Useful Practices - Out With Old in With The New
This is week #4 of 16 Handicapper Andy Golfer's journey together with Golf Performance Psychology Coach John Taylor (J.T.), and this week they discuss Useful Practices together.
Mental Game
Develop a stronger mental game with practical advice on confidence, focus, course management and handling pressure to improve your performance on the course.
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Change Your Language To Get a Better Outcome
This is week #3 of 16 Handicapper Andy Golfer’s journey together with Golf Performance Psychology Coach John Taylor (JT) and this week they discuss Language together.
Play Your Own Game And Be Yourself
Last week 16 Handicapper Andy Golfer got together with Golf Performance Psychology Coach John Taylor (JT). Over the next 4 weeks you can follow Andy’s gradual move from frustration to flow by reading about how he worked his way through C.L.U.B. with JT. This week Andy and JT discuss Character.
What Is Stopping You Playing Your Best Golf?
Take a journey over the next 5 weeks with Andy Golfer as he receives expert coaching on some issues that are holding him back from playing his best golf. You might find some of the problems that Andy faces sound familiar...
How To Use The Power of Focus For Better Putting
Putting is more of a mental game than a physical one, compared to other parts of the game. David MacKenzie of Golf State of Mind explains how a more holistic approach to your putting will help you to improve on the greens.
Don't Take Risks Series - Course Management with Andrew Murray
We filmed this series of on-course management tips with Prostate Cancer UK Ambassador and PGA Professional Andrew Murray. 1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in UK at some point in their lives - do you know if you are at risk?
Don't Take Risks Episode 4 - Course Management Series with Andrew Murray
Prostate Cancer UK Ambassador Andrew Murray joins us in this series focussed on not taking risks on the golf course.
Don't Take Risks Episode 3 - Course Management Series with Andrew Murray
Prostate Cancer UK Ambassador Andrew Murray joins us in this series focussed on not taking risks on the golf course.
Don't Take Risks Episode 2 - Course Management Series with Andrew Murray
Prostate Cancer UK Ambassador Andrew Murray joins us in this series focussed on not taking risks on the golf course.
Don't Take Risks Episode 1 - Course Management Series with Andrew Murray
Prostate Cancer UK Ambassador Andrew Murray joins us in this series focussed on not taking risks on the golf course.
Connect With Your Game - Connecting Your Statistics
In this part of Andy Carter's 'Connect With Your Game' series he discusses the importance of understanding your statistics based upon Cobra connect and how their features can help you understand and improve your game on the course.
Charley Hull Bridgestone Skills Challenge
Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour star Charley Hull offered Golfshake’s Josh Carr some tips in two Bridgestone skills challenges during the second day of the Challenge Tour’s Bridgestone Challenge at Luton Hoo Golf Club.
5 Tips amateur golfers could learn from a tour caddie
Find out the top 5 tips golfers could learn from an experienced caddie or having their own 'Tour Caddy Experience'.
Does Ian Poulter Understand the Wider Benefits & Purpose of Sports Psychology?
Iconic to the Ryder Cup and the ‘miracle of Medinah’ Ian Poulter is a ferocious competitor but the question remains - why hasn’t his game moved on to greater heights since Medinah? Performance coach Tim Nightingale discusses the importance of triggers.
Effective Practice - Play Better Series
In this series of 5 videos Steve Astle of the East Midlands Golf Academy at Morley Hayes providing 5 great tips for effective practice to help improve your game.
Review: The Practice Manual
The Practice Manual has taken the body of research in motor learning and explained it in a practical and simple way which every golfer of any level can apply. If you are serious about getting good at golf, this book is a must have for every golfer’s library.
Video Lesson - Playing from tight lies
Dean Halford, the Online Golf coach, provides an on course golf lesson to Golfshake member Matt Holbrook. In this video the focus is on playing from tight lies.
Preshot Confidence
In part 5 of this series Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks about how to build and maintain your confidence on the golf course. Jon talks through why confidence is important and how you can manage and build your confidence to ensure you play your best golf on the golf course.
Perfect Practice
In final video of this series Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks perfect practice and how you can improve the way you practice. Practising in the best possible way will help you to optimseyour learning and optimise your golf on the course.
Control Self Talk to Play Better Golf
In part 4 of this series Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks about self talk, what you say in your head, building on visualistion that he discussed in part 3 and how this links to self talk and controlling what we say to ourselves as we swing the golf club to help us play better golf.
Using Visualisation to Help Improve Your Golf
In part 3 of this series Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks about visualisation and mental imagery on the golf course to help improve your golf.
Make Better Decisions on the Golf Course to Shoot Lower Scores
In part 2 of this series Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks through decision making on the golf course and how to stop your impulsive monkey brain from tripping you up on the course and costing you shots.
