1. Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. 2. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress during the season. Keep your distance from…
There is always another level in you no matter who you are. Whether you’re a JV golfer or Dustin Johnson, you have another level in you. My dad has always been my role model. When I was a kid my dad would always ask my brothers and I, what is the biggest room in the…
1. Never be outworked. Always put in 110% of your effort and you won’t be outworked. Steve Prefontaine said, “I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.” Be willing to give everything that you have while…
1. Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of an athlete. If you’re about to play a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. At meets, don’t watch the highest ranked teams competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make…
1. Passion– You don’t want to golf just for the sake of golfing, or because your friends do it, or because you just want to win. You want to compete because you love it, and you’re passionate about it. If you truly love golf, then it’s not going to seem like work for you, it’s…
Being too cautious or hesitant. Being better in practice than in an event or match. Driving, Chipping or Putting to “not mess up” instead of being aggressive. Poor body language. Undermining your own potential. Low confidence. Very nervous before a match or your event. Easily distracted while competing. Struggles to bounce back after errors/mistakes. Too…