Golfers: How To Improve Your Putting With A Quiet Eye Approach

EP 219 Episode Cover Dr Brian Hemmings

Golfers: How To Improve Your Putting With A Quiet Eye Approach Brian has 30 years of experience in sport psychology consultancy.  Working full-time in private practice since 2006, he is also currently a part-time Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester, UK.  Author of five books, 15 book chapters, and over 50 research papers, Brian has presented widely in Europe and across Asia. Having a world profile in golf …

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How To Manage Your Emotions To Improve Your Golf #BITESIZE

How To Manage Your Emotions To Improve Your Golf

How To Manage Your Emotions To Improve Your Golf #BITESIZE

Karl Morris is not a Sports Psychologist but a PGA Golf Professional specialising in Performance Coaching.  Widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading performance coaches.  Karl delivers cutting edge methods of peak performance and goal achievement to a range of clients across sports and business.  From the world of professional golf, Karl has worked with multiple winners including 6 major winners Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood.  He has also supported top class amateur golfers, including numerous Walker Cup and Curtis Cup players.  As an author Karl has written several books including The Lost Art of Putting and The Lost Art of Playing Golf.

Karl Morris’ Books: Attention: The Secret To You Playing Great Golf, The Lost Art Of Playing Golf, The Lost Art Of Putting, Golf In The Zone

In today’s episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness we dip back into the archives and take a short bite from episode 13 where leading performance coach Karl Morris and I chat about emotional control an essential ingredient of Mental Toughness.  Karl goes on to share a very simple and effective strategy for those people who find it hard to let go of mistakes, stay calm and level headed. Or the golfer or athlete who gets too excited and finds they can think too far ahead when they’re performing well.  It’s a strategy for golfers however if you get creative this concept can be applied to any sport or setting.  Enjoy Tuning in! 

Key Learning Points

  • Play a round of golf and look to observe your behaviour.  
  • Make a note of your reactions to shots or how you you spend time between shots.
  • Why not use a mental scorecard to engage your competitive side by scoring your reactions on the course? Tick if you remained present or cross if you could have handled things better. 
  • If you train yourself to react well and you go on to swing it well, you start getting very close to playing to your full potential.
  • Good players get ahead of themselves, everyone does. However good players are quick at noticing when their mind is stuck in the past or when they get caught trying to predict the future. They are then quick to move on after recognising it. 

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To Listen to Relevant Podcast Episodes to Help You Lower Your Scores

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Ep099: Trevor Jones – How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course

Ep160: Brian Hemmings – Golf Psychology: What You Can Expect and Why It Can Help You

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Podcasts to Help You Manage Your Emotions Better

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Ep124: Dr Keagan Hadley – Long Term Injuries: How to Confront Difficult Thoughts and Emotions

EP136: Charlotte Potts – Overcoming Tough Times in Professional Women’s Football and Bouncing Back Stronger

Blogs to Help You Master Your Mind

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Using ACT and Mindfulness to Improve Your Sporting Performances

Why You Should Meditate To Improve Your Sport Performance?

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David Charlton

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David Charlton

Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

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    How To Beat The Yips In Golf So That You Enjoy The Game More #BITESIZE

    How To Beat The Yips In Golf So That You Enjoy The Game More #BITESIZE

    Alessia Bruno is a Clinical and Sports Psychologist, Mental and Performance Trainer specialising in Brainspotting and EMDR. She lectures at National Sport congresses and holds courses accredited by the Ministry of Health.  She helps athletes and performing artists to overcome blocks, choking, slumps, yips, trauma and works with expansion to take people and their potential beyond to where it was before the issue.

    Alessia Bruno

    The “yips” is a term commonly used in golf.  It describes sudden and unexplained losses of fine motor skills which impact on putting strokes and golfers chipping action.  It is argued that somewhere between 32 and 47% of serious golfers have been affected by the yips at some point.  The yips can be a very complex challenge to overcome where many golfers simply change technique and equipment numerous times.  Sports psychologists are advocates of the use of hypnosis, relaxation and visualisation techniques, as well as carefully thought out practice routines to help golfers regain confidence and trust in their putting stroke. 

    In this bitesize episode #163 of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast, my colleague Dr Alessia Bruno tells you more about the yips, what happens in the brain as well as offering you some hope if you experience this debilitating condition, where she refers to techniques such as Brainspotting and EMDR as a way to help you enjoy your golf or sport again.

    Key Learning Points:

    • The yips is a type of performance anxiety where motor skills are impacted.
    • Golfers tend to become very rigid and controlling when performing a skill.
    • The yips is a serious problem which can seep into other areas of your sport.
    • The yips can cause many athletes to quit their sport.
    • When the yips occurs, a fight or flight or freeze response occurs.
    • The limbic system is activated when we’re fearful, especially the amygdala.
    • Brainspotting and EMDR are techniques that allow us to process the memory without getting activated when we play golf or sport.

