Author Archives: Joan

What are your golf intentions for 2019?

“Create Your Future With Your Intention* Based on your present conscious intentions, you determine what your future will be. You have the ability to create whatever you wish to experience. When you choose your intention, you have started the creative … Continue reading

CREATE THE GOLF GAME YOU DESIRE IN 2019

The New Year has begun and no matter where you live, now would be a grand time to do something different. Begin the magical process of creating the golf game that you have always dreamed of having. I have enjoyed … Continue reading

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

As 2018 comes to a close, I would like to thank you for being a reader of my mental golf blog. It is my mission to offer emotional and mental support on and off the golf course so you can … Continue reading

Manage your anger and frustration on the golf course

The following article was published this week on Womens Golf emagazine at https://www.womensgolf.com/anger 4 Ways to Manage Your Anger and Frustration on the Golf Course Try these proven mental strategies from Joan King the next time you feel your anger, stress, and … Continue reading

What do you do when you get the first-tee jitters?

The players in the Ryder Cup say that teeing off at the first hole the first time is the most frightening experience they have ever had. The Ryder Cup is no ordinary tournament. This year’s Ryder Cup was EXTRAordinary. The … Continue reading

How good is your golf course management?

PLAN AHEAD FOR GOOD GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT Do you have a presupposition about the toughness of the golf course you are going to play? Are you visually intimidated by the many water holes, fairway bunkers, tree-lined fairways, mounds, railroad ties, … Continue reading

Take the fear out of important putts

The winners of the 2018 Ryder Cup matches were once again determined by the most important putts made at the most crucial times. Over and over again we watched the American team miss make able putts to lose holes. In … Continue reading

Life Lessons Learned on the Golf Course

I remember as a beginner the hardest part of learning to hit the golf ball was getting all the parts of my body moving together. This was an unnatural movement as it was done sideways like hitting a baseball, but … Continue reading

Model Your Golf Game on Successful Behaviors

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, and then modeling their patterns of successful behaviors. Children are the most accelerated learners. … Continue reading

Program Your Mind for Successful Golf

We are all creating our own reality. There is a universal law that states that like attracts like. This law of attraction is constantly running within us and does exactly what you are thinking. When we feel negative experiences like … Continue reading