Comparing golf with every day life experiences helps put the game in a new perspective.
How you experience Thanksgiving and how you experience golf have a lot in common.

Changing the way you look at each creates less angst and more peace around each.

In this podcast I share with you the similarities between golf and the holidays and how you can you enjoy each a bit more.

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In this episode, I introduce you to the concept of "rules books".

Not the USGA version that you  might reference for a ruling when you play.  This is more like a manual that you unknowingly, at times,  carry with you when you play.

This rules book affects how you show up during a round. It impacts your emotions, focus, score and overall enjoyment.

Listen in to discover where to find what you have in your rules book and how it affects your score.

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Working on your mental game, how you think on the course and how to calm your emotions, is not reserved for low handicappers.

Learning this skill is actually not a golf skill it is a life skill...because you have one brain.

All golfers or any level have similar experiences on the course. They all have negative thoughts and emotions that interfere with making their best swings and enjoying golf fully.

The difference is skill set.  The number of accurate shots and the number of missed shots.
In this podcast, I talk about a presentation I gave to a high-handicap group of women. I share three mental skills that this group learned that will benefit you no matter what your handicap.

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I have a guest! In this episode, I talk with Karen Rainey, an accomplished golfer, about how she turned a rough 2020 season into one of the best golf years ever in 2021.

We dive into how she realized the problem wasn't her mechanics...which is where we tend to look first.

She shares how she dealt with and overcame, perfectionism, high expectations, and fear of failure.

Also, you may be surprised, since it has nothing to do with golf, on what her biggest takeaway was from working with me and what she considered her biggest accomplishment in a year filled with trophies.

Karen is an awesome example of what is possible when you put some effort into mastering your golf brain.

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Mastering your golf brain is not complicated but it takes awareness, repetition, and persistence.

I walk you through the 6 steps to take on the golf course to manage your mind before a shot (3 steps)  and after a shot (3 steps).

The hardest part about managing your brain is questioning the thoughts you have and deciding to believe something different even when you might not have proof or evidence.

You are constantly fighting the natural tendencies of your brain. The part that is telling you you are going to mess up, or make a fool of yourself or that you should be better.

In the Quick Start Guide to Master Your Golf Brain, I break it down, give you tools to use and share phrases to try on the golf course so that you can play with more confidence, more calm and more consistency.

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We limit our growth on the golf course (and life) when we label ourselves a certain type of person. These turn into beliefs that we have about who we are and how we show up 

They can seem so innocent and so believable  but they hold us back. They can give us an out or an excuse when we don’t live up to our potential . Or we can we play small. 

And then we often argue for these limitations. We want to be right and prove to ourselves and others that it is indeed a fact. 

In this podcast, I give you some examples of common labels that hold us back and keep us from improving and upleveling our golf games.

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We can finish a round and talk about all the things that we should have done....things that should have gone a different way. We can do it in the middle of, around as well. then it starts to affect other shots and the other holes. 

What it looks like is: 

I should've made that putt. 

I should have gotten up and down. 

I shouldn't have short-sided myself. 

I shouldn't have hit the ball in the rough. 

We “should” and “shouldn’t” ourselves about different shots that we have on the golf course.
It can become a habit that feels horrible.

In this episode, I share with you 3 main areas where we think we should have done something different, how it affects our performance and what to do instead.
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To practice or not to practice...that is the question.  It is assumed that all practice is good practice but that is definitely not the case. Some golfers don't practice at all and others are range rats spending more time on the range than the course.

In this week's episode, I share why you want to practice, what you are declaring if you don't practice, and how to practice effectively.

Also, I discuss the importance of your mindset going into and practice session and also what NOT to do during your session.

Bottom line, if you want to get better...practice is required. You want get better faster...practice the right way. You can learn all about in this episode.

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If you are playing in a tournament or event, care or people are watching  you tee off, you likely will experience 1st tee jitters. They are pretty much inevitable. 

It really is just means that you care about what you're doing. You care about your results. You care about the tournament, 

 People might notice that their  hands might shake a little bit. Their heart might pound, Their stomach might flip.  They might sweat a bit more.

This is a great example of how emotions show up in your body.
You can think that there's a problem that we have these first tee jitters and that you're not going to be able to make a very good swing. This is not the case.

In this episode, I'm going to share four things that you can do on the first tee to help you with your jitters and nerves so that you can make your best swing.

Find the links for the videos for these tips and more at KathyHartWood.com/jitters

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Blow up holes....triple bogey or more...can ruin a perfectly good round.  You may feel like you have more than your fair share.

Sometimes, they can just happen because of bad breaks or weird bounces. This is part of the game.

But there are 4 main reasons that blow up holes happen and I share them with you in this week's podcast.

It is worth being curious on why you are making those big numbers so you can start minimizing how often they show up on your scorecard.

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