Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game

And how it could make a huge difference to the clarity, composure and timing in your game Today we are joined on the show by the outstanding Canadian coach JS Legare JS is a certified Mind Factor coach but also an expert on BREATHWORK We had a fascinating conversation about how we can become more aware of the impact of our breathing on our physiology When our breathing is poor our access to our sk...

Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back again my great friend Jim Waldron. We have built this whole podcast around the legendary Ben Hogan. For so long there has been an endless fascination about his golf swing and the supposed 'Hogan Secret' Whilst there may have been some secrets around his incredible swing as we discuss there were also some amazing secrets around the way he played and approach...

Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome two great guests in the shape of motor learning experts Will Wu and John Dunigan who have created a wonderful app called 'Practice Coach' We had a fascinating discussion about all things practice and why so many golfers don't transfer their range game to the actual golf course Almost a universal issue with players is they DO NOT transfer their skills The route t...

Exposing why golf lessons fail and the smarter path to real, lasting improvement Today we spend time with top coach Lawrie Montague from Australia to discuss his wonderful book The No B.S. Guide to Buying a Better Golf Swing We had a wonderful conversation about Lawrie's views on coaching Why so many people are trying to learn swing as opposed to learning how to PLAY golf How the marketing machine...

Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a wonderful guest in Dicken Bettinger. Dicken completely changed his approach to psychology after meeting Syd Banks and understanding the 'Three Principles' He then spent over twenty years studying with Syd and is now acknowledged as one of the world's leading teachers of the principles. During a very wide ranging conversation we discussed the ideas of Mi...

It is wonderful to welcome back on the podcast my good friend and colleague Marcus Bell from GRF Golf discussing our collaboration on the golf school we did this year at West Hearts We had a wonderful few days combining Motion and Mind We are also set to do another school in 2026 on the 22 nd  to 24 th  April On today's show we discuss How movement and motion emerge Asking effective questions to s...

Today on the show I welcome back my great friend and colleague Andrew Murray who I have known for over 30 years. It is also a poignant podcast as we pay tribute to the passing of one of both our friends Denis Durnian who was a terrific player on the European Tour and still holds jointly the incredible record of the lowest 9 hole score in ANY major when he shot an incredible 28 on the front 9 at Ro...

Today on the show we wish a warm welcome back to one of golf's most influential coaches of the last 30 years. Fred Shoemaker. Fred authored the brilliant 'Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting' He taught the Extraordinary Golf Schools to thousands of golfers over many years and lives in a place that is close to heaven on earth Carmel Valley Ranch in Monterey California His impact on the gam...

It is wonderful to welcome back again onto the show my very good friend Jim Waldron to discuss what I believe to be THE single most important mental skill of all ACCEPTANCE We have had Jim on the show many times before but each time I get him back people say just how much they enjoy our conversations Jim is such a generous man with his time and he brings with him an incredible depth and breadth of...

On today's show we have a unique combination of two of the game's foremost thinkers and coaches Jon Sherman and Adam Young. They host the fabulous podcast 'The Sweet Spot' which I have been fortunate to be a guest on a few times. Adam Young is the author of the 'Practice Manual' and Jon Sherman is the author of 'Four Foundations of Golf' We had a fabulous conversation about how to REALLY make a di...

Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back one of our most popular guests and coaches Dr Raymond Prior. Raymond is carving a reputation at the very highest levels of the game as one of the world's best Performance Psychologists His book 'Golf Beneath The Surface' has gained critical acclaim from both players and coaches alike It is an absolute necessity in any players library On today's show we had...

Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back my good friend and colleague Nick Bradley Nick is one of the top coaches in the game and author of great books such as 'The 7 laws of the Golf Swing' and 'Kinetic Golf' He has coached at the very highest levels of the game with players such as Justin Rose He coaches at the wonderful Knickerbocker Country Club https://www.knickerbocker.cc/ golf-instruction/...

