Mental Game Training
Who needs Mental game Training? The answer is everyone but here are a few questions to make sure you will benefit from Mental Game Training with John:
- Do you hit the ball better on the range than on the course?
- If you shoot a great front 9 score, do you often “Blow Up” on the back?
- Do you often “Lose your swing” in the middle of a round?
- Do your scores generally go up in tournaments?
- Are you more likely to miss a 4-foot putt on 18 for all the money than on the second hole?
- Do you struggle with too many mechanical thoughts when you play golf?
- Do you get really frustrated or angry on the golf course?
If you are like most golfers, you answered yes to one or many of the above questions. Well, you’re in luck. John is here to help and he is highly trained to help you learn the necessary skills so you can confidently answer NO to those questions?
John’s Mental Game Training
John has both formal training and a wealth of personal experience to draw from when helping students conquer the challenges of the mental game.
John’s experience as a tour pro has taught him many tough lessons in what it takes to play golf under extreme pressure.
As far as training, John’s university degree is in Psychology, which he took in preparation for attending Grad School for Sports Psychology. A professional golf career pulled him away from school so Grad School didn’t happen but this didn’t end John’s quest for knowledge on the mental game.
Most recently, in February of 2009, John attended a training seminar conducted by GolfPsych. On the strength of studies conducted on the PGA, Senior and LPGA Tours,GolfPsych has developed the only mental game training program based on scientific studies. These studies have pinpointed the EIGHT TRAITS OF CHAMPION GOLFERS. Through the use of assessment tools, John, as a certified GolfPsych instructor, can compare your personality with the scores from champions on the various tours.
GolfPsych Tools
The GolfPsych Personality Assessment (Game Book Pro)
This innovative series of questions measures you on the following Eight Champion Traits:
- Tough Mindedness
- Arousal Level – what is optimal
- Emotional Stability
- Confidence
- Dominance
- Abstract vs. Concrete Thinking
- Focus
- Self Sufficiency
Knowing how you score on these eight traits will be incredibly valuable for you and John to work on a mental skill set that will allow you to play up to your potential every day.
Cost – $195 US
The GolfPsych Mental Game Skills Assessment (Game Book)
This tool measures your performance in Eight mental Game Skills:
- Focus and Mental Pre-Shot Routine
- Calculations and Commitment
- Emotion Management
- Course Management and Game Plan
- Tough Minded
- Confidence
- Independent Decision Making
- Tension Management
Cost – $89.95 US with GolfPsych recommendations or $19.95 with just scores
First level of mental skills
You and John can now take your personality traits and your mental skills scores and work on the mental skills set needed for your best golf. These base mental skills are:
- A Strong Mental Routine
- The ability to control your thoughts
- The ability to control your levels of arousal
- The ability to put together a great game plan
Here are a couple of final notes on the mental game. If you hit the ball well enough to satisfy your needs on the range but not on the course, you do not have a swing problem, you need to improve your mental skills. Secondly, until you have a strong mental game, you will never know how good your physical skills are.
Mental Game Seminars
John offers monthly clinics on the mental game. These 90-minute seminars will change your outlook on golf!!
Attendees learn:
- How to handle first tee jitters
- How to take their games from the range to the course
- How to make those crucial putts
- How to play well under pressure
- How to play up to their abilities, regardless of the situation
- How to play great golf while still having fun
- $35
2011 Schedule
Saturday May 7th - 4:00 PM
Saturday June 18th - 4:00 PM
Saturday July 9th - 4:00 PM
Saturday August 6th - 4:00 PM
