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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Breathing is the most vital body function you have. The intake of oxygen is necessary for your brain function. Almost all your body functions interact with your breath. You can live forty days without food, ten days without water, but … Continue reading
Are you using positive self-talk but sabotaging your game with your body language? Non-Verbal Communication: Recent research shows that the mind controls the body, and the body also communicates with the mind. Babies first learn to make their wishes known … Continue reading
How many times on the golf course after a missed shot have you realized what you had done to miss it? Take the time to prepare mentally before your shot to produce the result you desire. Spring has arrived and … 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