The Par Train - Helping Frustrated Golfers #EnjoyTheRide

I can’t say enough great things about this podcast. Ev and Cerm make it such a fun and easy listen and - unlike any other golf podcast - they make the show about the listener. Each episode gets me more and more excited about my next round and elevating my game to the lowest handicap possible. Highly recommend!

So, today I broke par for the first time. I’ve had a few chances and I choked a couple of them away in pretty miserable fashion. Today was different. I was 2 under headed to 16 and hit a couple bad shots and then 3 putted from 25 feet for a double bogey 5. I could feel my body deflate for a second. But today something changed. I embraced the challenge. I made it fun for myself. I treated it like 3rd and 9 or having the ball down 2 with 20 seconds left in basketball. Hit 2 great shots and birdied 17. I laced a 4 iron to about 145 out on 18 and then felt my body get tight. Despite my best efforts to calm down I flared a pw into the sand right of the green. Instead of dwelling, I stuffed the long bunker shot to 3-4 feet. I lined up the ball, stood over it and it didn’t feel right. I backed off, fixed my line and pumped it in. I say all that to say this… Your pod is helping a lot of ppl play this silly game better. Instead of falling back on the same ol stuff, I embraced the nerves. I didn’t dwell. I didn’t pout when a putt lipped out. I didn’t fight the nerves. And I really don’t think I’d have done that without a little help from the pod. So, if you’re ever second guessing the pod or the message or the impact, just wanna remind you that you’re helping a lot of us.

I am a newer listener to the show, and I have been in a real battle with golf for what feels like a while, not scoring how I want, getting angry during rounds, negative feelings towards golf for a while now. I listened to couple of episodes, and one in particular about shifting focus to ensuring people in the group are having fun, and it worked wonders in my last round. Definite “A-ha” moment mentally on the course. Already seeing the benefits in my game, and there are a ton of good takeaways from this show. High high recommend!

Listened to this podcast every day to catch up on episodes during one of the hardest years of my life, the thought that goes into the topics, the life lessons, and of course the golf insight is next to none! I can, as someone who struggles with severe anxiety, the focus on mental health and the mental game means so much! A must listen!