Jarvis Coaching

What is the task at hand when the wheels are falling off? What can be accomplished in a short walk? A lot...if you have solid mental training. . I always tell my students the key to creating the wins that people know about is creating the wins that only you know about. Look for the wins within the win. You ask, What does that mean?  In which space did Tiger create his epic win in the 1997 Masters? Spoiler alert: “The mental training for golf that my dad had put me through proved itself during that short walk from the ninth green to the tenth in the first round.” ... “Anyone can win when they’re playing great golf, when they’re at a level where everything is going well. That’s easy. But trying to grind when it’s just not there, it’s really hard. It’s hard on the mind. For me, I rely a lot on the past, remembering shots and situations." Tiger If you want details about how Tiger used the mental training he got as a kid to turn things around, ASK ME. It’s a ...

WAIT WELL TO PLAY WELL                                                                                  Photo from The Golf Channel My friend  @drrobbell  tweets out a powerful mantra every week: “Patience and Persistence.” At the heart of both, is the learned skill of waiting well. Waiting is an inherent part of the game of golf. It takes approximately 1.5 seconds to hit a golf shot. The rest of the time—you must wait. It’s interesting to consider what this can look like in the life of a professional golfer. One player I work with recently put it like this: “I feel like I’m really good at waiting well coming off a good stretch of tournaments. At the same time, it’s excruciating to wait between tournaments when I’m playing poorly. When I’m playing well, I’m good at taki...