Week after week exciting endings are happening in the final 2011 golf tournaments. Lexi Thompson, a 16-year-old Florida high school junior rewrote the record books when she shot a final round 2-under par to win the Navistar LPGA Classic by … Continue reading
When I was meditating this morning, memories of long ago golf shots surfaced. I pictured the first time I visualized a shot that came off exactly as I had imagined it. I was 10 yards behind a 30-foot evergreen tree … Continue reading
As we near the end of the summer, the USGA, country clubs and golf clubs are holding their championships. If you are going to play in a tournament where you want to play your best, do you know how to … Continue reading
Putting is a game within a game. It is the part of the game where the ball never leaves the ground. It is the only sport where the ball finishes below ground. Putting is an art form that requires you … Continue reading
Performance anxiety begins on the first tee when every shot counts. Anxiety about what might go wrong causes tight, tense muscles, which then produce off-line shots. To be confident on the first tee, you have to be thinking positively, be … Continue reading
Negative thoughts come up from your unconscious mind where everything you have ever heard, seen, felt, tasted, or smelled is recorded.Your unconscious mind works like a computer. It records everything without judging or analyzing it. When you encounter a situation, … Continue reading
Tiger Woods has announced that he will be back on Tour competing next week in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio. After 3 months of rehab on his left knee he has just recently started … Continue reading
It is likely you prepare for your shots differently in the two places, but expect the same results. On the wide-open range, most golfers are not concerned with the mental discipline that is required for scoring. Then on the golf … Continue reading
The USGA Women’s Open Championship may wind up today on the East Course at The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. As of this writing, they are in their fifth weather delay. Annika Sorenstam won her first major there in … Continue reading
Summer tournaments are in full swing. By now you have experienced an increase or decrease in your handicap from the beginning of the golf season. You may have experienced the disappointment of making a large number on a hole, of … Continue reading
32st YEAR OF MENTAL GOLF COACHING
Joan King, BCH is the founder of Positive Mental Imagery, a mental sports consulting service dedicated to helping golfers achieve their peak performances. Since 1992 Joan has given mental golf workshops, individual mental coaching and hypnosis to amateur and professional golfers internationally. Read More