Flow Golf Podcast with Rick Sessinghaus & Hallam Morgan

In this episode of the FlowCode Golf Podcast, Hallam Morgan sits down with PGA professional and Director of Instruction Mike Pickett to explore how one performance system completely transformed his coaching philosophy, and his life.

Mike shares his journey from working in golf operations to becoming a full-time golf coach focused on the mental game, performance psychology, and long-term athlete development. We break down why most golfers and coaches struggle to reach elite performance levels, how real goal setting works in high-performance coaching, and how relentless commitment to daily process is what truly separates serious coaches from everyone else.

This conversation goes beyond swing mechanics. We discuss:
✅ Coaching junior golfers and high school athletes
✅ Mental game training in golf and other sports
✅ Performance goals vs outcome goals
✅ Building discipline, confidence, and resilience
✅ Parenting, legacy, and raising the next generation of coaches
✅ Applying mental performance systems beyond golf

Whether you're a golf coach, PGA professional, mental performance coach, junior golf parent, or a golfer serious about improving under pressure, this episode delivers practical insights on building elite habits, developing process-driven athletes, and coaching for both performance and life.

If you want to improve your golf coaching business, strengthen your mental game coaching skills, and build athletes who thrive under pressure, this episode is for you.

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Most golfers don't miss short putts because of their stroke... they miss because of what happens in their mind under pressure.

In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, Hallam Morgan sits down with David Orr, founder of Flatstick Academy and one of the most respected putting coaches in the world, to break down why golfers choke on short putts and how elite players train their mental game differently.

David shares powerful insights from decades of coaching tour players, including why emotional regulation matters more than mechanics, how the "fear loop" sabotages performance, and the exact mental processes great putters use to stay calm, connected, and confident when it matters most.

If you've ever missed a four-footer to win, qualify, or shoot your best score, this episode will change how you think about putting forever.

In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ Why missing short putts is rarely a technical problem
✅ How fear and focus hijack your stroke under pressure
✅ The difference between practicing putting and training performance
✅ How elite players reset faster after mistakes
✅ Simple mental habits that separate great putters from everyone else

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Great coaches are great communicators.
But why do some still fail to connect, even with great information?

In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, we sit down with Top 100 Coach Mike Malizia to break down why communication is the most underrated skill in coaching and performance.

Mike shares how great coaches:
✅ Say more with fewer words
✅ Adapt their message to the person, not just the swing
✅ Translate complex biomechanics into simple, actionable cues
✅ Help players perform under pressure by managing state, not just mechanics

We also dive deep into:
👉 Why most golfers say the game is "90% mental" but never train it
👉 How awareness, routines, and emotional responses dictate performance
👉 The difference between coaching tour players vs amateurs
👉 Why listening, not talking, is the real communication skill

Whether you're a golf coach, competitive golfer, or someone who wants to perform better under pressure, this episode will challenge how you think about teaching, learning, and improvement. 

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Perfection is killing your golf, and most players don't even realize it.

In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, we're joined by elite coach John Dunigan to break down why chasing perfect swings, perfect practice, and certainty under pressure is the fastest way to underperform.

We dive deep into:

✅ Why most range practice doesn't transfer to the course

✅ How elite players actually acquire skill

✅ The danger of perfectionism and certainty in competition

✅ Why mistakes are essential for learning

✅ How to practice so your game holds up under pressure

If you've ever felt like you stripe it on the range but lose it on the course, this conversation will change how you think about practice, pressure, and performance.

This isn't about swing positions.

It's about building a game that actually shows up when it matters. 

Listen now and rethink how you train your game.

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Most golfers think improvement just comes from better swing mechanics.
Andy Proudman and Piers Ward from Me And My Golf disagree, and in this episode, they explain why focus, flow, and attention matter more than most golfers realize.

Recorded a couple of years ago, this conversation captures the foundation of what elite coaches understand about performance.

The skill most golfers ignore isn’t confidence, positivity, or even preparation.
It’s the ability to intentionally control attention under pressure, knowing what to focus on, when to focus, and what to ignore when it matters most.

In this episode, we cover:

✅ Why most golfers never access their best performance
✅ The difference between preparation and presence
✅ How elite players use questions to control attention
✅ Why more swing tips often make golfers worse, not better
✅ How Me And My Golf coach players to play better, not just swing better
✅ The role of flow, focus, and physiology in real performance
✅ Why improvement is easier than golfers make it

If you want to stop overthinking, stop chasing swing fixes, and start performing closer to your potential, this episode will change how you see improvement.

