Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game
323 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWelcome to the Mind Caddie podcast with Karl Morris. The ultimate podcast for golf enthusiasts seeking to enhance their mental game and take their golf performance to new heights. Hosted by Europe's leading performance coach to PGA Tour players, Karl Morris, along with special guests, this show is your gateway to unlocking the hidden potential within you on the golf course.
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In each episode, we delve into the intricacies of golf psychology, offering valuable insights, expert interviews, and practical tips to help you conquer those mental obstacles that often stand between you and your best golf game. Whether you're a beginner looking to gain a mental edge or a seasoned pro aiming for peak performance, our podcast is your go-to resource.
Discover how to silence the inner critic, conquer first tee jitters, stay focused under pressure, and maintain a winning mindset throughout your round. Our episodes cover a wide range of topics, from pre-round routines and visualization techniques to mindfulness exercises and strategies for handling setbacks.
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Understand the mysteries of your UNCONSCIOUS mind – John Bargh #172
April 23, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBToday we welcome back a great friend of the podcast John Bargh Professor of social psychology at Yale University I always really enjoy my time with John and the opportunity to pick the brains of one of the most influential minds in psychology today. John’s book ‘Before you know it’ is essential reading. In which he goes into so many fascinating avenues to explore how our unconscious mind navigates the world. How we are so much influenced by our surroundings. How we can be triggered...
The Better Brain – Overcome Anxiety with Nutrition – Bonnie Kaplan #171
April 16, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBA really great show today. Slightly different than normal but great nevertheless. We have with us Bonnie Kaplan a leading expert on how nutrition affects our brain How can we possibly expect our brain to function in an optimal state if we do not nourish our brain efficiently? Bonnie has spent many years researching this fascinating subject We look into: The best way to fuel your brain What to definitely avoid What a good brain day looks like What supplement can make a HUGE diff...
The Mindful Approach to Coaching – Vin Harris #170
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBToday we welcome back on to the Brain Booster Vin Harris Over the lockdown period we have run a number of HIGHLY successful Mind Factor Mindfulness Certifications The feedback from attendees has been outstanding A growing community of Mind Factor Mindfulness coaches and players We will announce during the podcast the NEW Online program The Mind Factor Mindfulness Online Certification It is a really exciting project To allow you to study Mindfulness for yourself at your own pace...
Can the SHOT create the Swing ? – Randy Joyner #169
March 26, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBToday on the Brain Booster we welcome back my good friend PGA Tour coach Randy Joyner Randy has been having some amazing results with his coaching of late with PGA Tour Players, College Players as well as club players We get the chance to discuss how Randy has used Mind Factor techniques to really make a difference The conversion in his teaching from one of being technique driven to PLAYING driven Spending time on the GOLF Course Creating shots How the SHOT can create the swing I...
Dylan Bawden – ‘Joseph Dylan Educare – Hit the Ball’ #168
March 19, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by coach Dylan Bawden I caught up with him to discuss the contents of his great book ‘Hit the Ball’ What a GREAT title for a golf book!! We discuss the problems and limitations of coaching with models The ‘scientific method’ of thinking which is so entrenched in the West and for so many can lead to endless frustration. Over emphasis on what is ‘right’ Instead of exploring what is right for YOU ‘Hit the Ball’ it should be as simple as t...
Kendal McWade – Bryson De Chambeau and Instinctive Golf – Could they actually be similar? #167
March 12, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBKendal McWade – Bryson De Chambeau and Instinctive Golf – Could they actually be similar? Today on the Brain Booster we welcome a great friend of the show back for the THIRD time Kendal McWade from Instinctive Golf. We had a fantastic discussion as always. The golf world is talking again about Bryson after his win at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Not only the win but THAT incredible tee shot across the water on the par 5 sixth hole. What could seem further apart than th...
Dr Bob Winters – The wonderful effects of SIMPLICITY – Allowing your innate wisdom to flourish #166
March 05, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBToday we have a great guest on the podcast Dr Bob Winters. We had a great time recording this session for you We talked about: Arnold Palmer and how he had such a big influence on Bob’s career His legacy and what can be learned from his attitude to the game A true definition of charisma Simplicity and why it is so important The role of the eyes in great putting Why confidence is so important and more importantly HOW you can go about developing more for yourself Dr. Robert K...
