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Over the past 50 years Dr. Lynn Mickleson has collected thousands of inspirational quotes and stories from many sources. It became clear there was a real need to put them all in a book to help people in these difficult times . . .thus began the book “The Good News File – Hope For A Modern World.” Early in his life he learned the power of positive thinking from such luminaries as Norman Vincent Peale, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill and Reverend Robert Schuller. He realized that both good and bad things happen to all of us on a regular basis. When something good happens we feel happy for a short while then our minds drift back to the more painful problems in our lives. He then realized he needed to write these good things down or he would forget them. Thus was born the concept of the Good News File. Goodnewspublisher.com

Dr. Lynn Mickleson was born in 1950 and raised in a steel town in western Pennsylvania. Blessed with a loving and supportive family he was able to achieve many of the goals in his early life. He earned his Eagle Scout award at age 14 and continued to use the important concepts he learned in scouting throughout his adult life. Service to others has always been his main goal – first in medicine, then in teaching others about the importance of hope and inspiration. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1972 (BS- Biology) then spent five years working as a boatman on the Colorado River, managing an apartment, working in the Post Office and doing graduate work in Physiology at Penn State. Finally, after five years of medical school rejections (51 in total), he was accepted to Temple Medical School and graduated with his MD in 1981. After that he received specialty training in Emergency Medicine. From 1984 – 87 he served as a US Navy Flight Surgeon at NAS Key West. In 1990 he moved his family to Palmer, Alaska where he has lived since. After his ER career he had his own practice in Palmer for many years. Early in his life he learned the power of positive thinking from such luminaries as Norman Vincent Peale, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill and Reverend Robert Schuller. He realized that both good and bad things happen to all of us on a regular basis. When something good happens we feel happy for a short while then our minds drift back to the more painful problems in our lives. He then realized he needed to write these good things down or he would forget them. Thus was born the concept of the Good News File. Over the past 50 years he has collected thousands of inspirational quotes and stories from many sources. It became clear there was a real need to put them all in a book to help people in these difficult times . . .thus began the book “The Good News File – Hope For A Modern World.” goodnewspublisher.com

In 2010, Phil Mickleson's future was in question when he was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. In this episode of Golf Smarter, which has never been made public before, Scott Burg and Jeff Ciolek of the Cleveland Clinic discuss Mickleson's successful battle, and that golfers suffering from arthritis are not only encouraged to keep playing, but that this diagnosis doesn't have to be the end of playing golf.

At the Turn Book Club is back! He's a good guy, a bastard, phony and generous. Nick and Joe share their thoughts on the May 2022 biography of Phil Mickelson. Support the show

John Kantarski is a left handed golfer who specializes in helping leftys, but is also very successful helping right handed golfers because they easily mirror his instruction. He also talks about working with and being certified by Hank Haney.

Former Golf pro and Golf Channel host and analyst David Feherty joins First Up to chat about his charity skins game in Toronto on June 7th with a field that includes Curtis Joseph, Emmit Smith, Pat Perez and Ben Roethlisberger, PGA Championship and Mickleson's absence

In this weeks episode it seemed as if only one of the fellas had prepared and the other was just along fro the ride. After some quick story time with Slim the guys jumped in to recap the Valspar Championship. Big time Ben is quick to have has his minute of fame after calling the outright winner for the event in last weeks "Ride with Benny" segment. Discussions also lead back to Mickleson as he announces he wont be playing in this years masters. Lastly, Ride with Ben take an official week off but the boys still give some unofficial picks for the Dell Match Play event.

What a guy; JP and JJ sit down with Will MacKenzie, who started his golf career at 25 and gives all Taco Bell employees hope for greater things! Take a listen to this legend.

A lot to get through with 3 top class events in golf this week plus much much more... Mickleson accuses the PGA Tour of 'obnoxious greed.'  Bryson and co are offered huge sums of money to join a Saudi backed breakaway Super League, Jordan almost dies and Peter forgets who his partner was at Ladybank!!!  

Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome) is a name given in 2002 by Mary Leitao to a proposed condition characterized by a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; finding fibers on or under the skin; and persistent skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). Current scientific consensus holds that Morgellons is not a new disorder and is instead a new and misleading name for known illnesses. Most doctors, including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals believe that Morgellons disease is a specific condition likely to be confirmed by future research. Despite the lack of evidence that Morgellons is a novel or distinct condition and the absence of any agreed set of diagnostic symptoms, the Morgellons Research Foundation and self-diagnosed Morgellons patients have successfully lobbied members of Congress and the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the proposed condition. The CDC states that while it is not known at present whether the condition represents a new disease entity, or whether persons who identify themselves as having Morgellons have a common cause for their symptoms, share common risk factors, or are contagious, it has begun an epidemiological investigation of the "Unexplained Dermopathy (aka 'Morgellons')." - www.thenmo.orgNow listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome) is a name given in 2002 by Mary Leitao to a proposed condition characterized by a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; finding fibers on or under the skin; and persistent skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). Current scientific consensus holds that Morgellons is not a new disorder and is instead a new and misleading name for known illnesses. Most doctors, including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals believe that Morgellons disease is a specific condition likely to be confirmed by future research. Despite the lack of evidence that Morgellons is a novel or distinct condition and the absence of any agreed set of diagnostic symptoms, the Morgellons Research Foundation and self-diagnosed Morgellons patients have successfully lobbied members of Congress and the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the proposed condition. The CDC states that while it is not known at present whether the condition represents a new disease entity, or whether persons who identify themselves as having Morgellons have a common cause for their symptoms, share common risk factors, or are contagious, it has begun an epidemiological investigation of the "Unexplained Dermopathy (aka 'Morgellons')." - www.thenmo.org Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free) To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome) is a name given in 2002 by Mary Leitao to a proposed condition characterized by a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; finding fibers on or under the skin; and persistent skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). Current scientific consensus holds that Morgellons is not a new disorder and is instead a new and misleading name for known illnesses. Most doctors, including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals believe that Morgellons disease is a specific condition likely to be confirmed by future research. Despite the lack of evidence that Morgellons is a novel or distinct condition and the absence of any agreed set of diagnostic symptoms, the Morgellons Research Foundation and self-diagnosed Morgellons patients have successfully lobbied members of Congress and the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the proposed condition. The CDC states that while it is not known at present whether the condition represents a new disease entity, or whether persons who identify themselves as having Morgellons have a common cause for their symptoms, share common risk factors, or are contagious, it has begun an epidemiological investigation of the "Unexplained Dermopathy (aka 'Morgellons')." - www.thenmo.orgNow listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free)To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

