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Columns that unpack golf's mental game, personality types, and improvement struggles from a psychology angle.
- Personality & Types
Why Can't You Commit to a Club? Decision Rules for Golfers Who Second-Guess Their Selection
Frozen over the yardage, unable to pick a club? Here are the decision-making habits shared by golfers who agonize over club selection, plus how to build simple 'when in doubt' rules you can use on your very next round.
- Practice & Improvement
Why Does Golf Suddenly Click? The Truth About Breakthroughs and How to Invite Them
Why does your golf game suddenly get better overnight? That day the ball-striking changes isn't luck — it's invisible accumulated work finally surfacing. Learn how breakthroughs happen, how to practice for them, and how to keep the gains.
- On-Course Struggles
Rainy-Day Golf Is Won in the Head: Resetting Your Mindset When the Weather Turns
On rainy days, how you manage your mind changes your score more than your swing does. We break down why rain wears you down, how to defuse the anxiety with preparation the day before, and how to switch to a rainy-day yardstick — plus the on-course trade-offs worth making.
- Beginners
For Women Who Want to Start Golf: A Debut Guide That Clears Away the Worries
A guide that clears away the worries women feel before starting golf, one by one. Why you can start with zero equipment, the realistic steps to your course debut, and the mindset that keeps you from giving up — written from a first-timer's point of view.
- Mental Game
How to Stop Tensing Up in Golf: Why 'Just Relax' Never Works, and What Does
A mental-game guide to releasing tension in your golf swing. Being told to relax doesn't make it happen — and it's not a willpower problem. Learn the psychology behind tension and practical fixes for pre-shot and mid-round.
- Personality & Types
Why Do Some Golfers Get So Angry? The Psychology, How to Handle Them, and How to Manage Your Own Temper
A look at the psychology behind golfers who lose their temper, from the gap between expectations and reality to embarrassment. Includes practical ways to handle an angry playing partner and self-control techniques if the angry golfer is you.
- Practice & Improvement
Why Is Breaking 90 in Golf So Hard? The Real Barrier and a Realistic Strategy
A breakdown of why breaking 90 in golf is so difficult: what bogey pace really means, the three barriers of blowup holes, short game, and score awareness, plus the practice priorities that get you through.
- On-Course Struggles
Golf Risk Management 101: Playing the Course with Expected Value
A guide to golf risk management through expected-value thinking. Three questions for weighing success rates against potential damage, situational decision rules, and how personality skews your estimates — everything you need to protect your score.
- Beginners
How Women Can Get Started in Golf: The Right Order for Gear, Practice, and Your First Round
A realistic step-by-step guide for women starting golf. When to buy equipment, what to practice first, and the path to your course debut — so you can stop second-guessing and get started.
- Mental Game
The Pre-Shot Routine: What It Really Does and How to Build Yours
A pre-shot routine isn't magic that erases nerves — it's a system that cuts hesitation and unlocks your normal swing. Learn what a routine can actually do for you, how to build one that fits, and how to fix it when it stops working.
