mindfulness have received national media coverage and he's part of a consortium which advises the Dept. of Health and Social Care.
Luke has lived an extraordinarily varied life part of which was when he spent six years in a Buddhist Mindfulness Centre
We had a very important conversation about mental health in competitive sport and how Mindfulness can be such a valuable tool to stay connected to what is truly important to you
- There is so much pressure these days on athletes to perform
- Luke talked about some harrowing examples of players he knew in rugby who had committed suicide as a result of the anxiety created in the quest to win
- We looked deeply into how mindfulness can be applied in high pressure situations in sport to allow the athlete to stay connected to their true values
- How to deal with the game ‘after the game’
- What do you do to settle the experience you have just had in your mind to allow you to keep going forwards to experience pleasure in the game
- How the ‘body’ can let you know if you are off track with your life and your purpose
- The mind body connection and how your body ‘keeps the score’
- The amazing way that Luke has combined boxing and mindfulness to help young people in the community
- The huge value in spending time mindfully in nature
- The incredible value of a morning routine that really resonates with you at a deep level
A really wide ranging and fascinating conversation around mindfulness and how it can be applied on a very practical level to get the most from your game
To find out more about Luke and his work go to
https://www.mindfulpeakperformance.com/about
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
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To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
How you can LEARN to LEARN like Tiger Woods – Peter Arnott
Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster Peter Arnott.
Peter has been a previous guest on the show and in this session we get to discuss his fantastic new book called ‘Swing it like Tiger’ which he wrote in partnership with Ian Renshaw who is an expert on skill acquisition
As Peter informs us the title of the book is deliberately misleading to some people who do actually want to swing the club like Tiger Woods.
When in fact Tiger has had multiple swings and indeed on every shot he plays he will adapt his swing in that particular moment to the very task he has before him.
The book is very much about how you can LEARN to LEARN like Tiger
- How to TRAIN more effectively like Tiger
- We look in detail at how Tiger learned how to develop his game
- How the environment he and Earl created together was so rich in learning opportunity
- Steve Williams who was Tiger’s caddie for many years talked about how Tiger practiced differently from all of the other players he had worked with including Greg Norman and Raymond Floyd
- He challenged himself constantly with the QUALITY of his practice
- The challenges, the games
- Human beings are not designed to replicate movement precisely
- We are far better at ADAPTING to the challenge presented to us in any given moment
- We talk about the need for variability in your training environment
- How trying to go with ‘one shape’ can actually be very detrimental and what to do to bring your game back into balance
- How you can create your own PAR to suit your game instead of making poor decisions based on existing ‘par’
- How elite golfers can make their own course more difficult to make their training more effective
- Seeing the golf course as an opportunity to be creative
- How to make your training come alive in a RICH environment
- Find out what you REALLY want from the game and then tailor your training more effectively
- How our environment will ALWAYS effect the way you move and what you need to do about it
A great session with a really well researched and well informed coach
Enjoy
Peter is a performance and practice golf coach based at Swanston Golf Academy in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has a masters degree in skill acquisition and motor learning interviewing 7 top European Tour Players (+£15 Million won on Tour) on their development towards excellence.
To find out more about Peter’s work and the book go to
https://www.swingliketiger.com
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To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
How we learn to move – The new revolution in the way we practice sports skills – Rob Gray
How you can TRAIN better to MOVE better.
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by a brilliant guest Rob Gray PhD
He is a professor at Arizona State University who has been conducting research on and teaching courses related to perceptual motor skill learning for over 25 years. He has served as an expert consultant with Nissan Motor Corp, the US Air Force as well as many sports teams and organisations.
In wonderfully insightful conversation we got the chance to discuss:
- Challenging the idea of an ‘ideal model’ as a way to learn sports skills
- Why repetition is not all it is made up to be
- How a Russian physiologist called Nicolai Bernstein changed the way we look at skill development
- Instead of trying to create one ideal solution understand the value of giving yourself PROBLEMS to solve and then allowing the body to figure it out
- Why ‘Drills’ are a very poor way of learning skills and even more importantly why drills do not transform to the playing environment
- The myth of ‘automaticity’ and why humans will never be robots
- Why it is so important to calibrate to what you have TODAY
- How VARIABILITY can transform your ability to acquire the skills you desire
- Exploring solutions to solve problems
- Why your body is not ‘listening’ when you are telling it what to do
- How the idea of having a ‘central command’ from brain to body is flawed
- The likelihood of injury of you keep trying to perform the ‘ideal’ movement
- What is ‘differential learning’ and how you could employ it to improve
- Why kids in Brazil tend to become better footballers
- Creating and designing great learning environments
A really thought provoking session on how we can look at the way we train in a much more efficient way that is grounded in solid scientific research and not just old anecdotes and stories handed down over the years.
To find out more about Rob Gray and his podcast go to
www.perceptionaction.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by a fascinating guest Tim Tucker the former caddie of the unique Bryson De Chambeau.
As a partnership they won a number of PGA Tour titles including the US Open
It was a great insight into a very different golfer and the way he formed such an effective partnership with his caddie
How he was prepared to always do things his own way but also very open to taking on board good quality information from Tim
- How they worked out how to beat the golf course
- Bryson’s incredible body transformation and how he set about accomplishing it
- The way he deals with poor shots on the course
- His obsession with the Driver and how many balls he will hit in a day
- Why his putting is so underrated
- How they actually brought home the US Open trophy when the heat turned up on Sunday afternoon
Bryson’s ability to leave no stone unturned. To sift through information and find out what is USEFUL for him
A very unique and fascinating character.
Also we discuss Tim’s own journey in golf from a background in the military to caddying at Bandon Dunes, learning Aim Point and then the partnership with Bryson.
After the relationship with Bryson concluded Tim has gone on to invent and create the True Aim Marker
A fascinating way to read greens that eliminates guesswork
We go into some good detail on how it works
Tim firmly believes that most golfers don’t need to spend more time on improving their stroke but they DO need to get better at reading greens.
A lot of poor putting strokes are a result of VERY poor green reading.
The True Aim Marker has the potential to massively improve your green reading
Well worth taking a look
To find out more about Tim Tucker and the ‘True Aim Marker’ go to
https://trueaimmarker.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
The evolution of a coach from Technical overload to effective Simplicity
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by one of the top young coaches in Asia Justin Tang.
Justin’s journey as a coach is incredibly inspiring.
He is a perfect example of someone who has a passionate desire to become the very best version of himself as a coach
He has a background in the ‘Golfing Machine’ but he has looked very deeply into the nature of learning and how it is vitally important to ‘personalise’ the information you receive.
He came to realise that the glue that holds all of the game together is the BRAIN
- Learning must be Brain Compatible
- The ONLY non negotiable in the swing
- The one fundamental that every player should consider
- Landing the club after the ball – such a simple principle but highly efficient in terms of BETTER golf shots
- Task based learning and how the body will organise motion
We discuss the Performance Pentagon
Made up of
- Technique
- Skill
- Emotion
- Fitness
- Strategic Planning
What kind of learner are you?
How you can use ‘differential learning’ to trap the correct feeling in your swing
How pinning all of the blame on the golf swing is a LAZY way to coach
The danger of changing swings without understanding the whole picture
How the mental game in golf is different from other sports and what to do about it
Why the idea of ‘grinding’ can be so damaging for your game
The ability to see poor shots from a different perspective
Why you need to be aware of ‘time travel’ in your mind when you are playing golf
Every golf shot is a ‘Problem seeking a Solution’
Divorcing yourself from the OUTCOME of a shot with probabilistic thinking
The need to question our existing beliefs and ‘stories’
Celebrating individuality
A really great session with a very forward thinking and effective coach
To find out more about Justin Tang go to
Instagram @elitegolfswing
e-mail Justin@elitegolfswing.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To book your Mind Factor workshop get in touch with us at www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we have a very special guest, Dr Joe Parent the author of the immensely successful book ‘Zen Golf’ which has sold to golfers all over the world for the past 20 years
Dr. Parent is a renowned expert in Performance Psychology and has coached the mental game in golf, business, and life for over 40 years. He has worked with major champions, many other top golf professionals, and amateurs at every level. He has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to #1 in the World Golf Ranking. Golf Digest magazine honored Dr. Parent in their list of “Top Mental Game Experts” in the world.
We got the chance in our time together to look at the power of PERSPECTIVE
How a slight shift in perspective can have a BIG effect on your game
Joe described the humbling experience recently of hosting mindfulness sessions for people actually living in the Ukraine and the way they are manging to handle their lives in the most horrendous of conditions.
- How much do we take for granted in our own lives?
- In what way does this cross over to our golf?
- The dramatic impact of self talk
- Changing the definition of a ‘good shot’
- Why the perception of what makes a ‘good day’ can make us so unhappy
- What perspective do we have on poor shots?
- How do we view the opportunity to play?
- What about the golf course itself?
Do we view the course as an invitation to experience the possibility of expressing our skills or do we see the course as being something of a ‘war zone’ where are own sense of self is brought into question?
- How does the golf course want to RECEIVE your shots?
- The ‘don’t know’ mindset
- Be CURIOIUS instead of afraid
- The Zen of better putting
- How you can make EVERY putt
- Why it is so important to ‘begin with the end in mind’
- The ultimate ATTITUDE to bring to your putting
- ‘Hit it where the putter is pointing’Love the way the ball leaves the putter
- LEARNING from every putt
- A really tremendous conversation with a legendary performance coach. You will want to listen to this over and over again
To find out more about Dr Joe Parent and Zen Golf go to
https://www.zengolf.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster again with my good friend and fellow author from the ‘Lost Art’ series, Gary Nicol.
Gary has a huge wealth of coaching experience at all levels of the game from Ryder Cup stars to club players.
He is based at the wonderful Archerfield Links on the East Coast of Scotland.
Together with Gary over the past four years we have written 3 books ‘The Lost Art of Putting’, ‘The Lost Art of Playing Golf’ and ‘The Lost Art of the Short Game’
The response to the books has been nothing short of incredible. So many players have got in touch with us to say the books have given them a new lease of golfing life.
In today’s wonderful conversation we go in to detail about how we can become better at coaching others and perhaps more importantly OURSELVES.
- Why much of the current coaching methods are ineffective
- Why we need to get better at asking good QUESTIONS instead of pretending to have all the answers
- The crucial role of INTENTION, ATTENTION and ATTITUDE and how you can build your whole season around these 3 words
- The value of problem solving
- The best way to use technology
- The difference between hitting ‘balls’ and playing ‘shots’
- The great Peter Thompson’s formula for success and how it could help you win YOUR major championship
- How we can become so much more in tune with the GOLF COURSE and the questions it is asking you
- How to play the ACCUMULATION game instead of the AVOIDANCE game and what a difference it can make to your mental game approach
- How would you be if TODAY was your last round of golf? What approach would you have?
- The myth of ‘owning a score’ whilst you are out on the course
A re confirmation of the value of GRATITUDE
A really wonderful conversation with a VERY experienced and knowledgeable coach who is smart enough to keep the game SIMPLE
To find out more about Gary and his coaching go to
https://tpegs.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
Developing your own ‘CHOKE’ shot
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by a special guest in the shape of two time PGA Tour winner Rick Fehr
Rick played on the US Walker Cup team at Hoylake in 1983 with the likes of Brad Faxon and Willie Wood. As an amateur he played in both the US Open and the Masters.
We got the chance to discuss how he developed his game in the early days by spending so much time ON the GOLF COURSE with an absence of too much ‘conventional’ coaching.
Rick is now one of the top coaches in the USA bringing his wealth of playing knowledge with an incredible breadth of coaching experience.
So much of golf is about getting the best out of what you have TODAY be that your B or C game. Rick has a really refreshing take on how to do that. Being able to find a way to get the job DONE.
- How he developed his golfing SKILLS
- The correlation of cause and effect
- Developing TRUST in the feels in his swing
- Falling in love with the challenge of golf
- The vulnerability of tour players and how easy it is to fall into the trap of taking on too much advice
- Changing a pattern that works
- The dangers in the game today of producing ‘laboratory golfers’
- The need to develop a ‘choke’ shot. The ability to FIND the golf course when you are feeling much less than your best
- Why you should have the courage to ‘shape’ your shots in your training.
- How SIMPLICITY is so under valued.
- When are you going to be DONE with your golf swing?
- The limitations of on course analytics and how we need to factor in the ‘human effect’
- Why do we make putting SO complicated and what to do about it
A really great session with a very experienced player and coach. His thoughts will have a BIG impact on your game
To find out more about Rick and his coaching go to
http://fehrgolf.com
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
This episode: Calming the mind through SIMPLICITY
It is a wonderful pleasure to welcome back onto the Brain Booster long term Mind Factor client and DP World Tour star Ryan Fox.
Ryan has had a truly outstanding season finishing 2nd to Rory Mcillroy in the Order of Merit, securing two wins including The Dunhill Links championship at St Andrews as well as 8 other top 10 finishes
He has gone from being outside the top 200 in the world rankings to now being inside the Top 30 and eligible for all of next year’s Major Championships.
Ryan has worked systematically on his mental game for the past four years. We speak every week to stay on track.
In today’s session we talk about those key strategies that have unlocked Ryan’s ability to ACCESS his true skills.
- Why simplicity is the gateway to a CALM state of mind
- How the calm state of mind allows the brain to communicate better to the body
- The joy of CREATING shots
- Being immersed in the GOLF COURSE and why that is so important
- The ability to DEAL with and ACCEPT any outcome on the course
- Understanding the true nature of the game and why it is so important to develop a perspective that allows you to deal with the chaos the game throws at you
- The need to work with coaches that keep you on track with understanding your tendencies
- Why trying to copy ‘the greats’ may not be the best strategy
Ryan also discussed how he felt the late, great Shane Warne was actually ‘with him’ walking the fairways of St Andrews on his way to winning the Dunhill Links championship
A really great insight into the mind of a top player and proven tour winner
To get a copy of the new ‘Neuro Putting’ program with Dr Izzy Justice and Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
In the modern world do we all fall into the trap of trying to make things too easy for ourselves?
Instead of searching out ways to solve a problem by using our creative mind we often default to the press of a button and get ‘Dr Google’ do the job.
The issue is we are short circuiting perhaps our most powerful learning weapon, the brain and its innate genius in solving problems.
Give our brain a clear puzzle to solve with some correct concepts and the amazing capacity our brain has will go to work.
We have been slowly but surely getting further and further away from this in the all too easy digital world.
However on today’s show we get the chance to listen to an outstanding young coach in the shape of Jamie McConnell.
Jamie is based in Dubai and is the lead coach for the Saudi national team.
I have done a good bit of work over the years with Jamie and the success he has had is no surprise to me. His enthusiasm for coaching is infectious.
He is a wonderful problem solver and he brings to his own coaching the courage to set his own students some specific problems to solve in their own game so they actually then OWN the improvement themselves.
Getting better at problem solving COULD be a great direction for you to send your game in the next 12 months.
Today We discuss:
- How Jamie was an early pioneer of the effective use of Trackman in Ireland
- How he learnt his craft by seeing so many different coaches ACTUALLY teach
- Why the human brain is a problem solving machine
- How technology should and shouldn’t be used to solve problems
- Solving swing problems with shot solutions
- Problem solving ON the golf course
A great session with a really inspiring coach
To get your copy of the brand new program ‘Neuro Putting’ go to
https://themindfactor.net/shop-new/
How many times have we been told to ‘swing it slow’?
We will have read that you can’t take the club away too slowly.
Get the takeaway just right and everything else will fall into place!
How well has that gone for most of us
Possibly these clichés are some of the most damaging myths in the game
Also when we TRY to swing slow we give ourselves the opportunity to become really tied in knots with swing technique and trying to ‘place’ the club in certain positions.
Well on today’s show many of those myths and misconceptions will be challenged by our guest John Novosel from Tour Tempo
John will share with us some amazing insights that he and his father have gathered over the past 20 years or so
It would seem that many of us should actually be allowing ourselves to swing the club much more freely and in effect more quickly.
Being aware of the swing as opposed to trying to influence the swing.
It will be music to many Brain Booster listener’s ears.
From Tour Tempo research there is a specific 3 to 1 ration that ALL great players use in terms of their tempo
This is a REALLY fascinating session with someone who is absolutely passionate about game improvement.
You will think TOTALLY differently about TEMPO and how it applies to your game.
John Novosel Jr. is the Co-Creator of Tour Tempo. Tour Tempo is the best selling book published by Doubleday and is a 5 star app for iOS. In addition to TT, he has patented or co-patented 4 swing training aids. He recently authored Tour Tempo Force, which hit #1 on Apple books for all sports.
He has given thousands of ’speed lesson’s to golfers of all abilities from Major Champions thru beginners. He also walks the walk, at 52 years old he produces swing speeds over 130 mph and has competed in long drive events, his longest drive in competition is 402 yards.
John has presented his concepts on Tempo, Speed and Power around the globe including seminars with PGA Sweden, PGA Holland, PGA Germany, PGA of America, the World Golf Fitness Summit and many others.
He has certifications with TPI, SSC Golf, and has his own certification program for Tour Tempo Speed Instructors.
To find out more about Tour Tempo go to https://www.tourtempospeed.com
To purchase YOUR copy of the brand new groundbreaking program ‘Neuro Putting’ go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back my good friend and colleague Dr Izzy Justice. We have recently collaborated on what we believe to be a revolutionary new putting program called
‘Neuro Putting’
‘Neuro Putting’ will be available on December 1st
go to www.themindfactor.com to get your copy
so on today’s show with Dr Izzy we look into detail about some of the most prevalent putting myths which will be holding back your game.
Myths that not only affect your ability on the greens but can also contaminate your whole game.
The game is mired in clichés such as ‘I choked’ and ‘My nerves got the better of me’
Yet what do any of these statements ACTUALLY mean?
With Dr Izzy we are able to create a new language and terminology which simplifies the game and gives you a process with which to move forward.
We need to look at missed putts from a BRAIN perspective.
What is actually happening in your brain to cause you to miss the putt?
It is almost like our brain is working directly against us so much of the time.
Yet the answers are disarmingly simple.
Many missed putts can simply be attributed to INCREASED brain activity and often this increased brain activity is driven by clinging to outdated myths and misconceptions.
In today’s show we look at:
- Why our overstimulated brains are causing us so many problems.
- The high incidence of mental health issues with young people in sport.
- The myth of the ROUTINE and why trying to have the same routine could be really holding you back
- The myth of ‘one type of putter’ and how this can severely limit your creativity
- The myth of having just ONE kind of target on your putts and why a ‘basket’ of targets can be the answer. How the time BEFORE you putt may be the most misused time in golf.
- The myths around REPETITION in putting.
Just a wonderful session with Dr Izzy that will REALLY get you thinking about putting in a completely different way.
The new product
‘Neuro Putting’ will be available on December 1st
go to www.themindfactor.com to get your copy
How Tiger Woods learned to embrace the CHAOS
It is good to be back with you again on the Brain Booster and today we have a special guest in the company of Claude Harmon.
Claude has coached some of the game’s greatest players including Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepke.
He provides us today with some wonderful insights from both a coaching and playing perspective.
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A new weekly highlight for training this winter.
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A great perspective on LEARNING
Claude vividly describes his unique coaching apprenticeship. By his own admission he never played the game to any great level but had perhaps the ultimate coaching environment in which to learn. To be able to watch his father Butch Harmon coach day in and day out must have been something else.
Watching Butch coach the likes of Steve Elkington and Greg Norman in the early days which then led to his association with Tiger Woods and then on to players like Phil Mickelson and Ricky Fowler.
Claude describes how he was actually there when Butch gave the very first lesson to a young Woods.
He provides some real nuggets on how to keep a difficult game simple.
We discuss:
- Solving the coaching puzzle
- Looking for the ONE thing that will have the most impact
- How we can easily become overloaded with technical data
- Being smart enough to keep it simple
- Why many coaches invest in making the game DIFFICULT
- Not falling into the ‘aesthetic trap’
- The perfect position MYTH
- When to leave a golf swing alone
- The difference between ‘technique’ and ‘execution’
- Learning from the Tiger
- Tiger Woods incredible honesty about his game
- His desire to LEARN, how he loved the RANDOM nature of the game.
- His overall philosophy for the game and how he LOVED the chaos
A great session with a coach at the top of his game.
Claude has a wonderful podcast himself called ‘Son of a Butch’ find it here: https://podfollow.com/1561803455
To find out more about Claude Harmon and his work go to
https://butchharmonfloridian.com/claude-harmon-bio
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to www.themindfactor.com
Today we welcome on to the show an extraordinary guest in the shape of Ward Jarvis.
Ward has become a really well know performance coach on the PGA Tour with his work the likes of Brendan Todd and Lucas Glover.
In their time together Brendan Todd went from 2045th in the world to as high as 39th.
Ward has an extraordinary life story.
From dealing with and overcoming stuttering and how he then utilised this knowledge by bringing it to the performance arena in golf.
To then becoming a fire fighter and what that did for his perspective on life.
Mind Caddie APP:
A new weekly highlight for training this winter.
Every week Karl provides theory along with practical exercises you can use to improve your game during the off-season
https://apps.apple.com/app/mind-caddie/id1567910600
This Episode of The Brainbooster:
- The role of memory and how big an influence it has on your performance
- The effect of your environment and how it CUES your behaviour
- Seeing the mental game as ‘movement’
- Exposure theory and how you can LEARN to become comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
- Recreating uncomfortable situations in practice
- Is your practice REALLY taking into account the way you FEEL on the golf course?
- How to access your best performance in PRESSURE situations
- How Ward helped Brendon Todd create some order in what is a chaotic game
- Expanding on the idea of what is GOOD enough to play effective competitive golf
- Why our brain craves CERTAINTY and how we can utilise this quality on the golf course.
- The OUTCOME feedback and how you can best use it
A really interesting session with Ward Jarvis, a man who has dealt admirably with so many challenges life has thrown at him but come through the other side with a great body of knowledge that he is now passing on to other people.
Enjoy the session
Why trying to ‘block out thoughts’ can be counterproductive
To find out more about Ward Jarvis and the work he does go to
https://www.wardjarvis.com/about
To find out more about becoming a CERTIFIED Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by world renowned coach Andrew Rice who amongst many other achievements created the ‘Wedge Project’
The passion for coaching resonates in every word that Andrew speaks
He has developed into a highly sought after coach as a result of a rich background in his coaching development.
He worked for a number of years with David Leadbetter
During our time together we took a deep dive in to all elements of the process of becoming a great communicator and great coach
Why ‘themes’ and ‘concepts’ are the driving force behind genuine improvement.
We looked in particular at Andrew’s great passion:
Wedge play
The ‘Cone of Contention’ becoming REALLY good from 20yds to 100yds
How Andrews ideas emerged as a result of extensive research using actual numbers from Trackman not just anecdotal theory.
Building your wedge TEMPLATE
Should you hit draws or fades with your wedges?
Establishing your pitching ‘zones’ with each of your wedges
The importance of CLEAN clubs
He shared some absolute nuggets of gold about how to go about developing this vital area of your game.
Andrew is the Director of Instruction at The Club at Savannah Harbor, located at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. In 2019, Andrew was named one of Golf Digest's 50 Top Teachers in America and #1 in Georgia.
Andrew is a Golf Pass Staff Instructor, a TrackMan Master and one of nine TrackMan University Partners in the world, He is also a Swing Catalyst and Arccos Ambassador.
To find out more about Andrew and his work go to
www.andrewricegolf.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by world renowned coach Andrew Rice who amongst many other achievements created the ‘Wedge Project’
The passion for coaching resonates in every word that Andrew speaks
He has developed into a highly sought after coach as a result of a rich background in his coaching development.
He worked for a number of years with David Leadbetter
During our time together we took a deep dive in to all elements of the process of becoming a great communicator and great coach
Why ‘themes’ and ‘concepts’ are the driving force behind genuine improvement.
We looked in particular at Andrew’s great passion:
Wedge play
The ‘Cone of Contention’ becoming REALLY good from 20yds to 100yds
How Andrews ideas emerged as a result of extensive research using actual numbers from Trackman not just anecdotal theory.
Building your wedge TEMPLATE
Should you hit draws or fades with your wedges?
Establishing your pitching ‘zones’ with each of your wedges
The importance of CLEAN clubs
He shared some absolute nuggets of gold about how to go about developing this vital area of your game.
Andrew is the Director of Instruction at The Club at Savannah Harbor, located at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. In 2019, Andrew was named one of Golf Digest's 50 Top Teachers in America and #1 in Georgia.
Andrew is a Golf Pass Staff Instructor, a TrackMan Master and one of nine TrackMan University Partners in the world, He is also a Swing Catalyst and Arccos Ambassador.
To find out more about Andrew and his work go to
www.andrewricegolf.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
Make the Winter Count – Adam Young
Don’t waste another winter!!
What are you going to DO for your golf game this winter?
Are you going to make the most of the opportunity or just let the time drift by?
Some old actions lead to the same old results.
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back one of our most popular guests from the past in the shape of Adam Young.
Adam is a highly regarded coach and author of the best selling book ‘The Practice Manual’.
He has produced so many great programs over the years such as ‘The Strike Plan’ and ‘The Accuracy Plan’. He also co hosts a wonderful podcast called ‘The Sweet Spot’ with Jon Sherman
In our session we looked in detail at what you can do for your game during the winter months.
A time you can either let drift by or a time you could make a genuine transformation in your game IF you apply yourself in the right way.
What is the right way to go about GENUINE winter improvement?
How can you best make use of your precious time?
How you can easily be led into working on the wrong things just to make your swing LOOK GOOD.
The mistake of FORM over FUNCTION
What DO you need to be working on to improve?
What are the BIG THREE?
This is such a VALUABLE insight.
The really critical areas to look at to make lasting progress with your golf skills
How to become aware of YOUR own unique patterns
What have your patterns been through the season?
What is ACTUALLY happening on the course
Keeping track of statistics that are actually RELEVANT to your score
Being able to develop SHOTS that are functional on the golf course
How to work on your game indoors
Great putting games you can do ANYTIME
A really great session with such a well informed and thoughtful coach. If you commit to working on what Adam talks about in this podcast you WILL make genuine progress with your game this winter.
To find out more about Adam and all of his great programs go to
www.adamyounggolf.com
Become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach:
To find out more about The Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
Equanimity – What is it?
And why is it SO important for your game – Jon Adler
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster with Performance Coach Jon Adler who has worked at all levels of the game from club players to European Tour winners.
Jon is also an accomplished golfer himself and he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our show today.
More importantly he brings a wonderful disarming honestly to our exchange in terms of what CAN and CAN”T be achieved working on the mental aspects of the game.