Today on the show we have a personal story of my own attempt to get back to health and fitness. After pretty much living in a gym for the past 30 or so years I had major surgery and then complications which stopped me training or playing for over 3 years With the help of Josh Leyes at Par4Success I have managed slowly to coax my body back into training. Even to be back in the gym at all feels like...

The problem with thinking so much and more importantly BELIEVING those thoughts Today on the Mind Caddie we have a really special guest in the shape of Dr Chris Niebauer author of the incredible books 'No Self No Problem' and 'The No Self No Problem Workbook' Chris's work has been a really big influence on my thinking over recent times. He paints a wonderful picture of what Golf and Life could be...

Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe to talk about his journey from a top Premiership Footballer to potential player on the European Seniors Golf Tour We had a fascinating conversation about his development of skills as a footballer. Kicking a ball against a wall over and over again to gain skill and control over the football. Going into an environment...

Today we are joined on the Mind Caddie with my good friend and top coach Randy Joyner. Randy is one of the very best coaches in the USA His record with junior and college players is outstanding We talk often about the game of golf but I wanted to invite him on to get an American perspective on what happened over those 3 Ryder Cup days in New York state at Bethpage Black His insights will really ge...

On today's show we have a wonderful conversation with Mark Shervill a tremendous coach from the hidden gem that is Lilleshall Golf Club in Shropshire I have known Mark for very many years We first met when he was a PGA Trainee at The Belfry over twenty years ago. Since then he has spent time evolving himself into a really effective coach He spent many days with Nick Middleton from Zen Golf on the...

Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by a great guest in the shape of Trevor Jones. Trevor is a top Mental Performance coach who has done extensive research on the YIPS and more importantly has been finding ways to really make a difference to people who suffer from this debilitating issue. With a couple of esteemed colleagues he has put together a potentially revolutionary program We had a great...

The way to really make a difference in your scoring in the next 12 months. Don't waste any more of your time chipping incorrectly Today on the show we welcome back my very good friend and colleague Jim Waldron to help you get a really clear view on the short game. In this conversation we expose many of the myths and misconceptions around the short game and give you an excellent pathway to look for...

The One, Two, Three System to Better Golf - with YouTube Star Matt Fryer  Today on the Mind Caddie we are joined by YouTube star Matt Fryer to discuss his own game and the world of YouTube and where the future lies in terms of golf and instruction    Earlier in the year Matt invited me to do some coaching with him on his channel By his own admission he has really struggled with the mental side of...

Why do we have such difficulties in focusing our ATTENTION ? Today on the Mind Caddie we have a brilliant guest Dr Josephine Perry a highly regarded and respected Sports Psychologist and the author of a wonderful book 'ADHD in Sport : Strategies for Success' We had a wonderful conversation about this very misunderstood condition and how a deeper understanding can help both the player and coach The...

Today on the podcast we are joined by coach Michael Leonard from Wicked Smart Golf We had a fascinating conversation about his life as a golf writer and more recently about as a player and a coach What is WICKED SMART GOLF? Essentially it is a system built around maximising your game without having to actually change your swing We talked about the FIVE PILLARS of GOLF Mental Game Practice Putting...

Today we welcome back onto the podcast my good friend and colleague Chris Finn from Par4Success who is consistently producing incredible results with clients, especially those over 50. Some of the results as Chris describes on today's show are nothing short of spectacular and above anything else are a great source of hope and inspiration for senior players. As ever we had a fantastic, thought prov...

Howard Glassman and Tim O'Connor Today on the Mind Caddie we have a very special 3 - way conversation with my good friends from across the pond Howard Glassman and Tim O'Connor who host the wonderful podcast 'Swing Thoughts' which I have been lucky enough to be a guest on many times in the past. We had a fantastic and wide ranging conversation about the evolution of their podcast and the individua...

Today on the Mind Caddie we have a fantastic guest in the shape of Mark Immelman from the world renowned 'On the Mark Podcast' We had a fabulous conversation about the evolution of the show and all of the lessons learned from some of the greats of the game. Mark has published a wonderful book called 'Lessons from the Best' which is a compilation of the very best guests and lessons over the years o...