Morgellons (also called Morgellons disease or Morgellons syndrome) is a name given in 2002 by Mary Leitao to a proposed condition characterized by a range of cutaneous (skin) symptoms including crawling, biting, and stinging sensations; finding fibers on or under the skin; and persistent skin lesions (e.g., rashes or sores). Current scientific consensus holds that Morgellons is not a new disorder and is instead a new and misleading name for known illnesses. Most doctors, including dermatologists and psychiatrists, regard Morgellons as a manifestation of known medical conditions, including delusional parasitosis, although some health professionals believe that Morgellons disease is a specific condition likely to be confirmed by future research. Despite the lack of evidence that Morgellons is a novel or distinct condition and the absence of any agreed set of diagnostic symptoms, the Morgellons Research Foundation and self-diagnosed Morgellons patients have successfully lobbied members of Congress and the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate the proposed condition. The CDC states that while it is not known at present whether the condition represents a new disease entity, or whether persons who identify themselves as having Morgellons have a common cause for their symptoms, share common risk factors, or are contagious, it has begun an epidemiological investigation of the "Unexplained Dermopathy (aka 'Morgellons')." - www.thenmo.org Now listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv or www.xzoneuniverse.com *** AND NOW *** The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X' Zone TV Channel Radio Feed (Free - No Subscription Required) - https://www.spreaker.com/show/xztv-the-x-zone-tv-show-audio The ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com (Free) To contact Rob McConnell - misterx@xzoneradiotv.com

So Paul got really bad at editing podcasts. Here's an archival episode about Phil Mickleson's glorious win at the US PGA and the start of the NBA Playoffs

Nate got vaccinated.. it wasn't a pretty scene. NHL playoffs and Phil the thrill Mickleson. Theres a lot to breakdown, enjoy.

Very honored to welcome WFAN radio host Ann Liguori to discuss the incredible win of Phil Mickleson at the PGA Championship. She also goes into what it's been like going back to covering live sporting events IN PERSON and her latest work on WFAN!

Be ready for an hour of laughing, moaning and real talk! Opinions are honest and we will get you laughing! What a week it has been, we provide a full review of the PGA Championship. We talk Tee Box abuse, crowd members picking up balls and discuss what an unbelievable achievement it is for Mickleson to win his 6th Major at 50!

Honestly, this episode aint that funni

Gerber, Danko and Burke talk for a really really long time about the Tribe's week and where the team stands with 25% of the season in the rearview mirror. On the road (26:40), the Guys celebrate a big win for old guys as Phil Mickelson pulls off a stunning and fun win at the PGA Championship before talking about the start of the NBA playoffs. Off the field (46:54), the Guys debate whether or not the Wallflowers are a one hit wonder in anticipation of a new album in 2021 and rank the band against the "legends" of 90s music before seamlessly transitioning to their unique guide to this summer's Hollywood blockbusters. Stick around for the outtakes and learn about the Verve Pipe. Find, like, love, subscribe and message the show all over the information superhighway or on Twitter @andunprepared, Instagram @unprofessionalandunprepared and on Facebook.

5-24-21  The Program goes around the country two minutes at a time, as the Drill stops in NYC, Atlanta, and LA. The Program also talk with Danny Clinkscale about his claim that Mickleson would never win another major, and to give you the end of the hour question for a chance to win great food from Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The week of the shorter hitter...  Graeme McDowell beats off DJ and Webb Simpson takes out Finau.  We also discuss further the new World Golf League which doesn't seem to be going away with input this week from Phil Mickleson, Greg Norman and Gary Player. Also, Euan McIntosh from Turnhouse wins his European Seniors Tour Card.... an amazing achievement!! With Stewart, Donald, Peter & Scott Many thanks again to Shotscope & Golphin for their continued support. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter  

