The Mental Game Playbook
Nine simple mental shifts for the moments that wreck amateur rounds: the bad shot that becomes three, the first-tee wobble, the great round that falls apart on the back nine. One PDF you can read before your next round.
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Every tee, hoodie and mug from the shop helps keep Golf Simplified going: the videos, the guides and the research behind them. Start with the Back Nine Optimist tee, for every golfer who walks off the 9th green still believing.
Shop the full rangeStories from my own rounds, the research behind them, and what they taught me. Each one is a hole, and par is the reading time in minutes. New here? Start with the mental game guide.
| Hole | Story | Par |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why your best rounds fall apart on the back nine
A personal-best front nine at Murwillumbah, a back-nine blow-out, and what the research says is really going on. |
Par 66-minute read |
| 2 |
Why your practice swing is perfect (and your real one isn't)
"Jeez, that was the one," then a chunk. What the ball changes, and three drills to close the gap. |
Par 33-minute read |
| 3 |
Why you keep topping the ball (it's not your head)
Teed up on a short par 3, topped it anyway, and a mate says "you looked up". What really causes it. |
Par 33-minute read |
Golf Simplified on YouTube: one mental-game idea per video, backed by real data and explained in plain language.