His own story is extraordinary in particular how he had a game changing experience on a TEN day SILENT MEDITATION retreat
His journey began in 2001 as a coach to business owners and professionals. When he stopped playing football and started to play more golf.
Jon was heavily influenced by Timothy Gallwey’s book The Inner Game of Golf.
So I wondered if I could combine what I had learned in coaching business people with this new understanding of the Inner Game of Golf. I began to coach a friend at my local golf club. I am not a swing coach. My interest is in how we can develop the mind for better performance.
He also spent time with the late golf psychologist Jos Vanstiphout on the European Tour.
As Jon says:
“The understanding of your mind is available to anybody. You do not need to be a certain standard of golfer to understand your mind, play better golf and improve your focus and concentration. The same universal principles apply to us all.”
In today’s show we discuss:
The principles of equanimity
Being able to accept golf and life as it IS not as we would want it to be
Beginners mind – How to look through a very clear lens
True principles of acceptance – what it is and more importantly what it isn’t
Craving and aversion
Wanting a result too much or being fearful of an outcome
The experience of the YIPS – what is actually going on
The pathway to a yips recovery
To find out more about Jon go to
www.golfisamindgame.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfer’s health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/
scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today we are joined again on the Brain Booster by Dr Rick Sessinghaus, longtime coach to double major winner Collin Morikawa and a host of other top players and the originator of the ‘Flow Code’ coaching program.
Rick is a certified Mind Factor coach.
He is the expert on the mindset principles that make or break performance on and off the course. His coaching has helped top junior, collegiate, and professional golfers reach new levels of performance. Rick has also provided seminars and consulting to business teams and leaders improving their bottom line.
He is an Instructional Editor for Golf Tips magazine and can be seen on Fox Sports Network as a mental game contributor. Rick’s book Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game has been featured in national golf magazines and used by leading golf instructors across the country as the “best resource to improve your mental game.” Rick uses the proven DISC assessment to develop high performance teams and having one understand how personality affects behavior.
We got the chance to discuss Rick’s work with Collin Morikawa who he has coached from a young boy until the present day.
The challenges that come with becoming a Major winner
How to reset your goals after success?
The downside of expectations.
The ability to reflect more effectively. What are the underlying patterns that lead to your success?
How do we access a high performance state? What can you do to get there more often
How we can use quality questions to improve your swing instead of just trying to ‘fix’ mechanics.
The vital importance of understanding cause and effect
The role of the hands in controlling the clubface
Why self awareness is so important to develop your game
Is EXTERNAL focus always the best way to go? Why you need to understand what will work for YOU as a unique individual.
The best way to develop an effective post shot routine. Understanding how this can transform your RELATIONSHIP to the game.
A wonderful session with a great coach who has had such incredible success at all levels of the game
To find out more about Rick and the Flow Code programs go to
https://theflowcode.com/golf-academy/
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfer’s health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/
scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
It was very sad to hear of the passing of Brian Sparks a few months ago. Brian was a guest on the show a few years ago and we had a wonderful conversation about his book ‘Positive Impact Golf’ and the video he became famous for called ‘The Easiest Swing in Golf’.
Today we get chance to listen to his brother Philip Sparks who is carrying on his marvellous legacy and has created a wonderful online community called ‘The Easiest Swing Club’
The video Brian produced a number of years ago called ‘The Easiest Swing in Golf’ was a real one off.
No instruction, no fancy camera work just Brian doing his thing and swinging the club in a totally effortless and relaxed way.
The video has had hundreds of thousands of views.
People got in touch with Brian from all over the world.
The video had a lasting impact.
Showing the possibility of swinging the club in an effortless manner with the absence of technical information but an emphasis on relaxation.
With Philip we go into detail about the concepts behind the Easiest Swing in Golf and what it could potentially do for your game.
How you don’t have to conform
How you can let your body move in a flowing and graceful way
What is the ‘La Danse du Golf’?
The 3 Deadly Don’ts
The value of really great questions
The remarkable story of a stroke survivor and how Brian’s concepts helped his recovery
A really heart warming and life affirming conversation about a man dedicated to coaching the game to help people ENJOY the special experience that is golf.
To find out more about the Easiest Swing Club go to
www.easiestswing.com
or www.easiestswing.club
The discount code for Brain Booster listeners is KMESC25 with the first 100 subscriptions getting a lifetime 25% discount off membership (full price $299 pa or $36 pcm). 25% Discount to the first payment thereafter using the same code applicable to either monthly or annual subscriptions before 31.12.22.
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfer’s health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by former European Open Champion and supporter of the podcast Andrew Murray to discuss the ‘state of the game’ and what that means for you and YOUR game.
The session was recorded a few weeks ago just after the 150th Open at St Andrews but the content of our conversation is very relevant to your game today.
We talk about Open champion Cameron Smith and his wonderful approach on the greens
The difference between working on HOW to get the ball to the hole as opposed to WHERE you want the ball to go
The absolute heart of the ‘Lost Art of Putting’
How Rory has freed up his short game with the help of Brad Faxon
Tiger Woods and his legacy to the game
What impact has he REALLY had?
How we can truly grow the game of golf
We seem to be at the moment in something of ‘crisis mode’ with the game as we hear so much about the detrimental effect that LIV is having on our game.
But could there be some positives?
Could we look to see how the game and the experience of the game can be improved?
How could YOU get involved in growing the game at the grassroots level?
Stay in the game
What you can do to make sure you KEEP playing golf
As ever with Andrew the conversation was wide ranging and informative.
To find out more about Andrew Murray go to
https://andrewmurraygolf.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfer’s health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
How Emotions will dictate the quality of your game
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by performance coach from Canada Kent Osborne and we got the chance to discuss the role of EMOTION in the way you perform on the golf course or in any endeavour for that matter.
In his business life Kent has been a pioneer in the executive coaching field, and his experience helping professional athletes and corporate leaders improve their inner game revealed this truth: When it comes to personal performance, feelings are as powerful as thoughts. Or, to put it differently, you can’t think positive when you feel negative.
Applying insights from his coaching experience to golf — insights culled from the relatively new discipline of emotional intelligence that worked so well Kent was inspired to write a book so other golfers could benefit.
The Golfer Who Developed A Scratch Attitude is a fiction about an avid golfer who habitually lets frustration diminish his ability and derail his most promising rounds. In the story, he finds a mentor who teaches him how to
— feel good after a good shot
— feel great after a great shot
— feel calm after a bad swing or a bad break
Your best golf requires an artful combination of physical, mental, and emotional skill. Kent does not suggest that grounding your game in positive feelings will magically fix the flaws in your swing or automatically enable you to make decisions like a Tour caddy. He simply says what every golfer knows from personal experience — golf’s a hard game, and it becomes even harder when you’re restricted by negative emotion.
To find out more about Kent and his book go to
https://scratchattitude.com
To book yourself on one of the few remaining places on the Mind Factor course go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
To find out more about the golfer’s health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today we welcome back a great friend of the podcast Kendal McWade
Founder of Instinctive Golf
A great coach who has had such a huge impact on so many players and coaches
Looking at the game in a different way
A man with a true passion for his craft
We discuss:
- The learning state
- What is it and how can we get there more often
- The limitation of formula and how it can holed you back
- No freedom in formula
- How we fall into the trap of ‘doing it right’
- Finding the authentic Kendal McWade
- Why is it that SO many right handed golfers swing left?
- The visual illusion created at set up
- Why we need to create the CLARITY of the task
- How we can then fit the way we hold the club and address the ball based on that clarity
- Why good ‘basics’ doesn’t mean we will play good golf
- Developing skills through awareness, slower swings, shorter swings
As usual with Kendal a really thought provoking and engaging conversation
Enjoy
To find out more about Kendal go to
https://instinctivegolfcoaching.co.uk/who-we-are/
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today we welcome back a great friend of the podcast Kendal McWade
Founder of Instinctive Golf
A great coach who has had such a huge impact on so many players and coaches
Looking at the game in a different way
A man with a true passion for his craft
We discuss:
- The learning state
- What is it and how can we get there more often
- The limitation of formula and how it can holed you back
- No freedom in formula
- How we fall into the trap of ‘doing it right’
- Finding the authentic Kendal McWade
- Why is it that SO many right handed golfers swing left?
- The visual illusion created at set up
- Why we need to create the CLARITY of the task
- How we can then fit the way we hold the club and address the ball based on that clarity
- Why good ‘basics’ doesn’t mean we will play good golf
- Developing skills through awareness, slower swings, shorter swings
As usual with Kendal a really thought provoking and engaging conversation
Enjoy
To find out more about Kendal go to
https://instinctivegolfcoaching.co.uk/who-we-are/
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
In today’s unpredictable and chaotic world the mental skill of resilience is one to be really prized and developed.
In the game of golf being resilient to the inevitable setbacks the game throws at you is a major asset and one the very best players have in abundance.
On today’s Brain Booster we are joined by Matt Caldaroni a Performance Coach specializing in RESILIENCE
Matt Caldaroni, was faced with adversity at the age of twelve. A coach tried to rip away his lifelong dream of becoming a professional soccer goalkeeper, telling him the sport just wasn’t for him.
At that moment, Molliteum was born. Matt had realized that in order to get to where he wanted to be, he needed to be in charge. Nothing in life was going to be given but needed to be taken.
Matt weaponized the adversity he experienced and became the best version of himself. Earning himself a scholarship at the age of seventeen, he made the jump to the professional ranks of soccer, in Italy, at the age of nineteen. It was here that Matt realized there was an unseen advantage that lay beneath the surface within us all:
resilience saved his career.
Most of the time in sport and in life we are faced with setbacks and disappointment.
We don’t hit the shot we want
We don’t make the birdie we expected
We finish down the field in a tournament
Our handicap doesn’t come down
Setbacks are part of the game of life
How we DEAL with those setbacks is the very heart of the resilient mind
With Matt - We discuss:
- The four cornerstones to building resilience
- How you build your IDENTITY as a resilient person
- The key steps to resilience
Building a resilient mind and body
To find out more about Matt go to
https://www.molliteum.com/ourstory
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH go to
Make a BIG difference with your coaching
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome a wonderful guest in the shape of Jon Sherman the owner of Practical Golf a website totally dedicated to golfers trying to improve their game.
He is the author of a great new book called ‘The Four Foundations of Golf’ and the website Pratical Golf has so many high quality articles and information.
He is also the co host of the popular podcast ‘The Sweet Spot’ with Adam Young, a previous guest on the Brain Booster.
Jon is somewhat unique in the fact that he is a very accomplished +2 amateur golfer as well as a performance coach. He is always walking his talk as he tests his game in Mid Amateur tournaments across the New York state.
He has worked diligently at his own game for over 20 years and as he describes the book this is his ‘life’s work’.
During the session we go into the Four Foundations of Golf which are:
Managing Expectations
Strategy
Practice
The Mental Game
So many wonderful nuggets of valuable information
How managing expectation greatly assists your psychology
Being able to develop more ESSENTIAL golf skills
The how and why centred strikes are so very important
Being clear on what TASK you are trying to achieve
Working back to IMPACT to create SHOTS
How to better control the clubface
How less is more when it comes to your shots can be transformative
The myth of ‘eliminating one side of the course’
The benefits of developing one shot shape
How you can balance your swing with opposites
The incredible value of gratitude and appreciation
The need for most amateur players to focus more on the ENJOYMENT element of the game
To find out more about Jon and his work go to
www.practical-golf.com
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH go to
Make a BIG difference with your coaching
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Welcome back to the Brain Booster for another week.
Thank you for supporting the show, it really is appreciated.
From time to time people question me about my seemingly indifferent approach to ‘working’ on the golf swing. And that all I want people to do is ‘just play’
This couldn’t be further from the truth as I have always believed that the key to great golf is a blend of swing efficiency coupled with a great mindset.
I do not believe in endlessly dissecting your swing and obsessing over positions but I do believe in having a good understanding of what creates your SHOTS.
It was with that in mind I wanted to welcome back a great coach from the USA and a big supporter of the podcast Kelvin Kelley to discuss how best to make your swing more efficient.
We discuss:
How the set up is the very best place to start making your swing more efficient.
Why you can set up in a way to help you create a powerful impact position
Feeling a dynamic impact position with an impact bag
Hitting angles at address
How to turn the switch to performance on the golf course
Becoming a ‘shot detective’ out on the golf course
Letting the shot create the swing
How your physiology affects your performance
How your lifestyle dramatically affects your performance
Some really solid and interesting concepts from a top coach
Kelvin is a Class A PGA golf professional in San Francisco, California. He has taught at some of the top golf clubs in the Bay Area, which include The Olympic Club and Sonoma Golf Club. Kelvin was recently voted a “Top Instructor To Watch” by golf.com and has written several articles for golf.com and GolfWRX.
Kelvin works with his students to develop an efficient golf swing. He welcomes golfers of all skill levels however is geared towards the more committed golfer. Besides swing and short game instruction, Kelvin is an expert in on and off the course coaching. This includes mental preparation, developing practice routines and course strategizing.
More information can be found at
www.kelleygolf.com
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Welcome again to the Brain Booster podcast.
I just had to get him back on the show after the feedback from our first conversation.
Dr Izzy Justice the neuroscientist who has worked with some of the worlds very best players and is the creator of the ‘Brain Trackman’ and author of the wonderful book GYRA Golf
This podcast could make a HUGE difference to your game
On today’s show we go deep into the neuroscience of great PUTTING
What is actually happening in the brain when we putt well and perhaps more importantly what is happening in our brains when we get in our own way and putt poorly?
Why is putting so mental?
What happens in your brain when it realises the FINALITY of a putt?
Why your brain wave frequency is so crucial to you holing more putts
How a decrease in brain wave frequency can actually change your putting stroke
How your focus of ATTENTION is so crucial to good putting
Why a wandering brain will cause you to miss so many putts
Why a short missed putt is THE most expensive shot in golf
How the ‘language of putting’ is so misleading
What putting actually means to your brain
The TRUE definition
Why many putting gadgets will actually make you worse
Why it is SO important for your to HOLD the target
What and how to practice to improve your game
This is a SUPERB session that will make a TREMENDOUS difference to your game
Join us for our FREE webinar with Dr Izzy Justice on Friday August 12th at 5pm UK
‘The Neuroscience of GREAT GOLF’
To get your Zoom invitation e-mail us at info@themindfactor.com
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
isiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster our really good friend and colleague from the USA, Randy Joyner.
Randy has been establishing himself over the past few years as one of the very best coaches in the States.
He has had outstanding results at ALL levels applying many of the ‘Lost Art of Golf’ principles. One of his long time students is Derek Ernst who has been a winner on the PGA Tour.
We got the chance to discuss with Randy how he works with Derek and in particular what he learned from a recent experience where he caddied for Derek in the John Deere Classic.
There are some absolute gems of information within this conversation.
On this particular week Derek was struggling to make the cut and Randy describes just how they manged to get the job done and play at the weekend.
We often hear about winners on Tour but the real pressure for many players is to get over the cut line and have employment for the weekend
We get totally inside the ropes here with the player/caddie relationship
We discussed :
How a top player would prepare for a PGA Tour event
The pitfalls of doing the WRONG type of practice
Falling into the ‘seriousness’ trap
How you need to ‘live life’ outside the confines of the four rounds
The importance of the ‘in between’ time. The 90% of golf that is NOT golf
Trying to make the cut, feeling uncomfortable but getting the job done anyway
To find out more about ‘The President’s Cup Experience’ with Karl and Randy go to
https://www.tourmindfactor.com
To become a certified Mind Factor Coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
Visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
Today we have a great show lined up as we welcome back Rupert Spira.
This session is a recording of a live webinar I did with Rupert recently discussing the nature of the ‘Zone Experience’
As ever with Rupert it was a wonderfully engaging and thought provoking session full of insight to be applied to all areas of your life.
Rupert Spira is the author of numerous books including ‘Being Myself’ and ‘Being aware of being aware’ His most recent book is ‘You are the happiness you seek’
As a spiritual teacher he explores the concepts of ‘Non Duality’ and the ‘Direct Path’ to experience.
He travels worldwide hosting retreats and teachings around the nature of being and experience.
What is the Zone?
More importantly how can we access its qualities on a more frequent basis
How do we interact with the environment?
Do we see the course as a ‘friendly place’?
What place does ambition have in the Non Dual approach?
Being completely absorbed in something you LOVE to do
Are we seeking happiness in all the wrong places?
A truly great conversation that will engage your mind to ask some deeper questions.
Enjoy!!
To find out more about Rupert Spira go to
www.rupertspira.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
To find out more about the golfers health screen with Pall Mall
Pall Mall’s health screen packages assess your blood profile, highlight any markers for certain cancers, check your heart health, stroke risk, other major organ health and much more. You can even have an MRI scan – with no waiting list– to check on any golfing ailments or dodgy joints. Let’s face it, we all have some aches and pains and we all need to be aware of our health.
Whilst we talk a lot about the mental side of the game on the Brain Booster, if you’ve something holding you back physically, that can have just as detrimental an impact on your game.
Golfer health screens at Pall Mall start from £249 for the “well man” or “well woman” check-up for anyone 40+. There are additional packages with more extensive scans and tests, including one where you can have help with your mental performance from yours truly.
Learn more about Pall Mall’s Golfer Health Screens by:
Visiting the latest news section at https://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk scroll to the footer of their home page)
Give them a call
Or by clicking on the link in our Brain Booster Podcast description :http://www.pallmallmedical.co.uk/ppc/medical/golf-health-screen/
The Myths and Misconceptions around what club fitting can ACTUALLY do for you and your golf.
We go in a slightly different direction on today’s Brain Booster but still with the underlying idea of looking at all avenues to improve your game.
We are joined on the show by Nick Hibbs from Tour X who is one of the best club fitting experts in the UK.
I have known Nick for many years and he is one of the game’s good people with a genuine care for his clients and students.
He has a warmth of personality that is infectious.
Nick has worked with some of the top players in the history of the game such as Vijay Singh, Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer and Nick Faldo
Players who were renowned for their depth of knowledge with their own clubs.
He served his apprenticeship over many years on the European Tour and his technical know how of all aspects of club fitting is literally second to none.
So what benefit can club fitting have as a Brain Booster
I have often felt from a mental game perspective if you KNOW your clubs are 100% right for you then it is a great assist in calming the mind.
In the show we look into
Tiger Woods opinion on the value of a club fitting and how he sees it worth at least a QUARTER of a shot each round.
How NOT to fall into the trap of adjusting your game to your clubs.
Your clubs should fit YOU and YOUR game.
As we have said so many times can you find out EXACTLY what will make you tick as a unique individual
What a club fitting can and can’t do for you
Why a club fit is not just for better players
How much does the shaft play a part in the performance of your shots?
What is the latest technology with club heads?
What is the actual process of a club fit?
How will you actually benefit?
How to hit the ball out of the middle of the club more often
Wedge fitting or Driver fitting which should you go for?
What are some of the myths and misconceptions with club fitting?
A really thought provoking session that differs from many previous guests but nevertheless a really valuable contribution to your quest to improve.
To find out more about Nick and Tour X Golf go to
www.tourxgolf.co.uk
For all aspects of the Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
How you can use statistics to get the VERY best from your game
What REALLY makes a difference to your scoring?
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster with a wonderful guest in the shape of stat wizard Lou Stagner.
A self-proclaimed ‘golf nut and data nerd’, Stagner has become an influential figure in the golf data space by combining a lifelong passion for the game with his background as a business intelligence and analytics executive.
He has a really strong presence on Twitter where he posts many valuable and insightful statistics to really make you think about your game.
So many of us place undue pressure on our games because of the expectations we carry around with us.
The perception of what is a ‘good’ shot or a ‘makeable putt’ is often completely distorted and out of touch with the actual reality of the game. The very best players in the world miss more putts than they hole from 8 feet. They miss 1 in every 3 greens. Yet we fall into so many perception traps that harm our state of mind on the course.
We make poor decisions based on our perceptions of reality as opposed to the actual truth.
We explore
Why it is vital to know YOUR actual shot patterns and habits
The biggest myths surrounding statistics
How trying to find the ‘right side’ of the fairway could be costing you lots of shots
What are THE most difficult putts?
The best strategy for par 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
What TIGER focused on at his very best
The difference between a 90 shooter and a scratch player. It’s not what you think.
The often overlooked element of FUN and why it is so important to your game
Such a great session with so much to get you thinking about your game
To find out more about Lou go to
Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) (@LouStagner) · Twitter
https://twitter.com/LouStagner
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today we welcome back onto the Brain Booster my good friend Vin Harris.
The previous shows with Vin and the discussions around mindfulness have been so well received and I believe this one will be no exception.
We get the chance to look at chaos, uncertainty and impermanence in your game and in the game of life.
We seem to be living now in such a chaotic world.
Nothing seems to be solid and reliable and the old models seem inappropriate.
Uncertain economics, worrying international conflict.
So many changes which can be really disturbing.
Our thoughts can become so unsettled.
We can end up in a ‘sea of thought’ and this type of thinking can easily follow us out onto the golf course
When our mind is so busy it becomes increasingly difficult to be PRESENT to the next shot in front of you.
What can we do about it?
How can we begin to have a different relationship to our thinking so we can NOTICE our thinking as opposed to being lost in the endless flow of images and sensations.
Vin provides us with a CALM and SAFE voice of reason to help us navigate the uncertainty.
When we make peace with the uncertainty things seem to settle down
We look again at GRATITUDE and how this idea is not just a flaky concept but an essential element of great performance
How to care without worrying
How to get out of the way of ourselves
How to basically be a better friend to ourselves both on and off the course.
A wonderful session with a man who has trained with some of the foremost Buddhist and Meditation teachers over the past 40 years or so
As always you will gain so much listening to the wise words of Vin Harris
Vin Harris was involved in writing and editing “Mindful Heroes – stories of journeys that changed lives”. The authors share their inspiring stories of how mindfulness has been applied to a variety of setting across Education, Health, Business, Sport, Creative Arts and Community work.
The book includes Vin’s chapter “Its Golf…but not as we know it: Golf as a mindfulness practice and a metaphor for life” and an introduction to the Sport section by Karl. Vin has offered to send listeners to the Brain Booster Podcast the eBook versions of these two chapters.
To claim your free chapters or if you want to learn more about Mindfulness for Golfers you can contact Vin by email vinharris.hkt@gmail.com
For details of an annual golf week that Vin helps to facilitate go to Home - Fairway to Heaven (spiritualgolf.com)
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach
Come and join us either in Manchester or at the Olympic Club in San Fransisco
Go to www.themindfactor.com
I absolutely guarantee you will find today’s Brain Booster one of the most valuable sessions you have ever heard from all the shows we have done.
We are joined by top neuroscientist Dr Izzy Justice the author of GYRA Golf who works with numerous PGA Tour players on their mental game.
Dr Justice explains how the most cutting edge discoveries in neuroscience can make a MASSIVE difference to your game and the execution of your shots.
Our conversation moved in so many fascinating directions and many ‘missing pieces’ were put in place for me with what he had to say.
Izzy is the creator of the ‘Brain Trackman’ a device that allows him to measure a golfers brain activity both before, during and after a shot.
The Brain Trackman takes away the guesswork and gives us an actual concrete and factual insight into what our brain do when we perform well and perhaps more importantly when we get stuck and in our own way.
During the session we looked at:
The myth of ‘muscle memory’ and how it is your brain that creates every single golf shot or putt
How high brain wave frequencies are THE key reason why you do not perform at your best
Alpha and Theta Brain waves as an entry point into the zone
What ACTUALLY happens in your brain when you take a golf lesson and why you need to REALLY understand both learning and more importantly RETRIEVAL
How Sleep is such a vital element to improving your game
Why the way MOST golfers practice does NOTHING to help you in the retrieval process
Why practicing AFTER you have played golf could actually be damaging your game
Why PUTTING training aids are largely ineffective from a neuroscience perspective
What you should be focusing your attention on to hole more putts
Dr. Izzy Justice is a Sports Neuroscientist who has authored 8 books over the course of 30 years on the topic of Emotional Intelligence. He was the first to integrate EQ into sports and athletic performance. He has trained and certified over 300 coaches in EQ in a wide array of sports disciplines worldwide. He has worked with athletes, coaches, and teams in NASCAR, Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Lacrosse, Basketball, Triathlon, NFL, MLB, Olympians, and many collegiate level programs.
Dr. Justice’s primary work is working in Corporate America with leaders of companies integrating EQ into the workplace
Contact Dr. Justice: drjustice@gyragolf.com
To find out more about Dr Izzy Justice go to www.gyragolf.com
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Today on the Brain Booster with one of the legends of Skill Acquisition and Ecological Dynamics, Professor Keith Davids from Sheffield Hallam university
We had a wonderful conversation a few years ago and we got the chance today to update the current position around skill acquisition and how this can benefit your game
The problem with coaching models
Over emphasis on body parts and what that does to the learning process
The limitations of language
The ecological perspective
Adapting to and being in tune to your environment
Solving the problem of the golf shot as a unique moment in time
The myth of automaticity
Repetition without repetition
How coaches should constantly be setting players problems to solve
How we should see the golf course as a series of puzzles to solve
Dealing with and adapting to constant changes
The extreme value of adaptability and how to perform on any given day
What can rock climbing teach us about ADAPTABILITY
As Keith says the very best athletes are the most ADAPTABLE
How to engage your training in an ecological way
As a Professor of Motor Learning in Sport & Human Performance, Keith uses an Ecological Dynamics framework for investigating skill acquisition, expertise and talent development in sport. He is an applied scientist who researches how processes of learning, development, performance preparation and participation in sport, physical activity and exercise may be facilitated. He reviews implications for coaching and teaching at elite, sub-elite and recreational levels of participants, as part of his work. Ecological Dynamics is an integration of Ecological Psychology, Dynamical Systems theory, Evolutionary Science and the Science of Complex Systems, considering individual athletes and teams as complex adaptive systems, self-organising under interacting constraints. Such systems change over different timescales, which has significant implications for learning, development and ageing in children, adults and elderly people. He has over 30 years experience of teaching and conducting research in Ecological Dynamics.
For the research archive Keith mentioned go to
www.shura.shu.ac.uk
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On today’s Brain Booster we welcome the originator of ‘Automatic Golf’ Cameron Strachan.
Cameron is an Australian coach who has produced numerous books and programs around the ideas of automatic golf and automatic learning.
Most of what you’re being told to do isn’t working. And as Cameron likes to say, "Only around 2% of the golf population can make all the technical stuff work for them. Everyone else needs a better way".
For the last 25 years Cameron has been writing and thinking deeply about the golf learning process. He has been on a mission to make golf learning easier and more fun for the other 98%.