673: Golf Rules have changed for 2019 and our featured guest is Joe Foley of the USGA Rules Committee. Now that we heard the How and Why, in Part2, we discuss What the new rules are and break some of them down in more detail as implemented by both the USGA and the R&A.A huge congratulations to Adam Long on his 1st PGA Tour victory. Adam , in only his 6th Tour event, sunk a birdie putt on the final hole to beat Phil Mickleson this past weekend at the Desert Classic. Adam was featured on the show when he and Golf Smarter host Fred Greene played together at a Web.com Pro-Am event in 2015. The entire audio is available as podcast episode 498, but it was recorded as a video and can be seen on our YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV channel at https://youtu.be/oLKURrgnjBI This episode is brought to you by our partner TWG! Get an extra 20% off apparel with the coupon code “golfsmarter” at checkout. See the great selections at TGW.com/golfsmarter. Some exclusions apply. Excludes all Titleist, FootJoy, Under Armour items and select NIKE items. Cannot be combined with other discount offers. Due to manufacturer policies, some other items may also be excluded. Ends 2/5/19 at 11:59 PM CT.

In this episode myself and Donald discuss the latest 'big money' game between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as well as the Honma Open in Hong Kong and the World Cup of golf in Melbourn.  We also talk about the amazing South Korean Golfer Hosung Choi who won on the Japanese Tour at the weekend.  Donald also gives a great tip to help you with your game this winter...

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy 11.24.18 - Mike & Billy continue discussing of The Match - Tiger vs. Phil. Part 3 Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Best Hole-In-One, Nicki Anderson, Realtor, Hawaii Condo, The Patrons Caddy,  Slickstix.com, McGaughey Health Group,  Taylor Made Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, Paso Robles Golf Club , and The Paso Robles Inn- use code PASO to enter Paso Robles Golf Package contest at Golftalkradio.com.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy 11.24.18 - Mike & Billy discuss "The Match" - Tiger vs. Phil. Part 2 Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Best Hole-In-One, Nicki Anderson, Realtor, Hawaii Condo, The Patrons Caddy,  Slickstix.com, McGaughey Health Group,  Taylor Made Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, Paso Robles Golf Club , and The Paso Robles Inn- use code PASO to enter Paso Robles Golf Package contest at Golftalkradio.com.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com

This week we investigate UFC craziness, talk about closed doors, colourful shoes and Phil Mickleson's massive arse. Or Phil Mickleson being a massive arse. Or both. Plus we steal some classic Channel 4 intellectual property.Tweet us where sledging comes from @backseatsmen. Or just tweet us sledging.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backseatcoaches)

David Jacoby is joined by Ryen Russillo talking bet payoffs with pro athletes, EA sports apology, Cost Co. rumbles, Mickleson's dance, plus more of your Twitter and VM's!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Jacoby is joined by Ryen Russillo talking bet payoffs with pro athletes, EA sports apology, Cost Co. rumbles, Mickleson's dance, plus more of your Twitter and VM's!!!

Holy smokes, I'm BACK! In this podcast we talk about an article that I really like, written by Alison Curdt.  She tells us why it's important not to make that negative knee jerk reaction, and exactly how we can combat it! Also featured in this episode is the announcement of the new Golf Strategy Academy which is a monthly membership that grants you access to custom practices that have been proven (over 300 test subjects!) to lower your scores.   These are the same practices from the 30 Day Challenge (which is now permanently closed) that helped over 300 golfers rapidly improve and shoot a BUNCH of personal bests. Sign up at this address (http://www.golfstrategyschool.com/membership-info) using promo code podcast to get in at the introductory rate of $39/month.  The code is only valid until November 1st when the prices increase WILL increase.   Until then I will see you in the short grass!

Have you ever heard of the concept of over speed training?  Neither had I!  It's training using different weighted clubs so you can let your body experience performing the golf swing at a faster speed.  By switching to slightly heaver clubs you can build up that swing speed for the times you're actually using your driver.  Mike & Kyle from Super Speed Golf take this concept to the next level. EPISODE FEATURED GUEST: Michael Napoleon and Kyle Shay, creators of Super Speed Golf.   IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:   What is Super Speed Golf? It’s an offshoot of Michael and Kyle’s other company Catalyst Golf Performance in Chicago. It involves a concept called over speed training. It increases swing speed (and therefore distance) by using a series of different weighted shafts. Unique ways to get someone to their peak performance In general, people don’t know how to practice; you need to have a plan. When clients have a much more structured plan, it helps them improve at a faster rate, and also improves their confidence on the golf course. Keep tabs of your statistics and progress. Always try to better your own personal scores. Be aware of how you’re doing. Food journaling is also important-are there snacks in your bag? What are you eating before and after? What are you drinking on the course? Benefits of overspeed training Your body has a memory of how fast the muscular response is going to be when you run that motor pattern (throwing a ball, kicking, swinging a club etc) Your body is used to going at a certain speed. Your body is actual capable of going much faster than that. Super Speed reprograms what your body thinks is normal speed so you can get a faster more efficient motor response. They accomplish this by using lighter instruments compared to a golf club (three different clubs are used during training). Flash memory is made when using these lighter clubs, and when you add the load of a heavier club, your body is used to going faster. Once you get back to your normal club, there’s usually a 5-6% increase in your club speed. It takes time for the permanency of this new speed to take hold, about 4-6 weeks afterwards. Balancing out the body A lot of people want to even out their body (using both the right and left sides) It’s good to train the acceleration and deceleration of the swing. You need to be able to stop your body faster in order to make it go faster. If you’re body thinks it’s out of control it will automatically slow things down. If you only play golf one way, a lot of imbalances will occur that can cause injury later on. This doesn’t mean you have to start playing opposite your dominant side, but it would be a good idea to start taking swings that way on a regular basis. Levels of Super Speed Everyone starts with the introduction protocol. It’s a good way to get the body acclimated. After a couple of weeks, the level one program focuses on three different positions; kneeling, standing, and a step change in direction position where you take an extra step through the swing, really planting the lead foot when you swing. Most clients are in level one for at least 4-6 weeks. Around the three month mark is when the next level occurs. It’s basically increasing the intensity of the swings. They make everything a little bit faster with fewer reps. Results Clients are hitting the ball 30 yards farther than they were a year ago. People are getting more efficient in their swings and are more stable. Decrease in injuries occur because people learn how to move their bodies As a personal testimonial, this interview was about a month ago. I’ve been doing over speed training since then and I’m starting to see some really impactful results. I’m a bigger hitter carrying around 250-60 averaging about 280 overall. Over the last two weeks my drives have been carrying, CARRYING, about 275 and I’m frequently getting out over 300 yards. Now I’ve been taking it pretty seriously and doing the drills about 4-5 times per week, but I can tell you that it’s really paying off. LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOW:   https://superspeedgolf.com/ - Promo code "golfstrategy" for 10% off info@superspeedgolf.com https://www.facebook.com/superspeedgolf/ https://twitter.com/superspeedgolf

