The Champions Mind - A Look Inside Mental Performance

We're Talking Golf

In our first episode of the new golf season, we are joined by Dr. Jim Afremow, a renowned sports psychologist. Drawing on his extensive experience working with professional athletes and teams, Jim shares an inside look into mental performance and what successful athletes do in preparation for their success.
We also discuss working with junior players, teaching them the skills for success whether it be in golf, sports in general, or more importantly, in life. "The younger you are the more of a sponge you are . . . So if a parent is acting calm, confident, playful, having fun in the sport, its more likely we pick up on that."
It is a great episode for parents, golf coaches and aspiring elite players to learn from one of the leading sports psychologists on developing the mental skills for success.
Of course, in the last segment Jim shares some tips and ideas on what the recreational golfer can do to prepare themselves for the upcoming Spring season -- how to practice more effectively, to prepare for your round of golf, and how to shake off the bad shots and prepare for the next one.

Chapters

1. Intro to Jim Afremow (00:03:05)

2. World Series Winners - San Francisco Giants (00:07:49)

3. Visualization or Mental Performance? (00:10:01)

4. Starting a Mental Performance Approach (00:12:07)

5. I Hit a Bad Shot - How do I Recover? (00:13:53)

6. Staying in the "Moment" (00:18:30)

7. Learning to "Let Go" (00:20:50)

8. High Performance vs. Recreational Player (00:22:43)

9. Does High Performance vary with the sport? (00:24:11)

10. Talking Junior Players & Mental Performance (00:28:12)

11. How Young is too Young? (00:30:43)

12. What does Taking Personal Responsibility for my performance mean? (00:33:08)

13. Push, Don't Shove (00:35:40)

14. Being in the Zone (00:40:56)

15. Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good? (00:45:26)

16. How Important is Self Awareness? (00:46:59)

17. Recreational Player -- Preparing for a new Golf Season (00:49:23)

18. Celebrating Wins vs. Dwelling on the Poor (00:52:34)

19. Words of Wisdom for Junior or Parents (00:55:43)