Today's blog deals with the dilemma we face every day, but especially on the golf course. We miss a few shots or putts, and down, down, down we go ... into The Rabbit Hole. To help you avoid going down The Rabbit Hole and overcome many of your short-game woes, I am offering a six-week online group coaching experience called Quiet Mind Putting: How to Make More Putts Without Changing Your Stroke. It starts June 22. Click here for more … [Read more...]
The thrill of discovering your brilliance
October 4, 2019 By
As a coach, one of my greatest joys is when people discover just how capable they are.It’s often quite sudden; a eureka moment. In a flash, they see new possibilities for themselves. It’s often the start of a transformative experience.And conversely, in that moment they also see that the beliefs and stories that they have been telling themselves—perhaps for their entire lives—may not be true.At my Getting Unstuck Putting Clinic two weeks ago at … [Read more...]
Your putting stroke is fine; How to stop getting in your own way
September 19, 2019 By
Oh, the agony of putting. How can something so simple become so difficult? Well, it's not your stroke. It's fine. It's your non-stop, chattering, interfering mind that's the problem. As a coach, I can never take credit for scores that my clients shoot.They hit the shots. They have done the work. I can open the door, but the clients must walk through. But it is really rewarding when I’m able to introduce clients to a new experience … [Read more...]
Ernie Els didn’t fail, he prevailed
April 8, 2016 By
I couldn’t watch it. A tweet showed up yesterday afternoon declaring that Ernie Els had seven-putted (later downgraded to six putts) the first hole at Augusta National. I re-tweeted it but I would not watch the video. I felt so bad for him. (The Golf Channel replayed it like CNN constantly replays videos of disasters caused by hurricanes and bombs, so I eventually saw it.) It was a yipper’s disaster. The nightmare realized. The South … [Read more...]