Me and My Golf – Piers Ward and Andy Proudman – The amazing benefits of ACCOUNTABILITY #165
February 26, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIt is wonderful to welcome back to the podcast good friends Piers and Andy from Me and My Golf. They are YouTube superstars and have created a wonderful business. They have some of this highest following on the Internet with their online golf coaching. They have worked with some of the best players in the world on their channel including Dustin Johnson and Rory McIllroy. Even better they have been the coach of European Tour star Aaron Rai since he was a junior player We discuss the b...
Shawn Clement – The WISDOM of your body – It’s a LOT smarter than we think #164
February 19, 2021 01:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBToday’s Brain Booster is a great session with highly renowned Canadian coach Shawn Clement He has some wonderful points to make about WHERE you focus your attention when trying to improve your game. A common theme on the Brain Booster He has some wonderful insights at his website www.wisdomingolf.com As Shawn said: The most important tool that started me properly on this journey was the experience I had from age 17 with the Canadian Ski Patrol and their relentless passion in making...
Dan Abrahams – Developing YOUR mental toughness #163
February 12, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIt is wonderful today to have on the Brain Booster one of the top sports psychologist working in professional sport Dan Abrahams. Dan Abrahams is a sport psychologist working alongside individuals, teams, coaches and organisations globally. He is known for his passion to de-mystify sport psychology and for creating simple to use performance techniques. He is the author of four best-selling sport psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psy...
John Glenn – Could COLOUR transform your GOLF, learning and performance? #162
February 05, 2021 01:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBMany of you may remember Louis Oosthuizen and the RED DOT! Winning the British Open in 2010 The use of colour in performance has always fascinated me and today we welcome to the podcast John Glenn who will take that exploration to another level. How could the use of colour potentially transform your game? John has spent the best part of 20 years involved in the golf industry looking at ways to enhance learning and performance. In November 2016 together with PGA Professional Kevin M...
David Walsh – What the ART of writing can teach us about performance #161
January 29, 2021 12:14 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBI am really excited to bring you today’s guest David Walsh. David is the sports writer you will have all seen at the back page of your Sunday Times. His weekly reports cover so many differing sports and they are always a wonderful read. He is the author of a number of GREAT books most notably ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ where he details his coverage of the Lance Armstrong saga and how he spent so many years being vilified for an opinion which in the end proved 100% correct. The fact he stuck wit...
Doug Lemov – The Coach’s Guide to Teaching #160
January 22, 2021 01:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by a VERY special guest Doug Lemov. Doug is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high performing schools in under privileged communities. His book ‘Teach like a champion 2.0’ describes techniques used by exceptional teachers. It has sold more than a million copies and been translated into a dozen languages. His other books include ‘Perfect Practice : 42 Rules for getting better and ‘Reading Reco...
Michel Put – The Moment of Truth #159
January 15, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by Certified Mind Factor coach Michel Put (50) is a PGA Golf professional, certified Mindfactor coach, entrepreneur, golfer, guide and organizer of various music events near Amsterdam. As a coach, he has been looking for the Holy Grail in golf instruction for over a quarter of a century. How to make golfers more consistent. Achieving more joy and happiness in their game. In 2015 he came into contact with a concept that turned out to contain t...
Marcus Bell – Zen Golf Mechanics #158
January 08, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBI have known Marcus Bell a long time and it is always wonderful to chat with him about his approach to developing the game of golf. Marcus is a deep thinker and I know that you will find a tremendous benefit from listening today to some of his ideas. Marcus is Director of Coaching for ZEN Golf and a PGA Professional for over 20 years. His non-linear style of coaching is gaining wide recognition through his fast growing You Tube Channel ZEN Golf Mechanic. The results speak for themselves wi...
Iain Highfield – Make your Training Like the Game #157
December 31, 2020 01:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIt is great to have with us today on the Brain Booster Iain Highfield. Iain has carved out a really successful career coaching in the USA. He has co created the company ‘Game Like Training” Amongst other successes he has Created a golf psychological conditioning program implemented at the Nike Golf Academy (UK) Bishops Gate Academy (FL) International Junior Golf Academy (SC). Iain’s golf psychology program is currently being delivered via the ‘Game Like Training’ virtual classroom to ...
