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Think Above Par

Sometimes you just need someone to explain why your golf brain does what it does.

Think Above Par is where Kathy talks about the thoughts, emotions and patterns that show up on the golf course—and what you can do with them.

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Episode 161

The Power of Self-Coaching in Golf

If you ever feel ike you are at the affect of the game of golf, you want to listen to this episode. Kathy discusses the importance of learning how to self-coach. Self-coaching is not about correcting your swing but managing the mind on the golf course and dealing with thoughts and emotions in different situations. The key to self-coaching is self-awareness, noticing and understanding your thoughts, feelings, and actions on and off the golf course. Kathy shares that being able to self-coach can lead to more control over the results you create in your day-to-day life and on the golf course. You will discover the 5 main areas to start building your self-awareness so that you can learn to effectively and quickly self-coach your way around the golf course. You can learn the exact steps of how to self-coach here: Above Par Academy Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 160

Discovering Your Golf Self

Do you want to make some significant strides in your mental golf this year? It starts with a little self-discovery and honesty. In this podcast episode, Kathy discusses the importance of self-discovery in improving golf skills and performance. She delves into how one can better understand themselves on a deeper level through journaling and how this can contribute to personal growth and self-improvement. She expounds on the approach of writing down thoughts as a tool to build better mental preparation and help manage emotions. She also reveals how setting intentions can be effective in reaching goals and improving performance. Kathy introduces the idea of self-coaching in golf and the effectiveness of asking layered questions to oneself. Lastly, they encourage the audience to perform this mind exercise regularly to arrive at solutions quicker and perform better on the golf course. Join the Think Above Par Academy Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 159

The Mindset of Course Management with Dudley Hart

Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 158

6 Ways to Build Your Mental Golf Skills in the Off Season

Do not wait to work on your mental skills when the season kick off, or before your first tournament. You do not have to have a club in your hand to work on mental skills that will benefit your golf game. There are 6 different mental skills to practice in the off season which include: spotting negative thinking, pivoting from negative emotions, refraining from arguing with reality, setting daily intentions, practicing decision-making, and enhancing mindfulness. Don’t wait…listen to this episode to hear examples of where to get started today building your mental skills so you are ready to go when the season starts. 00:38 Improving Your Mental Game in Golf 01:06 Listener Shoutout 01:33 Six Ways to Build Mental Skills in Golf 03:29 Spotting and Reducing Negativity 04:52 Pivoting Away from Negative Emotions 06:16 Avoiding Arguments with Reality 07:18 Setting Intentions 08:52 Practicing Decision Making 10:07 Practicing Mindfulness 12:03 Conclusion and Invitation to Join Email List join the Above Par community KathyHartWood.com/join Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 157

How to Trust Your Swing

Do you just wish you could trust your swing? Trust your green reading? Trust your club selections? Sometimes you can get annoyed with yourself after a poor swing and snap, "just trust it!" If this sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Kathy talks about what you CAN trust in golf and your swing. She shares how you break trust and how you build trust. It starts off the course. You build it in your every day life. And then you apply it to your golf. Connect with Kathy at KathyHartWood.com Join her community at KathyHartWood.com/join Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 156

Golf Success Leaves Clues

In this episode, Kathy discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people in order to improve your golf game. She emphasizes focusing on the mental part of the game, playing golf with people who have a positive impact, and the negative effects of surrounding oneself with negative individuals. Kathy further elaborates the importance of playing golf with better and confident players to learn and grow. She also stresses on practicing with focused individuals with good habits and skills. Moreover, she advises minimizing the amount of time spent with individuals who have a negative impact on one's golf game. Get on the insider list at KathyHartWood.com/join 00:00 Introduction and Importance of Mental Game 00:21 Choosing the Right Golfing Companions 00:52 The Impact of Negativity on Your Game 01:43 Playing with Better Golfers: A Personal Experience 02:44 The Benefits of Playing with Better Players 03:09 Overcoming Self-Doubt and Embracing Challenges 05:11 Playing with Confident Golfers 06:27 Learning from Good Practice Habits 07:55 Avoiding Negative Influences 09:51 Conclusion: Integrating Positive Influences into Your Game 10:14 Closing Remarks and Invitation to Join Email List Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 155

7 Traits For Building a Strong Mental Golf Game

In this podcast episode, Kathy explores the importance of mental strength when it comes to golf and even life in general. She discusses seven essential traits to build a strong mental game: awareness, vulnerability, consistency, dedication, resilience, grace and having support from a coach or a community. These traits can notably influence how well you perform on the golf course and how you manage real-life challenges. Kathy also encourages listeners to ponder which of these traits they might be lacking in and where they may need support in order to improve further. If you looking to improve your mental game and take your golf game to the next level, make sure you listen to this episode. 00:29 Introduction and Welcome 00:48 The Importance of Mental Strength in Golf 02:44 The Challenges of Building Mental Strength 03:05 Seven Traits for a Strong Mental Game 07:58 The Role of a Coach or Community in Building Mental Strength 09:39 Conclusion and Invitation to Join the Community Get updates on programs with Kathy at KathyHartWood.com/join Join the Think Above Par Academy at Abovepar.club Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 154

