Golfers Who Play to Not Lose Instead of Playing to Win
05/31/20 • 6 min
Do you play to not lose instead of playing to win?
In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Steve who had this to say about his game:
I have trouble playing to win from the start of the round and play too safe. Any thoughts on playing to win when the round starts rather than once you have a lead?
Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about playing with an avoidance mindset.
Great Resources for Golfers:
- Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine.
- Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles and videos.
- Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com.
*Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes.
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.
Do you play to not lose instead of playing to win?
In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Steve who had this to say about his game:
I have trouble playing to win from the start of the round and play too safe. Any thoughts on playing to win when the round starts rather than once you have a lead?
Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about playing with an avoidance mindset.
Great Resources for Golfers:
- Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine.
- Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles and videos.
- Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com.
*Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes.
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.
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Is Your Putting Holding You Back?
Does your putting hold you back from playing your best in tournaments?
In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Connor who had this to say about his game:
I played in my State Am the other week and had the worst putting rounds of my life. I was not nervous at all and hit the ball really well. Typically, I'm a good putter but for some reason I was lost on the greens. I had a couple of 4 putts through 54 holes which hasn't happened to me ever. Usually in AM tournaments my putting is the one thing that causes me issues. Feel free to talk about it on the podcast!
Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about overcoming putting woes.
Great Resources for Golfers:
- Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine.
- Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles and videos.
- Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com.
*Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes.
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.
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What Does a Good Preshot Routine Require?
Do you hear a lot about needing preshot routines but struggle with what that actually entails?
In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Lisa who had this to say about her game:
I hear a lot about using a preshot routine, but I’m not sure what routine I should do. I know I set up, waggle and look at the target 3 times, but what else should I do to have a good preshot routine?
Listen to the podcast now to learn what Dr. Cohn has to say about utilizing a preshot routine.
Great Resources for Golfers:
- Download a free golf psychology report to improve your preshot routine.
- Visit Golf Psychology Coach for more mental game articles.
- Check out ore golf psychology coaching programs at peaksports.com.
*Please subscribe to The Golf Psychology Podcast at iTunes.
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" audio program and Breaking The Yips Cycle DVD program. He teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 30+ years of his career.
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