Changing your Story in 2021 - Karl Morris #156
December 17, 2020 01:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThank you for joining me again on the Brain Booster I thought it would be a good time to reflect back on the year What we have learned The key elements which keep coming back The important areas to focus on It is so important to reflect EFFICIENTLY To be able to look at your year To see the patterns, to look at the habits How things have gone for you What are the keys to success going forward? We look at themes which have constantly re occurred during the year The principl...
Winning your FIRST European Tour event – Ryan Fox #155
December 10, 2020 01:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBToday on the Brain Booster we are joined by popular European Tour player Ryan Fox. We have been working together for a couple of years and it was great to catch up with Ryan and discuss his maiden European Tour win and well as some of the challenges after that. Also the response of golf to the global pandemic. We also got the chance to look at Ryan’s fascinating sporting background. How important sporting genetics are we cannot say 100% for certain. But what we can say is that the Kiwi...
Can a ‘quick’ fix actually be for the long terms? – A radical look at golf coaching with Adam Young #154
December 03, 2020 01:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBOne of the most popular podcasts we have done in the past few years was the session with Adam Young. So I thought it was high time I had him back again to share more of his great insights into how he approaches his own coaching. We had a wonderful conversation. Full of first hand ‘at the coal face’ real world experience. Amongst many other things we talked about ‘QUICK FIXES’ And the proposal that a quick fix could be more permanent. How could this be possible? Does it not go a...
A Constraints led approach to golf coaching – with Graeme McDowall #153
November 26, 2020 01:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by another Graeme McDowall! This time it is golf coach Graeme. We had a tremendous conversation about his new book ‘A constraints led approach to golf coaching’ A book written in conjunction with Ian Renshaw and Peter Arnott Graeme describes a familiar story from his own game of trying to ‘build a swing’ How he then struggled to take that swing onto the golf course. Great in practice Not so good on the course A familiar theme!! This ...
Changing your swing with less not more thinking – Kelvin Kelley #152
November 19, 2020 01:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBToday on the Brain Booster we are joined by Performance coach Kelvin Kelley Kelvin is a Class A PGA golf professional in San Francisco, California. He has taught at some of the top golf clubs in the Bay Area, which include The Olympic Club and Sonoma. He has also written several instructional articles for Golfwrx.com and Secret Golf. Kelvin works with his students to develop efficient motion. Besides swing and short game instruction, Kelvin works with his players a LOT on the GOLF co...
‘Liquid Thinking’ What is it and how can YOU apply it? – with Professor Damian Hughes #151
November 12, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBToday we are joined on the ‘Brain Booster’ by Professor Damian Hughes Damian is an international speaker and best selling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport. He is the author of EIGHT best selling books including Liquid Thinking and Liquid Leadership. He is the co host of the High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphries. A podcast I would highly recommend. He is currently serving as a member of the coaching team for Scotland Rugby Union and Canbe...
The Lost Art of Golf – What difference can it make for YOUR golf – with Gary Nicol #150
November 05, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBToday we are joined on the ‘Brain Booster’ by a good friend of the show and co - author of the ‘Lost Art Series’ Gary Nicol. On the previous occasions Gary has been on the show the feedback has been tremendous. Gary himself spent over twenty years on the European Tour coaching some of the best players in the world. You don’t stay in such an environment for so long unless you get RESULTS. Gary is not one of the ‘latest guru’s’ who appoint themselves as an expert by virtue of a social ...
The Road to becoming a Major winner – Graeme McDowell #149
October 29, 2020 01:00 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBToday on the Brain Booster we have an extra special guest in the shape of former US Open champion Graeme McDowell. I have worked with G Mac now for the best part of 18 years and what a journey it has been. It was wonderful to take the time with Graeme to look back over the story so far and for him to reflect so honestly about the key lessons he has learned in his time out on the PGA and European Tour. I promise you the insights he shares with us have the potential to make a BIG differe...
The Science of GREAT putting – Dr David Moffat #148
October 22, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by Dr David Moffat to explore some scientific studies surrounding great putting. It will NOT be what you think!! After a successful military and corporate career David attended university and learned how much scientific research there was on golf putting. He figured that all golfers should have access to the science that differs from the instructional literature leading coaches and tour players give us, which is often perceived as anecdotal. So...