We discuss how he learned to play the game.
A unique journey of self discovery
Going from shooting in the high hundreds to sub par rounds without any kind of formal instruction.
Then after this stellar progress he took some lessons and began to really struggle to implement the positional theories into his game. He got really bogged down with the theories and began to fall out of love with the game.
Then the discovery of the ‘Inner Game of Golf’ by Timothy Gallwey and how the ideas in the book transformed his approach to the game and led to a lifelong fascination with the learning process in golf.
Cameron details the work he did with Aaron Baddeley on his putting.
How he helped him to totally simplify his approach on the greens
The concept became known as ‘Look and Shoot’
Eliminating so much of the ‘noise’ that can be created on the greens
Occupying the conscious mind with some neutral focus to allow the body to take over
This work culminated in Baddeley becoming the best putter in the world for a period of time in the early 2000’s
How to take a more natural learning approach to swing issues
Giving students problems to solve
The ability to distract the conscious mind to let the genius of your body take over
The power of really effective questions
Drawing out learning from students
The magic of SILENCE in a true learning environment
How you can create a resilient golfer through effective learning environments
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Training BOTH technical and physical – Alex Elliot and Natalie Lowe
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined with the ‘Off Scratch’ team of coach Alex Elliot and fitness trainer Natalie Lowe who has been on the Brain Booster previously sharing ideas around conditioning.
Are you working on your golf swing with little return for your time?
Are you trying to fix a slice without looking at how your body is actually moving?
How you can test your body at home to see where you are physically at
The THREE home tests drill
Simple DIY body test to get an idea of your physical condition
What does a GOOD day look like for your body?
We get the chance to discuss some really practical ways to work on your body to help you to develop better motion in your golf swing
The brilliant idea of ‘kettle exercises’
How you can still do some valuable exercise even if you are seriously challenged for time
No more excuses to not move your body
How to become MINDFUL with your training at the gym
Better ways to TRAIN at the range
How to get the absolute maximum out of your time and effort
A really practical session to combine TECHNICAL, PHYSICAL and MENTAL
Natalie is a Golf fitness trainer and owner of Pro-Fit Golf Conditioning. Qualified strength & conditioning coach and level 3 TPI instructor. Her role is to help golfers of all ability levels improve their health and golf performance using golf specific fitness. Alongside her gym work she hosts a podcast and provides golf fitness instruction to Today's Golfer and American Golf.
Alex Elliot is a
PGA professional, golf monthly top 50 coach and mind factor coach. After spending time caddying on the European tour, he realised he wanted to become a golf coach and help players improve their game. He used his experiences on tour to deliver expert instruction to clients. He has also built a successful YouTube golf instructional channel with over 130,000 subscribers. Alongside his coaching and YouTube he also provides instruction for Golf Monthly, American Golf and Cobra/Puma.
Together they have teamed up to create Off Scratch Golf. Their aim is to help you become the best player you can be by focusing on more than just technique. Their goal is to provide you with long lasting changes by linking physical factors with the key technical elements of the golf swing.
For more information on ‘Off Scratch Golf’ https://offscratchgolf.com/about/
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In this episode we head in a slightly different direction but one that unfortunately will be really relevant to so many of you listening
Pain in Sport
We have with us Chana Studley the author of ‘Painless’ to discuss the mind body connection on The effects of pain on you and the playing of your sport.
Chana Studley recovered from severe PTSD after 3 violent attacks in the UK and spent the next 25 years combining a very successful Academy Award Winning career in Hollywood with coaching and counseling people with trauma, addictions and relationship problems.
After graduating from The One Thought Institute in 2018 she noticed that her 25 years of chronic pain had completely gone and so conducted research to discover if she could reproduce this experience in others.
Following the success of 5 case studies she developed a program called Painless and is now helping clients worldwide with all kinds of health issues and working with doctors and clinicians to introduce them to the Three Principles. Most recently she has started working with people with Long Covid and is having great success in helping them get back to their innate health.
Chana is a World Health Organization Psychological First Responder an international speaker and author. She has Diploma in Psychology and is certified Life Coach with 30 years experience. Chana’s first book, The Myth of Low Self Esteem – a novel about PTSD, Hollywood and healing came out in 2021 and her second, Painless, a novel about chronic pain and the Mindbody connection was published in 2022. Her next novel, Very Well, all about hormones, will be out later this year.
A recent report from the NHS in England suggested that at any one time over 25% of the population is living with some form of chronic pain
Chana helps us make a clear distinction between CHRONIC pain and ACUTE pain and how different parts of the brain are engaged depending on which kind of pain you are suffering
She is a practitioner of the ‘Three Principles’ based on the work of the legendary Sydney Banks
We are basically living in our ‘thinking’ and it is so important to understand how thought works
What we can and more importantly can’t do in relationship to our thinking
A really thought provoking session
To find out more about Chana go to
www.chanastudley.com
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It is great to be back with you again on the Brain Booster.
Today we have with us a good friend and colleague from Ireland David Kearney
I have known David over 20 years and in that time he has forged for himself a great career at the top of the coaching ladder.
We get the chance to discuss his work for the Women’s National Team in Ireland
He has recently published a wonderful book called ‘The Golfing Buddha’
It is a remarkable read detailing his journey as a coach culminating in a journey to the Olympic Games in Japan with the Irish Women’s team
The book has so many qualities but perhaps most of all the honesty with which David shares with us his journey as a player and coach
The highs and the lows
The good times and the not so good
At times the frustrations in trying to get the best out of himself and the players he has worked with
We get the chance to talk about the role mentors have played in his life
The good people along the way
The value and impact a single sentence can have on the trajectory of your career or your experience of the game
David is extremely well read and has experienced working with some of the top coaches in the game
The influence of Buddhism on his thinking and attitude
The concept of ‘right action’
How mentally we fall into traps that create so much suffering
Mindfulness and the ability to be able to notice your thinking as opposed to just reacting to your thoughts
Developing equanimity
Working with junior players
The tough role of being a parent
How coaches can best support promising junior players
You will find a tremendous warmth and wisdom in David’s book which shines brightly in this podcast.
Find out more about David here:
https://www.davidkearney.golf
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Today we welcome onto the Brain Booster one of the top performance psychologists in the world Dr Raymond Prior
He works with numerous PGA Tour Players as well as top athletes from a wide cross section of different sports
He is also in big demand from corporate executives and show biz entertainers
He and I have recently been guests on the Hal Sutton podcast ‘Be the right club today’ where I heard him speak and felt it was essential to get him onto the Brain Booster
We both have a similar view of the importance of ACCEPTANCE and the huge benefits potentially to your game
We got the chance to discuss
What is acceptance?
More importantly what is it NOT?
It doesn’t mean we don’t care
It doesn’t mean we are resigned to our fate
How acceptance is actually the gateway to the present moment
The link to a high performance state of mind
How acceptance allows you to deal with the REALITY of what is
Being able to play THIS shot in THIS moment from a neutral state of mind
Why your brain is TERRIBLE at multi-tasking
Why our brain is designed to move away from perceived danger
Playing freely when we are present to our experience
How brain wave frequency is the critical key to performance
Releasing your CURRENT skills is all about being able to create stable brain wave frequency.
Why practice in a high brain wave frequency is a total waste of time
Embracing the chaos BEFORE the game as a way of reducing brain wave frequency
What ‘negative surprise’ does for our game
A really wonderful session with Raymond that will leave you with some REALLY special tools to help your game.
To find out more about Raymond Prior go to
www.rfpsport.com
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Thank you for joining me on the Brain Booster and on today’s show we have a solo session.
I often get asked to do these episodes and I wanted to share with you a concept dear to my heart and one that I believe can be really valuable to you.
Jordan Peterson has called it a ‘Noble Aim’
Deciding what is important to you
What is truly important about the direction you want your life to take
So important that you are prepared to invest fully your time and life energy
To get real clarity on this is SO important
Yet once you have this clarity it is then vital that you ‘bury the goal’
It seems a PARADOX
Yet this is THE Key to improvement
Because when you ‘bury the goal’ you can then absorb yourself in TODAY
To have the skill of ACCUMULATING GOOD days
This sounds easy
Yet VERY VERY few truly have the skill to do this
We let the days drift by
We don’t make the most of the single opportunity THIS day provides
To gain excellence at GOOD DAYS you need to understand the importance BEGINNINGS and ENDINGS
The START of your day will determine SO much about the quality of your day
What do YOU do in the first hour?
Does it set you up for success?
The devil is in the detail
Be forensic about what you actually DO
Not what you think you do but the actual patterns of your behaviour
Make your habits TRULY productive in that first hour
Do you get your brain ready to take on the day?
Do you hydrate?
Change the first hour of the day and you could potentially transform your world
Start the day well
You then have a chance to continue
Can you embrace GRATITUDE?
Can you get yourself to appreciate just how precious THIS day is?
Endings
Bruce Lee said ‘Research your own experience’
You can only research your experience when you REFLECT well
Reflect well and consistently
Specific suggestions to make the most of your reflections
Be able to reinforce the GOOD things you do
Adjust the elements that need to change
The more consistent your reflections the better and more productive your ACTIONS will become
What is your NOBLE AIM ?
Do you have the right support around you?
Do you have someone you can be accountable to?
What is the value of a great MENTOR?
A thought provoking session that can really turbo charge your season
Go to work
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How your ENVIRONMENT impacts on EVERYTHING you do
Skill is the ability to adapt to your ENVIRONMENT
The defining skill of ADAPTABILITY
On today’s Brain Booster we welcome one of the world’s leading experts in skill acquisition Professor Ian Renshaw
Ian has a Sport Science and PE background and this frames his approach to working with coaches and teachers.
Ian’s awareness of the ideas of Ecological Dynamics emerged when he was completing his Masters degree in Coaching Studies at Moray House in the 1990s and built on his previous work as a PE teacher and framed in his own work as a practising coach.
Since then he has combined his teaching, research and coaching to develop his practice by developing a deeper understanding of the key theoretical ideas of Ecological Dynamics and its implementation through a CLA. Ian has a deep passion for improving practice and continues to test his ideas in his own coaching and teaching.
Ian along with Peter Arnott has created the program Swing it Like Tiger
A fascinating program looking in depth at the PROCESS of learning employed by Tiger Woods
The role played by your environment and how it will affect your learning and development
We got the chance to explore some fascinating areas of skill development
Measuring our swings indoors
What are the drawbacks
Environment is EVERYTHING
The myths around consistency
Variable practice
How to become more tuned into the implement in your hand
Go to the course or go to the range?
What are your options?
What is your relationship to failure?
Having the courage to keep exploring
A great to session with a true expert in his field that will give you so much to ponder in your quest to improve
To find out about Ian and Peter’s program go to
www.swingitliketiger.com
To book your Mind Factor workshop go to
www.themindfactor.com
To become a Mind Factor coach go to
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by one of the brightest and best upcoming coaches is the USA, Chase Cooper
Chase works alongside Hal Sutton at his academy in Texas
Together they are building a special reputation for making a BIG difference to the way students play and enjoy their game.
www.halsuttongolf.com
Alongside Hal he hosts the wonderful podcast ‘Be the right club TODAY’ which has had a whole host of some of the best players to ever play the game of golf such as Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Jim Furyk and Paul Azinger
They work together in a quest to get the best out of each player’s ability.
We discuss how Chase evolved as a coach
The influence of Jim Hardy and Chris O’Connell
How incorrect concepts held him back as a player
The challenges of being a 6ft 7inch golfer and how he needed to work with key understandings to get the best from his game
How to best use technology
How to reduce the numbers to the CRITICAL variables
How your numbers should be matched to SHOTS
How to take swing changes to performance
Why you should collect your data when you are playing WELL
The importance of FACE CONTROL
How you can better control the club face
The myth of using ‘Big Muscles’ to control the club
The ball only knows what the club face is doing at impact
How the arms create speed and the body should support that
Asking the key question ‘What do we know for CERTAIN about the shot you have just hit’
How you can fix your game with opposites
Understanding the role of ACCEPTANCE and what it can do for your game
The many elements of acceptance and how to find which keys are personal to you as an individual
The great story about how Tom Watson won the US Open in 1982 at Pebble Beach
When in the first couple of days he had no idea where the ball was going
What he did to turn his game around to culminate in the famous chip in on the 17th Hole
How Jim Furyk focuses almost exclusively on his routine
How he felt he had NEVER played a full round committed to EVERY shot
Some wonderful stories to REALLY get you to think about your game
A great opportunity to listen and learn from a TOP coach at the cutting edge of game development
To find out more about Hal and Chase go to
www.halsuttongolf.com
To book your Mind Factor workshop go to
https://themindfactor.net/workshops/breakthrough/
Today on the Brain Booster we have with us former European Open winner Andrew Murray and we get the chance to discuss life on tour in the 1980’s
A wonderful trip down memory lane
Andrew played on what many agree was the golden era of the European Tour
A period of time that saw the emergence of some of the legends of the game
“THE MAGNIFICENT SIX”
Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Bernhard Langer, Jose Maria Olazabal and Ian Woosnam
A period that saw European golf dominate many of the Majors most notably the US Masters
Winning the Ryder Cup at the Belfry in 1985 for the first time in numerous decades and then going on to win numerous times over the next decade.
Life on tour then was light years away from what we see now
Pre Internet, pre mobile phones and the ability to organise all of your travel with one click.
Having to get around Europe in camper vans, hitting your own balls to your caddie on the range, persimmon woods and balata balls
Literally a different world
But a world that shaped the wonderful tour we see now
We discussed how many of the great players found ‘their’ way.
The great fluid swing of Ian Woosnam and how a change of approach allowed it to flourish
The wonderful talent of Sandy Lyle and how he won the European Order of merit without hardly ever hitting his driver over a full season
The genuine kindness and sincerity of Bernhard Langer and why he has been able to play at such a high level for so long
How Seve Ballesteros shared with Andrew some golden nuggets of information about the short game and then tried to steal one of his wedges!!
Playing with the great man and how intimidating he was
How he was the KING of playing the crowd and utilising their energy
How Nick Faldo was able to switch off his analytical mind on the golf course and just play SHOTS
The emergence of the great Swedish golfers and their approach to fitness and conditioning that changed the approach to the game
The incredible contribution made by John Jacobs as both a player, coach and European Tour ambassador
How a swing tip from a car mechanic and whistling helped Andrew himself win the European Open at Walton Heath
How he would have worked more on the mental game if he had his time again and what that would have looked like.
The wonderful camaraderie on the tour in the 1980’s
The rivalries and friendships that have stood the test of time
Just a wonderful insight into a great period of golf and a conversation that triggered so many good memories
To find out more about Andrew Murray
His coaching and his experience days go to
www.andrewmurraygolf.com
To find out about working with Karl Morris go to
https://themindfactor.net/personal-training-2/
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It is wonderful to welcome back my good friends Piers Ward and Andy Proudman from Me and My Golf
They have built a phenomenal business over the past few years putting out high quality content on YouTube
I got the chance to drill down and ask them what the ingredients of THEIR success look like
In a statement that ties in perfectly with previous guest Dr Mike Grevlos they emphasised just how important their core VALUES have been in building the business
To really care about the golfer
Keep it simple
Obsessive attention to detail
Delivering massive value
To keep learning and developing
As Piers and Andy went on to explain these values have been central to driving their business to such tremendous heights
They both embrace and follow these core values
Also the ability to work together and having another person give you accountability
We also go the chance to discuss the value of EXPERIENCE
Being on the front line and actually fully understanding what golfers REALLY need
We also had the opportunity to discuss some of the great players they have had the chance to work with over the years
The list is a who’s who of the top players in the game
Rory McIllroy
Dustin Johnson
Jason Day
Sir Nick Faldo
In particular the opportunity to work with their hero Nick Faldo and to truly understand what made his such a great player
Giving shots specific names
How Nick used to TRAJECTORY to help him shape shots
They have also proven themselves as coaches in the real world. Notably of late with their work with PGA Tour player Arron Rai
Some great insights on players strengths and weaknesses and what YOU can do to get the best from their game
Knowing where your game CURRENTLY is and how to get the best from it
Understanding the only person who really matters on the golf course YOURSELF
Why you should get on the GOLF COURSE more often
To find out more about their work and the great programmes they offer go to
www.meandmygolf.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor or to BOOK your Mind Factor session go to
www.themindfactor.com
It is wonderful to welcome back my good friends Piers Ward and Andy Proudman from Me and My Golf
They have built a phenomenal business over the past few years putting out high quality content on YouTube
I got the chance to drill down and ask them what the ingredients of THEIR success look like
In a statement that ties in perfectly with previous guest Dr Mike Grevlos they emphasised just how important their core VALUES have been in building the business
To really care about the golfer
Keep it simple
Obsessive attention to detail
Delivering massive value
To keep learning and developing
As Piers and Andy went on to explain these values have been central to driving their business to such tremendous heights
They both embrace and follow these core values
Also the ability to work together and having another person give you accountability
We also go the chance to discuss the value of EXPERIENCE
Being on the front line and actually fully understanding what golfers REALLY need
We also had the opportunity to discuss some of the great players they have had the chance to work with over the years
The list is a who’s who of the top players in the game
Rory McIllroy
Dustin Johnson
Jason Day
Sir Nick Faldo
In particular the opportunity to work with their hero Nick Faldo and to truly understand what made his such a great player
Giving shots specific names
How Nick used to TRAJECTORY to help him shape shots
They have also proven themselves as coaches in the real world. Notably of late with their work with PGA Tour player Arron Rai
Some great insights on players strengths and weaknesses and what YOU can do to get the best from their game
Knowing where your game CURRENTLY is and how to get the best from it
Understanding the only person who really matters on the golf course YOURSELF
Why you should get on the GOLF COURSE more often
To find out more about their work and the great programmes they offer go to
www.meandmygolf.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor or to BOOK your Mind Factor session go to
www.themindfactor.com
Really excited to bring you todays show as we have with us Will Robins
Will owns and operates WRGolf Coaching based in Sacramento County, CA and is the CEO of Robins Golf Logistix (RGX), a consulting company that mentors instructors on coaching programs.
Through RGX, Will trains over 80 coaches worldwide on how to implement programs that accelerate and guarantee results for their students while doubling their teaching / coaching revenue.
A native of the United Kingdom, Will came to the United States to play college golf in Monterey, California, after graduation with his BBA in Marketing and Management from Northwood University in Florida in 2000.
Will played on the mini tours around America before sustaining injuries in the 2004 Thailand Tsunami while on his honeymoon with his wife, Amanda.
These injuries led Will to coach the game of golf and Will quickly understood most of his students came to him not enjoying the game and overthinking to the point of frustration.
Will took his playing skills and life-changing experience to create an instructional program that would guarantee players results and inspire them to love the game of golf again.
We got the chance to discuss:
How the Tsunami changed everything
Literally on the brink of death Will said:
‘I am going to die FIGHTING’
His story is compelling
Fighting back from disaster
The route to a new career
To go from PLAYING to COACHING
Looking at coaching from a different perspective
What REALLY makes a DIFFERENCE?
As Will says:
‘You don’t have a golf swing problem you have a tension problem’
How lowering expectations can massively reduce TENSION
Having FUN on the golf course PLAYING the game of golf
How destructive the search for swing perfection is and more importantly what to do about it
Will has been brave enough to coach from a completely different perspective
An inspiration to us all
Enjoy the session
To find out more about Will Robins go to
www.willrobins.com
If you are a coach and want to find out about Will’s mentorship program go to
http://www.wrgolf.com/coaches/198
To book your Mind Factor workshop go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a good friend and colleague Dr Mike Grevlos
Dr. Grevlos has worked as a motivation and performance coach in golf and other sports for 20+ years. The majority of his golf clients, including junior, high school, college, and professional players, have won competitive events shortly after working with him. Dr. Grevlos has also provided mental coaching to collegiate golf teams.
He has taught 25 different college-level psychology courses during the last 20 years and is known as a thought leader in the fields of motivation, performance, and sport. His current teaching focus is on the psychology of motivation, the psychology of sport, and neuroscience.
Mike’s award winning doctoral dissertation was entitled, A Comparison of the Practice and Skill Training Conditions of Expert and Intermediate Female Golfers. In 2019, he published The Motivation Game: A Course on the Psychology of Golf Improvement. His book was the Amazon #1 New Release in the categories of Golf and Sport Psychology. It has been on the Amazon Best-Seller list in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
We got the chance to discuss:
The difference between Values, Goals and Actions
Mike explains how the mind is run by Motivation
How some people looks for opportunities whilst others look for threats
How you can train yourself to be more APPROACH orientated
Why commitment plays such a key part in our success or failure
Why the SHOT goal is perhaps the most important of all in the game
The values of ACCEPTANCE, IMPERMANENCE and GRATITUDE and the effect
these values will have on your game
The GRATITUDE trap and how to make sure you don’t fall into it
How values can change your PERSPECTIVE
How values can actually affect your physical movements
How the great Bernhard Langer applies the concept of VALUES
A great session to really get you thinking much more clearly about your golfing values.
To find out more about Mike Grevlos go to
www.themotivationgame.com
To find out more about Karl Morris and the Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by Performance coach and author Peter Arnott
He was co author with Graeme McDowall and Ian Renshaw of the wonderful book ‘A Constraints Led Approach
to Golf Coaching’
Now with Ian Renshaw he has put together a fantastic learning program called ‘Swing it like Tiger’
As we discuss during our time together the program is not really about any positions in Tiger’s swing. It is much more about the LEARNING process that he employed to become one of the greatest of all time.
We discuss
How Tiger spent most of his early development on the golf course with coach Rudy Duran
How he learned to create shots
Created shots names and how this can help commitment
Setting up ‘cues’ to trigger his body into action
The concept of ‘Tiger Par’ and how YOU can apply that to your game successfully
Building effective learning environments
Situational training
The influence of his father Earl Woods who had a background in the Special Forces
How Tiger used his visual sense to enhance his learning
The Number one SKILL to develop to become a better player
How you can ‘tune in’ to the golf club so much more
Building a repertoire of SHOTS
Giving the shots a name to cue your body
So much of Peters work is around transferring your training into play
How you can use technology more efficiently to transfer your learning?
How better training can make you a more adaptable golfer?
How can you best apply these ideas to your short game skills
Peter also has some wonderful research from Scottish European Tour players about the pitfalls of incorrect training that is not SPECIFIC to what you require as a Tour Player
A really great session
Peter shared so many wonderful insights to really get you thinking about the way you apply yourself to becoming the player you want to be
To find out more about Peter Arnott go to
https://www.peterarnottgolf.com
To find out more about the program go to
www.swingitliketiger.com
To book your Mind Factor workshop go to
www.themindfactor.com
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Today we welcome back a very good friend of the podcast in the shape of Nick Bradley.
Nick is one of the most innovative thinkers about the game.
Amongst many other highlights in his career he worked with Paul McGinley as part of the successful Ryder Cup team in 2014
He has published a great new book called
‘The 50 Secrets to Great Golf You DON”T Know about YET’
The book is a series of essays compiled by Nick over the years working with some of the best players in the world such as Sir Nick Faldo and Justin Rose
We discuss how your philosophy of the game will affect just about everything you do from the movements you make to the experience of the game itself
Are you a golfer who plays to WIN or are you a golfer who PLAYS to PLAY?
A very important distinction
Which one are you?
Once you get really clear on this your approach to the game can match your intention
Get it wrong and you can be hopelessly misaligned
Nick has spent a LOT of time with Sir Nick Faldo
Why was he so great?
How did he work on his game in a way that was different from other players?
The ability to blend the technical and the mental
Nick makes a valid point about our ability to create the SHOT we wish has to be supported by the correct motion of the club and body
How to best do this
Working with your ego
How to befriend and utilise your golfing ego
What does that LOOK like practically ?
How to use the ego to ask EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS
Dealing with first tee nerves or being able to close out a tournament
How to manage your ENERGY
Can you become a REDUCTIONIST?
Can you save time and energy to become a better player?
The reduction of thought through habit
Can you SIMPLIFY your golfing business plan?
Shot indexing
What is it?
How can YOU apply it?
Should a tour player have a coach as an employee or should he be a consultant?
A really interesting conversation on the direction of elite coaching
Nick is always great value
He is not afraid to voice some controversial opinions
He says it as it is
Very refreshing and you will gain so much from his insights
To find out more about Nick Bradley go to
https://www.bradleygolf.com/about/
To find out more about Karl Morris and the Mind Factor
Go to www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we have PGA Tour Legend Hal Sutton.
Former Ryder Cup Captain and winner of the USPGA Championship in 1983
Hal shared some wonderful and honest insights into his game, his development and his view on the modern game.
Going back to the PGA Championship in 1983
On the back nine on Sunday Hal had his hero Jack Nicklaus chasing him down. He had a number of consecutive bogeys and by his own admission the thought of being labelled a ‘choker’ came into his mind.
Yet when it REALLY mattered Hal was able to summon an inner strength to get the job done.
He explains HOW
Hal talks about the key influences in his career
The coaching of Jimmy Ballard
The mentorship of the great Byron Nelson
The conversations they had and how one single insight gave Hal the ability to hit the final tee shot to win his major at Riviera
The experience of being a Ryder Cup Captain
The reaction of certain players
The pairing of Tiger and Phil
How they responded
The fall out from being on the losing team
The questions and the opinions from other people
How the defeat affected Hal for a LONG time afterwards and how he had to rekindle his love of the game
Hal was also very candid about his relationship with his father
What they would change if they had their time again
The mistakes that can be made and more importantly what to do about them
Such wise words of advice that is so valuable for any parent of a promising junior player
A really informative session from a top player
To find out more about Hal and his coaching academy
Go to
www.halsuttongolf.com
To reserve your place on the Mindfulness Retreat at Archerfield go to: https://themindfactor.net/mindfulness-lost-art-event-at-the-exclusive-archerfield-links
Find out more about The Mind Factor here:
www.themindfactor.com
To book your Mind Factor workshop at YOUR club or facility go to https://themindfactor.net/workshops/breakthrough/
Today we have an extra special guest on the Brain Booster with author and spiritual teacher Rupert Spira.
He is the author of numerous books including ‘Being Myself’ and ‘Being aware of being aware’
As a spiritual teacher he explores the concepts of ‘Non Duality’ and the ‘Direct Path’ to experience.
He travels worldwide hosting retreats and teachings around the nature of being and experience.
Today on the Brain Booster we explore many of the illusions surrounding happiness.
We look deeply at what will ACTUALLY make us happy in sport and in life itself.
Why there is a myth to the idea that winning or acquisition can make us truly happy and fulfilled in the long term.
Why so many people achieve great results yet often they then feel a sense of disillusion.
