JJ Wood, PGA

Mental Tool 6: Golf Confidence

What is Golf Confidence? This past week Ohio State competed at the Big 10 Championship at Victory National Golf Club. This was a serious test of golf that exposed the player that was not 100% confident in their game. Through 3 rounds Ohio State was in second place, trailing only the University of Illinois, which […]

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Champions Are NOT Victims

Golf Acceptance After having the opportunity to watch the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay yesterday the word “Acceptance” stood out to me as a fundamental for success in golf. Say what you will about the venue it did produce a leaderboard of some of the top players in the game. Every player in the

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How to structure your practice into 3 phases

10,000 hours of practice to become expert. 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become expert. Practice golf smarter not harder. Is your golf practice efficient?

A recent golf study showed that for the average golfer, which is a golfer that averages 100 for 18 holes, deliberate practice was 30% of the total process of becoming a better player. This is roughly 1/3 of the total process!

The surprising part of this study (in my opinion) is that once a player reaches the international championship level (PGA Tour), deliberate practice only accounts for 1% of player success.

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Deliberate Golf Practice

The Value of Deliberate Golf Practice 10,000 hours of practice to become expert. 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become expert. Practice golf smarter not harder. Is your golf practice efficient? A recent golf study showed that for the average golfer, which is a golfer that averages 100 for 18 holes, deliberate practice was 30%

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