This week's episode is brought to you by the Golf Ball Locator App www.golfballlocatorapp.com.   Well the 30 Day Challenge has come and gone.  Now that it's over, what have we learned and what should be taken away from the whole process? There are two main takeaways here: Shifting to an external focus rather than internal technical ones and what it takes to track progress.   Focus People often get wrapped up in the technical aspects of golf, quickly drowning in a sea of swing thoughts and position.  The unifying theme that all of these practice sessions had was an external focus.   What does that even mean?  Well, it means that we don't really care about the technique you use to complete the practice, but that you learn how to do it your way and develop confidence in your way.   There have been multiple scientific studies done that have proven higher success rates using external focus vs internal (technical) focus.   Progress For many people tracking stats is a very familiar thing.  They keep fairways, puts, and maybe greens in regulation on the bottom of their card.  That's a great start, but not nearly enough to fully leverage your abilities.   If you want to experience success on the course you have to make your practice more difficult than when you actually play.  To make sure that you follow a well thought out plan you need to track how well you perform under these different practice circumstances.   I encourage you to keep a small notepad in your bag or use a blank scorecard to note exactly how well you do each time you practice.  That way when you do a routine a 2nd or 3rd time, you'll know where to start to maximize your learning.

This is the last week of the challenge and we're going to be covering what we can do the day of our round to best prepare ourselves for success.     Our first practice session has to do with determining what our shot pattern for the day will be.  This is important because we don't want to be working on our swing while we're playing.  You have to work with the shot pattern that you have that day.   Practice #1: DETERMINING OUR SHOT PATTERN   Once arriving at the driving range we have to build our practice station.  Place an alignment rod along your intended foot line, parallel to your target line.  To make the station even more effective, place another rod, perpendicular to the first to form a T.  This rod will represent your ball position.     You can do this with club if you like or you can use alignment rods.  These are the ones I have.  There are three rubber grommets on one of the rods - two for foot position one for ball position, so then you won't need the extra rod forming a T. This station is important because it will ensure that you consistently align yourself in a similar position during every portion of the upcoming exercise. Now that the practice station is in place, let’s get to work. 5 Ball Iron Test Using your practice station as a guide take out your PW and hit 5 balls at the same target.   ***I know I don't normally advocate for repeatedly using the same target, but what we're trying to do is find a pattern, and realistically most people won't continually reset their practice station every time.  So for that reason we will work in blocks of 5 shots per target.***   DO NOT hit these shots rapid fire, this is still a no rake and fire zone.  Stand behind the golf ball before every shot and complete your pre-shot routine. Repeat this 5 ball exercise with your 6, 7, 8, and 9 iron only changing targets when you change clubs.  When you change targets please make the necessary adjustments to your practice station. The Driver Now it’s time to bring out everyone's favorite weapon, the driver.  First I need you to visualize a fairway out on the driving range.  Clearly choosing targets that represent the left and right most edges of the fairway.  Now hit 10 shots at this fairway.  Don’t forget to take your time and go through that pre-shot routine before every swing. Keep track of your shot pattern while you're completing this exercise.  This will tell you what pattern to play throughout your round that day.  Just like Vegas, I want you to play the odds.  When push comes to shove I want you to play the shot shape that you had from this exercise and don't try to fix it today. Practice #2:  How to shoot the score you want One of the best pieces of advice ever to come through the podcast was from PGA instructor George Roy, and it dealt with how to stay in the moment and not get overwhelmed by your score, whether it's good or bad. George's advice was to create smaller goals that keep you focused on the task at hand, rather than looking too far down the road ahead. Here's what you do: Set goals for the specific number fairways, greens you will hit from those fairways, and the number of up & downs you will make from the greens you missed.  Here's an example from George: Hit 50% of your fairways = 7 Hit 60% of the greens (from the 50% of the fairways) = 4 (two putt pars) Get up & down 70% of the time from the greens you've missed = 9 Add that all up and it equals 13 pars and 5 “others”. Assuming you can keep those “others” to bogeys you’ll be on a roll!  This does assume you two putt every hole (Yes, I realize how big of an assumption that is but this is for the sake of easy math we'll let it fly) you would shoot +5 over 18 holes.   You might wonder why shouldn't I pick a number?   There's two big reasons: pressure & limitations. Picking a specific number adds pressure as you progress through your round. Your subconscious golf mind will be aware of your position in relation to that score. If you get behind the pace needed to achieve that number, the pressure can mount quickly. Pressure leads to stress, stress often leads to tension, and everyone knows that tension leads to poor performance. (Insert your Star Wars dark side joke here) Even if you have successfully let go of all those issues you still are more likely to take overly aggressive risks that could lead to even more disastrous outcomes. (IE: going for sucker pins) Even if you’re doing great and you manage to stay ahead of the pace needed to achieve that goal, you’re more likely to rest on your laurels down the stretch. If my goal is to shoot par and I’m two under at the turn, it’s really easy for me to mentally take my foot off of the gas pedal and say “I can afford to shoot +2 on the back”. All of a sudden after the round is done I’m looking at missed opportunities that could’ve lead to a FANTASTIC round. My goal was even par or BETTER, not to just settle for even par and forgo anything surpassing that. Practice #3: Following your A.V.E.nue to success.   