Learn How to Control Your Activiation Levels on the Course
Jon Finn of Pre-Shot Golf talks through how to control your activation levels on the golf course in the first of a 6 part series exclusively for Golfshake.
Pre-Shot Golf - An introduction to the mental game with Jon Finn
Ahead of a new series of videos from Pre-Shot Golf filmed exclusively for Golfshake see Jon Finn's recent interview with Sky Sports Radio as he talks about the mental game and how it effects sports performance.
New Golf eBooks to Help golfers beat their “Monkey Brain”
A new range of Golf eBooks - based on a similar approach to the neuroscience currently being used by England’s footballers in the World Cup - have just been released.
Does Par Matter?
What does par really mean? Anything? When the difference in length between a par 4 and 5 can be as little as a yard, is it logical to decide that you ‘should’ take one less shot on the par 4?
Power of the Eyes
A great golf shot requires attention to many components. It is therefore no surprise that the best in the world have long discussions with their experienced caddies before deciding on a plan of action for the shot at hand.
Do pre shot routines work during a round of golf?
Video showing how golfers use the Pre-Shot system during a round to think more effectively.
Watching Other Sports Can Help Improve Your Game
In an attempt to help others with learning this great game, I often look at how other sports, games and skills are learnt. The idea: to see if there is anything that may help improve the game of golfers I share time with.
Challenge Yourself - Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
When was the last time that you were slightly scared or panicky when you practiced golf? For many of you the answer will be never, or maybe very occasionally whilst playing a competition against a golfing rival.
How to Gain a Psychological Edge in Golf
Use proper breathing to improve your golf swing.
Silent Mind Putting - How To Putt Like You Never Miss
In Silent Mind Putting: How to putt like you never miss, peak performance guru Robin Sieger dispels the fear that surrounds putting and shows how his intuitive SILENT MIND approach can be used to improve performance on the greens.
Did Mickelson learn how to 'Control his Monkey Brain' on British Soil?
July 14th saw Phil Mickelson win his first ever event on British soil – The Scottish Open. By July 20th he had won his second, the 2013 British Open. But how?
The mental game ...... Waste of money or a real must for EVERYBODY
You don't need to convince us we've seen the benefits of focusing your mental preparation for some time but recently Golfshake member and Gtour tournament player Daniel Alvarez undertook the Pre-Shot coaching programme.
Improve: Pre-Shot Effect - Control Your Monkey Brain
This video from Pre-Shot Golf shows the benefits of working with the Pre-Shot programme to help find out what makes you make most of your bad shots so that you can take control of the way you think to play your best golf.
Video Special: Robin Sieger - Coping with Pressure
This short video offers some insight on dealing with the mental game of golf and coping with pressure & choking; offering thoughts on why when faced with a pressure shot do we not make it? What can we do to stop choking?
Video Special: Robin Sieger - Focus
This short video offers some insight on the key fundamental principes to perfect mental golf - focus!
Play Your Best Golf This Year!
As the main golfing season is starting off, now is the time to look back on the year of golf and evaluate how you progressed towards your goals.
Perfect Your Pre-Shot Routine
If you watch the 2013 Masters closely you will notice that every golfer has a physical routine that they go through before, during and after they hit a golf ball.
How poker skills can help improve your golfing technique
Guest post - Playing golf requires a certain type of discipline and skill-level. Those who are new to the sport may find it daunting, however there are many skills that can be transferred from other disciplines to help improve your golfing abilities.
Pressure and Choking at the Ryder Cup
Jon Finn from PreShot Golf talks through how to play your best golf when the pressure is on in this 2 minute video.
Psychology Tips for Building a Winning Team Culture
Jon Finn from PreShot Golf talks through team culture and building a winning team culture in this 2 minute video. Team culture can have a huge impact on the success of a team. Every time Europe win the Ryder Cup their 'Team Spirit' is credited with giving them the upper hand. This video will help to give your team the winning edge and understand how to develop a good team culture.
Psychology Tips for Golfers
Jon Finn from PreShot Golf talks through controlling your concentration and confidence levels in this 2 minute video. With competition comes pressure. Unfortunately pressure stops many golfers from playing their best golf. Watch the video to see how to perform better under pressure to help you to play better golf and shoot lower scores!
Video: Perfect Pre-Shot Set Up
Think, feel, play! Rick Shiels, talks through the perfect pre-shot routine. Be ready for the shot, instil confidence in your game with the perfect pre-shot routine.
NLP Golf - iPhone App
NLP Golf is your personal mind guru on the iPhone. Consisting of 46 separate neuro linguistic programs (free and In-App purchases) between 25-30 minutes each, this app will allow your unconscious mind to unlock your golfing potential.