How to Master Your Golf Brain in 2024 with Michael Leonard and Wicked Smart Golf

This is an interview of Kathy as a guest of the Wicked Smart Golf Podcast with Michael Leonard. In this episode ,she emphasizes the importance of managing your brain to improve performance. She also explains how to shift from negative self-talk to a positive mindset, how to practice mind management, and why one should believe in themselves before seeing results. She suggests that off-season golfers should focus on managing their mind, developing awareness of their self-dialogue, and minimizing negative thoughts. You don’t want to miss this episode as there is such a great variety of valuable content that you are assured to relate to. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:41 Guest's Journey into Golf 04:34 Transition from Player to Coach 05:29 Challenges in Teaching Golf 08:49 Incorporating Mental Aspects into Coaching 13:22 Applying Life Skills to Golf 18:27 Managing Emotions on the Golf Course 21:29 Understanding Frustration and Anger in Golf 23:06 Dealing with Frustration on the Golf Course 23:44 Processing Emotions and Managing Stress 24:25 Expectation Management in Golf 25:00 Reality of Professional Golf vs. Perception 25:28 The Importance of Asking Powerful Questions 26:43 Managing Expectations and Performance 28:17 The Impact of Attitude on Performance 29:26 The Role of Confidence in Golf 29:33 The Challenges of Tournament Golf 31:56 Dealing with Pressure and Opinions of Others 44:46 Improving Your Mental Game in the Off-Season 47:10 Final Thoughts and Recommendations Make sure to check out Wicked Smart Golf on one of the links below: Spotify YouTube Apple Podcasts Connect with Kathy at KathyHartWood.com Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 153

The Impact of Golf on Your Life and Life on Your Golf

In this episode, Kathy encourages you to kickstart the new year by exploring how golf and life are inextricably intertwined and how they affect each other. By exploring how time, money, relationships, and emotions invested in golf affect other areas of life, and vice versa, listeners can gain insights on the balance they currently have. Kathy lays emphasis on the need to manage thoughts and emotions intentionally and also highlights how our personality traits show up in our golf game and in our everyday life. Get on the list to know when doors to the Academy open at KathyHartWood.com/join 00:28 Introduction and New Year Wishes 00:47 The Connection Between Golf and Life 01:20 The Impact of Golf on Your Life 02:37 How Golf Affects Your Relationships and Social Life 02:57 The Positive and Negative Impacts of Golf 04:02 Personality Traits That Affect Your Golf Game 05:15 The Role of Perfectionism in Golf 06:00 The Impact of Life Events on Your Golf Game 08:46 The Importance of Self-Talk in Golf 09:53 The Role of Golf in Your Life 11:22 Conclusion and Invitation to Join the Academy KathyHartWood.com Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 152

Revolutionizing Green Reading: The Slopegraide App and Jeff Mocini

Jeff Mocini discusses an iPhone/iPad app called Slope Graide for putting. Slope Grade trains users on all aspects of putting, including start line, speed on different grade speeds to green reading, and visualization of break . The app dynamically creates topographic models of greens aided by the LiDAR scanner in Pro and Pro Max devices, enabling a better understanding of the slope and roll. To tackle time constraints during practice rounds, the app has a course mode featuring green models from over 100 courses. Full access to the app is via a free account creation and offers a 'smartphone marker' for measuring slopes for those lacking iPhone Pro models. Lastly, Slope Grade aids with speed control through rollmaps, providing color-coded charts for determining the correct speed for different slopes. Listen in as Jeff explains all the features. 00:47 Introduction to Slope Grade App 01:50 The Inspiration Behind the App 02:34 How the App Works 03:38 Overcoming Practice Round Limitations with Course Mode 05:22 Expanding the Course Database 07:19 Visualizing Success with the App 08:38 How to Access the App 09:45 Additional Tools for Non-iPhone Users 10:57 Speed Control Feature: Rollmaps 11:46 Measuring Green Speed 12:26 Where to Find More Information 13:53 Closing Thoughts Jeff's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffmocini Slopegraide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slopegraide App Store Download Link: apps.apple.com/us/app/slopegraide/id1494699416 Main Website: https://www.slopegraide.com Roll Maps: https://www.slopegraide.com/pages/rollmaps Slopegraide Smart Ball Marker: https://www.slopegraide.com/pages/slopegraide Exclusive Promo Code for 30 days: APC2024 Support email address: info@slopegraide.com KathyHartWood.com Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 151

The 6 Biggest Mental Shifts That Transformed My Golf and Life

In this episode of 'Above Par,' Kathy shares six mental shifts that improved her golf game and overall life: recognizing thoughts are optional, understanding that thoughts create emotions, realizing feeling emotions isn't a sign of weakness, comprehending discomfort leads to growth, believing in something before seeing it, and treating confidence as a skill that can be developed. These realizations proved pivotal, teaching her to take control of her mental state both on and off the golf course. She encourages listeners to pick at least one of these shifts to experiment with in order to experience positive changes in their lives and their game. 00:01 Introduction and Welcome 00:24 The Importance of Mental Shifts in Golf 01:46 First Mental Shift: Control Over Thoughts 03:21 Second Mental Shift: Emotions are Created by Thoughts 05:07 Third Mental Shift: Emotions are Not a Sign of Weakness 07:23 Fourth Mental Shift: Embracing Discomfort 08:50 Fifth Mental Shift: Believing Before Seeing 10:30 Sixth Mental Shift: Confidence is Learned and Practiced 11:46 Summary and Conclusion Stay connected with Kathy at KathyHartWood.com/join Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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Episode 150

Golf Effort and Intention

Receive free weekly mental golf tips HERE How many shots is your mental golf costing you? Take the quiz here: quiz.mymentalcaddy.com Continue your mental journey at Your Mental Caddy HERE Mastering Your Golf Brain - A Guide to Self-Coaching Mastering Your Golf Brain - The Workbook Mental Golf Journal - A Range for Your Brain Are all available at KathyHartWood.com/book Email Kathy at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com Website: KathyHartWood.com

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