There's three things that pros do drastically more often than the amateur golfer that leads to their mental success.  They Analyze, Visualize, and Execute every shot.  What do I mean? Analyze This is the step that most people do pretty well at.  Analyzing is taking in your surroundings and deciding what will affect the shot.  Wind on an approach shot, break on a green, cold temps that shorten ball flight, etc. Visualize Here is where people start to have difficulties.  Visualizing is a commonly skipped step that most people have trouble with or skip altogether.  If you don't know how to visualize your shot, verbally describe what your're trying to do.  Talk out exactly where you want the ball to land and how it would release. Execute This is where people REALLY struggle.  By execute, I mean staying committed to your shot.  This is exactly what we talked about with the Think Box/Play box drill.  Whatever decision you made in that Think Box you have to stay committed to it.  Staying committed to your shot is absolutely vital to consistently hitting the shots your want and therefore, executing your plan. This is something that we're going to track too.  Every hole I want you to look at each shot and give yourself a point if you analyzed properly, give yourself a point if you visualized, and give yourself a point if you executed.  So if you had a 5 on a hole and you did all of your analysis correctly then you get 5 analysis points, f you properly visualized you would get 5 visualization points, and if you stayed committed to every shot then you would get 5 execution points.  Here's a spreadsheet a downloadable spreadsheet to help you track your progress. That's all we have for this fourth and final week of our 30 day challenge.  Remember to share your results through the Facebook Group.  There will be a short survey coming out sometime soon just asking what you thought of the 30 Day Challenge.  This is the first iteration after all and I'd like to keep it rolling forward and improving.  As always, I'll see you in the short grass.   Cheers!

Week three of the 30 day challenge, coming at you!   This week we are looking at different practice routines that teach us how to perform in pressure situations.  Let's get right to it!   Practice #1: The Seven Second Drill   This drill comes from PGA instructor David Heinen, former coach of Vijay SIngh, and head instructor at the Kaizen Golf Academy and it's a really good one!   One of the biggest ways people stumble under pressure is how long they take while standing over the ball, in that pressure packed moment.  Think back to Dustin Johnson's three putt at the 2015 US Open.  Even the commentators noticed that he took a lot of extra time over those putts, essentially psyching himself out.   Last week we talked about the Think Box/Play Box technique.  This almost like the big brother of that drill, here's how it works: Stand behind the ball (in your Think Box) and decide the plan for that shot. Once you leave your Think Box (with your decision made) start counting out loud down from seven. You MUST hit your shot before you get to zero.  If you don't, it's time to start over start over. That's really all there is to it!  When working on the driving range I want you to write down how many repetitions it takes before you are feeling consistent, comfortable, and confident executing your shots within seven seconds.  Some clubs might take more reps than others, and that's okay, just make sure you keep track of it.   ***For bonus points see if you can trim it down to five seconds!***   Here's how this drill really benefits the golfer.  By limiting our time to execute the shot, we simply don't have enough time to second guess ourselves.  It forces us to go with the gut feeling, regardless of whether or not it's the right one.  This always makes me think of one of my favorite quotes from Bernhard Langer.   The second way we're going to learn how to better perform under pressure is to simulate it in our practice.  Go back to your last really pressure shot, what did it feel like?  Faster heart beat, tunnel vision, racing thoughts?  If we can simulate these feelings in our practice we will be much better prepared for those circumstances.  Here's how we do it:   Practice 2: Golf Suicides   In order to properly do this drill you have to elevate your heart rate.  You can do this through jumping jacks, burpees, or even running in place. Pick 10 different targets Hit to them going through your normal routine.   Write down the number of times you hit your target. Repeat the exercise with 10 new targets doing your exercise of choice for 10 reps (or at least 10 seconds) between each shot. Record how many times you hit your target. Continue to do this exercise until your success rate under pressure matches your normal success rate. You should always try to make your practice harder than your actual play, so incorporating this style of practice can help several different parts of your game, putting included!   Practice 3: Handling Pressure In the Moment   If you haven't had a chance to work on the previous drills this one can help you on game day.  In an interview with Geoff Greig, PGA instructor and Amazon best selling author.  What Geoff has discovered is that if we hum while we swing we can interrupt the analytical side of our brain which is often responsible for over thinking.   By humming while you swing it lets your body just react rather than over processing the information while under then gun and succumbing to the pressure.   Here's what you do to get the maximum affect: While swinging the club try to hum and keep a steady pitch. The more steady the pitch during your swing, the smoother and more reactionary you've swung. To measure our progress we're going to track the same things as the previous practice. Pick 10 different targets Hit to them going through your normal routine.   Write down the number of times you hit your target. Repeat the exercise with 10 new targets humming during each shot. Record how many times you hit your target. Continue to do this exercise until your success rate under pressure matches your normal success rate. The great thing about this is that it is easily transfer to on course play!  It will help you get over the big moments on the course, by removing the analytical side of the brain, which is the one that amplifies the pressure.   That's all for this week, next up will be some game day mental strategies.   Cheers!