How the quest of acquisition can actually precipitate a crisis when we achieve our goals but yet still feel lost in the search for happiness and contentment.
What DOES make us truly happy?
How can we connect with our ESSENTIAL being?
Rupert Spira has spent most of his life contemplating these questions and in that search has spent time and studied the texts of some of the world’s great spiritual teachers such as Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharshi and Francis Lucille
In our time together we discussed
Why sport can reveal so much to us from a spiritual perspective
How to be happy BEFORE results happen instead of being dependent on them and so vulnerable to poor outcomes
How we can fit a spiritual enquiry alongside goals and ambitions
What is ACTUALLY happening to us when we score a goal, win a tournament and achieve ‘success’.
It is not what we think.
How truly great sports men and women seem to channel a special energy and how observing great play actually lifts us all
How opponents can actually be a wonderful assistance in revealing the best version of ourselves on the course
What to do on a practical level to make your experience of your game a deeper and more fulfilling one.
I had such a wonderful time speaking to Rupert and it became clear why he has such a following worldwide of people to find out more about the ‘direct path’ to happiness
To find out more about Rupert
His books and his seminars and retreats go to
www.rupertspira.com
To book a MIND FACTOR workshop go to
https://themindfactor.net/workshops/breakthrough/
Today on to the Brain Booster we welcome an extra special guest from the US in Phil Blackmar.
Phil had a successful career on the PGA Tour including three tournament victories.
The Greater Hartford Open, The Provident Classic and the Shell Houston Open were all victories achieved by winning a play off.
The Provident Classic play off was against one of the game’s true legends and tragic losses Payne Stewart.
In the show Phil describes the intriguing mental game tool he used the week of his victory to turn his game around.
He then went on to play on the Champions Tour winning his first event the AT&T Championship in 2009. At the weekend he went 36 holes without making a bogey to secure victory.
Standing at 6ft 7in Phil is one of the tallest players to have played the PGA Tour
After his playing career he went on to be a very popular analyst and on course presenter for the GOLF Channel
During our time together Phil gave some wonderful insights to his development as a player.
How he fell into the trap of being overly concerned with swing mechanics and the mental trap of perfectionism.
The importance of the shot creating the swing in the moment
How to be able to MANAGE and ADAPT in the moment with what you have today
We also discussed ‘feeling good’ to ‘play good’ as opposed to waiting for the golf ball to make you feel a certain way.
The relationship to the game and what Phil would have done differently
How for a period of time his enjoyment of the game was taken away
In his time Phil played with some of the greats of the game such as Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino but he makes a special mention around the legend that was Arnold Palmer and the incredible aura he had.
The great Jack Nicklaus take on ADAPTABILITY and being able to adjust in the moment
The development of Tiger Woods. How he trained to develop his mind with Dr Jay Brunza with what is known as ‘situational training’
The use of hypnosis and meditation
The blending of both ART and SCIENCE to maximise your game
To conclude Phil makes THREE wonderful suggestions that you MUST hear
To book your Mind Factor workshop go to
https://themindfactor.net/workshops/breakthrough
We all need to understand the concept of impermanence and the role it plays in our ever changing human landscape. As much as we like to build the idea of safety and security at some point life will throw at us versions of impermanence.
We will lose the job we love, the relationship we had will break down, our health will suffer. The nature of our existence is one of constant change. How we deal with that change is another matter.
When we play sport we constantly have to deal with and confront LOSS. Be that the loss of form or the loss of a game or the loss of fitness.
When we experience loss often our biggest challenge is our response.
The way our mind reacts.
Do we react or do we RESPOND?
So today it is wonderful to welcome on to the Brain Booster Allan Flood the author of a wonderful book called ‘Perfect Misfortune’
As Allan describes in our session together he was constantly living his life in either the past or the future. Then along came a major health issue.
He found he had developed MS
At first his mind went into overdrive trying to search for solutions.
As he says he got lost in his own thinking.
As time went on he learned to let his mind go quiet and allow wisdom to emerge. It is a fascinating interview with a really interesting man.
Allan talks about the difference between the ‘how to world’ and the ‘what is world’
How we get so lost in the how to world.
Focus, Commitment and Letting Go
Forgiving of self in the moment
The ability to love what you do in the moment
How our ego needs self-importance to survive
How to transform your game as opposed to just getting ‘better’
A great session that you will gain so much from
Get a copy of Allan’s book
Perfect Misfortune
Go to https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Misfortune-Healing-Teachings-Principles/dp/1771434163/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KTKXY4E1NL20&keywords=allan+flood&qid=1642603331&sprefix=allan+flood%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1
To book a Mind Factor workshop go to www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back Jayne Storey.
In previous shows Jayne has given us some wonderful insights on how to practically apply ancient wisdom from Tai Chi
We get the chance today to talk about her new book ‘Connected Golf’
The whole thrust of the book is to explore why there is such a gap between most golfers performance on the range and then on the course.
Then more importantly how to bridge that gap.
She talks about the vital importance of having a daily training or practice
The importance of posture
How many modern coaches mistake what is good posture
How to use the ground more efficiently
How to use your feet in the golf swing
How we get lost in technical information at the expense of fluid motion
Jayne Storey is a writer and coach who specialises in helping those who love golf and other sports overcome nerves, anxiety and mental interference so they can perform under pressure.
Her training is known as Chi Performance (“Chi” denotes the Chinese word for the breath).
Jayne can teach you some simple, proven PERFORMANCE PRACTICE methods which are trusted by hundreds of sports-people to help them release complex movement skills like the golf swing in a non-technical way.
Jayne’s approach is based on the Tai Chi principle that Stillness is the Master of Motion and uses traditional breathing, postural and movement practices to help develop a state of relaxed concentration sometimes referred to as the zone or flow.
She is the author of the Amazon best-seller Breathe Golf; The Missing Link to a Winning Performance
To find our more about Jayne and take advantage of the special offer go to
https://chi-performance.com
To book YOUR Mind Factor workshop get in touch at
https://themindfactor.net/workshops/breakthrough/
How we can learn to change our relationship to our thoughts.
I have always believed in looking to other sports to see what we can learn to bring to our own sport. Often when we look outside the confines of our own world we can gain so much.
So today it is great to welcome on to the Brain Booster Pat Flynn from the world of tennis.
Pat’s life story is an incredible one
As a junior he was the Australian Junior Tennis Champion and went on to earn a scholarship at the University of Texas, Austin. After the college career he went on to play professionally, reaching 390 in the world and winning the Queensland Hardcourt Championships.
After his playing career, he coached both on the professional tour and as a Tennis Australia state coach.
More recently, his love of the game drew him back to competing, resulting in him becoming the Australian 50+ Seniors Champion and recently became one of the oldest players in the world to qualify for a Pro Tour Event, defeating a world ranked player in the process.
Throughout his journey, he has had a passion for the importance of the mental parts of the game and how it can positively influence our lives both on and off the court.
This passion later led Pat to seek out Dr Anthony Ross and undergo his MTT training and become a certified Mentally Tough Tennis Performance Consultant.
We look into the importance of early development and the way to get the best out of your time
What we can learn from the time intervals in tennis and how we can use these insights for our golf
The ability to get back to the moment and to RESET for this point in this moment
The importance of good body language and how the body is always talking to our mind
The ability to have your attention on RELEVANT cues in the present moment
Pat present a useful model of how the mind works
Imagine the mind is made up of three parts:
- Automatic Thoughts and Feelings (ATFs) – The ATFs pop into the head and body automatically based on previous experience and genetic factors. They can be helpful or unhelpful.
- Wisemind – It quietly gives wise advice to act in ways that align with values e.g. Strive to Win and Improve. Enjoy the Challenge. Be Fair and Respectful.
- You – You decide how to act after listening to the ATFs and Wisemind.
We look into the true principles of acceptance
How you cannot instantly change the feelings you have in the moment but you CAN learn to accept those feelings and come back to the most relevant cues right NOW to get the job done.
To find out more about Pat and his work go to
https://www.mentallytoughtennis.com/pages/about-us or at
www.theperformancespecialists.com
To get your copy of the Lost Art of the Short Game go to www.thelostartofgolf.com
To engage with the Mind Factor for your own game or your own coaching go to www.themindfactor.com
It is my great pleasure to welcome to the show Scott Fawcett from DECADE GOLF
He has worked with some of the best players in the world and has been making a huge impact around the world with his DECADE course management system
His work with Will Zalatoris took him from outside the worlds top 3000 amateurs to the top ten and then on to an incredibly successful start to his Pro career
Stuart Cink used his system to get back into the winner’s circle again on the PGA Tour after a lengthy absence
Cink said he had taken away the need to make difficult decisions on the course
Curiously a lot of what Scott talks about from a science and data perspective fits beautifully with our ideas from the Lost Art of Golf
Scott reinforced why it is SO important to work on your PACE in putting
How a simple ladder drill can seriously reduce your putting averages
The dangers of perfectionism and how even the VERY best players are surprisingly inaccurate with their approach play
Being able to understand and play for your miss
How being aggressive and committed off the tee will most times pay real dividends for your overall scoring
The FIVE key stats that Tiger Woods focused on that allowed him to totally dominate the game in the early 2000’s
How the first mistake is rarely fatal – It’s what you do AFTER that mistake which is key
How expectations in a game of variability can seriously derail your attempts to put your best scores together
Take in the information from this session
I guarantee it will make a BIG difference
To find out more about Scott Fawcett and DECADE GOLF go to https://web.birdiefire.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to www.themindfactor.com
To get a copy of the ‘Lost Art of the Short Game’ go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
Jeff Pelizzaro is the host of the wonderful podcast 18 Strong. A podcast that continues to go from strength to strength
He is a great friend of the Brain Booster and is always a requested guest so we decided to get him back.
In our discussion we looked at simplicity and how it is so effective in both physical training as well as golf development
Complexity vs Simplicity
We looked into group accountability and how powerful a force it can be to help you achieve your goals
How we actually yearn to be part of a group
The importance of movement EVERY DAY
Find out what YOU need to do to get your body moving more efficiently
How DAILY actions lead to increased SELF BELIEF
You cannot bull….t yourself
You EARN the self belief
You build it daily
How to train your body in a MINDFUL way
How to be more in tune with your body AND your mind
How you can so easily miss out on the joy of the present moment when you are walking
To tune in to the body allows you to develop present moment awareness that you can then transfer to the golf course
You are then training BOTH Mind and Body
A great session with an outstanding coach
To find out more about Jeff and his ‘Move Every Fre….n Day Program
https://18strong.com/podcasts/
To find out about the Mind Caddie
Go to the app store (IOS and Android)
To discover how you can become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster with a good friend of mine Phil Rowe
Phil is an exceptional coach with a proven track record of helping players discover their true potential
He is also a certified Mind Factor coach
During our time together we got to discuss his own development as both a player and a coach
The experience of being part of a winning Walker Cup team in 1999 with the likes of Paul Casey, Luke Donald and Gary Wolstenholme
How he won three points from Matt Kucher over the course of the event
What he learned from being with such a powerful team
What he has learned about creating great learning environments for individuals to uncover their true sporting potential
He is a big believer in setting problems for students to solve themselves
Trusting in the wisdom of the student’s body to figure things out
We discussed HOW and WHAT to do to create strong learning environments
How the TASK will drive the learning
How a great coach is also a great MENTOR
To get a copy of the new book ‘The Lost Art of the Short Game’ go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about The Mind Factor go to www.themindfactor.com
Philip Rowe is the current head golf coach at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) situated in San Luis Obispo on the Central Coast of California.
Originally from Cornwall, Phil began his golf at West Cornwall Golf Club in Lelant where "Long Jim Barnes" was a caddie in the early 1900s before moving to America and going on to win two PGA Championships, an Open and the US Open.
Ambitious to echo those achievements in his career, he graduated up through the amateur ranks playing at every age category for England, GBI and Europe teams culminating in winning all 3 matches in the 1999 Walker Cup at Nairn and earning a scholarship to Stanford University to study Psychology and play for the golf team.
Phil played professionally for 7 years and won 4 times in a mixture of Alps and Europro Tour events before deciding to change direction and took up an opportunity to coach golf at his alma mater in 2010.
After 4 years as assistant coach at Stanford, Phil moved over to Las Vegas in 2014 and became Associate Head Coach of the UNLV Rebel Golf Team in 2016 until becoming Head Coach at Cal Poly in 2020. In 11 years coaching, he has coached and/or recruited such players as Patrick Rodgers (PGA Tour member), Cameron Wilson (2014 NCAA Champion), Maverick McNealy PGA Tour Member, Harry Hall (Korn Ferry Tour winner) and Garrick Higgo (winner on the PGA and European Tours). Those players, among others, have racked up 11 All-American honors, 7 Walker Cup selections and 9 Palmer Cup selections. In summer 2022, Phil will captain the International Team at the Arnold Palmer Cup matches at the Golf Club of Geneva.
We have talked at length on the Brain Booster before about ‘Utmost Sincerity’
The concept proposed by Timothy Gallwey
Another description of utmost sincerity could be ‘Authenticity’
Being authentic to yourself and others
Playing the game for authentic reasons
Today we take on a unique view from Kristina Mand Lakhiani who is not involved in sport but who brings to the show some fascinating insights that could have a big impact on your game and your life.
We got to talk at length about ‘Authenticity’
About your relationship with yourself
The courage to chase the ‘Big Idea’
How to genuinely do what you love to do and not be afraid to do so
We get as diverse as discussing the fall of the USSR and the collapse of communism as a result of enough people having the courage to follow their strong convictions
It was a truly inspiring discussion that I know you will enjoy
Kristina Mand Lakhiani is an entrepreneur, author and renowned speaker
She has been engaging in the personal transformation industry for over 15 years, collaborating with leading thinkers and teachers in consciousness, relationships, human performance, and life optimisation.
She started her career working for the government of Estonia, where she was born and raised.
In 2003, she co-founded Mindvalley — a global school that delivers transformational education for all ages. In 2009, she launched Mindvalley Russian, taking Mindvalley’s best authors and teachings to the Russian-speaking market.
To find out more about Mind Valley go to
https://www.mindvalley.com
To find our more about Kristina go to
https://kristinamand.com/#programs
To get a copy of the ‘Lost Art of the Short Game’ go to www.thelostartofgolf.com
For all Mind Factor products and services go to
www.themindfactor.com
As I get asked to do the solo sessions quite a bit I hope you don’t mind me indulging you today to talk about the book written by Gary Nicol and myself.
The Lost Art of the Short game.
It has recently been released and already has been up to Number 1 in the Amazon golf rankings.
It is a piece of work we are particularly proud of.
As I describe today the book opens up by going back in time to two of the greatest shots ever played in the history of golf.
Seve Ballesteros on the 18th at Royal Birdale in 1976 and Tiger Woods on the 16th at the Masters in 2005.
We start the book with these shots because they give a strong indication of what the book is about.
To develop your short you need to engage your IMAGINATION and creativity.
These two shots are pure imagination at work.
We also talk about the need to tie in with imagination a really strong understanding of how to use the TOOL in your hand
How do you actually get the best out of the wedges you use?
The answer to that question is revealed
With the help of guest contributors such as Bob Vokey, the godfather of modern wedges, Sky Sports Andrew Coltart
Dean Robertson from Stirling University who is a short game genius
Mike Clayton one of the game’s great course designers
The book is packed full of great training you can use at this time of year
Ideas about HOW to change your approach to scoring
To get your copy of THE LOST ART OF THE SHORT GAME go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
or pick up a copy from Amazon search Lost Art of the Short Game or - Click Here
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Today we are joined again on the Brain Booster by a good friend of the podcast Randy Joyner.
Randy has been on the show a couple of times before and is a great supporter of both the Mind Factor and the Lost Art of Golf series.
Randy is one of the top coaches in the USA
He has had major success with players at all levels especially junior and college players
He has had some incredible results over the past few years by coaching so much more on the golf course as opposed to the convention of being stuck on the range.
We talk in today’s show about his recent trip to Ireland and the wonderful experience he had over there.
How the nature of links golf sparked his imagination to create golf shots not golf swings.
He also mentioned the impact that the new book The Lost Art of the Short game has had on his coaching and playing
We dive deep today into the nature of performance and learning
How to really develop key concepts such as the shot creating the swing
How to train to hit SHOTS
Feeling the swing with just one hand
Taking your game to the golf course
Developing an ability to get the ball around when your game is less than 100%
The three types of shots
This is a GAME CHANGER
Randy is a top coach and when you listen to him you can see why he has had so much success developing players
To find out more about Randy Joiner go to
www.tourtechniques.com
To pick up a copy of the ‘Lost Art of the Short Game’ go to www.thelostartofgolf.com
For all aspects of Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
On the Brain Booster today we have a very different direction.
We get to meet the man known as the ‘Renegade Pharmacist’ Niraj Naik
To look at a different perspective
Possibly controversial
Maybe a very different view than your own
Hopefully by looking at times in totally counterintuitive ways we get to expand our consciousness.
We get the chance with Nirak to look at a more natural way of living
From a more healthy diet to movement and breath work.
We look into Ayurvedic healing
How your mental state can profoundly affect your health
The ego state and how it can knock us completely off balance
How the breath can have such a profound effect on your health
The link between correct breathing and great performance
How fast breathing can impact so much of our health
How to take control of your breathing
Niraj Naik is a qualified pharmacist who comes from a background of working long hours for several years as a community pharmacist. Becoming a certified pharmacist at the ripe age of 24, he got to witness first-hand, many clients going home with shopping bags full of drugs each month, rarely getting better and usually going on to suffer from other diseases.
He also learnt of the debilitating side effects of the prescription medication which drove many of the patients to have to take more and more drugs to ease the side effects.
To find out more about Niraj
Go to https://therenegadepharmacist.com/about-the-renegade-pharmacist/
To find out about Soma Breath go to
https://www.somabreath.com
To get a copy of the ‘Lost Art of the Short Game’ go to www.thelostartofgolf.com
To Find out more about the Mind Factor go to:
https://themindfactor.net
Today we welcome to the show Dr Bill Pettit
How our thinking creates all of our experiences
The Subtle nature of thought
You are either in your thoughts or you are in your life ….
This is such an important message for us all
Bill has a fascinating story
He spent over 20 years with the legendary Sydney Banks
As he says himself …..
It was the weekend of April Fools’ day in 1983 and in lieu of experiencing the pranks this day is known for, I was listening to a man called Sydney Banks talk about the spiritual nature of the human mind. Sitting in San Francisco that afternoon, I had hope awaken in me — hope that I could find a better level of mental health — and it lightened my heart and mind more than any practical joke could have.
As I spent more time in conversation with Syd, l started to see incremental changes in how I navigated my closest relationships, and responded to troublesome emotions. I started listening to others with more respect and less judgment. I reacted less to anger and negative feelings. I began to trust that leaving my thinking alone when upset, allowed my mind to quiet and more often brought me to the feeling, and solution that I desired.
It is a fascinating insight with Bill about being able to leave the mind alone
Let it settle
Do not always be trying to ‘fix’ your thinking
Trust your innate capacity for wisdom and insights
It is a strong message for us all to follow
You will find the experience of spending time in Bill’s company a very gratifying one
To find out more about Bill go to
www.thedrspetitt
Get a copy of the new book ‘The Lost Art of the Short Game’
Go to www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
What ACTUALLY makes difference in coaching ?
What REALLY has an impact on the way you experience the game?
On today’s Brain Booster we have a slightly different show lined up for you. One that I am sure you will enjoy.
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being asked to do a live presentation with Fred Shoemaker and Richard Sheridan to members of the world famous Olympic Club in San Francisco.
We had a wonderful wide ranging discussion which I am sure will really get you thinking about your game and if you are a coach your whole philosophy and approach to the game.
We really drill into what does and doesn’t make a difference. To both playing and coaching.
Why the ‘DO’ instruction which is so dominant in the world of coaching is largely ineffective
How there are 4 levels of instruction and how to gain an understanding of which levels actually make a true impact
We look at natural movement
Instinctive movement
The joy of actually moving in a way that is complementary with YOUR body
How is it actually created?
How the CONTEXT you create for your golf will determine the way you play and feel both on and off the golf course
Do you have a mind or ARE you your mind?
How you can look at your mind as a crazy machine that will do what it will do but you don’t have to fall into the trap of believing everything your mind tells you
As ever when Fred gets talking it is a wonderful listen. It is a great experience. You will want to have a note book and pen handy with this one. There are some absolute gems
To get a copy of the NEW BOOK
‘The Lost Art of the Short Game’ by Gary Nicol and Karl Morris go to:
www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about Fred Shoemaker go to
www.extraordinarygolf.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
A solo run today explaining why you have not heard from me in a few weeks. I have had some health issues hence the theme of Gratitude. Gratitude is not just important for our life but a key element in getting the best from ourselves in our game. When you are in a grateful state you ALLOW your best golfing self to emerge. Look out for the new book The Lost Art of the Short Game available at Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/27bmpa9y
It is exciting to announce that we have just finished the final book in the ‘Lost Art’ trilogy.
The Lost Art of the Short Game will be available in the autumn so it seemed a really good idea to get back onto the Brain Booster fellow author Gary Nicol.
Gary has a wealth of experience in coaching from his time on the European Tour working with some of the best players in the world to his current position of coaching from one of the most beautiful golfing locations on earth Archerfield in Scotland
We have both been greatly touched by the feedback we have received from the two previous books, The Lost Art of Putting and the Lost Art of Playing golf.
It seems we have been able to connect a number of golfers back to the source of the joy of creating shots and putts.
Creating shots and putts in YOUR way as opposed to a prescribed method engineered by someone else.
On today’s show we dive a bit deeper into all things Lost Art
What have we actually LOST?
More importantly how do we FIND it again?
How we lost connection with the real heart and soul of the game
Looking more specifically at the SHORT GAME
We had the great honour to have the legend of wedges Bob Vokey write the introduction for us to the book.
He stressed the importance of knowing what the club in your hand is meant to do and HOW to use it.
Gary describes this perfectly
This simple understanding will make a BIG difference in your ability to go out and CREATE some great short game shots
We look into the role of imagination
The often over looked aspect of the game
A great session with Gary his wisdom and practical common sense always shine through in his words
To find out more about the books go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about Gary Nicol go to
www.performanceprinciples.co.uk
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Today on the Brain Booster we have a fantastic session with Sandy Jamieson.
We got the chance to pay our respects to Ramsay McMaster who had a big influence on us both. Ramsay past away 10 years ago in the most sudden and tragic of circumstances
Sandy himself is a fascinating story of a golf coach achieving what many perceive to be the ultimate in the coaching arena which is working with tour players.
He had great success and became a ‘big name’ on the PGA and European Tour working with the likes of Robert Allenby and Jarrod Lyle
More and more players sought out his advice.
The trajectory was stellar
Yet he realised bit by bit how little this life actually satisfied him at a deep level
He stopped working on the Tour
He went back to club life working at one of the top member’s clubs in Australia
Coaching club golfers but as Sandy mentions this again didn’t give him a true sense of satisfaction
He finally connected back with his true purpose and passion in life by going back to the very heart of the game of golf
He went back to coaching beginners at a public course
Not only did he do this but he did this with just ONE CLUB
He now ONLY coaches beginners
We had a great chat about his philosophy of learning the game
The benefits of SIMPLICITY
Also about the future of the game
Growing the game
The need to get people playing golf in a way they enjoy so we can RETAIN them
To make the game fun and accessible
A great session to make you think about TRUE PURPOSE in life
To find out more about Sandy and the ONE CLUB go to
https://1club.golf
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https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
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Today we have a very special show as we welcome back to the Brain Booster Michael Hebron and Susie Meyers.
The podcast with Susie a few weeks ago went down really well and we had some tremendous feedback.
On that show Susie mentioned how much Michael Hebron had been an influence on her career.
I can say the same myself.
Michael was very kind to me a number of years ago when he welcomed me to his club at Smithtown Landing in New York and he allowed me to watch him teach.
We have kept in touch ever since
From those early days Michael has evolved his coaching from a very technique orientated model to one that is much more about the nature of LEARNING
How we need to create learning environments to allow students to best develop their game.
Michael has spent many years researching the most productive ways to coach and learn with the brain in mind
The conversation flowed in a number of directions that you will find useful to consider
Golf is a game of motion not positions
The importance of time in the golf swing
Bad swings are not made when get out of time
A putting swing and a driver swing take the same time
The concept of ONE in the swing
Coaching to get students to THINK
How we react to the images in our mind before the shot
How to create more effective images
How we can develop effective sub conscious learning
The myth of ‘muscle memory’
What we CAN influence before he shot
The vital role of IMAGINATION
How emotions drive so much of our development
To find out more about Susie Meyers go to
www.susiemeyersgolf.com
To find out more about Michael Hebron
Go to www.michaelhebron.com
Find out about the Mind Caddie App
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For Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindcaddie.android
To become a Mind Factor coach
Go to
www.themindfactor.com
I had the chance to talk with Sam Jarman on today’s Brain Booster.
Golf was the thread we began with but the conversation moved in so many interesting areas.
Sam is a radically different thinker
A potential game changer
He looks at both golf and life through a refreshingly honest lens
His work has been influenced by the teachings of Sydney Banks the originator of the concept of Three Principles
He has written two great books ‘The Three Principles to Outstanding Golf’ and ‘Take Relief’
Both outstanding pieces of work
During our time together Sam discussed his own journey of exploration and his commitment to answer some of life’s deeper questions.
Who am I?
What is my purpose?
Why am I here?
As I said not the usual discussion you may find on most podcasts about golf
Yet I am absolutely certain that our golf will always be a reflection of US
We cannot help but bring ourselves with us to the golf course
When golf is a means to try to quieten the ego
When golf is so much of our identity
When the outcome of a golf shot is like life and death
The journey will probably be a miserable one
Sam gives some great insights about our true nature
The nature of our mind
The nature of our being
Many of the myths and misconceptions around the ‘mental game’
The futility of trying to fix thinking with more and more thinking
Why we fall into the trap of feeling we lack something
The feeling we need to be and do more
We discuss the wonderful concept of ‘utmost sincerity’
A great session with a fascinating man
To find out more about Sam go to
www.samjarmangolf.com
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It is great to have back with us on the Brain Booster Steven Yellin
Steven was an extremely popular guest along with his colleague Fred Travis. The book he has written is called ‘Simplicity’
The title says it all and it is a direction we should all perhaps be moving more towards Steven’s work is all about Fluid Motion
The ability to access what you already have.
The motion that is actually stored in your motor system.
How many of us would be delighted to just be able to get to access what we KNOW we can already do?
So many golfers instinctively know that what they bring to the golf course is only a fraction of their true capabilities In todays show we also explore how to actually change movements within the Fluid Motion philosophy.
