In this episode, Raymond and Chase answer listener questions on sleep, learning, memory, intrusive thoughts, the yips, target focus, lowering handicaps, and why tying your identity to outcomes makes golf feel so threatening.

They discuss why sleep before and after practice helps learning stick, why “don’t three-putt” usually makes three-putting more likely, and why stepping off a shot is sometimes the best decision you can make.

They also dig into the gap between holding a target in your mind and actually being free enough to execute, especially when anxiety, fear, or avoidance are running in the background.

Other topics include:
 – How naps help learning
 – Why cramming is not the same as long-term learning
 – Why most people are not built to perform on 4–5 hours of sleep
 – How to deal with distracting thoughts over the ball
 – Why yips are usually rooted in anxiety
 – The fastest ways higher handicaps can lower scores
 – Why identity and outcomes create threat responses

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