Alright {!firstname_fix} are you ready to ditch the tension from your swing?   Week 2 of the challenge starts now!   This time around we're focusing on the ability to make tension free swings.  A tension free swing makes for better shot making, more consistent performance, and even more distance!  Here's your Work Book to track your progress for this week.   Practice #1: Think Box/ Play Box   Tension manifests itself in many different ways.  If we think about it chronologically, the first place it shows up in your journey as a golfer is with bad decisions, which a lot of times really the product of indecision.  For most people that's the indecision about which shot, club, or target should be picked.  This results in taking more time over the ball, and the longer we spend over the ball, the more the tension builds.   These situations tend to occur for people more while they're actually playing, so you may consider trying this during a practice but it can certainly be done on a driving range as well.   The Think Box/Play Box idea comes from Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, both multi time Golf Digest Top 50 teachers.  When practicing, and even more importantly while playing, this drill helps you commit to your shots - a major weakness of most amateurs.   Here's how it works.  While behind the ball picking your target you are in the Think Box.  Here you can analyze and visualize your shot, but once you've left the Think Box and transition into the Play Box (standing over the ball) you have to be 100% committed to the shot you've chosen.  No more changing your mind.   Think of it like occupying two actual physical boxes (hence the name!).  Check out this picture for a more clear representation. There's two ways to measure your progress here.  The first one is the more basic of the two.  Simply tracking whether or not you stayed committed to your shot.     It's pretty straight forward if you're actually on the course.  Just think about the last shot and check to see if you stayed committed to your target and swing.  The easiest way to track this is just add that line on your scorecard, I like to call it EXECUTE.  Did I execute my Think Box plan?   If you're on the driving range I would track this 10 shots at a time. Pre-select 10 different targets On each shot add the Think Box & Play Box to your pre-shot routine Track to see if you stayed committed and executed the plan with each shot I think it's important to mention here that when I ask if you're staying committed, I'm not asking if you hit your target, or if the shot was even good.  I'm asking Did you stay committed to your Think Box plan?   Did you waffle on your club decision? Did you change your target midway through your pre-shot routine? If you answered yes to either of these questions (or anything similar) then you didn't execute the plan.  Work on going through your whole routine, making an achievable plan, and executing it!   Another way you can do some really solid self analysis is to weigh your expectation vs the outcome on these 10 shots.  If you are finding that your expectation never matches up with the outcome it's probably time to start picking more conservative targets more in line with your abilities.   Practice #2: The Tension Scale   A huge key to several different areas of golf is awareness.  Whether it's reading the breeze to see how much extra club you should take, or being aware that you are getting upset about a shot and not letting it bleed into later swings and potentially into later holes.   The specific spot we're talking about today is, you guessed it, TENSION!   Lot's of people don't realize that they may be gripping the club really hard, I mean white knuckling it.  One way to test this is the exercise from Iain Highfield, Director of Mental Training at Bishops Gate Golf Academy.   The Tension Scale is a 0-10 scale measuring the tension in your hands, arms, and body.  A 0 on the Tension Scale is super loose, barely able to stand up.  Almost like your body is made out of cooked spaghetti noodles.  A 10 on the Tension Scale looks, frankly, like the Hulk.  Super stiff body, white knuckles on the club, probably a clenched jaw too!  Here's how the drill  works: While in your Think Box try to sense your current number on the Tension Scale.  Say it out loud. Let go of your club bend slightly at the waist and shake all your tension out so you're at 0. Now count up to 10 slowly increasing your tension along the way until you max out. Hold that 10 on the Tension Scale for at least 5 seconds. Then slowly count back from 10 relaxing and work your way back down to 0 shaking out any remaining tension. Repeat that process once more. Now pick up your club and notice what your tension level is (should be a 1 or 2) Quickly move into your Play Box and execute your shot (should take 7 seconds or less). Just like in Practice #1 I want you to pick out 10 targets and do this before each individual shot.  To measure your progress here I want you to note on which shot (out of 10) you feel like you are able to consistently start swinging at a 1 or a 2 on the Tension Scale.   Here's a video of Iain working with one of his students on the this very drill.      Changing The Game | Episode 3: Tension Challenge So now you know how to practice swinging tension free, and how to approach your shots with a logical thought process to hopefully circumvent the tension in the first place, but what happens if you're stuck in the moment?   In past episodes Debbie O'Connell, former LPGA National Professional of the Year, has shared her strategies on how we can properly breathe to slow our heart rate and ditch some of that tension.   When you breathe in try to do it while you slowly count to 5 in your head.  Then when you exhale try to exhale while slowly counting to 6.  The idea is this slow paced breathing gets you calmed back down so you can perform in your normal conditions.In my own research I came across a really great article from Dr. Robert Duff about managing anxiety.  Dr. Duff uses a really slick breathing exercise that goes a long with an animation.  It's really easy, as the shape grows breathe in, as it shrinks exhale! The practice routine I want you to do is going to help you learn this breathing pattern, because it's something really easy to take with you on the course.   Practice #3: Breathing   Again like drill #1 we are going to pick 10 predetermined targets to hit to.   While standing in your Think Box breathe along with the animation once. While in the Play Box breathe along with the animation once (again) After the swing write down what your tension level was during your swing. What i want you to notice is the calm after having gone through this breathing exercise twice before your shot.  This will help you eliminate any remaining tension left before your shots.  The other nice thing about this is that you can actually download this GIF on your phone and use it while walking between shots if you're ever feeling over stressed.   That's all we have for this week!  next week we will be working on confidence building practices for the full swing.  Don't forget to share your progress, and thoughts with the Facebook community atFacebook.com/GolfStrategySchool