What trying to ‘change’ is not always the best option.
Why the desire to always be BETTER can sometimes really get in the way of any progress.
We look at the best ways to coach beginners from a Fluid Motion
How the brain incorporates the commands you give
The vital role of the cerebellum and how to make sure you do not compromise its genius
All in all a great episode which will really get you thinking
Stevens book is called ‘Simplicity'
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It is wonderful to welcome back onto the Brain Booster Susie Meyers.
Susie has been one of our most popular guests
In the last show we talked about her book Golf from Point A and how it applied to your game.
The idea of POINT A is so simple yet profound.
When you play from Point A you play in the present
You play with what you have TODAY
You play the shot in front of you in a way that it has no past or no future
It is simply at POINT A
This shot in this unique moment in time.
You get to trust what you have today
Instead of hoping for consistency you develop adaptability
The ability to get the best of what you have right NOW
In today’s session we take the idea of POINT A somewhat further
We look at LIFE from Point A
How can this affect your work, your business and just your life in general when you are able to play LIFE from Point A
It is about deciding the person you are going to be TODAY
What attitudes are you going to bring to the next 24 hours
It is a wonderful way of maximising this day in front of you
It ties in so beautifully with the ideas we have discussed on the Brain Booster of ‘accumulating GOOD days’
More about Susie here: https://susiemeyersgolf.com
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Today on the Brain Booster we have one of the true legends of the game of golf Bob Vokey. One of the game’s great golf club designers with a special focus on the short game. You will have heard of Vokey wedges. You will have seen Vokey wedges in many pro’s shops you have visited. You may even own some of his wedges yourself.
If any of you have an interest in lower score out on the course then Bob’s wisdom will help you in your quest. Bob’s incredible PASSION for the game has always endured. We take a wonderful trip from the early days of his career.
The influence of his father
The time spent with some of the greatest short game players of all time like Lee Trevino, Lanny Wadkins and Tom Kite
Most wonderful of all the time spent with Seve Ballesteros
How he listened to these great players to develop his own ideas and design
The importance of LISTENING
Again a common theme on the Brain Booster the effect of being around GOOD PEOPLE and the influence they can have on us
Sliders and Diggers – Which one are you?
The importance of getting fitted for your short game clubs
The need to understand EXACTLY what BOUNCE actually is
How to adapt to differing course conditions
Different grasses, different challenges
How we can get so off track if we don’t understand how to actually use the tools in our hand
To find out more about Bob, his life story and his clubs go to:
www.vokey.com
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Today on the show we have Mind Factor client Laurie Canter
Laurie is a European Tour Professional
Up to last year his best finish on the European Tour order of merit was 154th yet in 2020 he made a stellar progress to finish in 19th spot
We get the chance to really look into life on tour and the way that Laurie has dealt with both success and failure
The good days and the bad
The inevitable highs and lows
How his early days had him playing lots of varied sports
Developing all round ability
How he had a natural gift of copying others in sports such as cricket
The progress through the amateur ranks
The early challenges once out on Tour
Falling into some well established traps of spending too much time on the range and not enough time on the golf course
The curiosity to want to improve his Mind Factor
Working on the 90%
The time in between shots that we don’t pay enough attention to
The principle of ACCEPTANCE and how this has been such an important theme for Laurie
The shot creating the swing
The spectre of EXPECTATIONS
The incredible buzz of competing for the DP World Championship in Dubai
All in all a great insight to life on tour and the challenges of developing your game at the highest level
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Today on the Brain Booster we get to spend time with top coach Stuart Campbell
Stuart is a certified Mind Factor coach who brings a wealth of experience to our session together.
We had a wonderful wide ranging conversation.
The key points Stuart raised are so valuable to your game.
We look back on the early days for Stuart
The serendipitous events in his youth that led to him becoming a top coach
The development of his game on the GOLF COURSE
Working with great coaches and being an assistant at Prestwick Golf Club to the legendary Frank Rennie
It was a great trip down memory lane
The key concepts that have shaped Stuarts coaching
The influence of Kendal McWade
The importance of attentional focus
The external focus on the GOLF CLUB
How the body organises around a clear INTENTION
The magic of self organising
Ultra simple drills that are so effective
The ONE single focus that has the potential to transform your game
Do not be misled by the simplicity of Stuarts coaching philosophy
That is where the brilliance lies
It is simple but far from simplistic
Listen and enjoy
To get in touch with Stuart
Instagram: @stuartcampbellgolf
E-mail scampbellgolfpro@gmail.com
Lessons at Lavender Park Golf Centre
01334 893344
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Today we have on the show Dicken Bettinger We go into some fascinating areas discussing the power of thought and the effect it has on your game and on your life. We discuss the origins of the THREE PRINCIPLES as proposed by Syd Banks
Dicken became a licensed clinical psychologist in 1983 and retired his psychotherapy practice after working as a psychologist for 31 years. Twenty-eight years ago he met Sydney Banks who had an enlightenment experience where he realized the Three Principles that underlie all human experience.
Dicken had finally found universal principles that he could teach anyone. He was grateful to find something that was simple in nature yet had the profound effect of raising the quality of a person’s life.
He feels fortunate that for 23 years he was able to learn directly from Sydney Banks.
In 2008 Dicken received a Certificate of Competency from Mr. Banks authorizing him to teach the Three Principles.
We discuss:
How thought creates our reality
The nature of our mind
How it is futile to try to ‘control’ your mind
To be able to let the mind just ‘be’ and get on with the task at hand
How the wisdom of the body can be encouraged
The freedom of PLAY
This is a wonderful session with Dicken
He is clearly a man of great integrity and you can pick up from the delivery of his words just how much he embodies the work of Syd Banks
You can only gain by enjoying the episode
To find out more about Dicken go to
https://3principlesmentoring.com/bio.html
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/product/mind-factor-course-video-training/
Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by one of the world’s greatest sports photographers Dave Cannon. To pay tribute to the legendary Seve Ballesteros.
Dave has produced a masterpiece of a book called ‘Seve – His life through the lens’ containing some of the most wonderfully iconic pictures of the great man.
From his early days in Perdrena, Spain through a wonderful career on the European and PGA Tour to the tragic loss of his life ten years ago to the ravages of brain cancer.
Perhaps the single most iconic golf picture of all time, the ‘matador pose’ as Seve holed the winning putt on the final green at St Andrews in 1984 was taken by Dave Cannon. He shares his anxiety of wondering if he had ‘got’ the picture in the pre digital technology days of rolls of film and dark room development.
We get to look back on Dave’s amazing career and how almost by accident he became a great sports photographer.
The people who helped him along the way. The building of his skill and his craft.
So many parallels to building skill in your own game or your own business.
The link with his own golf and then ultimately to the great friendship he developed with Seve Ballesteros over many glorious years.
We discuss a very moving story of Dave spending a day photographing Seve on the beach at his home in Pedrena.
Going back to the place where it all began.
Learning to play the game with a rusty old 3 iron on the beach in Northern Spain
The sheer delight Seve had recreating those iconic moments as he made his own ‘golf world’, of self made holes and flags on the windswept beach.
It is a moving, funny and sad story all at the same time as we ponder the cruel way he was taken from us at such an early age.
As we have said before on the Brain Booster reminding us all of our mortality and the absolute precious nature of time and opportunity.
How much of a dedicated family man Seve was and how he loved to spend time with his own children. His radiant smile was never to be forgotten and his legacy to the game of golf will stand for all time.
It is important to keep the memory alive for the current generation to understand just what an influence he was.
The book is literally a work of art.
Seve – His life through the lens.
To get a copy of the book or the magnificent collector’s edition go to www.sevethebook.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor coach go to
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From time to time I get some requests to do a solo podcast to summarize some of the previous few week’s sessions. So here we go!
We go into my trip to see Vin Harris up in the remote hills of Scotland
We discuss the early days at Samye Ling – Building the Buddhist monastery
His main teacher Akong Rinpoche
His incredible life and what his ideas can teach us all
A fascinating story
I get the chance also to discuss with you the concept of
JUST FOR TODAY
We have for a long time on the Brain Booster looked at the idea of accumulating GOOD DAYS
It sounds utterly simple yet the practical application of it can be a really BIG challenge
Each day we are on ‘auto pilot’
We do what we do
We do what we have always done
Patterns keep repeating
Mistakes made and opportunities missed
So much of our day COUL be influenced by a single shift
If the PERSON we are was different
What would it be like if JUST FOR TODAY you decided to be CURIOUS with all of your lessons
Or you played golf JUST FOR TODAY with a sense of FREEDOM
Or just for today you made the decision to be GRATEFUL
One focus multiple benefits
The idea of ‘just for today’ is a really simple one
Yet I have found over and over again with many players and coaches it can be immensely beneficial
Aim to give it a try
To become a Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner go to
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to find out more about becoming a Mind Factor coach go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Today we have on the Brain Booster a wonderful man in the shape of Peter Ballingall.
Peter has just recently released a great book called ‘Trust and Let Go’
A collection of his thoughts about coaching over the past 50 years or so.
The title is wonderful and sums up what we could all consider as a useful direction to go with our game and indeed our life.
Trust and Let Go!
With Peter I had the chance to discuss his great career and the influence of certain people along the way.
Not least the great John Jacobs
Peter had the opportunity as a young golf pro to work for and with John.
It must have been an incredible time.
Yet Peter took that opportunity with both hands
He made the most of an opportunity presented by fate.
It is a great message to us all
When the chance comes along to take it with both hands
Trust and Let Go!
Peter went on to run incredibly successful golf schools over many years at Barnham Broom in Norfolk
He was a pioneer in the world of golf schools
More recently he has been in Spain at El Rompido
A beautiful part of the world still coaching as enthusiastically as ever
In our session Peter’s passion shines through
His insights are very valuable
You will gain a lot from listening to his wise words
To get a copy of Peter’s book on Amazon UK go to
https://tinyurl.com/vkr3s9my
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Go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Today we welcome back on to the podcast a great friend of the Brain Booster, Fred Shoemaker.
Since spending time at his Extraordinary Golf School over twenty years ago Fred has continued to be an incredible influence on my coaching and my life in general.
We had a truly wonderful conversation, an hour of time just literally disappeared.
It was an absorbing conversation which hadn’t been planned in any way shape or form. We just bounced ideas of each other with a starting point of ‘what makes a great coach?’
As Fred discusses a great coach is NOT someone who is just spouting a formula. Not someone who is passing on just ‘information’.
The latest theory of what is the correct method.
Not a person who is assessing if a student is doing it ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.
A great coach is someone providing an environment where a student can explore his or her own personal experience.
To be able to gain genuine and beneficial feedback on what is ACTUALLY going on as opposed to what you THINK is going on.
To increase awareness.
We look into the nature of the mind and all the words and articles that have been written about it.
Yet ultimately the question comes to a fundamental on ‘Do you have a mind? Or Are you your mind?
Difficult concepts to get your head around
They are some deep questions
Challenging concepts
Yet as Fred says to be able to recognise the difference between the ‘noise’ the mind is always creating and genuinely beneficial thought is a tremendous skill to develop and encourage.
We talk about the dissatisfaction in the game and what is the root cause of this.
Even given we are just coming through the worst crisis since the second world war many people are still finding so many ways to be dissatisfied.
We look at the comparison game and why that is so destructive
It was truly a wonderful session which you will gain so much from
Fred’s website is
www.extraordinarygolf.com
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www.themindfactor.com
Today on the Brain Booster we have trick shot king Jeremy Dale
We had a fascinating conversation
All about the early days of his show
Developing the skills to entertain
The unique aspect Jeremy brings to his show of Left hand and Right-hand shots
How that evolved
The freedom in producing shots to order
We also talk about LEARNING
How Jeremy used just 15 minutes per day to become a guitar playing band member
The value of PERSISTENCE
How it really does add up
We looked into Jeremy’s great ideas around coaching
Developing SHOTS
How many SHOTS do you need to become a decent golfer?
The ability to develop a series of specific shots
The Inner Game
How Tim Gallweys book influenced Jeremy and why it is still so valid today 40 years on
Much to be gained from Jeremy’s insights
Enjoy the session
Do you want to understand the BENEFITS of Mindfulness
What it can do for YOUR game
Find out more about Jeremy Dale here: https://www.jeremydale.com
To become a Certified Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner go to
https://themindfactor.net/brand-new-product-release-mindfulness-program-online-video-course/
Today we welcome back a great friend of the podcast John Bargh Professor of social psychology at Yale University
I always really enjoy my time with John and the opportunity to pick the brains of one of the most influential minds in psychology today.
John’s book ‘Before you know it’ is essential reading.
In which he goes into so many fascinating avenues to explore how our unconscious mind navigates the world.
How we are so much influenced by our surroundings.
How we can be triggered into action by other people
How words written in our office can affect our motivations.
To become better acquainted with your unconscious mind is to be better armed with the challenges of life
We look into ways that you can better arrange your world
How you can increase your motivation to do what YOU want to do with your life
Not to be just carried away with the whims and wishes of your unconscious programmes
We talk about John’s biggest influences in his long and distinguished career
The effect of lockdown on our mental well being
What the future may hold for us post covid
A really interesting session with a fascinating man
John A. Bargh is a social psychologist currently working at Yale where he has formed the Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation (ACME) Laboratory. John’s work focuses on automaticity and unconscious processing as a method to better understand social behaviour as well as philosophical topics such as free will. Much of John’s work investigates whether actions and behaviours thought to be under volitional control may result from automatic interpretations of and reactions to external stimuli, such as words.
Do you want to understand the BENEFITS of Mindfulness
What it can do for YOUR game
To become a Certified Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner go to
https://themindfactor.net/brand-new-product-release-mindfulness-program-online-video-course/
A really great show today. Slightly different than normal but great nevertheless. We have with us Bonnie Kaplan a leading expert on how nutrition affects our brain
How can we possibly expect our brain to function in an optimal state if we do not nourish our brain efficiently?
Bonnie has spent many years researching this fascinating subject
We look into:
The best way to fuel your brain
What to definitely avoid
What a good brain day looks like
What supplement can make a HUGE difference
How the medical model is flawed
You will gain great insight from Bonnie’s wisdom
Her new book is due out
THE BETTER BRAIN: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition by Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD, and Julia J. Rucklidge, PhD is available wherever books are sold on April 20th.
BONNIE J. KAPLAN, PhD, is a professor emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the biological basis of developmental disorders and mental health, especially on the contribution of nutrition to brain development and brain function. She was named one of Canada’s top 150 Difference Makers in Mental Health and was awarded the prestigious Dr. Rogers Prize. She lives in Calgary, Canada.
Website: www.BonnieJKaplan.com
Facebook: @TheBetterBrain
Twitter: @Bonnie_Kaplan
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Today we welcome back on to the Brain Booster Vin Harris
Over the lockdown period we have run a number of HIGHLY successful Mind Factor Mindfulness Certifications
The feedback from attendees has been outstanding
A growing community of Mind Factor Mindfulness coaches and players
We will announce during the podcast the NEW Online program
The Mind Factor Mindfulness Online Certification
It is a really exciting project
To allow you to study Mindfulness for yourself at your own pace in your own time
Vin is a friend of the podcast and we welcome him back to discuss how Mindfulness can be utilised effectively in the coaching world.
How can we become more Mindful in our coaching?
We discuss how David Bowie had an indirect link in with Vin’s 40 year journey learning and applying Mindfulness to his life and his business.
The early influences and how the study was developed through spending time with some of the great Buddhist teachers.
How the INTENTION of the teacher is everything
How that intention to have the best interest of the student is a central key to being a really effective coach
The need to create environments for people to learn
Not just to give out more and more information
To help students understand where they ARE before you try to move them anywhere else
The ability to be present to what is actually happening right now
You only have to listen to Vin for a few moments to understand the wisdom and practical experience he brings to the subject
His is not sharing his knowledge from a theoretical perspective but from a real world life experience
He has walked this talk for over 40 years
The way he is able to simplify what can be a complex subject is truly liberating
All of the players we have worked with on the Mindfulness project have benefitted immensely.
To get your FREE Mindfulness audio sample please e-mail us at info@themindfactor.com
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back my good friend PGA Tour coach Randy Joyner
Randy has been having some amazing results with his coaching of late with PGA Tour Players, College Players as well as club players
We get the chance to discuss how Randy has used Mind Factor techniques to really make a difference
The conversion in his teaching from one of being technique driven to PLAYING driven
Spending time on the GOLF Course
Creating shots
How the SHOT can create the swing IF you know the right ingredients
How IMAGERY can be used to unlock your potential as a golfer
The amazing impact that EXTERNAL focus has on results
Why there is so much more freedom when you develop the skill of ACCEPTANCE
It was incredible to hear Randy talk about his evolution as a coach and what YOU can learn from this either as a player or a coach
How saying very little is perhaps the ultimate goal as a coach
How we need to understand the role of FORGETTING
Why simple is not simplistic
A really great session
I could have discussed golf with Randy for hours but within this 45 minutes there are pure nuggets of GOLD
Randy Joyner
PGA Tour Coach
Certified Mind Factor Coach
Director of Instruction at Ballantyne CC in Charlotte, NC
Played events on both the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour
Coaches several PGA Tour winners and numerous playing on both tours
Coaches high level juniors and collegiate players from the top ranked schools in the US
13-time PGA Carolinas Section Teacher of the Year Nominee
Coach to numerous professional athletes in all major sports from MLB, NFL, NBA, and NASCAR
Website here: TourTechniques.com
To find out more about the Golf Schools Randy mentioned e-mail him direct at
Email: Randy@RandyJoynerGolf.com
Mind Factor
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by coach Dylan Bawden
I caught up with him to discuss the contents of his great book ‘Hit the Ball’
What a GREAT title for a golf book!!
We discuss the problems and limitations of coaching with models
The ‘scientific method’ of thinking which is so entrenched in the West and for so many can lead to endless frustration.
Over emphasis on what is ‘right’
Instead of exploring what is right for YOU
‘Hit the Ball’
it should be as simple as that but we find ever more ingenious ways to make the game more complicated.
Dylan has some great ideas to remedy this.
You will enjoy and get a lot from the session
Dylan Bawden has been awarded Fellow membership of the PGA, trained with Vivien Saunders OBE, British Open Winner.
Studied Batchelor of Science in Golf at Kingston university. After 20 years of research in the Art of Learning golf he has finally published the book Joseph Dylan Educure.
It’s a story about the origins of Western Education and how it has been a problem for Golf learning.
Dylan is based in Vienna, Austria at GC Spillern.
www.dylangolf.com
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Kendal McWade – Bryson De Chambeau and Instinctive Golf – Could they actually be similar?
Today on the Brain Booster we welcome a great friend of the show back for the THIRD time Kendal McWade from Instinctive Golf.
We had a fantastic discussion as always.
The golf world is talking again about Bryson after his win at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Not only the win but THAT incredible tee shot across the water on the par 5 sixth hole.
What could seem further apart than the scientific dissections of Bryson and the Instinctive Golf of Kendal McWades’ approach?
Well maybe a LOT more than you think.
I asked Kendal some questions and as ever he came up with some fascinating answers.
In many ways Bryson is instinctive in the sense that he is very much doing it HIS way.
He is on a quest of SELF MASTERY
As we have reinforced so many times on the Brain Booster if there is a secret to golf it isn’t about finding the way to play the game but much more about you uncovering YOUR way to play.
With this in mind I asked Kendal about some really important explorations
The idea that most of the time in golf instruction we are focusing on the solution before we know what the problem actually is!!
What is the TASK?
How do I use the TOOL (the golf club) in my hand to get the task done?
What are the key INFLUENCES I need to focus on to get the job done?
Can I set myself free to uncover MY way of getting the task completed efficiently?
Why FEEL is really the truth you are looking to experience.
A really great session with an outstanding coach.
Are YOU going to join us
The Skills and Performance Summit 2021 at Woodhall Spa – 22nd – 24th June
Places are strictly limited
To book your spot contact Kendal direct at Kendal@igcoaching.co.uk or phone direct on 07770 810130
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Today we have a great guest on the podcast Dr Bob Winters.
We had a great time recording this session for you
We talked about:
Arnold Palmer and how he had such a big influence on Bob’s career
His legacy and what can be learned from his attitude to the game
A true definition of charisma
Simplicity and why it is so important
The role of the eyes in great putting
Why confidence is so important and more importantly HOW you can go about developing more for yourself
Dr. Robert K. Winters is the Resident Sport Psychologist with David Leadbetter at Champions Gate, Florida. He is an internationally renowned sport psychologist; author and professional speaker who brings 45 years of golf knowledge via playing, coaching and scientific research into assisting players achieve peak performance.
His educational and playing background combines scientific research, applied coaching and playing perspectives, and a simple, yet positive approach to the game.
Dr. Bob Winters provides a unique approach to mental skills training that anyone from a beginner to tour player can implement and use to create long-term golf improvement.
Because of his tremendous success with golfers of all levels, Dr. Winters is recognized as one of golf’s foremost authorities in golf psychology, putting psychology, sports vision and golf performance enhancement.
Dr. Robert Winters is a popular motivational and educational speaker as well as an established author. He is the author of “Mistake Free Golf – First Aid for Your Golfing Brain“, The Ten Commandments of Mindpower Golf”, co-author of the books, “The Mental Art of Putting: Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best!” and Golf Fitness and is the co-author of two audio-cassettes, “Great Putting – Right Now! and “Golf Confidence for Women.” He is also the co-author of an audio CD specifically created for young golfers entitled: “Golf Confidence for Juniors.” Dr. Winters is also the creator of a computer CD entitled “Putting Genius” that places the learner in an advanced mental state. Dr. Winters was also the mental game consultant for NBC Sports Network and the internet family for NBC golf.com. Dr. Winters is currently a contributing consultant for The Golf Channel, Golfweek and Golf International Magazine.
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It is wonderful to welcome back to the podcast good friends Piers and Andy from Me and My Golf.
They are YouTube superstars and have created a wonderful business. They have some of this highest following on the Internet with their online golf coaching.
They have worked with some of the best players in the world on their channel including Dustin Johnson and Rory McIllroy.
Even better they have been the coach of European Tour star Aaron Rai since he was a junior player
We discuss the building and development of their business and coaching
In particular we drill down into WHY the partnership works so well
The dynamics of the two individuals and how they produce such great results
We look in depth at the concept of accountability
You will gain so much just from this one element of our wide ranging discussion
It is gold!!
We also look into the future of the game from an online perspective and what opportunities still abound
PURPOSE and the real genuine reasons for doing something you care about
Me and My Golf deliver good quality and thoughtful content to a huge audience worldwide.
At the very heart of what they do is a passion to get more people playing the game of golf and enjoying the experience of developing their game.
Enjoy a great session
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Today’s Brain Booster is a great session with highly renowned Canadian coach Shawn Clement
He has some wonderful points to make about WHERE you focus your attention when trying to improve your game.
A common theme on the Brain Booster
He has some wonderful insights at his website www.wisdomingolf.com
As Shawn said:
The most important tool that started me properly on this journey was the experience I had from age 17 with the Canadian Ski Patrol and their relentless passion in making sure you knew what you were doing when treating a victim with a broken limb on the ski hill before transporting to hospital with vital information for the Emergency MD.
This information helped guide me through the maze of golf instruction that was based purely on opinions that were based on assumptions of how the human body works. To this day, we do not have any documents, seminars, manuals on basic anatomy in the field of golf instruction which is very disturbing considering we are on the front lines of your abilities to learn this game and play for life!
WISDOM IN GOLF, where the secrets to your best golf game bliss are backed by science, neurology, medicine, and all other sports and disciplines.
We discuss:
- Why focusing on body part manipulation will always end in disaster.
- Discover that simply changing your focus to simple tasks will help your performance soar, especially under pressure!
- How you are NOT DEFECTIVE and how you have been portrayed as needing to be fixed all these decades!
- Why YOUR ANATOMY WAS MADE TO PERFORM GOLF MOVEMENTS.
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It is wonderful today to have on the Brain Booster one of the top sports psychologist working in professional sport Dan Abrahams.
Dan Abrahams is a sport psychologist working alongside individuals, teams, coaches and organisations globally. He is known for his passion to de-mystify sport psychology and for creating simple to use performance techniques.
He is the author of four best-selling sport psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast. A former professional golfer and PGA qualified, Dan has a First Class Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Sport Psychology
It was great to catch up with Dan so he could share his own story about how he developed his successful career and how his own approaches have evolved.
I really admire how he has taken his knowledge and applied it to the real world in sports such as golf, football and rugby.
We talk at length about the attitude of different sports to working on mental game skills.
The barriers
The challenges and the opportunities
Dan has been working at the coal face for many years now and his wealth of knowledge really does shine through as does his passion to really make a difference to the teams and athletes he works with.
From his early career as a professional golfer he shares with us how his own experiences of setbacks have helped shape his approach.
It was really good to spend time with Dan.
You will gain a LOT from this session.
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Many of you may remember Louis Oosthuizen and the RED DOT!
Winning the British Open in 2010
The use of colour in performance has always fascinated me and today we welcome to the podcast John Glenn who will take that exploration to another level.
How could the use of colour potentially transform your game?
John has spent the best part of 20 years involved in the golf industry looking at ways to enhance learning and performance.
In November 2016 together with PGA Professional Kevin Merry, they would spend a lot of time experimenting and look for a way to simplify how Golf was being taught, as they felt it was becoming too technical for many golfers. This would lead them to design and develop their very own Teaching Concept using a unique externally focused colour coded system that would prove to change the way people play, gaining instant feedback and fast track results.
Kevin and John would progress their ideas from a few prototypes to a reality and shortly after then forming the company Colour Path Golf. They both decided to leave their coaching roles in 2018 to focus full time on developing the concept on a global scale.
Johns mission is to bring more people into the game and make starting and improving at golf a whole lot easier through simple to follow visual instructions which to date is proving to make a huge difference with the teaching concept being delivered by a team of Colour Path Golf certified instructors worldwide.
John has a clear objective in the world of coaching, to continue to build on developing the ultimate coaches community/networking group where best practice and new creative ideas are shared regularly through teaching in the language of colour.
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I am really excited to bring you today’s guest David Walsh.
David is the sports writer you will have all seen at the back page of your Sunday Times. His weekly reports cover so many differing sports and they are always a wonderful read.
He is the author of a number of GREAT books most notably ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ where he details his coverage of the Lance Armstrong saga and how he spent so many years being vilified for an opinion which in the end proved 100% correct. The fact he stuck with the his own convictions against all the odds is truly inspiring.
His latest book ‘The Russian Affair’ is an extraordinary account of the love affair and marriage between Vitaly Stepanov an anti doping official and Yuliya Rusanova who was a Russian 800 metre who was herself doping for many years.
