Earn Your Edge: Decoding Excellence in Golf & Life

American professional golfer, Jordan Spieth, has a hard time sitting still. So, he's been following a regular routine to train and hangout at home. Jordan's looking forward to getting back to playing after the COVID-19 crisis. As a PGA Tour player and formerly #1 in Official World Golf Ranking, Jordan is a three-time majors winner and 2015 FedEx Cup champion.

Topics:

● Off-Season: Zoom Team Meetings, book a week, maintain mobility, continue form progress, Headspace

● Good Habits: Self-care/self-improvement as a habit

● Reflection: Put into practice, lessons learned to prioritize and prepare for tournaments

● Masters in November

● Short-Game Skills: Adaptable, robust, foundational tools for variety environments/conditions

● Putting Skills: Start line feedback and touch/green reading tasks

● Full-Swing Skills: Understand, develop, and own your swing

● Slow Motion/Flow State: Never play without focusing on swing thoughts

● Positivity vs. Negativity: Reframe because past doesn't predict the future

Links and Resources:

Jordan Spieth

http://www.jordanspiethgolf.com/

Justin Thomas

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.33448.justin-thomas.html

Zack Johnson

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24024.zach-johnson.html

Adam Scott

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24502.adam-scott.html

Bubba Watson

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.25804.bubba-watson.html

Phil Mickelson

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01810.phil-mickelson.html

Tiger Woods

https://tigerwoods.com/

The Last Dance

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28973557/the-last-dance-updates-untold-story-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls

Altus Performance

https://altusperformance.com/

Altus Performance on Twitter

https://twitter.com/teamaltus

Altus Performance on Instagram

https://instagram.com/altusperformance

Altus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/

PGA Tour

https://www.pgatour.com/

Masters Tournament

https://www.masters.com/

FedEx Cup

https://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup.html

Ryder Cup

https://www.rydercup.com/

Augusta National Golf Club

http://www.augusta.com/

Brookhaven Golf Club

https://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Brookhaven-Country-Club

Chambers Bay

https://www.chambersbaygolf.com/

TrackMan Golf

https://trackmangolf.com/

Trevor Moawad’s mission is to motivate the motivated by using mindset as a competitive advantage. He is a mental conditioning expert and strategic advisor to some of the world's most elite performers in all types of sports. As the author of the book, It Takes What It Takes, Trevor demystifies sports psychology and shares tools to cope with pressure and performance.  

Topics:

• Bob Moawad: Trevor’s dad was peak performance educator and self-esteem provider
• Neutral Thinking: Always try to be positive, not negative 
• Nature vs. Nurture: Is “It” factor related to mindset skills?
• Aggregate of Marginal Gains: Do the things that good golfers do
• Aptitude: A lot of athletes are really good, but some are better at the right times
• Strategic Mistakes: Parents with egos want kids to win, close, and play under pressure 
• Privilege the Past: Expect the worst; past is real and may predict future performance
• Coaches: It takes role models because attitude is contagious  

Links and Resources:

Trevor Moawad

https://moawadconsultinggroup.com/

It Takes What It Takes by Trevor Moawad

https://www.amazon.com/Takes-What-Think-Neutrally-Control/dp/0062947125

IMG Academy

https://www.imgacademy.com/

The Power of Positive Thinking

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Positive-Thinking-Norman-Vincent/dp/0743234804

National Association for Self Esteem

https://healthyselfesteem.org/

Dallas Cup

http://www.dallascup.com/ 

Freddy Adu

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/nine-stages-freddy-adus-career-wonderkid-wanderer/

Bob Rotella

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/rotella

Tiger Woods

https://tigerwoods.com/

Fred Funk

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01381.fred-funk.html

Ivan Lendl

https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/ivan-lendl

Paula Creamer

https://www.lpga.com/players/paula-creamer/80130/overview

Michelle Wie

https://www.lpga.com/players/michelle-wie/88106/overview

David Leadbetter

https://leadbetter.com/

Bradenton Country Club

https://www.bradentoncc.org/

Under Armour

https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/

PGA Tour

https://www.pgatour.com/

Altus Performance

https://altusperformance.com/

Altus Performance on Twitter

https://twitter.com/teamaltus

Altus Performance on Instagram

https://instagram.com/altusperformance

Altus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/

Justin Thomas is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. In 2017, he won five events, including the PGA Championship and FedEx Cup. Following that winning streak, Justin continues to be at his best and the top of his game. He shares how he approaches specific situations within competitive golf.   