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    To Listen to Other Useful Podcast Episodes

    Ep013: Karl Morris – How to stay present like a major champion

    Ep012: Alessia Bruno – The Yips, Crashes, Trauma in Sport there is hope for Athletes

    Ep092: Dr James Hegarty – ACT in Sport, Improving Performance through Mindfulness

    Ep101: Compilation – 25 Mental Game Secrets to Improve Your Golf

    Ep156: Ruth Chiles – There is Hope: How to Overcome Focal Dystonia

    For More Resources so You Can Shoot Lower Scores on The Golf Course

    10 Mental Game Tips from Leading Experts to Improve Your Golf

    Do you try too hard on the golf course?

    Psychology of Golf Library

    Further resources on the yips and mental blocks

    Yips Podcasts

    Mental Blocks Podcasts

    Mental Blocks Articles

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    David Charlton

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    David Charlton

    Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

    Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

    T: +44 7734 697769

    E: [email protected]

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      Golf Psychology: What You Can Expect and Why It Can Help You

      Golf Psychology What You Can Expect and Why It Can Help You

      Golf Psychology: What You Can Expect and Why It Can Help You

      Brian has 30 years of experience in sport psychology consultancy.  Working full-time in private practice since 2006, he is also currently a part-time Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester, UK.  Author of five books, 15 book chapters, and over 50 research papers, Brian has presented widely in Europe and across Asia.  

      Having a world profile in golf psychology, he was the lead psychologist to the England golf team for 17 years delivering high performance strategies with European and World Championship winning teams and individuals.  Brian also has a wealth of experience in numerous other sports, for example with championship winning individuals and teams in professional cricket, 12 medallists in Olympic and Commonwealth Games boxing, and podium winners in motorsport including Formula 1 and LeMans.  

      Brian gained his PhD in sport psychology from the University of Southampton in 1998; and has trained and supervised over 30 sport psychology trainees over the last 25 years.   In 2010 he was awarded a Fellowship by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences in recognition of ‘esteemed personal achievement, skills, knowledge and service to BASES and the sport and exercise science community’.

      – Golf Psychology is only for top, elite professionals such as Rory McIlroy or Jon Rahm. 

      – Only work with a Golf Psychologist if you have a problem.

      – A Golf Psychologist will fix you in one session.

      – Working with a Golf Psychologist will take place on a “couch.”

      These statements are all myths that some golfers believe are true yet couldn’t be farther from the truth.   The role of a Sport Psychologist who supports golfers is varied.  It includes sitting down strategizing and going “deep” at times with the use of psychological skills training.  However, it also includes considering more helpful ways to practice and how to manage your time on and off the golf course.  Sessions can take place in a club houses, in confidential spaces, on putting greens, chipping greens, driving ranges and on golf courses.

      In today’s episode of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast, Dr Brian Hemmings joins me  where we discuss his work as a Sports Psychologist in golf, the importance of the relationship between the practitioner, the coach and client, as well as frequent challenges faced by golfers, quiet eye training and a lot more.  Enjoy Tuning in!

      Key Learning Points:

      • There is less of a stigma of working with a psychologist in golf than a lot of sports.
      • The golf environment is a lovely place to work for a golf psychologist.
      • Many golfers lose confidence so quickly when playing competitively.
      • The relationship you form with the golfer is critical.
      • Experiential knowledge of working with players on putting greens and seeing them behave differently in practice has helped me in my work.
      • Expectations that people place on themselves can mean they make golf a lot more difficult than it needs to be.
      • Quiet eye training is very helpful for improving short putting.
      • Many golfers find transitions very challenging, from the step up to national squads to, turning professional to moving up to the DP World Tour.

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      Golf Psychology Coaching Certificate – PROMO CODE – David Charlton

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      To Listen to Other Useful Podcast Episodes

      Ep017: Gio Valiante – How to Play Fearless Golf

      Ep068: Andrew Nicholson – How Hard Is It To Become A Tour Professional Golfer? 

      Ep089: Will Shaw – How to Transfer Your Golfing Skills to the Course

      Ep099: Trevor Jones – How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course

      Ep101: Compilation – 25 Mental Game Secrets to Improve Your Golf

      Ep118: Dr Bob Winters – How to Help Golfers Overcome their Mental Game Challenges

      For More Resources so You Can Shoot Lower Scores on The Golf Course

      10 Mental Game Tips from Leading Experts to Improve Your Golf

      Do you try too hard on the golf course?