We cover so much wonderful ground in this podcast as David talks about the ‘Art of Writing’ and how he personally set about developing his own personal craft.
There are many parallels with this and developing your own game or business.
The need to immerse yourself in your own development
How surrounding yourself with the right people to gain the right knowledge is paramount.
David talks candidly about following in the footsteps of legendary sports writer Hugh McIlveney
We look at the golfers who have impressed David over the years and he gives a very interesting take on the concept of ‘heroes’.
You will really enjoy and benefit from your time with David Walsh
Have a look at David’s books
The Russian Affair and
Seven Deadly Sins
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by a VERY special guest Doug Lemov.
Doug is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high performing schools in under privileged communities.
His book ‘Teach like a champion 2.0’ describes techniques used by exceptional teachers. It has sold more than a million copies and been translated into a dozen languages.
His other books include ‘Perfect Practice : 42 Rules for getting better and ‘Reading Reconsidered’. He played football at Hamilton college where he says he was the worst player of the decade!
His latest book which we discuss today is called ‘The Coach’s Guide to Teaching’
Doug has had a major influence on many teachers around the world and our discussion today can only help you in your quest to be better at ANYTHING.
We had a wonderful chat around some key elements of Doug’s book.
Most notably the area around ‘forgetting’.
As coaches and players we ignore this crucial element at our peril.
The fact is we forgot most things.
Most of our learning does not stick.
To be efficient on the field of play learning needs to be embedded into our long term memory.
We want and need to be on auto pilot to be able to perform at our best.
Trying to hold strategy in short term memory is a poor way to perform.
Doug reveals some brilliant strategies to make learning stick.
To make your training session more effective.
This is so important to consider.
A great session with a great teacher!!
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by Certified Mind Factor coach
Michel Put (50) is a PGA Golf professional, certified Mindfactor coach, entrepreneur, golfer, guide and organizer of various music events near Amsterdam. As a coach, he has been looking for the Holy Grail in golf instruction for over a quarter of a century. How to make golfers more consistent. Achieving more joy and happiness in their game.
In 2015 he came into contact with a concept that turned out to contain this holy grail. A concept with which everything that is complicated can be simplified.
MOT, Moment Of Truth, since 2019 transformed into: True Groove | Het Nieuwe Golfen….The new way to play golf..
Unfortunately, as a cross thinker he was also denounced, mocked and even banned from the sports world. And the more he stood for his philosophy, the more he appeared to stand for it alone. Yet he also managed to find his way there. Because he says; "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
Recently his company teamed up with Cobra/Puma golf. The concept of ONE Length golf clubs completes the philosophy of the method of True Groove | Het Nieuwe Golfen. And fits perfectly with our core values: innovative, fun, liberating and rebellious.
In this podcast
When the light bulb was invented in 1878, the world was turned upside down. Candle manufacturers were angry, and many consumers were skeptical. In this podcast I am going to talk to Michel Put. Someone who comes up with a similar story some 140 years later. Together with Joost Steenkamer, colleague professional and Dutch Golf Federation talent coach, he developed a new way of playing golf. And this time too the world is turned upside down. And this time too, people are angry. What did the gentlemen discover?
Listen to Michel's remarkable story and learn how to get more joy in your golf and in your life.
You will also learn in this podcast:
- The components of Deep Practice.
- Why you should make training more difficult than reality
- How to accelerate your learning process ten times faster/Myeline
- Why you don't see what you don't know
Got excited and want to know more about True Groove?
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I have known Marcus Bell a long time and it is always wonderful to chat with him about his approach to developing the game of golf. Marcus is a deep thinker and I know that you will find a tremendous benefit from listening today to some of his ideas.
Marcus is Director of Coaching for ZEN Golf and a PGA Professional for over 20 years. His non-linear style of coaching is gaining wide recognition through his fast growing You Tube Channel ZEN Golf Mechanic. The results speak for themselves with a new student's lesson being posted each week showing huge improvements in performance for players of all abilities and aspirations.
Marcus has a Masters degree in Sports Biomechanics and has conducted and consulted in many research studies in golf, particularly with 3D and forceplate technologies. These studies have focused primarily on lower body mechanics and their effect on full body kinematics and kinetics. It is this research that has supported the development of this full swing coaching application that we recognise as ZEN Golf Mechanics where ecological psychology meets sports biomechanics to foster optimal skill acquisition.
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Marcus shares his incredible background in the game of golf and the people who have helped him along the way develop as a golf coach.
This hugely reinforced a key theme of the Brain Booster. The importance of others and the people you surround yourself with.
Who are you learning from?
Who are your influences?
What are you prepared to do to improve both as a player and as a coach?
During the session together Marcus discussed his ideas around how movement is generated. How it is much more natural than we might think.
How we often get in the way of this natural motion.
And more importantly what you can do to reconnect with it.
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It is great to have with us today on the Brain Booster Iain Highfield.
Iain has carved out a really successful career coaching in the USA. He has co created the company ‘Game Like Training”
Amongst other successes he has
- Created a golf psychological conditioning program implemented at the Nike Golf Academy (UK) Bishops Gate Academy (FL) International Junior Golf Academy (SC).
- Iain’s golf psychology program is currently being delivered via the ‘Game Like Training’ virtual classroom to Penn State University, European Tour Golfers and College Golfers
- Published author, ‘OSVEA, Practical Ways to Learn Golf’s Mental Game’
We delve into some intriguing areas on today’s show.
Iain has spent time with some of the world’s foremost experts in motor learning including Robert Bjork and K Anders Ericsson and he shares some of his key learnings.
How to ACTUALLY change your golf swing. It really is NOT what you think or have been led to believe.
Why muscles don’t have ‘memory’
Why REPETITION and ‘reps’ is NOT the key
How learning and change has to take place in the BRAIN
How engagement is THE critical component
Why trying to model what the likes of Tiger Woods and Serena Williams may not be the best strategy
The Spacing Effect
The Variability Effect
The correct Challenge Point
How to set up a LEARNING ENVIRONMENT on the range
The ‘transfer appropriate process’
Looking at TENSION and TEMPO as a focus of attention and why this can give a great return on your investment of time
How mechanics can actually improve as a result of TENSION awareness
How trying to ‘keep’ a swing feeling is the wrong approach
How a process orientation can lead to MASTERY
How we look for happiness in all of the wrong places
The magic of ‘this day’ focus
How trying to ‘keep’ a swing feeling is the wrong approach
Just a really great and wide ranging session covering so many nuggets of gold
Iain has clearly spent his life searching for better learning approaches
When you listen to him today you will gain the opportunity to learn from a master coach
To find out more about Iain go to
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Thank you for joining me again on the Brain Booster
I thought it would be a good time to reflect back on the year
What we have learned
The key elements which keep coming back
The important areas to focus on
It is so important to reflect EFFICIENTLY
To be able to look at your year
To see the patterns, to look at the habits
How things have gone for you
What are the keys to success going forward?
We look at themes which have constantly re occurred during the year
The principle of GRATITUDE
Why it is not only good for you but a part of peak performance
How gratitude lays the foundation for true ability to be released
The skill of ACCEPTANCE
Why so few truly understand the value and importance of acceptance
How acceptance allows you to RESET
The value of looking at your ‘old story’
Then to create the story you want going forwards
The importance of a journal
Simple strategies that can make a profound difference
A really good look back at this year which hopefully you will be able to to ACTION on.
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by popular European Tour player Ryan Fox. We have been working together for a couple of years and it was great to catch up with Ryan and discuss his maiden European Tour win and well as some of the challenges after that. Also the response of golf to the global pandemic.
We also got the chance to look at Ryan’s fascinating sporting background. How important sporting genetics are we cannot say 100% for certain. But what we can say is that the Kiwi has a pretty good set!
Ryan’s grandfather Merv played cricket for New Zealand back in the 1930’s and 1940’s in the days when you had to travel for weeks on end by boat to get to play test matches against England. His father Grant Fox was an outstanding rugby player and represented the New Zealand All Blacks on 46 occasions and was a member of the team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1987
We had a good discussion on the concept of individuality
What it takes to win your first European Tour event
How to look at your game so you can uncover YOUR way to play your best
Just because everyone else seems to be doing it doesn’t make it right for you
How it is vital to separate the game of golf you play from your identity as a human being
When the boundary blurs we put way too much pressure on ourselves
How to connect back to a sense of fun in creating shots
How the bad times have been a great opportunity for Ryan to work out what truly matters
The future and what it COULD look like
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One of the most popular podcasts we have done in the past few years was the session with Adam Young.
So I thought it was high time I had him back again to share more of his great insights into how he approaches his own coaching.
We had a wonderful conversation.
Full of first hand ‘at the coal face’ real world experience.
Amongst many other things we talked about ‘QUICK FIXES’
And the proposal that a quick fix could be more permanent.
How could this be possible?
Does it not go against all we ‘know’ about game improvement?
Adam describes a great story of working with a player with the shanks and how he had literally got to the end of the road.
Desperate to just give him something
Adam gave a ‘quick fix’
Have a listen to the outcome of that lesson
You will be surprised
You will be fascinated
You will question
During a great session we cover this and so much more
Adam is a very deep thinker about the game
He is incredibly well read and well researched
Yet at the heart of all of his work is the key premise
‘Does this work?’
Does this actually help the student get better
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by another Graeme McDowall!
This time it is golf coach Graeme.
We had a tremendous conversation about his new book ‘A constraints led approach to golf coaching’
A book written in conjunction with Ian Renshaw and Peter Arnott
Graeme describes a familiar story from his own game of trying to ‘build a swing’
How he then struggled to take that swing onto the golf course.
Great in practice
Not so good on the course
A familiar theme!!
This led Graeme into a world of exploration as to why this lack of TRANSFER was occurring
Graeme has an MPhil in Sports Coaching from the University of Birmingham and is a full-time Golf and Sports Coaching lecturer at the SRUC in Scotland. He is also an associate lecturer and a PhD researcher at the University of Abertay Dundee.
So we got the opportunity to discuss areas such as
The effects of ENVIRONMENT of learning
How you can develop more golf SKILLS
How to create effective learning environments
How we then learn to interact and develop skills in that environment
How coaching should be more about setting problems as opposed to always giving solutions
His wonderful book is available on Amazon
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by Performance coach Kelvin Kelley
Kelvin is a Class A PGA golf professional in San Francisco, California. He has taught at some of the top golf clubs in the Bay Area, which include The Olympic Club and Sonoma.
He has also written several instructional articles for Golfwrx.com and Secret Golf.
Kelvin works with his students to develop efficient motion.
Besides swing and short game instruction, Kelvin works with his players a LOT on the GOLF course.
As we discuss seeing the golfer in the TRUE environment. Seeing how a player actually reacts.
This includes mental preparation, developing practice routines and course strategizing. www.kelleygolf.com
We discuss how you can develop your game with better training.
How if you do wish to change some of your motion it is better to do as much as possible in the set up to TRIGGER better motion as opposed to consciously trying to manipulate the club into various positions.
How the set up can dictate so much of your active motion
Hitting angles and their effect
How the downswing should be a reaction not a recovery
Working with an impact bag
A great session and a perfect time of year to look at some of these concepts
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Today we are joined on the ‘Brain Booster’ by Professor Damian Hughes
Damian is an international speaker and best selling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport.
He is the author of EIGHT best selling books including Liquid Thinking and Liquid Leadership.
He is the co host of the High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphries.
A podcast I would highly recommend.
He is currently serving as a member of the coaching team for Scotland Rugby Union and Canberra Raiders
We had a fantastic discussion looking at Damian’s approach in numerous sports such as Football, Rugby and Boxing.
We talked at great length about his upbringing and how the world of boxing had such a deep imprint on his philosophy.
How the ‘environment’ of the boxing world shaped his own behaviours.
The impact of ‘stories’
The genius of simplicity
How to shape your culture
How to avoid being lost in outcomes
Damian has invested so much in his own development as a coach.
Being prepared to travel to spend time with some of the legends of sport such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Jonny Wilkinson
We talk about ‘non negotiable’ behaviour and how this simple premise can have such an impact on your life and your results.
A great session with some nuggets for you to take away.
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Today we are joined on the ‘Brain Booster’ by a good friend of the show and co - author of the ‘Lost Art Series’ Gary Nicol.
On the previous occasions Gary has been on the show the feedback has been tremendous.
Gary himself spent over twenty years on the European Tour coaching some of the best players in the world.
You don’t stay in such an environment for so long unless you get RESULTS.
Gary is not one of the ‘latest guru’s’ who appoint themselves as an expert by virtue of a social media presence. Gary served his time at the coal face of the game finding out by direct experience what did and did not have value.
His experience was a vital ingredient in the formation of the key elements to the Lost Art series.
We have collaborated for a number of years now and as we have worked together the synergy in our approach has grown.
Since the launch of the ‘Lost Art of Putting” and the ‘Lost Art of Golf’ we have been overwhelmed by the response.
So many golfers getting in touch to express how the ideas in the book have resonated so deeply.
We got the chance to discuss this in our time and it only reinforced the sense that so many golfers want a break from the shackles imposed upon them by so much technical coaching.
We live in a world of information overload and perhaps more than ever it seems golfers are crying out for an approach that is both practical and applicable on the GOLF COURSE
Gary reflected on some of the key elements he has learned over the years and we got the chance to discuss some new ideas around practice and the way to spend your winter time more effectively.
It was as always a real pleasure to spend time with Gary again developing the ‘Lost Art’ story.
I know you will enjoy and benefit from his vast experience and wisdom
If you haven’t got a copy of either ‘The Lost Art of Putting’ or ‘The Lost Art of Golf’ then you can pick up a copy at
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Today on the Brain Booster we have an extra special guest in the shape of former US Open champion Graeme McDowell.
I have worked with G Mac now for the best part of 18 years and what a journey it has been.
It was wonderful to take the time with Graeme to look back over the story so far and for him to reflect so honestly about the key lessons he has learned in his time out on the PGA and European Tour.
I promise you the insights he shares with us have the potential to make a BIG difference to the way you think about your game.
We discuss :
The key influences in the early days of his career – the vital role of mentors
The role of his environment
Growing up on the beautiful links of Royal Portrush and the effect that had
Wanting to get better and being prepared to work at his ‘mental game’
The role ‘strong images’ have played in his mind. This ONE insight alone is GOLD
How under the most extreme pressure of Majors and Ryder cups how he has still been able to function despite the discomfort
We talk about how and why effective routines have proven so important.
What he has learned about ‘tendencies under pressure’. This again is a KEY element if you want to improve your game.
When he had lost his putting and in danger of losing playing status how ONE simple technique turned things around
It was a really great conversation
Time flew
The topics flowed
You will gain a LOT for your own game and your desire to get closer to your true ability
Enjoy
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by Dr David Moffat to explore some scientific studies surrounding great putting.
It will NOT be what you think!!
After a successful military and corporate career David attended university and learned how much scientific research there was on golf putting. He figured that all golfers should have access to the science that differs from the instructional literature leading coaches and tour players give us, which is often perceived as anecdotal.
So, on completion his putting related PhD he created PerformancePutting.com with one intention - to become an online putting coach and provide the global golfing community with scientific & evidenced-based coaching.
David’s coaching philosophy is pragmatic which involves the use of a practical approach to understanding the putting environment with an emphasis on evaluating actions and beliefs based on their consequences.
We had the chance to discuss some great concepts with David as a result of his research.
Do you REALLY need to look at the ball when putting
It has been such a ‘fundamental’ to a lot of putting instruction.
Is it necessary for EVERYONE?
Sergio Garcia didn’t
He won the US Masters putting with his eyes closed
Could this be an option for you?
How can you establish YOUR own unique style of putting?
How we interfere with natural processes to block our putting ability
What could be a more effective way to practice your putting?
We have spent a lot of time on the Brain Booster looking at our brain and its effect on our game. Today we move to the other end of the body to our FEET.
I think you will be amazed by today’s guest Dr Emily Splichal as she explains just how important our feet are to performance in so many varied ways.
Apparently the great Sam Snead when he felt his game was a little off and his timing was out would take off his shoes and hit some balls in his bare feet.
Emily explains why this would have worked so well and what was going on to give ‘The Slammer’ such an advantage.
We get the chance to go into how movement efficiency is influenced so much by your feet.
How the timing of your movements in your swing will be affecting by your feet.
There is a lot of talk in golf about ‘ground reaction’ forces.
Emily explains how and why the feet are so central to these principles.
The link between your feet and your CORE
What a good day looks like for your FEET
How you should spend more time BAREFOOT
How and why this is so helpful to your overall health.
How you can begin the day with specific foot awareness exercises.
How we can link MINDFULNESS and the FOOT
The benefits of foot awareness and training to develop attentional control
The benefits of MINIMAL shoes for your gym workout
Emily was a brilliant guest and a good example of what we have looked at on the Brain Booster of the need to seek the ‘non obvious’
To be prepared to look into areas you had not considered before to gain areas of growth and improvement
Today’s show will REALLY get you to think differently
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Today we have with us on the Brain Booster a special guest in the shape of PGA Professional Ian St John.
Ian is the joint host with Harry Ewing of the ‘3 of the tee podcast’.
We first met a number of years ago at a seminar in Ireland and have stayed in touch ever since.
Ian is passionate about coaching and game improvement and has had some wonderful guests on his podcast show.
We talk during our time together about how Ian’s world was literally turned upside down when he received a diagnosis of advanced cancer.
He woke up one morning and EVERYTHING had changed
His whole reality changed and he was confronted by both treatment of the cancer and the ensuing paralysis.
Ian talked honestly about his treatment and how he used some mental game techniques to get through the really dark times.
The ability to challenge some of the ‘automatic thoughts’ and how he could begin to change his STORY
The value of the WRITTEN word
How writing out his thoughts really helped in a profound way.
How he began to build HOPE.
Simple rituals
The ability to BE on THIS day and in THIS moment
The need to PLAN what a good day looks like.
Ian highlighted how ideas that people often dismiss in terms of their golf have proven immensely beneficial to him in the greatest of life challenges he has found himself.
We talked of the future and the love of the game of golf that has grown even stronger.
You cannot help but be inspired by Ian St John and his words of wisdom can help anyone facing challenges either on or off the golf course.
Look out for his podcast:
‘The 3 off the Tee Podcast’
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Over the past number of weeks on the Brain Booster we have had a reoccurring theme. That of ACCEPTANCE.
Steven Yellin mentioned it as a pre requisite for the emergence of fluid motion.
Dr Joe Parent mentioned it as a requirement to experience Zen Golf.
I wanted today then to take the opportunity to dive deeper into what acceptance is and perhaps more importantly what it isn’t.
So much of the benefits of acceptance are paradoxical in nature.
We need to be careful we don’t confuse acceptance with resignation. We are also not in any way saying acceptance is not about aiming for good results.
The Brain Booster is all about performance.
What I do firmly believe is that acceptance can be a ‘reverse engineering’ of results.
It can actually provide you with the environment whereby results emerge.
In today’s show I look at how acceptance can actually help you to swing the club better
Get more from your coaching
Develop other areas of your life with acceptance
How acceptance leads to ACTION
How you create true freedom
Hopefully today’s show brings together lots of the key concepts we have been discussing for many months on the Brain Booster
Acceptance needs commitment and DAILY intention
It is really beneficial to create accountability with a coach or mentor
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Today we joined on the Brain Booster by Dr Joe Parent.
He is the author of one of the most successful mental game books of all time.
Zen Golf was published over twenty years ago and still continues to sell worldwide.
A new generation of players are enjoying a book published well before they were born!
I had a great conversation with Dr Joe about the origins of the book and the influences he has had to his work.
Joe teaches from a Buddhist philosophy applied to golf.
The principles of mindfulness, meditation and awareness are key factors to his work.
The great aspect to his teaching is he clearly comes from a practical and applied background.
All of his ideas have been tested in the laboratory of real life.
Out on the golf course, in the boardroom, real life experience not just theory.
We got the chance to discuss his work with Vijay Singh and the journey to World No 1 when the game of golf was being totally dominated by Tiger Woods.
What Vijay applied from the book that made such a difference to his game.
How many of the key principles of mindfulness can be so helpful to your game?
This is fundamental wisdom that has been around for many thousands of years but often ignored in the modern world of complexity for complexity sake.
Why there is still a reluctance to look at the mental game and how it is too easy to blame all bad shots on your technique when in fact the ‘state’ you are in does not ALLOW you to access the swing you already have.
The concept of ‘being present’ sounds so simple yet so few really understand what it actually means.
Joe talks about specific ways to BE on a golf course.
The opportunity golf gives us to learn so much about ourselves.
How the breath is one of the single most potent areas of focus to release your performance.
It was a delight to speak to Dr Joe.
His wisdom will make a difference to your game.
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Building excellence through Mind – Brain development.
A couple of weeks ago we had on the show Steven Yellin talking about his book ‘Simplicity’ and discussing his concepts around ‘The Fluid Motion Factor’
It was a great show and we had a lot of good feedback.
Some of Steven’s concepts around fluid motion seemed to really resonate with so many players.
The idea that we don’t ‘lose’ our swing but we lose ACCESS to that swing.
A huge influence on Steven Yellin’s work has been Dr Fred Travis.
Fred is a neuroscientist and he was able to describe WHY from a brain perspective WHY Steven’s program would work.
I managed to get then both together and we had a wonderful discussion about optimising your BRAIN PERFORMANCE.
Fred explained in such a lucid way HOW and WHY we get in our own way in terms of performance.
And more importantly how we can get out of our own way!
We looked in even more detail as to why ACCEPTANCE of outcome could be THE most important mental game skill and what is happening in the brain when we are in a state of acceptance.
We looked into the immense benefits of MEDITATION
In particular Trancendental Meditation
How to access the brain states more often that will encourage a ZONE experience.
Why having a daily practice is SO vitally important for long term development and improvement of your game.
It was a wonderful conversation.
Both men bring a true warmth and passion to their work.
You can only improve by looking into what they had to say.
Enjoy the show
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I just had to get Ryan Phillips back again. The level of interest was very strong.
We had a great response to the show with Ryan Phillips talking about M.A.T. (muscle activation technique).
A lot of interest.
A lot of questions.
A lot of potential opportunity.
Ryan is one of only two trainers certified in M.A.T. in the UK
He was trained by Greg Roskopf in the USA who has had amazing results with athletes for a number of years. Most noted for his recent work and the body transformation of Bryson DeChambau.
Today we explore more about a fascinating subject of how simple isometric exercises can reactivate muscles that have been dormant or imbalanced for years.
Muscle imbalance is a crucial area to consider.
It is at the heart of EFFICIENT movement.
Muscle imbalance creates a LOT of issues.
It is why so many people are training in PAIN
Why so many golfers have to stop playing.
Why there are diminishing returns on your training efforts.
We also look into the possibility of how your current training or stretching COULD be making things worse if you have a muscle imbalance and you are forcing yourself through a range of motion with compensations.
However, once you have activated and balanced your muscle structure with M.A.T. you then potentially make tremendous progress as you can now GAIN so much from whatever mode of training your favour.
I would go as far as to say that anyone who is really keen to get the best from their game should explore the potential with M.A.T.
Essentially what you are doing is providing a tremendous foundation for all of your movement.
You are working from a really solid foundation.
Fascinating area to explore.
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It is great to welcome today on the Brain Booster Steven Yellin the author of a wonderful book called ‘Simplicity’.
The content we discuss today could literally transform the way you look at your game and your relationship to your swing and the concepts around ‘technique’.
Steven’s program ‘The Fluid Motion Factor’ has been taught in numerous sports.
I believe this could be a MAJOR contribution in the evolution of coaching.
Right at the heart of Stevens work is the key question:
‘If you could access what you currently own in terms of your golf game would you be happy?’
How many golfers are trying to ‘change’ their swing without EVER getting the best out of what they currently have?
So much of what Steven has written about is based on a deeper understanding of how the brain works to produce a fluid motion.
How we get in the way of the brains innate ability to make a motion.
We discuss critical factors
The role of the Cerebellum – The master KEY to unlocking your game
The Pre Frontal Cortex – How the ‘intellect’ within us all actually gets in the way of sporting progress.
How the brain has an innate ability to ‘self correct’ if it is left to its own devices.
We look into the concept of achieving WHOLENESS with the brain to allow the fluid motion factor to emerge.
The idea that ‘small targets’ COULD be so damaging to your game. How they create a block in the fluid motion.
Why the target is not always your friend and how over emphasis on this can cause you problems.
I firmly believe that Steven has written a book that will become a major contribution to teaching in sport. It is based around how your brain CREATES motion. In so many ways this should be at the front and centre of so many coaching discussions instead of the endless opinions on what the motion needs to look like. The way the brain creates movement or perhaps more importantly how we get in the way of that may well be the defining frontier in the future of the game.
Enjoy todays podcast. You will get a LOT from it.
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The way you interact with the world, the way you play on a golf course, the results you get in life, is to a very large extent governed by the chemistry of your brain.
If you are not fuelling the brain efficiently then all of the ‘techniques’ you may try to employ will be less than effective.
I am really excited about the research we are presenting today on the Brain Booster about how MCT oils can make SUCH a difference to the effectiveness of your brain on a daily basis.
Today we are joined by
Colm O’Donnell - Founder of Nuroco
Jake Ashton - Lead Researcher of Sports and Exercise Science at Liverpool Hope University
Paul Eales - European Tour Winner, broadcaster on BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 Live & European Tour Productions. Chief ambassador for Nuroco
We have a very wide ranging discussion about MCT and what it can do for your brain in terms of performance.
Nuroco aims to improve brain function, focus, concentration and overall neurofitness. A background in clinical nutrition inspired a unique new sport supplement that could boost the mental performance of athletes and is now backed by pioneering scientific research.
Already being used by a number of elite professional golfers on the European Tour and Ladies European Tour, Nuroco are ‘driving neurofitness and neuroperformance in sport’.
Nuroco offers a fuel for our brains to ensure our brain is energised and able to perform at it’s best, on and off the course. We also discuss how this alternative energy for the brain bypasses the energy deficit that seems to occur when we age and may help to alleviate or slow the progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer’s
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by multiple Ladies European Tour winner and Solheim Cup player Lora Fairclough.
It was great to share time with Lora and look back at the key insights she now has from her playing days and now her own coaching.
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On this show:
We really look into the value of having a MENTOR
Someone who fully understands you as a person.
Someone who wants to look at the whole picture and not just the isolated motion of the golf swing.
When you ‘know’ the person you are working with has YOUR best interests.
We look at how goals can and sometimes can’t make all of the difference.
How chasing the WRONG goal for you as an individual can be so destructive.