Topics:

• Health goals during quarantine and Rory’s Peleton cheat code
• Origin Story: Growing up in golf family with dad as coach and experiencing support/success at an early age.  Competing in Class of 2011 with Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger, ect.
• Weak to Strong: Going from small and skinny to prioritizing speed, strength, and scoring
• Balancing technical development and scoring skills: playing golf⁠— not golf swing
• Role Models: How Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and others made an impact
• Self-talk and Pressure-filled Situations: Relishing the moments in the heat of contention and learing from failures
• Bad Warm-ups/Tactical Adjustments: How to ensure a bad warm up doesn’t equal a bad round 
• Mental and Physical Readiness: rest and sleep goals and nutritional targets on week of an event
• Recovery Period/Percentage: Monitoring biofeedback and psychological effects with Whoop
• Off-week Practice: Sharpen skills via drills, finding time to play, and other techniques
• Noise and Negative Energy: Why Justin leans into silence social media critics
• Swing Thoughts: Figure out what’s going right or wrong, focus, and fix it   

Links and Resources:

Justin Thomas Foundation

https://www.justinthomasgolf.com/

Justin Thomas - PGA Tour Player

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.33448.justin-thomas.html

No Laying Up Podcast

https://nolayingup.com/

U.S. Junior Amateur Championship

https://www.usga.org/junioram

U.S. Kids Golf

https://foundation.uskidsgolf.com/

U.S. Open Championship

https://www.usopen.com/players/33448.html

Peloton

https://www.onepeloton.com/

WHOOP

https://www.whoop.com/thelocker/whoop-strap-3-0-overview/

Altus Performance

https://altusperformance.com/

Altus Performance on Twitter

https://twitter.com/teamaltus

Altus Performance on Instagram

https://instagram.com/altusperformance

Altus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/

PGA Tour

https://www.pgatour.com/

PGA Championship

https://www.pgachampionship.com/

FedEx Cup

https://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/winners.html

TrackMan Golf

https://trackmangolf.com/

Due to an extraordinary guest list of players, and better later than never again, Cameron McCormick and Corey Lundberg return with their EDGE EXPRESS, a quick update on the wins, losses, and fails in the golf world. Then, Total Golf Trainer inventor and coach, Michael Gish, describes the most common drills for consumers. Ready for worthy wisdom from professionals, as well as not-so-perfect predictions from others? 

Topics:

• How long before any player or caddy tests positive for COVID-19? Possible, probable, and likely—although protocols will keep golf going
• COVID-19 Communication: Pursue golf priorities and opportunities with positivity
• Keep Putting Away: Recharge, reflect, and seek guidance on skills from Phil Kenyon
• Words of Advice: Hit the ground running, level up, maintain, elevate, seek feedback
• Gratitude vs. Gripes: Genuine excitement and entitlement, which will win or wear off?
• Lost Balls: Benefit of grandstands and galleries in certain situations
• Biggest Bogey: Official World Golf Ranking not freezing European tour players 
• Cone of Experience: What is experienced? How is it experienced? How many times?
• Debunking Data: People remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, and 50% of what they see and hear
• Recommendation: Remember, recall, and get better by relistening to high performers

Links and Resources:

Matt Wilson

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-wilson-67942112

Phil Kenyon

https://visioputting.com/about/

Official World Golf Ranking

http://www.owgr.com/

Edgar Dale (Cone of Experience)

https://elearningindustry.com/cone-of-experience-what-really-is

Altus Performance

https://altusperformance.com/

Altus Performance on Twitter

https://twitter.com/teamaltus

Altus Performance on Instagram

https://instagram.com/altusperformance

Altus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/

PGA Tour

https://www.pgatour.com/

Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)

https://www.lpga.com/

Titleist

https://www.titleist.com/

Total Golf Trainer

https://totalgolftrainer.com/

Adam Scott is known for one of the most coveted and envied swings in golf. He describes his technique and how he continues to refine it through lessons learned to sustain long-standing success. Currently, Adam is the #6 player in the world, formerly #1. He has achieved 31 professional victories, including being the first Australian to win a Master’s Tournament. Winning is such a great habit to have because it’s hard to do. 

