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Columns that unpack golf's mental game, personality types, and improvement struggles from a psychology angle.
- Personality & Types
Before You Decide You Have No Talent for Golf: What 'Talent' Really Is and the Skills You Can Still Build
Feeling down because you think you have no natural ability at golf? We break down what people call talent into concrete elements, show which parts can be developed later and how, and share a mindset for lowering your scores without relying on talent.
- Practice & Improvement
Goal Setting Changes How Fast You Improve at Golf: How to Set Goals You Won't Abandon
Struggling with golf goals that fizzle out — practice that doesn't stick, improvement you can't feel? Learn how to set goals beyond score alone, how to split outcome goals from process goals, and how to carry them into practice and rounds.
- On-Course Struggles
Exhausted from Worrying About Your Playing Partners? How to Find the Right Distance
For golfers who fuss over their playing partners so much that they finish every round drained. Why the thoughtfulness backfires, how to shrink it down to a set of concrete actions, and practical tweaks for a more comfortable next round.
- Beginners
Your First Round of Golf: The Complete Guide to Prep and Game Day
A step-by-step guide for first-time golfers covering preparation, what to bring, what to wear, check-in, pre-round warm-up, and on-course etiquette. Knowing the flow of the day takes most of the anxiety out of your first round.
- Mental Game
What Are the Golf Yips? Symptoms, and How They Differ From an Ordinary Slump
What exactly are the golf yips? We break down the hallmarks of the state where your body stops cooperating on putts and chips, how it differs from a mere slump, when it tends to strike, and the psychology behind it — within the scope you can work on through practice.
- Personality & Types
Are Some People Just Not Cut Out for Golf? Breaking Down Where That Feeling Comes From
For anyone worried they're just not cut out for golf. We break the 'not cut out for this' feeling into three parts — pace of improvement, comparison, and how you enjoy the game — and unpack what each really means and how to decide whether to keep playing.
- Practice & Improvement
How to Keep Practicing Golf: Build a Habit That Doesn't Rely on Willpower
Falling off your golf practice isn't a sign of weak willpower. Learn how to make practice stick through systems instead of motivation, with practical guidance on frequency, session menus, and tracking.
- On-Course Struggles
First Aid for the Shanks: How to Break the Chain Mid-Round
Emergency fixes for when the shanks won't stop mid-round, with a focus on the mental side. How shanks feed on themselves, plus a setup reset and mindset routine for stopping the collapse on the spot.
- Beginners
How to Calm First-Round Nerves: Preparation Beforehand and Mindset on the Day
For golfers feeling anxious ahead of their first round. We split the nerves into 'anxiety you can prepare away' and 'tension that's fine to keep,' with concrete beginner-friendly steps for the days before and the day itself.
- Mental Game
Why Is the First Tee Shot of the Day So Nerve-Racking? A Practical Playbook for Getting Through It
If your nerves spike only on the opening tee shot, you're not alone. Here's why your body tightens up on the first tee of the day, plus a practical preparation routine covering everything from arrival at the course to pulling the trigger.