Glad to see that you're back for the practice routines for week 2!  Now please excuse the upcoming bold font, but this is a crucial part to any practice you're doing and it will be a theme that's applied through the rest of the 30 day challenge.   Your success rate MUST be between 30% - 70% to be experiencing improvement.   So keep that in mind when you are doing these practice routines.  If you are able to do them with better than a 70% success rate you need to make it harder and vice versa if that success rate is below 30%.   So on to the good stuff!   This week we are going to look at some short game practice routines. Let's start with the flat stick.   Practice #1 Putting   Here's the thing, just about every instructor is going to look at your alignment first so let's get that out of the way right now.   Step 1: Pick a putt that's straight, about 10 feet long.   Step 2: Set up   Check with your course to see if it's okay to put chalk on the practice green.  Then draw two lines, I like to use an actual builders chalk line.  Line #1 should be the intended starting line of your putt.  Line #2 should be a short line that runs perpendicular to that line and should be at the very beginning of line one forming an uppercase T.  (See the picture below) Use line number #2 to align your putter face throughout this drill. Go through your entire preshot routine and hit a few warm up putts.  Monitor if your putts roll down line #1.  If they do, then you know your path is good!   The real test comes from The Gate Drill. Place two tees slightly wider than a golf ball about three feet away from your starting point. Try to hit the putts so they go between the tees. After 10 putts see if you are in that 30%-70% range.  If so, then you are still learning.  Repeat the drill two more times. If you are under 30% widen the tees making it a touch easier and repeat the drill two more times. If you are over 70% move the tees a little closer to the hole, (away from you) and do the drill two more times. Our second practice routine is called the Putting Ladder Drill.  This one builds the confidence to make those knee knockers and other pressure putts.  This is going to start sounding repetitive but always make sure you go through your complete preshot routine when hitting any shot, even these practice drills.  Anyway, here's how we do the Putting Ladder: Find a fairly straight putt that's about 30 feet long and set a ball down every six feet (6', 12', 18', 24', 30') all on the same line. Set an extra club (or towel, or flag, anything works) about three feet behind the hole.  Hit each putt making sure the ball reaches the hole but DOES NOT hit extra club laid behind it. This means you don't actually have to drain it, just make sure you stop it in that zone between the cup and the club. If you leave the putt short of the hole or go too far and hit the stick, then you have to start over. Again, we do this drill 10 times to see if we are in that 30%-70% success zone.  If you make it all the way through the five putts without starting over that's a win!  If you miss one and have to start over, that's a missed attempt (it counts toward your 10 reps).     This is a pretty tough drill for most people starting out so don't be surprised if you have to tone down the difficulty.  If you are under 30% success and need to make it easier just shorten the distance between each ball to about 3 feet.  (Make sure you keep track of the new distance between each putt!)   If you need to make it harder (over 70% success) you can add another ball at 36' or even just increase the distance between the ones you have (7' instead of 6').   The real beauty of this drill is that it gets us familiar with experiencing failure.  That way when we are out there on the course standing over a really tough putt, we've already experienced that emotion and taught ourselves how to handle it.  Which helps to eliminate fear in the moment.   Here's a quick little video from LPGA professional Katie Detlefsen that gives you the general idea for set up and execution. - Please remember to go through your entire pre shot routing before every putt though!     Ladder Drill - School of Golf | Golf Channel Our second structured practice is for chipping.Practice #2 Chipping   This practice routine is going to sound eerily familiar.  It's the big brother to the putting ladder, it's the chipping ladder!   The set up is similar pretty similar. Pick a chip shot about 30 feet away Draw a chalk circle (6' diameter) around the cup. Set cones (or draw more chalk lines) every ten feet creating landing zones. Take your golf balls just off of the fringe (no more than five feet). From here we emulate the putting ladder.   Starting with the zone closest to us we chip the ball trying to land it in that first landing zone It must release and finish inside that six foot wide circle around the cup. If you miss your landing zone or the circle you must start over. If you hit your landing zone target and your stop the ball inside the circle then you get to move on to the next landing zone!Remember your preshot routine each time, and don't be afraid to change clubs!   You can add or subtract landing zones as needed to maintain that 30%-70% success rate.   This drill helps eliminate fear, just like the putting ladder but it also adds some creativity to your game because you learn to alter you carry distance and ball flight around the greens.   Practice #3 Pitching   Here we are looking at the "fun" in between zones that a lot of people struggle with.  For this drill you will need to find a facility that has a designated pitching area or a random patch of grass where you can practice (about 80 yards). Start at 20 yards away from your target and place five balls.  Continue every 10 ten yards until you are 80 yards out. Hit each of the 5 balls to the target at each station tracking how many times you were withing 10 feet of the target (roughly). Reset, this time with only three balls per station. This time our goal is slightly different 1st ball should land just beyond the target 2nd ball should land just short of the target 3rd ball should right on the target Reset the stations again with only 3 balls and complete the exercise again (long/short/on target). The fourth and final time we will reset the stations with our original 5 ball set up and try to hit the target exactly Record your percentage within 10 feet again.  It should've gone up compared to the first time! This drill is awesome because A) It helps you practice distance control, which is crucial for scoring B) It helps you separate the pin from your target because those two things are rarely the same!   Make sure to share you progress in the Golf Strategy School Facebook Group to get that added support!I'll see you next Monday with the new set of practice routines.