Topics:

• Nature vs. Nurture: Supportive parents, breaking par, and shooting 69 at 13 years old
• Reciprocal Admiration: Observe and process players’ strengths, but not feel intimidated 
• Technique: Prioritize rhythm, relying on visual feedback is unnecessary
• World-class Coach: Top traits include trust, guidance, and communicating confidence
• Birdies vs. Bogies: Adapt approach tactically for some idea, not much idea, no idea
• Mindset: Cool, calm, and poised for performance all comes from preparation
• Trial-and-Error Process: Learn from experience to balance all the moving parts
• Common Denominator: Everyone is good, must have ‘it’ factor to perform
• Practice and Performance: What’s become overrated and over-prioritized? 

Links and Resources:

Adam Scott

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24502.adam-scott.html

Dustin Johnson

https://dustinjohnson.com

Brad Malone

http://www.golfaustralia.com.au/brad-malone

Tiger Woods

https://tigerwoods.com/

Rory McIlroy

http://www.rorymcilroy.com/

Altus Performance

https://altusperformance.com/

Altus Performance on Twitter

https://twitter.com/teamaltus

Altus Performance on Instagram

https://instagram.com/altusperformance

Altus Performance on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Altus-Performance-110002632382928/

PGA Tour

https://www.pgatour.com/

Masters Tournament

https://www.masters.com/

Riversdale Cup

https://www.riversdalegolf.com.au/cms/the-riversdale-cup/history/

Presidents Cup

https://www.presidentscup.com/

Australian Open

https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/australasian-tour/

The Memorial Tournament

https://www.nationwide.com/personal/about-us/nationwide-sponsorships/pages/nch-memorial

Total Golf Trainer

https://totalgolftrainer.com/

Tweets/Quotes:

“There are bits of lots of people’s games that I admire.”

Rely on fundamentals, feels, and implicit trust. Don’t nitpick yourself into a knot.

Performance Perspective: Communicate for player to perform beyond a pretty swing.

“Winning is such a great habit to have because it’s hard to do.”

To win any golf tournament, you have to make a putt in the last few holes.

Webb Simpson’s clear path to achieving success separates him from other professional golf players. Currently, Webb is ranked #9 in the world. He has six PGA Tour wins, including the 2012 U.S. Open and 2018 Players Championship. Webb shares actionable tips on how he develops his hard skills, iron play, putting, and world-renowned short game.

Topics:

Links and Resources:

Webb Simpson

Tweets/Quotes:

“Life is fast and in a hurry for most people and for us. It’s been nice to slow down.”

On May 17, live golf returns to television with one of the greatest players, Rickie Fowler, teaming up with Matthew Wolff to go against Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson in the TaylorMade Driving Relief event. Rickie ranked as the world’s #1 amateur golfer for 36 weeks in 2007-2008. He reached fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking after the 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Topics:

Links and Resources:

Rickie Fowler

Tweets/Quotes:

“I love to play, but I also want to play to the best of my abilities.”

Through perseverance and pure grit, Jimmy Walker overcame his fair share of adversity to become one of the world’s best players. Jimmy won his first major title at the 2016 PGA Championship. However, it took 187 events without a win on the PGA Tour before his first victory. Then, Jimmy just kept winning.

Topics:

Links and Resources:

Jimmy Walker

Tweets/Quotes:

“You can have all this data, but if you don’t have the artistic eye and the skillset to make something with that data that you collect, it’s kind of pointless.”

Unlike many professional golfers who start practicing and playing at a very young age, Matt Wallace didn’t take it seriously until later in life. He is a four-time European Tour winner who went from being ranked 1200 in the world to the top 25. What are Matt’s keys to success? Intense drive, hunger, and desire for excellence.

Topics:

Links and Resources:

Matt Wallace on Twitter

Tweets/Quotes:

“My parents were amazing. They never forced me to do anything, just gave me the opportunity to try everything.”

Today’s guest is two-time PGA Tour Winner - Daniel Berger. Following in his father’s footsteps as a world-class athlete, Daniel ultimately chose golf over tennis on his way to an illustrious junior and amateur career. He’s a two-time PGA Tour winner, former Rookie of the Year, and represented the United States in the 2017 Presidents Cup.

Topics:

Links and Resources:

Daniel Berger

Daniel Berger on Twitter

Daniel Berger on Instagram

Altus Performance

Altus Performance on Twitter

Altus Performance on Instagram

Altus Performance on Facebook

PGA Tour

Presidents Cup

Jay Berger

Steve Marino

Total Golf Trainer