Author Archives: Joan

BE IN LOVE WITH YOUR GOLF GAME

February is the month of love. The feeling of love comes from your heart. The feeling of hitting a perfect golf shot resonates in your heart. Discounting that feeling by judging the result keeps you in your thinking mind. When … Continue reading

SET YOUR GOLF GOALS NOW

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to January 2024, the beginning of the New Year and a fresh start to your life and your golf game. 2023 was a challenging year for just about everybody on our planet. As golfers we are … Continue reading

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

To all who love to play golf, Thank you for being a part of my blog community and for the trust you have placed in me.  Please accept my warmest wishes for this holiday season, for the happiest and most … Continue reading

PLAY GOLF FROM YOUR HEART

As a charter member of HeartMath, I learned years ago that the human heart actually possesses the equivalent of its own brain. HeartMath calls it the heart-brain which interacts and communicates with the head-brain. The two brains continually exchange critical … Continue reading

CAN YOU BOUNCE BACK FROM MISSED SHOTS?

Overthinking your situation will cause a missed shot. Not letting go of a missed shot will also sabotage your round. How you view yourself and your golf game determines the success and enjoyment you will have. Not being able to … Continue reading

GOLF IS A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY

The puzzling question in golf has always been; “How do I get into ‘the zone’ or ‘flow state’ to play automatically at my personal best?” This is the biggest mystery of golf. I live in an area that is known … Continue reading

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN AT GOLF?

As you know, winning is not under your control. What are the skills you can develop that are under your control? There are the technical/physical skills where golfers practice in hopes of perfecting their golf swings. There are also the … Continue reading

MODEL YOUR GOLF GAME ON SUCCESS!

Modeling is the basis of Neuro Linguistic Programming. NLP is the study of the internal maps in successful people’s brains. Then their patterns of successful behaviors can be learned and modeled. Children are the most accelerated learners. For children everything … Continue reading

Golf’s Slow Play Problem is Personal

The number one problem on golf courses today is slow play! Golfers get annoyed with players who delay the game. An average 18-hole round of golf takes four hours and twenty minutes. Golfers say their rhythm is impeded when they … Continue reading

STRENGTHEN YOUR MINDSET TO WIN GOLF TOURNAMENTS

Now that we are well into playing summer golf tournaments, how are you doing? In golf, every golfer can compete on his/her own level/flight which makes the competition fairer than having to compete only against the best golfers. That being … Continue reading