The value of WRITING things down.
My goodness we have touched on this so many times.
Yet I don’t believe you can hear it too often.
The correlation between success and having note taking discipline seems profound.
The principles Lora applied to aim to get the most from EACH day.
It was great to look back on Lora’s playing career.
The challenges.
How one NEGATIVE experience created a mindset that ALLOWED her to WIN
What YOU can learn from this.
A really engaging session from a golfer who has experienced so many levels of the game
Enjoy
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On today’s Brain Booster we are joined by Sam Jarman, author of the books ‘The Three Principles of Outstanding Golf’ and ‘Take Relief’.
Sam is an accomplished PGA professional both as a player and a coach.
As a player himself he by his own admission explored a number of ideas and philosophies without any of them making much of a difference.
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For him the world started to look differently when he came across ‘The Three Principles’
From the work of Scottish philosopher Syd Banks.
If you haven’t heard of Sydney Banks it is definitely worth your while exploring his work more.
With Sam we get to discuss some of the ideas behind Syd’s work.
Why so many ‘techniques’ both from a swing perspective and a mental game perspective are doomed to fail.
When you attempt to control your thinking with ever more thinking.
You get lost in the search for THE way to do things.
When perhaps a better approach is to understand at a deeper level the way your mind works.
That thoughts will always come along.
You cannot control them.
You cannot stop yourself from thinking.
It is very tough to change the nature of your thinking.
What you can do however is have a different RELATIONSHIP to your thinking.
When you have a different relationship to the way your mind works you potentially open up a wonderful new area of possibility.
Sam explains his own experience with the Three Principles
It is a very interesting session today which will certainly get you to ponder a potential new direction and a set of insights you may not have considered before.
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One area on the Brain Booster we are constantly looking to share world class information is that of training for our game.
How can we train in a way to gives us a return on our investment of time and money?
How can we better train so we are able to TRANSFER those skills into the real world?
Training is of little to no actual value unless it transfers to the real world environment.
So much time can be wasted with little to no return.
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Today we have one of the world’s leading experts on TRAINING.
Dr Mark Guadagnoli,
Author of the wonderful book Practice to Learn, Play to Win
Dr. Mark Guadagnoli has taught at several universities including Harvard University, UCLA, UNLV, and USC.
Mark specializes in optimizing performance and learning.
We get the chance to discuss:
Why your swing won’t change unless you do this.
How to actually engage your brain for the whole of your practice session.
The brain’s relationship to learning.
What it takes to WIN your game.
Your own personal meaning of WINNING.
The science behind effective training.
Mark has published more than 100 articles and abstracts and is the author of two books (Human Learning; Biology, Brain, and Neuroscience, and Practice to Learn, Play to Win). His primary line of research is related to the Challenge Point Framework which has been used to teach surgeons, medical professionals, and others who compete in high stress performance situations.
His model of learning shows that appropriate short-term challenges results in long-term and stress resistant learning. He has been invited to present this work around the world including such countries as Canada, China, France, Germany, and Scotland. Dr. Guadagnoli has also worked in performance optimization with athletes in several sports including the USA Olympic Elite Track and Field Coaches and PGA, LPGA, and Nationwide tour winners.
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It is a simple fact, without a healthy brain we are going to really struggle to live any form of meaningful life.
Yet how much do we REALLY pay attention to the health of our most prized asset? How much do we really look after our brain?
We should!
Dementia is now the third biggest killer in the USA.
The effects are devastating. All meaningful life evaporates.
I know from first - hand experience with my mother just how bad it can be.
I would not wish it on anyone.
Up to now we have been led to believe there is ‘nothing we can do about it’. That the demise when you develop Alzheimer’s is inevitable.
Today’s guest on the Brain Booster is challenging all of our previous assumptions of what role WE can play in the ongoing health of our brain.
Dr Dale Bredesen has just written a wonderful new book called ‘The End of Alzheimer’s Program’.
I cannot recommend this book too highly.
It is basically a manual to live a healthy and productive life by looking after your brain.
By embracing some of the ideas in the book we are also giving ourselves the BEST possible chance for optimum performance in your game or your business.
A healthy brain is an essential component of uncovering your true potential.
Dr Bredesen is internationally recognised as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
He graduated from Caltech then earned his MD from Duke University.
In today’s show we dive deep into some of the key ideas you can implement IMMEDIATELY to improve the health of your brain.
We talk about the importance of sleep and how a lack of it can be harming your brain far more than you think.
How poor oral hygiene can be the source of so much brain deterioration.
The key elements of a good diet
The effects of exercise on your brain.
If you follow the ideas in today’s show you will be able to look at the world through a totally different lens.
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Five minutes to Gratitude.
We have talked in the past on the Brain Booster about GRATITUDE.
In the book I co wrote with Gary Nicol, ‘The Lost Art of Playing Golf’ we began the first chapter with a piece about the effects of gratitude.
It would seem to be really clear the evidence suggests Gratitude is good for both you and your game.
The response to the book has been amazing so I wanted to look at gratitude a bit more closely.
So today we have coach Waleuska Lazo.
Waleuska Lazo is the creator and founder of FMTG. Five Minutes to Gratitude.
To the outside world, Waleuska had it all: A successful career, a loving family, and her health. For Waleuska her life was miserable. Having lost her marriage, sense of purpose, and on the verge of losing the relationships with her daughters, Waleuska knew there had to be a better way.
Waleuska created a system that took her from her lowest of lows to live the life of her dreams. Easier said than done. Waleuska failed her way forward to find out what works, and as important, what doesn’t work.
The end results?
Five minutes to Gratitude
When word spread of Waleuska’s “miraculous” results, she found herself sharing her FMTG experience with close friends.
Today, FMTG is a thriving community of people from around the world who have transformed their lives for the better.
It was a really interesting talk with Waleuska and her insights can only be of benefit to your golf but more importantly to your life. To be grateful is to create a condition that ALLOWS success to emerge.
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It has been incredible to see the body transformation of Bryson DeChambeau recently and the effect this has had on his performance on the golf course.
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Could this approach work for you?
Is it a path worth exploring?
What might be the downside of this approach?
Well today on the Brain Booster we get some of these answers and MUCH more.
Bryson’s fitness trainer is Greg Roskopf, who created the MAT system. Muscle Activation Technique. Today we have with us Ryan Phillips who is one of only TWO trainers certified by Greg Roskopf in the UK.
Ryan has successfully been helping clients with pain, muscle tightness and mobility issues since 2010 using Muscle Activation Techniques.
MAT® is revolutionary process designed for correcting muscle imbalances in the body. It has dramatically improved functional capabilities in people of all age groups, providing a pain free lifestyle along with increasing sports performance and career longevity in many professional athletes.
Muscle Activation Techniques® gets to the root cause of pain or injury by addressing muscle weakness rather than muscle tightness.
This helps to restore normal muscle function and body alignment, thereby decreasing pain, reducing muscle stiffness, reducing risk of injury and improving physical performance.
Ryan is one of only 2 certified Muscle Activation Techniques® Specialist in the UK and the only one on the South Coast of England. Due to the exclusive nature of what Ryan has to offer, his clients often travel from neighbouring counties and countries for treatments. For those who are not in a position to travel to his practice in Brighton, Ryan offers MAT® treatments online.
Ryan has worked with international soccer teams, Premier League Footballers, professional athletes and the general population with ages ranging from 6 to 83 years old.
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by PGA Tour coach Rick Sessinghaus. We get the chance to discuss the development of one of his players Collin Morikawa from being a junior player to a breath taking debut on the PGA Tour. We talk about how Rick realised early on in his coaching career that the mental part of the game was so vital for a coach to embrace.
If you are not helping your players on this aspect of the game then you are only partially doing your job.
As a former professional player himself Rick finds more satisfaction helping others achieve their dreams than he did in his own competitive career. Long intrigued by the fact that physical skills were rarely the determining factor in athletic success.
He took ACTION
He didn’t just think about improving his coaching.
He made it happen.
He studied the mental and emotional skills that make or break a performance. Rick has a Doctorate Degree in Applied Sports Psychology; he is also a Certified Mind Factor Coach.
Rick is constantly researching the latest scientific findings pertinent to achievement in golf, business, and life.
We discuss some key elements to help YOUR game:
On course training
New games to play
How to use statistics more efficiently
How to give a player more ownership of their game
A great session
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On today’s Brain Booster we get to look at one of the most overlooked areas in sport RECOVERY.
We all want to make the most of our training both in the gym and on the course but what about our body afterwards?
What do we do?
What can we do to make our recovery more effective?
Are we getting enough sleep?
Are we maximising the opportunity to recover?
What else could we be doing?
Effective recovery has been perhaps one of the most overlooked areas in golf.
Today we have an in depth discussion with Tim Brownstone and Michael Davis from KYMIRA golf. Mike is a former tennis player who went to the IMG academy and has always had a passion for excellence in sport.
Tim is the creator of some incredible technology which he will go on to explain in detail.
He is the inventor of Kymira Golf - Clothing that actually helps your body to recover with the aid of infra – red technology.
It sounds almost too good to be true.
A magic carpet!
That is what I thought until I looked into their research and development. What they have developed is nothing short of incredible.
It is wonderful to hear of a young company being so innovative and creative.
How would it be if you could actually wear clothing that helped your recovery?
Clothing that speeds up injury rehabilitation?
Does the work for you simply by having it on your body.
Have a listen to an incredible story.
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by US teaching professional Susie Meyers. I first met Susie a number of years ago when she was presenting seminars across the world with legendary coach Michael Hebron.
Since then she has continued to do some amazing work. This has culminated in a book that I can 100% recommend for ALL golfers.
‘Golf from point A’
It is a wonderful piece of work that will have a truly beneficial effect on your very BEING on the golf course.
Many of the principles tie in EXACTLY with what we have discussed over that past couple of years with the Mind Factor.
What is Point A?
Point A is THIS moment
The moment you have NOW
The opportunity you have now.
This shot in this unique moment
No PAST or no FUTURE
Just the opportunity to CREATE this shot in this moment
Point A thinking allows you to let go of so much destructive thinking
It is a way of BEING on the golf course that you get to CHOOSE
It is a way of thinking that is not determined by the result of previous shots or by what may happen in the future.
Point A thinking is not just for the golf course.
Point A thinking is a skill for your LIFE
We had a wonderful discussion about the best way to approach improvement
Attention
Where is the best place to have your attention in terms of the golf swing?
What will ALLOW your ability to come through?
What are the limitations of current thinking?
The huge difference between ACCEPTANCE and resignation.
How the skill of acceptance has the potential to transform your golfing experience.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Susie.
She is a coach that is making a major contribution to the development of golf coaching
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Today we have a GREAT episode on the Brain Booster.
A show I really enjoyed putting together.
I get the chance to spend some time with someone I have known and respected for over 20 years David Colclough.
David is an incredibly knowledgeable coach who has been part of the PGA training program for over 15 years.
He has helped influence many of the young coaches of today.
He also has a huge passion for learning and what can be developed to help develop both coaches and players.
He has spent time with some incredible mentors over his career such as Martin Hall and Denis Pugh. As well he has completed a Masters in coaching.
We get the chance to reflect on the development of the PGA coaching structures and how the training program has changed so dramatically over the years.
In terms of coaching we discuss the ‘invisible ingredients of outstanding coaching’. We really drill down into the ‘non obvious’ areas that are often overlooked when we work with players or indeed if we are working on our own game.
David call these The 4 C’s
Competence
Confidence
Connection
Character
We actually ignore these 4 elements potentially at the peril of our game.
All four elements are interwoven and essential to get the best from the players we work with.
They are also essential ingredients to keep people playing golf.
Once you have listened to David you will really reflect these 4 C’s and begin to see where YOU are in terms of balance.
As I said a really insightful episode with a VERY well read and researched coach
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Today on the Brain Booster we have with us Jake Hutt from Stanford GC. Take a look at what Jake is doing on Instagram. It is refreshingly different as he combines golf coaching with psychology, philosophy and music. (This is a revised version of the Podcast, sorry about the technical quality to the start of the show this week, thanks for your feedback)
Yes music!
You need to take a look to find out what I mean!
We get the chance today to really look at a great story of a coach evolving.
How Jake went from a hockey player to a ‘natural’ golfer to then someone who was drowning in the technicalities of the golf swing.
We talk about the frustrations of trying to take your swing ‘changes’ onto the golf course.
How he tried everything to do this only to run up against brick wall after brick wall.
How actually filming your swing ON COURSE can reveal so much about your actual tendencies.
The only tendencies that really matter are the ones you display when the golf course has an effect on the way you feel.
We then look at Jake’s view on some existing cultural beliefs about the game.
How you should ALWAYS aim at small targets?
Should you?
Does that work for everyone?
How would it be if you didn’t line up to anything?
Wow that would be really too far out!!
But what if you gave it a try?
What happens if you just aim at the GREEN and not the pin?
Again so much of what we talk about today is totally counterintuitive.
But could it work for you?
How music helps Jake with his creative mind.
How music can really get you to REMEMBER in a unique way.
As I said a refreshingly different approach by a refreshingly engaging young coach who is prepared to step away from orthodoxy and is also prepared to keep learning and asking valuable questions.
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Who doesn’t want to hit it further?
Who doesn’t want to generate more club head speed?
One of the great thrills of the game is to really pump a long drive.
The thrill of seeing the ball explode of the club face.
What are the chances of you hitting it further even in your fifties and sixties?
Is that possible?
In the quest for distance how much will you compromise your accuracy?
What are the best ways to TRAIN yourself to generate more speed?
Today with have with us a brilliant guest from the USA.
Mike Romatowski who has created Mach 3 Golf Speed Training
We got the chance to have a great conversation.
Mike has some great concepts to consider if your quest is more distance and FREEDOM in your swing.
The key word though is EFFICIENCY
Are you creating efficient movement?
Mike tells us most people could generate at least another 8mph club speed just by changing the CONCEPT of what they are doing in the swing.
As I have said many times before we don’t change golf swings unless we change our concepts.
As we get into your conversation we have some interesting parallels with the work of Fred Shoemaker and his examples of what happens when golfers THROW a club as opposed to stalling at impact.
Mike talks about DUMPING your energy in the wrong place.
We also get the chance to look at what Mike believes are the best way to TRAIN for speed.
He has some very new ideas on some old principles
He works a lot with ROPES
You have to see the videos of his students doing this.
We also look into some training myths that can HURT us
The concept of no pain no gain
Pushing yourself to the limit
What do we ACTUALLY need to do?
A great session which you will gain a LOT from
For details of Mike’s work go to
www.mach3speedtraining.com
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by one of the top coaches in the world.
Kevin Kirk has had tremendous success on the PGA Tour over the past number of years with clients such as former Masters champion Patrick Reed and recent European Tour winner Graeme McDowell.
I first met Kevin over 15 years ago in Australia and it has been great to see how his career has developed.
He is a very deep thinker about the game and when you get the chance to listen to him today I know it will have a very positive benefit to your game.
Kevin is a Master PGA Professional and a four-time recipient of the coveted STPGA Harvey Penick Teacher of the Year Award. Over the past five years, Kevin has become an expert in golf athlete development and high performance training both domestically and internationally.
He himself has sought out the very BEST in his quest to improve his own coaching.
We got the chance to discuss the importance of ‘your story’
Do you have the ability to construct a narrative that supports you in your quest to be a better player?
We look in detail at the work that Kevin has done with players like Patrick Reed and Graeme McDowell.
How he is passionate about developing the INDIVIDUAL
We look at how you can better use technology to TEST efficiently.
What are the best ways to TRAIN?
Also some great insights from Kevin about what HE would do differently now as a player.
All in all a wonderful conversation with a GREAT coach. Enjoy the listen.
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With Vin Harris and Deana Rushworth
I just had to put this podcast together after completing the Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner Certification that Vin Harris and myself led for a group of golfers both amateurs and professional players and coaches.
We have all heard of the benefits of Mindfulness.
The science behind it is REALLY strong.
The effects are apparent in ALL areas of life.
It really does help when your life is a struggle with perhaps anxiety or depression.
But perhaps most notably Mindfulness has not been explored enough in terms of helping us get BETTER at what we do.
Be that sport, business or life in general.
We have talked so much about ATTENTION on the Brain Booster yet what do we actually DO to train our attention?
This is where Mindfulness is PROFOUND
The ability to have a daily PRACTICE
A practice that has LONG term benefits
We ran the training over 4 consecutive weeks with a 2 hour theory session on a Thursday and then a practice session on a Monday.
The effects of the group dynamic was simply stunning.
The accountability of being in a group made all of the difference to each and every participant.
As Vin Harris often says: ‘there is a BIG difference between a conceptual understanding of Mindfulness and an actual PERSONAL experience.
One of the participants on the course Deana Rushworth shares with us HER personal experience.
Deana is a very successful PGA coach from Oxford
She makes the point in the podcast that she had read and heard that virtually EVERY successful person she has come across has a Mindfulness practice yet she always felt that she ‘didn’t have time’ for Mindfulness.
We get to talk about the profound potential benefits of exploring a daily practice.
Developing the ability to not so much change your thoughts but have a different RELATIONSHIP to your thoughts.
You will gain so much from the insights in this podcast to perhaps begin your own explorations.
To find out more about Deana Rushworth go to
https://www.deanagolfpro.co.uk
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How you can truly TRANSFORM the way your body moves with the right approach and mindset.
Today it is a great pleasure to welcome on to the Brain Booster Pam Owens.
Pam is one of the top golf fitness consultants in the USA
She has more than twenty-five years of fitness experience with a specialisation in golf-specific fitness training since 2007. As the first Level-3 Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Golf Fitness Professional in Texas and 2-time recipient of Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness conditioners in the USA.
Pam has become an industry leader in results-based training, designing fitness programs and nutrition coaching for golfers.
She is an expert in FRC
Functional range conditioning
I have talked about this wonderful approach before and how it can literally save your golfing body AND hit it further.
During out time together we discussed
The importance of keeping your joints healthy on a DAILY basis
The decline that happens if your don’t
The need for a simple daily ritual that unites mind and body
The incredible results that can be achieved at ANY age
The big difference between passive stretching and active motion
The BEST approaches to allow you to create more speed in your swing
How better joint mobility creates the CONDITIONS for you to create great golf shots
Clearly Pam Owens has an incredible wealth of experience in improving the way your body works
It was inspiring to spend time with her and look at what COULD be possible for you going forwards
Enjoy the show
To find out more about Pam go to
www.pamowensfitness.com
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Luke Sutton played professional cricket for over 15 years at the highest level for both Derbyshire and Lancashire. In that time he waged a battle against alcoholism, depression and anxiety.
On the face of it as he performed well season after season all was well but as he details in his brilliant new book ‘Back from the Edge’ he was fighting a losing battle.
As we discuss in today’s show were in not for a chance meeting at Euston station with his former County captain Glen Chapple his life may well have spiralled totally out of control.
Luke was sat in the station drinking and was so overcome with anxiety he couldn’t board the train.
The chance meeting with Chapple resulted in him beginning the process of getting himself back on track.
He spent time in the Priory where we discuss the incredible work done by the therapists there.
In our time together we discuss
The pressure of professional sport and how the relentless drive for success can really affect certain individuals
How it is so easy to miss out on the experiences you are having NOW in the drive to always be somewhere else
How the dependency on alcohol was being drowned out by the ‘work hard play hard’ culture in cricket
How he hit rock bottom and the effect on his family
The inspiring way he fought back to now run a successful management company
The understanding of the need to be absorbed in what you are doing NOW
Taking real joy from the simple pleasures of life
A truly inspiring conversation that is so relevant to our current situation and the need to look after our mental health and well being
Luke is available on Twitter @luke_sutts
His book is called ‘Back from the Edge’ available at amazon.co.uk
The next Mind Factor Mindfulness Certification course will begin on May 28th to reserve a place contact me at karl@themindfactor.com or go to www.themindfactor.com
It is wonderful today to welcome to the Brain Booster Tony Bennett.
Tony has spent his life steeped in the game of golf and most recently as the President of EDGA
The European Disabled Golf Association
It is a wonderfully inspiring story of the development of the association.
The fundamental of the association is ‘Golfer First’
In the sense that the disabled golfers are first and foremost viewed as golfers.
Yet they may have a disability but fundamentally they are involved in playing the game of golf
Many lives have been transformed as a result of the work of the EDGA
How lives can be changed in an instant as a result of a tragic accident or a doctor’s diagnosis yet golf CAN become a sanctuary of hope and development.
Tony articulated this wonderfully well and the tremendous rewards that can be gained from being involved with EDGA as a coach.
We also dive into performance
The distinct difference between coaching and ‘teaching’
Tony’s father is Howard Bennett who played an incredibly important role in the development of elite golf in Ireland
At 82 years of age he still has a tremendous thirst for golfing knowledge.
Both Tony and Howard spent a lot of time with Sir Henry Cotton
We get chance to discuss what a visionary Mr Cotton was and how he would now be viewed as a PERFORMANCE coach.
A great episode that you will gain both learning and inspiration from.
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It is good to be back with you again on the Brain Booster and today we have a VERY special guest with us.
In the current situation facing us all of our daily lives have just been hit by a barrage of changes. Things we have taken for granted forever have been compromised and challenged. Our daily routines have been obliterated.
Yet potentially this situation gives us a once in a lifetime opportunity to do some things that once we get out the other side COULD change our lives forever.
We have the chance to really ask ourselves what are our GOOD HABITS and what are our BAD HABITS? Then more importantly to reflect on what we WANT our lives to look like when we emerge into whatever ‘normal’ becomes in the months ahead.
We have a unique opportunity to REFLECT.
Then to decide WHAT to change.
This is why our guest today is so important one of the world’s LEADING experts on habit formation and control.
Wendy Wood is a research psychologist who has devoted the last 30 years to understanding how habits work. She is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California.
A 2008 Radcliffe Institute Fellow, and 2018 Distinguished Chair of Behavioral Science at the Sorbonne/INSEAD in Paris, Wendy has advised the World Bank, the Centers for Disease Control, and industries such as Proctor & Gamble and Lever Bros.
Wendy completed her graduate degree in psychology at the University of Massachusetts. She went on to be the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. Having published over 100 scientific articles, she received numerous awards for her research and teaching.
In a wonderfully wide ranging chat we got the opportunity to discuss such issues as
Why ‘friction’ is so important in the formation of your intended habits
Why location matters more than we can possibly imagine
How ‘understanding’ why you should change a habit does very little to make it happen
Why disruption CAN be really beneficial
All of the ideas that Wendy proposes are so practical but above all APPLICABLE
Enjoy her wisdom
To find out more about Wendy Wood and her work go to
www.goodhabitsbadhabits.com
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How SuperSpeed golf can improve your distance in your own back garden
Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by Matt Masters from SuperSpeed golf. Matt is a PGA Professional and Certified Mind Factor coach.
Whilst most of us are in this lockdown period and really wanting to be back out on the course I wanted to bring Matt on to the show to explain what you CAN still do in your own home to gain extra distance once you get back on to the fairways.
The key principle of the Mind Factor still applies in the sense of finding ways to get the best out of the 24 hours in front of you even in the most challenging of situations.
How CAN I still improve my game?
This at the moment is a far better question than ‘When are we going to play again?’
The first question you have 100% control over the second you have ZERO control.
SuperSpeed golf training has been taking the golf world by storm over the past few years with so many top players using the product and gaining incredible results.
It is a science based protocol that involves a specific number of reps every other day.
There is a clear and sequenced progression that you follow.
More importantly this can be done in your own home.
The idea behind SuperSpeed golf comes from extensive research and alignments with other sports such as baseball in terms of speed training.
From a Mind Factor perspective, I also found many of Matt’s ideas and thoughts intriguing.
Ideas that can be of benefit not just in terms of increasing club head speed but the freedom with which you play the game.
When you embark on the SuperSpeed training you create a THOUGHT free flow of motion.
You just LET GO
You experience a great sequence in your swing as you are not trying to ‘place’ the club in various positions.
I know you are going to gain a lot from spending time with Matt as we cover a lot of fascinating ground concerning game improvement.
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Today we are joined on the Brain Booster by highly successful PGA Tour coach Randy Joyner. He is someone who has been right at the ‘coal face’ of the game both as a player and now a coach.
Randy got in touch with me after reading both the ‘Lost Art of Putting’ and the ‘Lost Art of Playing Golf’ and as we discuss many of the ideas in the books resonated with his own philosophy on the game.
We look at how he has totally regained his passion and love for golf. His genuine enthusiasm for the game is infectious.
We had a wonderful conversation about coaching and in particular why more coaching should actually be done out on the golf course itself.
How a player actually reveals his TRUE game on the course in a way that is never revealed on the range.
As he describes Randy has developed something of a hatred of too much time on the range.
We talk through some of his own experiences coaching PGA Tour players and in particular a great story of how he dealt with a top player hitting poor shots before he went out to play.
It is worth listening to the podcast just for this wisdom.
We look at how simple Randy has distilled ‘technique’ in to just TWO simple concepts.
Randy Joyner has played events on both the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour
Coaches Players on the PGA, Web, and LPGA Tours
Students have included 3 PGA Tour WInners and 4 Web.com Tour Winners
Coaches Professional Athletes from MLB, NBA, NFL, and, NASCAR
To find out more about Randy Joyner go to https://www.tourtechniques.com
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On today’s Brain Booster it is my great pleasure to introduce as my guest Gabriele Oettingen.
In this current situation this may well be one of THE most important podcasts I have ever done. Gabriele’s work is truly groundbreaking and incredibly thought provoking.
It is counter intuitive to ‘conventional wisdom’.
So often in golf or life we are inundated with advice to “think positively.”
Just ‘Think positively, believe in yourself’!!!
The general message is the same: look on the bright side, be optimistic in the face of adversity, and focus on your dreams. And whether we’re trying to motivate ourselves to win a golf tournament or run a marathon, we’re told time and time again that focusing on fulfilling our wishes will make them come true.
Gabriele Oettingen draws on more than twenty years of research in the science of human motivation to reveal why the conventional wisdom falls short.
The obstacles that we think prevent us from realizing our deepest wishes can actually lead to their fulfillment. Starry-eyed dreaming isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and as it turns out, dreamers are not often doers.
Based on her research and large-scale scientific studies, Oettingen introduces a new way to visualize the future, called mental contrasting. It combines focusing on our dreams with visualizing the obstacles that stand in our way. By experiencing our dreams in our minds and facing reality we can address our fears, make concrete plans, and gain energy to take action.