Foot awareness and Foot Health – Far more important than you think – Dr Emily Splichal #147
October 15, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBWe have spent a lot of time on the Brain Booster looking at our brain and its effect on our game. Today we move to the other end of the body to our FEET. I think you will be amazed by today’s guest Dr Emily Splichal as she explains just how important our feet are to performance in so many varied ways. Apparently the great Sam Snead when he felt his game was a little off and his timing was out would take off his shoes and hit some balls in his bare feet. Emily explains why this would ha...
Responding to the ultimate life challenges – Ian St John #146
October 08, 2020 00:30 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBToday we have with us on the Brain Booster a special guest in the shape of PGA Professional Ian St John. Ian is the joint host with Harry Ewing of the ‘3 of the tee podcast’. We first met a number of years ago at a seminar in Ireland and have stayed in touch ever since. Ian is passionate about coaching and game improvement and has had some wonderful guests on his podcast show. We talk during our time together about how Ian’s world was literally turned upside down when he received a d...
Acceptance – Maybe the ULTIMATE mental game skill with Karl Morris #145
October 01, 2020 12:44 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBOver the past number of weeks on the Brain Booster we have had a reoccurring theme. That of ACCEPTANCE. Steven Yellin mentioned it as a pre requisite for the emergence of fluid motion. Dr Joe Parent mentioned it as a requirement to experience Zen Golf. I wanted today then to take the opportunity to dive deeper into what acceptance is and perhaps more importantly what it isn’t. So much of the benefits of acceptance are paradoxical in nature. We need to be careful we don’t co...
Zen Golf with Dr Joe Parent #144
September 24, 2020 00:30 - 59 minutes - 82 MBToday we joined on the Brain Booster by Dr Joe Parent. He is the author of one of the most successful mental game books of all time. Zen Golf was published over twenty years ago and still continues to sell worldwide. A new generation of players are enjoying a book published well before they were born! I had a great conversation with Dr Joe about the origins of the book and the influences he has had to his work. Joe teaches from a Buddhist philosophy applied to golf. The principle...
The Secrets of World Class Performers – With Dr Fred Travis and Steven Yellin #143
September 17, 2020 00:30 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBBuilding excellence through Mind – Brain development. A couple of weeks ago we had on the show Steven Yellin talking about his book ‘Simplicity’ and discussing his concepts around ‘The Fluid Motion Factor’ It was a great show and we had a lot of good feedback. Some of Steven’s concepts around fluid motion seemed to really resonate with so many players. The idea that we don’t ‘lose’ our swing but we lose ACCESS to that swing. A huge influence on Steven Yellin’s work has been Dr Fred...
How isometrics could transform how you move – More on M.A.T with Ryan Phillips #142
September 10, 2020 00:30 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBI just had to get Ryan Phillips back again. The level of interest was very strong. We had a great response to the show with Ryan Phillips talking about M.A.T. (muscle activation technique). A lot of interest. A lot of questions. A lot of potential opportunity. Ryan is one of only two trainers certified in M.A.T. in the UK He was trained by Greg Roskopf in the USA who has had amazing results with athletes for a number of years. Most noted for his recent work and the body transform...
‘Simplicity’ – The Fluid Motion Factor with Steven Yellin #141
September 03, 2020 09:21 - 45 minutes - 63 MBIt is great to welcome today on the Brain Booster Steven Yellin the author of a wonderful book called ‘Simplicity’. The content we discuss today could literally transform the way you look at your game and your relationship to your swing and the concepts around ‘technique’. Steven’s program ‘The Fluid Motion Factor’ has been taught in numerous sports. I believe this could be a MAJOR contribution in the evolution of coaching. Right at the heart of Stevens work is the key question: ‘I...
MCT – Could this be the ultimate fuel for your brain? With Paul Eales, Colm O Donnell and Jake Ashton - Episode 140
August 27, 2020 00:30 - 44 minutes - 61 MBThe way you interact with the world, the way you play on a golf course, the results you get in life, is to a very large extent governed by the chemistry of your brain. If you are not fuelling the brain efficiently then all of the ‘techniques’ you may try to employ will be less than effective. I am really excited about the research we are presenting today on the Brain Booster about how MCT oils can make SUCH a difference to the effectiveness of your brain on a daily basis. Today we ...
