Karl Morris - The Brainbooster Karl Morris

What ACTUALLY makes difference in coaching ?
What REALLY has an impact on the way you experience the game?
On today’s Brain Booster we have a slightly different show lined up for you. One that I am sure you will enjoy.
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being asked to do a live presentation with Fred Shoemaker and Richard Sheridan to members of the world famous Olympic Club in San Francisco.
We had a wonderful wide ranging discussion which I am sure will really get you thinking about your game and if you are a coach your whole philosophy and approach to the game.
We really drill into what does and doesn’t make a difference. To both playing and coaching.
Why the ‘DO’ instruction which is so dominant in the world of coaching is largely ineffective
How there are 4 levels of instruction and how to gain an understanding of which levels actually make a true impact
We look at natural movement
Instinctive movement
The joy of actually moving in a way that is complementary with YOUR body
How is it actually created?
How the CONTEXT you create for your golf will determine the way you play and feel both on and off the golf course
Do you have a mind or ARE you your mind?
How you can look at your mind as a crazy machine that will do what it will do but you don’t have to fall into the trap of believing everything your mind tells you
As ever when Fred gets talking it is a wonderful listen. It is a great experience. You will want to have a note book and pen handy with this one. There are some absolute gems
To get a copy of the NEW BOOK
‘The Lost Art of the Short Game’ by Gary Nicol and Karl Morris go to:
www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about Fred Shoemaker go to
www.extraordinarygolf.com
To find out more about the Mind Factor go to
www.themindfactor.com
 
 

A solo run today explaining why you have not heard from me in a few weeks. I have had some health issues hence the theme of Gratitude. 
 
Gratitude is not just important for our life but a key element in getting the best from ourselves in our game.
 
When you are in a grateful state you ALLOW your best golfing self to emerge.  Look out for the new book
The Lost Art of the Short Game available at Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/27bmpa9y
 
 

It is exciting to announce that we have just finished the final book in the ‘Lost Art’ trilogy.
The Lost Art of the Short Game will be available in the autumn so it seemed a really good idea to get back onto the Brain Booster fellow author Gary Nicol.
Gary has a wealth of experience in coaching from his time on the European Tour working with some of the best players in the world to his current position of coaching from one of the most beautiful golfing locations on earth Archerfield in Scotland
We have both been greatly touched by the feedback we have received from the two previous books, The Lost Art of Putting and the Lost Art of Playing golf.
It seems we have been able to connect a number of golfers back to the source of the joy of creating shots and putts.
Creating shots and putts in YOUR way as opposed to a prescribed method engineered by someone else.
On today’s show we dive a bit deeper into all things Lost Art
What have we actually LOST?
More importantly how do we FIND it again?
How we lost connection with the real heart and soul of the game
Looking more specifically at the SHORT GAME
We had the great honour to have the legend of wedges Bob Vokey write the introduction for us to the book.
He stressed the importance of knowing what the club in your hand is meant to do and HOW to use it.
Gary describes this perfectly
This simple understanding will make a BIG difference in your ability to go out and CREATE some great short game shots
We look into the role of imagination
The often over looked aspect of the game
A great session with Gary his wisdom and practical common sense always shine through in his words
To find out more about the books go to
www.thelostartofgolf.com
To find out more about Gary Nicol go to
www.performanceprinciples.co.uk
To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to
www.themindfactor.com
 
 