Welcome to day #1 of the 30 Day Challenge!  We've got over 120 people participating so I want to see lots of conversation and community accountability.   The three tasks I want you to complete are Answer these 4 questions 1.  What are three things that worked really well last year? 2.  What are three things that didn't work well last year? 3.  What is one thing you learned from last year? 4.  What is one thing you could do right away to improve? Write down your practice schedule or program it in your phone What is your goal and how will you measure it? You can chat with the other participants at Facebook.com/GolfStrategySchoolAlso you can still sign up and get most of the bonuses at: golfstrategyschool.com/30daychallenge   Hope to see you there!   Marty

Join us for the LIVE 30 Day Game Improvement Challenge!  Sign up at www.golfstrategyschool.com/30daychallenge   How it works: When you sign up for the challenge you will receive three specific focused practice routines designed to rapidly improve different aspects of your game.  Each week we focus on a new part of your game; going from short game all the way to full swing and even on course performance.   If you commit to these practice routines and follow them through to the end of the challenge you can take your game to a whole new level, and the best part is that it's 100% FREE! So sign up at www.golfstrategyschool.com/30daychallengeCheers!Marty

This episode is a home show where I talk about some of the reasons why we need to have a post shot routine.  The strategy we cover here is from one of our past guests, Golf Digest Top 50 instructor James Sieckmann.  In his book Your Short Game Solution he actually covers a great and incredibly important part of the mental game, the post shot routine.   The three main components are to a good post shot routine: Taking ownership of your good shots Objectifying your bad shots Letting go of all your shots

EPISODE FEATURED GUEST: CRAIG JONES   Craig used to own five different golf tech learning centers. He has taught over 10,000 lessons, and he’s taken his expertise to the online world. Craig is now the creator of Face First Golf, which is a community that was born on Facebook, then brought even further onto the digital side of his own membership program. His programs focus on eliminating the common errors that plague 12+ handicap players.   EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:   The 12+ Handicapper and how to keep enjoying the game Craig used to be the 12+ handicapper, so he knows what it feels like to be in that range and to want to be good so bad. No need to make the bigger movements-Craig teaches how to keep a flatter left arm and wrist, and a little bit more about hip rotation The Two T’s on the course are what you should be thinking about: target and tempo. Remember the goal is to get your ball closer to the target, not to just hit the ball. Get the most out of imperfect swings. Changes aren’t instant. Don’t worry about your ball flight when you’re trying to correct swing mechanics-focus on that target. What to do when working on mechanics Hit ten balls, then step away, and say you’re gonna go through your whole routine Then hit the next three balls without any mechanical thoughts in your head. Keep going back and forth between training and trusting mode-practice your trust mode in practice. Common hurdles people have difficulty clearing Too much random free golf advice available all over the internet Commit to something and turn everything else off-follow one person’s advice, like Craig’s! Follow one course until success Rapid Fire Round Single best piece of advice ever given: don’t follow up a bad shot, with a dumb one. Get yourself back into position. Don’t hit the hero shot. Favorite practice drill: The 9 o’clock drill Players make a half-back swing so your left arm is parallel to the ground. Then from that stopped position, hit the shot. Players get immediately into a better impact position. They also swing more with the body, rather than their arms. What’s the most fundamental component for higher handicappers to focus on? Club face. The reason so many players swing over the top is because their club faces are open. If you don’t fix it, they’ll always swing over the top. Book Recommendation: “Golf is Not a Game of Perfect” by Bob Rotella. Short and info impact How to prepare for a tournament in one day Reread “Golf is Not a Game of Perfect” With only 24 hours, you can only work on your mind Parting piece of guidance: Pick something and stick with it and tune everything else out.   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOW:   Special link: http://facefirstgolf.com/golfstrategyschool Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigjonesgolf Home website: http://facefirstgolf.com/

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