The Daily Drive Podcast Imagine Golf

Welcome back to Day 7 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. Mike says, “Perspective is incredibly important. Golfers can be overcome by Golf. But you have no business feeling sorry for yourself or being mad at yourself. It’s just a game. Don't let it own you.” Today, he shares a story to help drive that story home…

Welcome back to Day 6 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. Mike says, “When they get down to the wire, great players stay in the present. Their focus is on what they're doing. They’re not worrying about what happens if I miss this shot or what happens if I hit this ball in the water and lose the tournament. That's result-oriented thinking. You've got to find a way to stay in process-oriented thinking.” Today, Mike shows us an easy way to do this—and it only takes one word…

Welcome back to Day 5 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. Mike says, “On tour, I was struggling with all that's involved with that level of competition. So I called Masters champion, Jackie Burke, for a putting lesson. And what he told me was the most important golf lesson anybody's ever given me.” Today, Mike shares Jackie’s lesson which can transform your mindset on the green…

Welcome back to Day 4 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. Mike says, “The most important thing is to catch yourself getting out of the moment. Thinking about not messing up. Thinking about results. That's when the choking can happen.” He offers a simple, proven way to bring ourselves back to the moment…

Welcome back to Day 3 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. Today Mike shares a Native American proverb about focus. Focus isn’t just attention to the target. It’s also ignoring all that’s around that target. “If you're on the golf course,” Mike says, “and you're playing a 200-yard par three surrounded by water, forget about the water and focus on the target.” The first step in this process is to take responsibility for every shot you hit…

Welcome back to Day 2 with player, teacher and author, Mike Booker. “Studies show that in self-talk,” Mike says, “we tend to refer to ourselves in the third person. You're a terrible putter. You're a choker. Negative things that you wouldn't say to your worst enemy. That has a negative impact on our self-worth, our self-image, and our performance.” But the good news is, positive self-talk also works...