The value of a mentor to help you achieve your dreams – With Lora Fairclough #139
August 21, 2020 08:29 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBToday on the Brain Booster we are joined by multiple Ladies European Tour winner and Solheim Cup player Lora Fairclough. It was great to share time with Lora and look back at the key insights she now has from her playing days and now her own coaching. By the way to become a Certified Mind Factor Coach, go to https://themindfactor.net/certification-course-2020/ On this show: We really look into the value of having a MENTOR Someone who fully understands you as a person. Someone w...
The Three Principles of Outstanding Golf – Sam Jarman #138
August 13, 2020 00:30 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBOn today’s Brain Booster we are joined by Sam Jarman, author of the books ‘The Three Principles of Outstanding Golf’ and ‘Take Relief’. Sam is an accomplished PGA professional both as a player and a coach. As a player himself he by his own admission explored a number of ideas and philosophies without any of them making much of a difference. Do YOU want to become a CERTIFIED Mind Factor Coach? Are you going to join us and take ACTION Find out by clicking the link below https://the...
Practice to Learn, Play to Win – Dr Mark Guadagnoli #137
August 06, 2020 00:30 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBOne area on the Brain Booster we are constantly looking to share world class information is that of training for our game. How can we train in a way to gives us a return on our investment of time and money? How can we better train so we are able to TRANSFER those skills into the real world? Training is of little to no actual value unless it transfers to the real world environment. So much time can be wasted with little to no return. Are your ready to take ACTION? Do YOU want to b...
Protecting your greatest asset – Your Healthy Brain with Dr Dale Bredesen #136
July 30, 2020 00:30 - 43 minutes - 60.5 MBIt is a simple fact, without a healthy brain we are going to really struggle to live any form of meaningful life. Yet how much do we REALLY pay attention to the health of our most prized asset? How much do we really look after our brain? We should! Dementia is now the third biggest killer in the USA. The effects are devastating. All meaningful life evaporates. I know from first - hand experience with my mother just how bad it can be. I would not wish it on anyone. Up to now we ...
The Gratitude Experiment – Waleuska Lazo #135
July 23, 2020 00:30 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBFive minutes to Gratitude. We have talked in the past on the Brain Booster about GRATITUDE. In the book I co wrote with Gary Nicol, ‘The Lost Art of Playing Golf’ we began the first chapter with a piece about the effects of gratitude. It would seem to be really clear the evidence suggests Gratitude is good for both you and your game. The response to the book has been amazing so I wanted to look at gratitude a bit more closely. So today we have coach Waleuska Lazo. Waleuska Lazo i...
What has Bryson DeChambeau done with his body?? An insight from Ryan Phillips MAT Certified Trainer #134
July 16, 2020 00:30 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIt has been incredible to see the body transformation of Bryson DeChambeau recently and the effect this has had on his performance on the golf course. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muscleactivationtechniques Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillipsfit4life/ To become a CERTIFIED Mind Factor Coach go to https://themindfactor.net/product/mind-factor-course-video-training-2019/ Could this approach work for you? Is it a path worth exploring? What might be the downside of t...
Rick Sessinghaus – Coaching Collin Morikawa from a junior to PGA Tour success #133
July 09, 2020 00:30 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by PGA Tour coach Rick Sessinghaus. We get the chance to discuss the development of one of his players Collin Morikawa from being a junior player to a breath taking debut on the PGA Tour. We talk about how Rick realised early on in his coaching career that the mental part of the game was so vital for a coach to embrace. If you are not helping your players on this aspect of the game then you are only partially doing your job. As a former profession...
The Need to Look at Recovery – Michael Davis and Tim Brownstone – Kymira Golf #132
July 02, 2020 00:30 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBOn today’s Brain Booster we get to look at one of the most overlooked areas in sport RECOVERY. We all want to make the most of our training both in the gym and on the course but what about our body afterwards? What do we do? What can we do to make our recovery more effective? Are we getting enough sleep? Are we maximising the opportunity to recover? What else could we be doing? Effective recovery has been perhaps one of the most overlooked areas in golf. Today we have...