      Golfers Mental Scorecard

      Golf Psychology FAQs

      Psychology of Golf Library

      IF YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S SHOW PLEASE SHARE

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      Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they’re extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of them!

      David Charlton

      Best Wishes 

      David Charlton

      Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

      Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

      T: +44 7734 697769

      E: [email protected]

      Search Our Sports Psychology Website

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        How does Golf Psychology Work to Lower Your Scores on The Golf Course

        David Charlton

        How does Golf Psychology Work to Lower Your Scores on The Golf Course

        By working with David Charlton, you and your organisation will be better equipped to rise to modern day challenges and better informed to thrive on and off the pitch, course or court.  Where he inspires individuals and teams to:

        • Cope with pressure and challenges more effectively
        • Maintain positive mental health
        • Compete with confidence more often
        • Manage your emotions better
        • Improve your commitments levels

        David is a Mental Toughness Practitioner, as well as a Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist.  He has successfully supported athletes, teams and organisations for over 10 years in order to ensure that they perform at their maximum more often.

        He has a comprehensive knowledge around the development of Mental Toughness, a plastic personality trait, which determines or limits people to deal effectively with change, challenges and stressors. In today’s climate, during the Coronavirus pandemic this quality is becoming more and more valuable to individuals, teams and organisations. 

        In today’s solo episode I talk about golf and what my role as a Sport Psychologist or Golf Performance Psychologist looks like, common challenges that golfers bring to me, difficulties that we experience as Sport Psychologists when working with golfers and a case study to highlight more about my approach to helping golfers shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more.  

        Enjoy tuning in!

        Key Learning Points:

        • Typical challenges that golfers bring to me are; hitting the ball well on the range however they’re not able to transfer this on to the golf course and score well, not being able to stay present and convert after good starts, dealing with feeling anxious and slow starts and temper tantrums.   
        • Generally 6 hours+ support with a golfer can make a huge difference to them.
        • Many golfers lack commitment when working with a Golf Psychologist.
        • Learning from mistakes is a common difficulty for golfers who simply think that the answer is to try and improve their technique.
        • I always ask myself the question, is this tool going to help the golfer attain their goals and shoot lower scores?
        • It is possible to break through a glass ceiling and turn 69s into 65s.

        Connect with David Charlton

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        Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub

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        To Listen to Other Useful Podcast Episodes

        Ep017: Gio Valiante – How to Play Fearless Golf

        Ep047: David Charlton – Mental Game Tips For Putting

        Ep099: Trevor Jones – How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course

        Ep101: Compilation – 25 Mental Game Secrets to Improve Your Golf

        Ep118: Dr Bob Winters – How to Help Golfers Overcome their Mental Game Challenges

        For More Resources so You Can Shoot Lower Scores on The Golf Course

        10 Mental Game Tips from Leading Experts to Improve Your Golf

        Case Study – Supporting a Professional Golfer Go Really Low

        Golfers Mental Scorecard

        Golf Psychology FAQs

        Psychology of Golf Library

        IF YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S SHOW PLEASE SHARE

        SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON YOUR FAVOURITE AUDIO PLATFORM

        Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they’re extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of them!

        David Charlton

        Best Wishes 

        David Charlton

        Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

        Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

        T: +44 7734 697769

        E: [email protected]

        Search Our Sports Psychology Website

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        Join Our Online Community Now!

        Mental Edge Newsletter

        Are you an athlete, coach or parent that would like to learn how to create sustainable high performance? Receive our free regular newsletter, where we share proven mental toughness and high performance tips and strategies. If you want some support and motivation straight to your inbox, then sign up below.

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          How to Help Golfers Overcome their Mental Game Challenges

          Dr. Bob Winters

          How to Help Golfers Overcome their Mental Game Challenges Dr. Robert K Winters is an internationally recognised sport psychologist, author and professional educator.  He is the President of his own performance enhancement company located in Orlando, Florida and is the Resident Sport Psychologist for the internationally renowned Leadbetter Golf Academy World Teaching Headquarters at Champions

          How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course

          the demystifying mental toughness episode 99 by david charlton with Trevor Jones

          How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course Trevor Jones is a PGA Professional Golfer and mental performance coach who works with golfers on increasing their psychological flexibility, allowing them to better step up to the challenges of learning and performance.  He has studied and practiced the psychological flexibility model, behaviour analysis and relational

          How To Transfer Your Golfing Skills To The Course

          How To Transfer Your Golfing Skills To The Course Will Shaw is a PGA golf professional who provides golf coaching and sport science services for elite players.  Alongside his applied work, Will lectures at Leeds Beckett University on the topics of sports biomechanics and skill acquisition. Will completed his Masters degree in Sport & Exercise Science at