Today on the Brain Booster we have a fantastic session with Sandy Jamieson.
We got the chance to pay our respects to Ramsay McMaster who had a big influence on us both. Ramsay past away 10 years ago in the most sudden and tragic of circumstances
Sandy himself is a fascinating story of a golf coach achieving what many perceive to be the ultimate in the coaching arena which is working with tour players.
He had great success and became a ‘big name’ on the PGA and European Tour working with the likes of Robert Allenby and Jarrod Lyle
More and more players sought out his advice.
The trajectory was stellar
Yet he realised bit by bit how little this life actually satisfied him at a deep level
He stopped working on the Tour
He went back to club life working at one of the top member’s clubs in Australia
Coaching club golfers but as Sandy mentions this again didn’t give him a true sense of satisfaction
He finally connected back with his true purpose and passion in life by going back to the very heart of the game of golf
He went back to coaching beginners at a public course
Not only did he do this but he did this with just ONE CLUB
He now ONLY coaches beginners
We had a great chat about his philosophy of learning the game
The benefits of SIMPLICITY
Also about the future of the game
Growing the game
The need to get people playing golf in a way they enjoy so we can RETAIN them
To make the game fun and accessible
A great session to make you think about TRUE PURPOSE in life
To find out more about Sandy and the ONE CLUB go to
https://1club.golf
To find out about Mind Factor Certification go to
https://themindfactor.net/the-certification-course/
Find out about the Mind Caddie App
The Mind Caddie for IOS here: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/mind-caddie-play-better-golf/id1567910600
For Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindcaddie.android
 
 
 

Today we have a very special show as we welcome back to the Brain Booster Michael Hebron and Susie Meyers.
The podcast with Susie a few weeks ago went down really well and we had some tremendous feedback.
On that show Susie mentioned how much Michael Hebron had been an influence on her career.
I can say the same myself.
Michael was very kind to me a number of years ago when he welcomed me to his club at Smithtown Landing in New York and he allowed me to watch him teach.
We have kept in touch ever since
From those early days Michael has evolved his coaching from a very technique orientated model to one that is much more about the nature of LEARNING
How we need to create learning environments to allow students to best develop their game.
Michael has spent many years researching the most productive ways to coach and learn with the brain in mind
The conversation flowed in a number of directions that you will find useful to consider
Golf is a game of motion not positions
The importance of time in the golf swing
Bad swings are not made when get out of time
A putting swing and a driver swing take the same time
The concept of ONE in the swing
Coaching to get students to THINK
How we react to the images in our mind before the shot
How to create more effective images
How we can develop effective sub conscious learning
The myth of ‘muscle memory’
What we CAN influence before he shot
The vital role of IMAGINATION
How emotions drive so much of our development
To find out more about Susie Meyers go to
www.susiemeyersgolf.com
To find out more about Michael Hebron
Go to www.michaelhebron.com
Find out about the Mind Caddie App
The Mind Caddie for IOS here: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/mind-caddie-play-better-golf/id1567910600
For Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindcaddie.android
To become a Mind Factor coach
Go to
www.themindfactor.com

I had the chance to talk with Sam Jarman on today’s Brain Booster.
Golf was the thread we began with but the conversation moved in so many interesting areas.
Sam is a radically different thinker
A potential game changer
He looks at both golf and life through a refreshingly honest lens
His work has been influenced by the teachings of Sydney Banks the originator of the concept of Three Principles
He has written two great books ‘The Three Principles to Outstanding Golf’ and ‘Take Relief’
Both outstanding pieces of work
During our time together Sam discussed his own journey of exploration and his commitment to answer some of life’s deeper questions.
Who am I?
What is my purpose?
Why am I here?
As I said not the usual discussion you may find on most podcasts about golf
Yet I am absolutely certain that our golf will always be a reflection of US
We cannot help but bring ourselves with us to the golf course
When golf is a means to try to quieten the ego
When golf is so much of our identity
When the outcome of a golf shot is like life and death
The journey will probably be a miserable one
Sam gives some great insights about our true nature
The nature of our mind
The nature of our being
Many of the myths and misconceptions around the ‘mental game’
The futility of trying to fix thinking with more and more thinking
Why we fall into the trap of feeling we lack something
The feeling we need to be and do more
We discuss the wonderful concept of ‘utmost sincerity’
A great session with a fascinating man
To find out more about Sam go to
www.samjarmangolf.com
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