Susie Meyers Golf from Point A – The opportunity to BE different on the golf course #131
June 25, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by US teaching professional Susie Meyers. I first met Susie a number of years ago when she was presenting seminars across the world with legendary coach Michael Hebron. Since then she has continued to do some amazing work. This has culminated in a book that I can 100% recommend for ALL golfers. ‘Golf from point A’ It is a wonderful piece of work that will have a truly beneficial effect on your very BEING on the golf course. Many of the princip...
David Colclough – The INVISIBLE ingredients of outstanding coaching #130
June 18, 2020 00:30 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBToday we have a GREAT episode on the Brain Booster. A show I really enjoyed putting together. I get the chance to spend some time with someone I have known and respected for over 20 years David Colclough. David is an incredibly knowledgeable coach who has been part of the PGA training program for over 15 years. He has helped influence many of the young coaches of today. He also has a huge passion for learning and what can be developed to help develop both coaches and pl...
Jake Hutt – A refreshingly different approach #129
June 11, 2020 00:30 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBToday on the Brain Booster we have with us Jake Hutt from Stanford GC. Take a look at what Jake is doing on Instagram. It is refreshingly different as he combines golf coaching with psychology, philosophy and music. (This is a revised version of the Podcast, sorry about the technical quality to the start of the show this week, thanks for your feedback) Yes music! You need to take a look to find out what I mean! We get the chance today to really look at a great story of a coach evolving...
Gaining speed through EFFICIENCY – Mike Romatowski – Mach 3 Golf Speed Training #128
June 04, 2020 00:30 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBWho doesn’t want to hit it further? Who doesn’t want to generate more club head speed? One of the great thrills of the game is to really pump a long drive. The thrill of seeing the ball explode of the club face. What are the chances of you hitting it further even in your fifties and sixties? Is that possible? In the quest for distance how much will you compromise your accuracy? What are the best ways to TRAIN yourself to generate more speed? Today with have with us a brillian...
Insights from the PGA Tour to help YOUR game – Kevin Kirk #127
May 28, 2020 00:30 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by one of the top coaches in the world. Kevin Kirk has had tremendous success on the PGA Tour over the past number of years with clients such as former Masters champion Patrick Reed and recent European Tour winner Graeme McDowell. I first met Kevin over 15 years ago in Australia and it has been great to see how his career has developed. He is a very deep thinker about the game and when you get the chance to listen to him today I know it will hav...
The Mindfulness Effect – How it can TRANSFORM your game and your LIFE #126
May 20, 2020 00:30 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBWith Vin Harris and Deana Rushworth I just had to put this podcast together after completing the Mind Factor Mindfulness Practitioner Certification that Vin Harris and myself led for a group of golfers both amateurs and professional players and coaches. We have all heard of the benefits of Mindfulness. The science behind it is REALLY strong. The effects are apparent in ALL areas of life. It really does help when your life is a struggle with perhaps anxiety or depression. But perh...
Pam Owens – Stop your joints getting old!!
May 14, 2020 00:30 - 40 minutes - 56 MBHow you can truly TRANSFORM the way your body moves with the right approach and mindset. Today it is a great pleasure to welcome on to the Brain Booster Pam Owens. Pam is one of the top golf fitness consultants in the USA She has more than twenty-five years of fitness experience with a specialisation in golf-specific fitness training since 2007. As the first Level-3 Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Golf Fitness Professional in Texas and 2-time recipient of Golf Digest Top 50 Golf ...
Luke Sutton – Back from the Edge – A story of regaining mental health #124
May 07, 2020 07:35 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBLuke Sutton played professional cricket for over 15 years at the highest level for both Derbyshire and Lancashire. In that time he waged a battle against alcoholism, depression and anxiety. On the face of it as he performed well season after season all was well but as he details in his brilliant new book ‘Back from the Edge’ he was fighting a losing battle. As we discuss in today’s show were in not for a chance meeting at Euston station with his former County captain Glen Chapple...
Tony Bennett – Working with Disabled Golfers – A truly inspiring story for our times #123
May 01, 2020 05:20 - 1 hour - 85 MBIt is wonderful today to welcome to the Brain Booster Tony Bennett. Tony has spent his life steeped in the game of golf and most recently as the President of EDGA The European Disabled Golf Association It is a wonderfully inspiring story of the development of the association. The fundamental of the association is ‘Golfer First’ In the sense that the disabled golfers are first and foremost viewed as golfers. Yet they may have a disability but fundamentally they are involved in...