Better Golf Academy: Strategy to Awesome Golf
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe all want to get better at golf. But for whatever the reason, our game just doesn’t improve. Sound familiar? Well, I am here to share the best secrets of improving your score. This podcast NOT about giving you swing techniques or swing tips but it’s about giving you specific strategies, a tangible plan and a fun way to improve your score! So, welcome to Better Golf Academy Podcast…are you ready? Alright, HERE WE GO!
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Focus Secrets
March 13, 2020 07:13 - 26 minutes - 51 MBTo sum up, let me tell you what I did with my putting. I got rid of the lines. I got rid of the technical and robotic thoughts of how I am going to make a stroke. It’s been a month and I have to tell you, I made 5 birdie putts last week. And, I wanted to talk about that entire process and why I did what I did by doing some background research and seeing if the results I’ve experienced are actually legit. I just stand behind the ball, visualize the line that my ball will travel to the cup,...
How to Gain Confidence
February 14, 2020 01:06 - 24 minutes - 46.2 MBSo...when you ask any golfer - beginner, to intermediate to pro...what do you think is required for you to have to play great golf, you know what their answer is? Well, let’s try it out. Let me ask you, what do you think is the number one thing that you think you’ll need to have to play great golf. And I don’t mean things like...a great swing, or an ability to read the putts well or be able to hit it long or having the latest and the greatest equipment...what I mean is what you’ll need to po...
Preparing Beginners to Play their First Round
January 17, 2020 00:06 - 25 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I help prepare those that are thinking about playing golf this year to figure out what to work on to be ready to tee it up for the first time and also go over proper etiquette to make your first round a huge success. So, from spending a lot of time on the driving range preparing to someday get on the golf course, how do I know when I am ready to play? For me, there were 4 key components that happened on the practice range that gave us enough conf...
What is Mindfulness?
December 05, 2019 19:39 - 24 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I discuss why it is so important in golf to be in the moment. I truly believe in order to conquer this game to play our very best, we have to control our thoughts. It’s really true what they say, this game is 90% mental and 10% mental. And I so much believe that if we get this part right, it can really change our game. Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment. Is this easy to do? It’s Not Easy ...
Three Fundamental Questions Answered
November 14, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 43.7 MBThere are so many aspects of the game that are negotiable. That's one of the reasons why I don't talk about swing techniques on this podcast, there are so many different ways to achieve your goal. I can offer one suggestion but someone else can offer something completely different and the result could end up being the same. But, why do we have to know the science behind it? Because it doesn't change. It's what we all need to work on to improve. But there are 3 key fundamental questions we...
How to Get Motivated
October 31, 2019 21:46 - 21 minutes - 41.3 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I discuss how the motivation works and why after a certain point, or when it gets too hard, or when we start losing steam, drive, and motivation...we slowly fade out and even quit. But what keeps us motivated to continue to pursue our goals? Dr. Tali Sharot, a neuroscientist with her research focusing on how motivation influences our decisions. And She talks about these 3 foundational principles that help motivate us. Progress Monitoring. The b...
How to Play the Par 3s Better
October 17, 2019 23:44 - 22 minutes - 44 MBSo, let’s talk about Par 3s. How do you feel about them? You know how most golfers feel about Par 3s? They don’t talk about them with lot of joy and admiration. Well, why? Most amazing signature holes on golf courses are Par 3s. And, also, think about it...Par 3 is really a Par 4 that you’ve already hit a perfect drive off of. You hit it right down the middle...and you have a perfect lie and the best angle going into the approach shot. How hard can it be? Well, let’s look at the Profession...
Managing Your Expectations
October 10, 2019 02:00 - 22 minutes - 42.6 MBI was watching a TedTalk the other day given by an entrepreneur and economist named Nat Ware. He’s a Rhodes Scholar based at Oxford University whose research focuses on social impact, poverty alleviation and the economics of happiness. And so...he seems really smart and has done a lot of research on this subject so I decided to listen. And, as soon as I started listening, what intrigued me was his very first opening line. He said this…He said...”I remember being shocked the first time I w...
Should I Walk or Should I Ride?
October 02, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes - 40.8 MBHey so today, I want to talk about something I’ve been debating in my head for a long time. It’s a simple question of should I walk or should I ride while playing golf? And of course, sometimes the choices are already made for you right?...some courses don’t offer an option to walk due to speed of play, or even due to some severe hills or long distances between holes...I totally get that. But, I am talking about the courses that we often play that offers both walking and riding and it’s a go...
Secret Sauce to Awesome Practice
September 19, 2019 18:06 - 23 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I talk about the 3 elements of practice that help explain what happens in our brain when we do it correctly to maximize our potential to truly improve. This is inspired by the book "Talent Code" by Dan Coyle as he speaks about the formation of Myelin around our neural pathways and how that changes everything!! So what is practice? It’s a repetition of an action with a goal of improvement. And with the repetition, it will help us perform with more...
How to Change Your Breathing to Better Golf
September 11, 2019 19:16 - 15 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I talk about how proper breathing can replenish something that the stress and anxiety of the current situation or the current golf shot have taken away. If done properly, it can truly prepare our body and mind to perform our best. I talk about 3 steps to think and work on and the reasons for how it can truly affect how you approach and play the game. It can even help you overcome the putting yips and help you conquer those crucial shots and mome...
How to Dominate the Par 5s
September 04, 2019 11:00 - 19 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I talk about how average golfers like us play the par 5s. We just want to hit the ball as far as we can on each shot. We think if we hit first 2 shots long and straight on a par 5, we are home free to a birdie. But, the truth is, those 2 longs perfect shots are hard to come by. In fact, this idea might be the reason why your score is blowing up on these Par 5s. I believe there’s a better way. We should have a different mindset when it comes to pl...
How Keeping Score Can Ruin Your Life
August 27, 2019 22:23 - 19 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I talk about how most players have "Score" goals which leave them in the comfort zone and keeps them from playing their best golf. I suggest a new idea of keeping score which will change the entire paradigm! As you know, there are no guarantees in golf. But there’s a way we can continue to search and pursue ways to strategize better, think better and play better...and honestly, this idea might not work for everyone....but the key take away here i...
How Do I Really Improve My Golf Game?
August 20, 2019 01:45 - 19 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode of the Better Golf Academy, I talk about how to really create the right mindset and strategy for improving your golf game. There are too many golfers who do not know how to practice effectively and therefore never improve their score. To summarize the way to truly improve your game, implement these 3 things after your round this week. 1. Analyze your game, figure out what you did well, what you did poorly and what you want to work on. 2. Then, schedule a time during the...