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Most golfers spend hours on the range and in the gym, but completely ignore the one area that determines how they perform under pressure: their mental game.

In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, we introduce a powerful analogy that explains why golfers choke, spiral, and lose confidence when it matters most.

Think about your physical golf bag. You wouldn't step onto the course with only a putter and expect to shoot a great score.

Yet that's exactly what most golfers do mentally.

You'll learn:
✅ Why golfers feel calm and confident in some moments, and anxious and tense in others
✅ What it actually means to have a "mental golf bag"
✅ Why most golfers' mental bags are completely empty
✅ How to start building mental tools you can rely on under pressure
✅ A simple breathwork exercise you can train daily to lower heart rate, release tension, and improve tempo

This episode isn't about positive thinking or motivation.
It's about training mental skills the same way you train your swing, with repetition, structure, and intention.

If you want to stop the bogey train, handle pressure better, and play closer to your potential, this episode is mandatory listening.

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Ever flush it on the range... then step onto the first tee and everything falls apart? 

It's not a swing issue, your state changed. 

In this episode, Hallam Morgan breaks down FlowCode's foundational framework: The Performance Loop. 

A simple, powerful model that explains how focus → thoughts → emotions → state → swing → outcome repeats on every shot, and how you can train the mental side like a real skill. 

You'll learn: 

✅ Why the "range-to-course" drop-off happens (heart rate, grip pressure, tempo) 

✅ How your thoughts create emotions (not the situation itself) 

✅ How to shift focus to what you want 

✅ Why mental skills need reps, not inspiration (the "biceps" analogy) 

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If you've ever felt your swing "vanish" the moment the stakes rise, you're not alone.

In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, Dr. Rick Sessinghaus breaks down the junior golf mental game: why pressure makes golfers rush, overthink, and tighten up, and how to train mental skills (breath, focus, and routines) so you perform when it matters.

What this episode covers:
✅ Why pressure changes your swing even when mechanics don't
✅ The biggest mental mistake juniors make late in tournaments
✅ How breathing, focus, and routines decide outcomes
✅ Why "don't mess up" thinking destroys performance
✅ How to reset after a bad shot instead of compounding mistakes
✅ What it actually means to train the mental game

This conversation features:
👉 Dr. Rick Sessinghaus (mental coach to elite players)
👉 Coach Josh Alpert (top junior golf instructor)
👉 Elite junior golfer Jaden Soong sharing real tournament pressure moments

This isn't motivation.
It's a framework junior golfers can use immediately. 

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Most golfers say the mental game is important.
Very few actually train it.

In this episode, Dr. Rick Sessinghaus breaks down the true fundamentals of the mental game, starting with the one skill everything else depends on: focus.

You’ll learn why peak performance (flow) isn’t random, how your pre-shot routine should actually work, and the exact tools elite players use to get calm, confident, and committed on demand.

This episode isn’t about positive thinking.
It’s about training your state, the same way you train your swing.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ Why flow always follows focus

✅ The biggest mistake golfers make with pre-shot routines

✅ How to use breath, visualization, and self-talk correctly

✅ The 5 flow triggers that pull you into the present moment

✅ How to train focus off the course so it shows up under pressure

If you want your best swing to show up when it matters, this is where the mental game actually starts.

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Ever flush it on the range... then feel it disappear on the 1st tee? That's not your swing breaking in five minutes, it's your state shifting (mental, emotional, physical). In this episode of the Flow Golf Podcast, you'll learn how to control your state on demand so you can access flow more consistently, and build your personal code for flow.

We break down the four ways to shift state (sensory, cognitive, environment, social), why "just take a deep breath" is incomplete advice, and how to start stacking techniques so your reset works when pressure hits.

What You'll Learn
✅ Why performance changes even when your swing doesn't
✅ The 4 levers to shift state: sensory, cognitive, environment, social
✅ How to reset after a bad hole and get back to the present moment  
✅ How to stack breath + senses + focus cues for a stronger reset  
✅ The 7 Flow Mindsets (gratitude, creator, observer, awe, growth, playful, transpersonal)

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game today.
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