In Rethinking Positive Thinking, Oettingen applies mental contrasting to three key areas of personal change— becoming healthier, nurturing personal and professional relationships, and performing better at work. She introduces us today to the key phases of mental contrasting using a proven four-step process called WOOP—Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan—and offers advice and exercises on how to best apply this method to daily life. Through mental contrasting, people in Oettingen’s studies have become significantly more motivated to quit smoking, lose weight, get better grades, sustain fulfilling relationships, and negotiate more effectively in business situations.
The potential effect you could enjoy in your game as a result of this information are profound.
To find out more about WOOP and Gabriele’s work go to:
www.woopmylife.org
To become a Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner contact me directly on karl@themindfactor.com
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On the Brain Booster today we have a wonderful guest in the shape of Nick O’Hern.
Nick played successfully on both the European and PGA Tours. And during that time amongst many great achievements he beat Tiger Woods TWICE in matchplay, when Woods was at the peak of his powers and totally dominant in the game of golf.
One of the times Nick beat Tiger he had just come of SEVEN straight tournament victories.
The way he describes his mindset to achieve this is absolute gold dust.
From an early age Nick was heavily involved in many sports but eventually focused totally on the game. By his own admission he didn’t have a great amateur career by modern standards. When he became a trainee professional he had a handicap of 4.
Everything changed when he finally came to write out a CLEAR PLAN. He gave himself a time deadline. He looked very closely at all aspects of the game swing, fitness, diet and as he says most importantly the mental game.
He put in place a very clear structure to work on his mind. We got the chance to discuss the 90%
90% of golf is not actually golf!
Yet what do you do in that time?
How many rounds have been destroyed not so much by bad shots but your REACTIONS to those bad shots?
How Nick would turn up to a tournament and ‘find a way’ to get the ball around the golf course. He describes how to be mentally resilient.
We discuss how he built an effective routine.
More importantly Nick discusses how he worked with Mindfulness on a consistent and structured basis to improve his mental game.
The importance of having people who you can feedback to and be accountable to.
How Nick always asked the very best players such as Jack Nicklaus and Peter Thompson how they went about THEIR way to play the game.
We talk about the importance of learning how to ‘par the last 4 holes of your golf course’
How to reconnect with CREATIVITY. Going back to the Art of scoring.
A truly inspirational session with a player and coach who has an art of getting the best from both himself and other players.
To find out more about Nick O’Hern and his book ‘Inside the Mind of a Tour Pro’ go to
www.nickohern.com
To become a Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner contact me directly on karl@themindfactor.com
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Today on the Brain Booster we are joined by top performance coach Nick Bradley. Nick will be familiar to many of you with his work as a Sky Sports analyst. He has coached winners on every major tour. Most notably his work with Justin Rose. During their time together Justin went from 125th in the world to 5th.
Nick has written two best selling books called the ‘7 Laws of the Golf Swing’ and ‘Kinetic Golf’. He has also been a keynote presenter to many top companies across the USA
We spent a great time together discussing all things golf and inevitably all things corona virus related.
Our discussion went into some interesting and unexpected directions. We got into some fascinating areas looking at the philosophy of the game and how the current crisis may allow us to come out at the other side with a much more enduring and stable perspective.
How to control ‘the stimulus’. There is now so much noise around us. So much contrasting and conflicting information.
How a ‘game manager’ may well be the next level of elite coaching. Why having a ‘team’ can sometimes create the very problems we are aiming to fix.
How to manage your ‘mental energy’
What the real true greats of the game can teach us about longevity and also strength of character.
Jack Nicklaus
Tiger Woods
Ben Hogan
Rory McIllroy
Why it is so important to manage your tendencies as opposed to constantly looking for the latest quick fix. We all have innate golfing tendencies that can be managed to allow the best golf YOU are capable of to shine through.
Some great advice for golf coaches
Be a ‘king of solutions’ not gadgets.
Fix the problem with a clear solution.
Nick was asked by Paul McGinley to be a consultant with him for the Ryder Cup. We discuss how he was enlisted to create effective ‘subliminal images’ for the team. Nick shares some great insights from the very inside of the team room. Also he shares some really personal information about how a personal tragedy knocked him sideways and how much he valued the invitation from Paul McGinley
You will gain so much from today’s show. It will really get you to think so much about the current situation and more importantly what you can DO about it.
For more information about Nick Bradley go to www.bradleygolf.com
To become a Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner contact me directly on karl@themindfactor.com
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Originally from London, England, Nick has lived in the US since 2005. Nick has instructed winners on every major professional tour in the world.
Most notably his work with England’s Justin Rose (2006 – 2009) placed Nick firmly on the world map of golf instruction with Justin rising from world number 125 to number 5. With Nick’s guidance, Justin also won the 2007 European Order of Merit (European number 1) in a world record of just 12 events, Ryder Cup 2008 and winning 3 times around the world.
Originally from London, England, Nick has lived in the US since 2005. Nick has instructed winners on every major professional tour in the world.
Most notably his work with England’s Justin Rose (2006 – 2009) placed Nick firmly on the world map of golf instruction with Justin rising from world number 125 to number 5. With Nick’s guidance, Justin also won the 2007 European Order of Merit (European number 1) in a world record of just 12 events, Ryder Cup 2008 and winning 3 times around the world.
Originally from London, England, Nick has lived in the US since 2005. Nick has instructed winners on every major professional tour in the world.
Most notably his work with England’s Justin Rose (2006 – 2009) placed Nick firmly on the world map of golf instruction with Justin rising from world number 125 to number 5. With Nick’s guidance, Justin also won the 2007 European Order of Merit (European number 1) in a world record of just 12 events, Ryder Cup 2008 and winning 3 times around the world.
It is great to welcome back a good friend of the Brain Booster Jayne Storey.
Jayne is a coach of meditation and tai chi with over thirty years of experience at the coal face of actual one to one work.
With the current challenges we are all facing, we are going to need something to ‘hold’ on to which will help us navigate through the current storms and steer us into calmer waters.
We had a great chat and Jayne’s wisdom will shine through and give you so much valuable information to consider not just for your golf but for your life in general.
We talk about the need to first of all NOTICE
To notice what is actually happening with your mind. The habitual patterns and habits your mind continually throws up.
Rather than always trying to change what we are thinking we need to first of all notice what is ACTUALLY happening.
It is the very opposite of what most of us do.
How our current mode of thinking tends to activate our STRESS response and what we can actually do about it.
The need to have a coach or mentor.
Even though Jayne has been studying these ancient disciplines for over thirty years she still works with a teacher.
We all need mentors
Now perhaps more than ever
We need someone to be a NEUTRAL sounding board
To help us see our own patterns
How our body is the ‘gateway to the present moment’
How to embrace ‘walking meditation’
How we can take the opportunity in this moment to develop skills that will help your game when things get back to normal
The difference between ‘thinking’ about the body and actually ‘being with the body’
How to create the conditions for ‘The Zone’
The benefits of gratitude
Stop ‘thinking’ and ‘come to your senses’
How this allows us to tune in to the questions the golf course is asking of us
Being aware of the breath
The utterly simplistic notion of tuning in with breath
How you can ‘park your mind’ with the breath
To find out more about Jayne and her programs go to
www.chi-performance.com
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We are living through some really challenging times at the moment.
We are in unchartered territory.
Life may well never be quite the same again.
At times like this the value of a MENTOR could prove enormous.
Today we have with us Performance Coach Ian Peek to discuss some truly fascinating areas.
Why elite amateur players can often fail as professionals
The support network and how vital this is
The need to look at the WHOLE picture and not just the golf swing in isolation
How a mentor can REALLY make a difference
How those around us have such a tremendous influence on u
The secret ingredients of How to get better as a coach
The need to get very clear on your WHY
For players why course time is so important
The role of the coach on the GOLF COURSE
Ian Peek’s vocation is that of supporting his clients in reaching their professional goals and assisting with their personal well-being. He achieves this by helping his clients develop a fuller understanding of their own ‘life-jigsaw’ and how that life-jigsaw impacts upon their business life and down-time.
Having begun his career as PGA professional, Ian’s passion for people and achievement led him to establish his transition & performance coaching services in 2016.
As well as being a coach, parent and husband, Ian is also a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Birmingham, England. His PhD research focuses on the varying social and psychological influences behind successful PGA European Tour golfers.
Ian can be contacted at the following
Ian Peek MSc.,MPGA
www.tandpcoaching.com
Email : mail@nms-golf.com
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We travel a different path on today’s Brain Booster
A show to really get you thinking
To consider what golf COULD be for you
How you could look at the game in a way to spark your creativity
Luke Willett is on a mission to inspire a breed of golfers that has the confidence to side-step outside of the box to create unique golfing experiences, taking golf to new places and playing the game in new un-explored ways.
The creator and founder of Square Banana believes golf to be the most incredible adventure, a journey into the unknown and with it a world of possible outcomes awaits. With this being the case he has got to work challenging the status quo using golfs past beliefs as his starting point, you are just as likely to find Luke teaching or playing the game on a mountain or trail as you are the golf course.
Willett is a PGA professional who chooses first hand experiences as his qualifications. Below are some of his past experiences and adventures.
The Great British Open Challenge, playing the 14 past and present Open venues all by bike in 10 days.
The 3 peaks golfing challenge, climbing the 3 highest peaks non-stop in England, Wales and Scotland all with clubs and playing a round of golf at the base of each mountain.
Iron Golfer Triathlon, Swimming England’s deepest glacial lake, cycling over 2 mountain passes including the steepest road in England, and a round of golf at Windermere GC.
It was great to spend time with Luke and gain a perspective of golfing possibility
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On today’s show we are joined by Mike Malone from TrackMan
I have known Mike for a number of years we have spent a lot of time doing workshops and golf clinics together and we have stood on many practice grounds at European tour events.
Time with Mike is always very engaging and more importantly informative.
Today we get the chance to discuss what knowing the truth about your impact conditions can do for your game.
Yes, video analysis can be useful but the way your golf swing looks is always open to the interpretation of another set of eyes.
With a launch monitor such as TrackMan you just get the opportunity to find out exactly what your patterns and habits are.
These patterns are CRUCIAL to your performance.
Once you are armed with this information and knowledge you can take direct action to improve your game by improving the only thing that matters in your golf swing which is the conditions of impact.
We also go the chance to discuss better ways to practice.
More efficient use of your time and some really simple but effective thoughts on developing more skills in your game.
I used to think that using launch monitors would make players become even more technical about the swing yet I have discovered over the past number of years spending time with people such as Mike when they are used correctly the opposite is actually true.
With the correct use of launch monitors you can become so much more focused on creating shots as opposed to be endlessly obsessed with dissecting the positions in your swing
I have gained a lot from Mike’s knowledge and his ability to interpret data in a simple but profoundly affective way and you get that very same opportunity today on the brain booster.
To contact Mike
mm@trackman.com
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How Mindfulness can transform your game It’s great to be back with you on the Brain Booster. Really looking forward to today’s show and the opportunity to welcome back Vin Harris.
We had a wonderful response last time that Vin was on the show
He is a Buddhist teacher with over 30 years of experience both practising and teaching the concepts of mindfulness.
He is also a very passionate golfer.
Recently Vin asked me to contribute to a book project he was involved in called ‘Mindful heroes’
It has turned out to be a wonderful game changing book and was great to be a part of the process
In today show we get the chance to discuss what Vin calls the ‘heroes journey’
A simple but profound concept
We are drawn to the idea of a hero setting out on a journey and overcoming both external and internal obstacles.
Stories like this inspire us to question our own journey and what we can do to get closer to the goals we aspire to.
All of the stories in the book look at the role of Mindfulness in everyday life.
There is no doubt in my mind the principles of mindfulness are a wonderful addition to the concepts we have discussed many times on the brain booster around attention
The discipline of paying attention to that which you deem to be important is in the modern world perhaps more important than ever.
We discuss:
The futility of trying to ‘control’ your mind
However, with Mindfulness you can have a different relationship to your thoughts.
With that different relationship tends to follow a quieter mind.
Your golf can be a laboratory to learn to quieten the mind and focus your attention on more productive areas
With Vin we get the chance to discuss some of the key learnings and insights that he is achieved over many years of his Buddhist practice ideas that he has managed to take into the real world and in the process become a very successful entrepreneur
It was wonderful to have such a wide ranging conversation and I know that the ideas that we discussed in today’s show can only benefit your own game.
To get in touch with Vin and get a FREE chapter of the book e-mail him at
Vinharris.hkt@gmail.com
You can pick up a copy of Mindful Heroes at www.amazon.co.uk
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Have you ever considered the importance of motivation in your sport?
How does motivation affect your movement patterns?
As Mike says motivation is largely ignored by Sports Psychology
How does motivation affect the movement of each individual shot?
The brain is always trying to select and strive for a particular goal.
The goal creates a ‘gap’ in the mind
The need to develop your self awareness related to your goals
The lack of knowledge of yourself may well be the KEY that is holding you back
How instead of playing ‘one shot at a time’ we get to play ‘one goal at a time’
The importance of creating clear goals to allow your mind body connection to do its job
The importance of ACTIVATING your goals
A really interesting session that will really get you thinking about your goals and motivations
Dr. Mike Grevlos is a professor of psychology at the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
He is the author of ‘ The Motivation Game’
He has been featured on many podcasts including ‘On the Mark’ with Mark Immelman.
He teaches courses in sport and exercise psychology; cognitive psychology; learning and behavior; motivation and emotion; and moral psychology. In addition, he has worked as a mental coach to athletes in a variety of sports for the last fifteen years. His doctoral research was on the acquisition of golf expertise.
If you would like to contact Dr. Mike Grevlos, you can call (USA) 605-321-9386 or e-mail mike.grevlos@usiouxfalls.edu.
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On today’s Brain Booster we are joined by former European Open Champion Andrew Murray as we get chance to pay tribute to the life and work of the great John Jacobs.
Andrew played successfully on the European tour for many years and in that time he became very close to John.
We get the opportunity today to discuss the incredible legacy from a truly remarkable man.
John Jacobs was a great player, a pioneer in what we now know as the European Tour but above all as one of the greatest coaches of all time.
Many of the best coaches around now such as Butch Harmon and David Leadbetter often cite John as being one of their major influences.
So much of what he talked about back in the 1950’s and 1960’s has proven to be correct.
He was a man way ahead of his time and a true visionary.
In a world now drowning in technical information we discuss how John had a remarkable ability to keep things simple, practical and above all effective.
John Jacobs was a human Trackman in the way he could diagnose what a player was doing by virtue of the ball flight.
Andrew shares some wonderful stories about John and the fact that he was above anything else just a genuinely good person.
He would always put the player first.
It was always about the player and what he or she needed to do to get better and never about John showing how much knowledge he had.
We also get the chance to go down memory lane and revisit some of Andrew’s experiences.
He shares a fascinating story about the ingredients to his success in the European Open at Walton Heath and how one single word made all the difference to his performance.
We also get the opportunity to talk about the great Sevvy Ballesteros and the incredible aura he had.
Andrew relates a story of just how intimidating the great man could be.
Wonderful stuff.
He has since gone on to have a successful career as a broadcaster, coach and senior tour player.
To find out more about Andrew Murray go to
www.andrewmurraygolf.com
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What happened to your New Year resolutions? Did you stick to them? Did much change? Are you still on track? Or has life remained pretty much the same? Today we are joined by one of the legends of social psychology Peter Gollwitzer.
Peter is a professor of psychology in the Psychology Department at New York University. His research focuses on how goals and plans affect cognition, emotion, and actions.
He is most famous for what has become known as IMPLEMENTATION INTENTIONS.
Why do we not follow through and achieve our goals?
How many times do we have great intentions to change yet NOTHING happens?
We have so much great information, we know what to do.
Yet we don’t know HOW to implement this information
To take the information and make it a behaviour.
Peter provides us with some ground breaking information which if you act on it could transform your life.
The crucial difference between GOALS and PLANS
When, where and HOW
To be able to get REALLY specific about these 3 conditions then very little will change
The magic of IF and THEN
How obstacles can actually help you to achieve your dreams
If you do not factor in your responses to obstacles you will NOT stick to your goals.
How you get to build routines of success around existing patterns and habits
The great part of Peter’s work is that YOU get to personalise this information.
A really thought provoking journey of HOW to achieve your goals and dreams for the future.
Peter has spent the past thirty years studying these areas and the results he has PROVEN are amazing when you involve IF, THEN plans.
Are YOU going to take action and join us for the Golf Training weekend in Chester?
This weekend WILL make a HUGE difference to your game and your life.
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On the show we have a great guest today in the shape of former European Tour professional Simon Dyson.
Over a playing career of eighteen years Simon won six times on the tour, including 3 KLM Dutch Opens.
He recently became a certified Mind Factor coach after attending the Manchester training.
During the training Simon impressed me immensely with his enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge.
In our time together for the Brain Booster we get to really look back at life on tour and the lessons learnt.
The good times and the bad, the ups and downs of life as a professional golfer.
Early days
It was great to hear Simon talk with such fond memories of his early experiences in the game. From hitting balls through rugby posts on a field to then graduating to the golf course and playing round after round with his brother during the summer months.
He had a distinguished amateur career culminating in a Walker Cup appearance at Nairn with fellow team mates of the calibre of Luke Donald and Paul Casey.
We look closely at the influence of his early mentors in particular Pete Cowen who managed to get him out onto the Asian Tour and provided him with such sound advice.
How Pete both encouraged and challenged him so effectively.
What does it take to WIN?
His first win in Asia happened relatively quickly.
We explore the mindset Simon had when winning tournaments such as the Dunhill Links.
A really great lesson here for anyone listening how to access their best performance
Looking at what he would do differently if he had his time again we discuss ‘guilt practice’ and how so many golfers fall into the trap of believing if they put in enough ‘reps’ then all will be well with their game.
We explore the necessity for rest and in particular recovery.
The much overlooked area of getting real quality sleep and what you can do to be much more efficient in this area.
Performance coaching
How to actually coach the game to get players to improve.
The need to see your students actually on the golf course
What you REALLY find out when you begin to ask better questions.
How and why effective training needs to be fun as well as challenging.
What the coach of the future will look like.
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Today we get the chance to spend time with Alan Muckle and find out more about the importance of your eyes in sport.
It sounds so obvious
Yet the eyes are such an overlooked area yet a simple opportunity to improve
As Alan says 80% of input into your brain is through the eyes.
The quality of your output will to a large degree be influenced by this input
The best athletes in the world use their eyes in ways that are very different than the rest
We look into some really interesting areas and topics of discussion
The importance of eye dominance
Finding out how you can better utilise eye dominance could have a major impact on your performance
‘Smooth Persuits’’ how you need to be able to control the way your eyes look at the target especially on the greens
How the way you use your eyes affects your state of mind and in turn the way you think about your game
What you can do about training your eyes
What the future COULD look like
After studying Exercise and Health at Bristol University Alan then qualified in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Further courses attended include Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques in Muscle Energy, Neuromuscular and Positional Release Techniques. Anatomy Trains Myofacial Release, Core Facial Release, Manual Therapy for Orthopaedic Conditions, Articulations and Mobilisations, Proproceptive Medicine, Neurological Testing.
Alan has been involved in sport for over 30 years and is an ex Royal Marine Commando Physical Training Instructor. His knowledge of sports is extensive, holding National Coaching/Refereeing qualifications in Rugby Union, Swimming, Boxing, Olympic Power Lifting, Weight Training and Judo.
Alan has worked at International level with Olympic Athletes, Professional Golfers, Rugby players, Footballers, Cricketers, Horse Riders, Triathletes, Formula 1, World Champion Rally Drivers
To find out more about Alan go to www.alanmuckle.co.uk
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It is fantastic to have with us again on the Brain Booster Phil Richards.
Phil recently presented on the Mind Factor course certification course in the UK
His latest research on strength conditioning and nutrition went down an absolute treat.
It is great to announce that we will be running a ‘Training for Golf’ weekend retreat in February at the Athlete Factory, Chester UK
This weekend WILL have a major impact on the way you play the game this year.
Perhaps more importantly it will have a major impact on your LIFE in general
The dates for the weekend are 22nd-23rd February
To book click the link
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In today’s podcast we get the chance with Phil to discuss some really key themes around HEALTH and STRENGTH
We invest so much money in equipment, technology and coaching yet unless we are HEALTHY nothing else matters
Is this the year you are going to take ACTION and get HEALTHY?
Are you going to invest in YOURSELF?
Phil has worked at the highest levels of sport for over 20 years
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Football
International Athletes
World title winning boxers
He has had success at ALL levels
Are you Past 40? Falling off the ‘cliff edge’
We talk about the vital importance when you are past 40 years of age (or any age) to build MUSCLE
It is such a vital component on your overall health and the ability to play your sport at an OPTIMAL level
We look into:
How excess IRON causes a lot of muscle wastage
The chronic TESTOSTERONE deficiency in most people
Both Men and WOMEN!!
Why your ‘diet’ could actually be making you feel very ill
Why so many people are insulin resistant which inhibits the ability to make muscle
What Vitamin D can do for you
You WILL be amazed and chances are YOU are Vitamin D deficient
How individual blood testing will give you a clear picture of your unique make up as an individual
You can then take SPECIFIC action
The amazing results you can get when you take specific personalised action
IN THE GYM
THE WAY TO TRANSFORM YOUR BODY AND MIND
The big mistakes we make in training
How ‘mimicking the action’ can be detrimental
Phil’s research from the Russians and East Germans regarding throwing
How strength is THE key to throw further
The carry over to ALL sports
The key exercises that make THE biggest difference
When you understand the key exercises you can create infinite variations in your program
The more elite the more varied your program should be
The need for intensity and severity of load and stress
What a REALLY good training week looks like
How to plan YOUR week
The importance of SMART rest and recuperation
The amazing effects of a sauna and what it can do for you
How 90% of people DO NOT get a response in the gym
How YOU can be different
Some real ground shaking information in today’s podcast
Information you can take action on RIGHT now
To contact Phil about your blood chemistry analysis go to
www.philrichardsnutritionlab.co.uk
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Training for Golf
22nd-23rd February
Athlete Factory
Chester
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John is one of the world’s most highly regarded social psychologists
He is a professor at Yale University
Author of over 200 research papers
His experiments in social psychology are legendary
This podcast will really get you to think
The way you interact with your OWN world
How the way you process your world is either making you happy or sad
The choices you are making
The skill of directing your attention
The importance of others
How we can set our world up to be more productive and in turn far happier
It is the perfect time to welcome back John Bargh one of the world’s most eminent social psychologists.
John wrote a wonderful book
‘Before you know it’ – The unconscious reasons we do what we do
it really is a must read book exploring all of the ways our unconscious mind runs our world
in today’s show we cover some really important ground that will have a multitude of effects in various parts of YOUR life
The fascinating effects of PRIMING
How we are constantly being triggered to behave in certain ways by our environment and the people within that environment
We are being primed all of the time
The big question is can we ‘self prime’?
Can we PRIME ourselves?
John really drills down into the pro’s and cons of self priming
Look around your everyday world
Look around your environment
What is your world telling you to do?
We might be trying to consciously change ourselves but if our environment doesn’t support it we are giving ourselves less that our best chance
How other people will REALLY impact our productivity in the world
Ignore this at your peril
John is such an engaging guest
Generous with his time and his spirit
Every time I speak to him I learn something REALLY important
I am sure you will do the same
Enjoy the show
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‘Before you know it’ – The unconscious reasons we do what we do:
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Seasons greetings to you all
Thank you so much for your support in the last 12 months
It is very much appreciated
On the Brain Booster we thought we would end the year with a ‘fireside chat” about the Lost Art of Golf book with co author Gary Nicol and co contributor Markus Westerberg
We get the chance to discuss some of the key concepts in the book
In particular we look at perhaps THE most important question
‘Why do you play golf?’
We explore how you can fall into the trap of playing the game for ‘other people’
How your ego can be distracted by the attention the game can give us
What if we had a simple goal of……..
How good can I get?
How this question creates a SAFE PLACE to play the game from
How this mindset puts you in a place where you LOOK for challenges instead of seeking the safety of ego satisfaction
The beauty of being challenged by the game itself
Can I shape the ball?
Can I affect the trajectory of the ball?
The importance of QUALITY questions
How effective questions can really change your perception of the game
Graeme McDowell once said ‘Questions are indeed the answer’
How good questions can help you to get the best out of your game TODAY
A simple question:
What can I do on this hole TODAY?
The ability to be able to deal with whatever you have today
The skill of ADAPTABILTY
How watching golf on TV can be so misleading and how we can be misled into believing that all bad shots are because our golf swing has changed
Perception and reality
How we can look to TRAIN better for the game
How we can think differently about our own game as a PERSONAL quest to get better
It was wonderful to catch up with Gary and Markus and discuss the concepts in the Lost Art of Golf
Both of these coaches have an absolute WEALTH of knowledge in the game.
Spending time with them is always beneficial
They both get you to THINK
They both get you to look at the game DIFFERENTLY
To find out more about Gary Nicol go to
www.tpegs.com
To find out more about Markus Westerberg
Go to www.markuswesterberg.com
To get YOUR copy of The Lost Art of Golf go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
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Today we have with us one of the world’s leading golf course architects Mike Clayton
Mike was kind enough to write a wonderful chapter in our book ‘The Lost Art of Playing Golf’
In his chapter he really set the scene of how you can think more productively about the golf course in a way to help you become a better player.
The secret to success in ANY field is to be able to direct your attention in to USEFUL places.
Most of the time we have our attention anywhere but a useful place.
In all areas of our life.
The SKILL of attention is paramount.
To get inside the head of the course architect when you play the game is a great way to direct your attention to get the best from your game
To be really tuned in to the QUESTIONS the golf course is asking of you
On today’s show we get some wonderful insights from Mike
Mike Clayton had a very successful amateur career which included the 1978 Australian Amateur and the Victorian Amateur in 1977 and 1981. He turned professional in 1981, the same year he joined the Australian Tour. He won his first tour event one year later and would win six more times between then and 1994.
Clayton played on the European Tour from 1982 to 2000, winning the 1984 Timex Open. He also won the 1984 Korean Open. His best finish on the Australian Order of Merit was 4th in 1994. He would never lose his playing status until he became eligible for the Australian Senior's Tour.
We talk at great length about ways to think differently about your game.
To gain a better perspective of what a course architect is trying to do to influence your game both good and bad.
We talk about some of the legends of the game most notably a wonderful story from Mike about the legendary Peter Thompson who won the Open five times in the 1950’s and ‘60s
The whole purpose of the Brain Booster is to get you to think differently and look at the game of golf and the game of life from a different perspective.
I am sure once you have listened to Mike some of your ideas about golf and scoring will change.
Enjoy your time with Mike
I certainly did
To find out more about Mike and his course design work go to
www.occmgolf.com
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www.thelostartofgolf.com
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