Archive for the Sports Performance

I just signed up to do a 100 holes in a day marathon on May 3rd and I need to start getting ready. The event will benefit junior golf and I will play 9 holes with 11 different juniors so they can be a part of this exciting day. The problem for me is that I […]

The golf season will officially start this week when Tiger Woods comes back to the tour after surgery on his left knee. Everybody will be wondering how he will perform. He will be great. With no pain in the left knee he will be able to swing freely for the first time in 3 years. The […]

I was fortunate to get to play at Ojai Valley Inn Resort last Sunday and had a very unique experience. I found myself playing very uninspired golf. You know those days when you could take it or leave it. I was surprised how I felt because I usually look forward to playing my once a […]

I was fortunate to have a book signing at Barnes and Noble in Palm Desert. I was thrilled to meet so many golfers who asked me questions about the mental game and they usually would start their question with “I am the only one I know that _____”. Now, the blank could be fear of […]

We are in the middle of Q-School which will determine who gets to play on the PGA, LPGA, Champions, and Nationwide tours. Having worked with several players that have and are going through this process I am reminded about the difference that truly makes a difference for success. This difference is the mental game. All […]

The past couple of months have been very busy with clients, projects, and new programs I am developing for 2009. One new role I will have is Instructional Contributor to Golf Guide US magazine. What is different with this magazine than other magazines I have written for is that Golf Guide US is in Korean. […]

I was honored to be named the 2008 Southern California PGA Metro Chapter Teacher of the Year. I was very excited to learn I had been voted the top teacher in my Chapter. The Los Angeles and Orange County area has many top teachers and to be recognized as one of them is very satisfying. […]

Two weeks ago I went to the Fall PGA show in Las Vegas. I was there to see if there were any new training devices and meet with a couple companies. At this show the focus was on club technology, training aids, and clothing. I was a little disappointed in the lack of big name […]

Newly Ryder Cup pick Ian Poulter had a bad week at the PGA Tour stop in Boston. He needed to play another PGA Tour event to play the minimum events to keep his full-time card for next year. By playing in the PGA Tour event he was banking on being picked for the Ryder Cup […]

Watching the PGA Tour event in Boston reminds me of the shift from playing for par (majors) and having to go low or go home. The tour this year has set up courses more difficult than in recent years and this week it seems to have gone back to a few years ago when shooting […]