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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 53

What if...I play bad?

It is so easy to worry about our golf game. We can worry about our score before we even tee off. We can worry about our first tee shot, getting ut of a bunker, or what our final score will add up to. Worrying seems to serve a purpose. It protects us against our fears but masquerades as being useful or necessary. In this episode, I discuss how to identify worrying on the course and prevent it from becoming a habit that interferes with your ability to perform your best on the course. Find out how you can work with me 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 52

The 4 Components of a Complete Golf Game

There are 4 components of a complete game. Most players only focus on swing and mechanics. We blame our swing when things go bad on the course. In this episode, I want to shine light on the other 32 areas that greatly affect your score. And, if you want to play better it is worth working on ALL four areas to create a complete golf game. Learn about current workshops 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 51

Think Like a Hacker, Play Like a Hacker

If you want to lower your handicap or break a score barrier, you don't want to rely just on improving your swing or short game. If you change your swing but take your old "hacker" golf brain with you, you won't have lasting results. In this episode I share, 3 steps you want to take to change your hacker thinking and level up your game this year. The Mental Groove Workshop Series start January 13th, 2022. You can register and find out more on the link HERE Have questions about your game and how I can help go to KathyHartWood.com/chat 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 50

Stop Underperforming in 2022

No resolutions. You might decide it is time to lose weight, get in shape or win the club championship this year, but no more underperforming. You underperform when you know you can do better but you just get in your own way. And it is frustrating and disappointing...and becomes a habit. In this episode, I share with you the steps to take to stop underperforming. It begins with you being curious about one small thing and going through the three phases of awareness. 2022 is the year to stop underperforming and I get you started right here. Want to learn more about working with me 1:1, jump on a introductory call HERE Sign up for self-paced foundational work in The Mental Game Fix HERE 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 49

The Small World of Golf and Family

Is there a genetic component to golf? Perhaps an aptitude or a personality trait that is attracted to the game... In this episode, I share with you a personal story about how golf connected us to a "new" family member. It is a fun story full of coincidences, connection and the small world of golf. 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 48

From Driver Yips And 3 Putts To 6 Strokes Gained With Just A Thought (Adam K)

Adam Krawsczyn went from driver yips and 3 putting from 20 feet to a golfer who thinks he can make anything inside 6 feet and hit every fairway. He gained 6 strokes on his game in three months with zero mechanical changes. He chose to believe in what was possible without much evidence. In this episode, he shares what shifted for him, how he realized it was not his swing, and what changes he made to become a plus 1/5 handicap. This is a great story about the power of the mental game. Find out more at KathyHartWood.com Sign up for a free call like Adam at KathyHartWood.com/chat 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 47

Discover Your Mental Game Style

While you may want to work on your mental game to improve the results you are creating in your life, it is helpful to know that you have a style right now that may or may not be working for you. You have a method or style in how you deal with circumstances that you encounter. The key is to notice if it is working for you or not. Ask yourself: are you creating the results you want? do you have a plan or process? do you feel in control or out of control? are you working hard and not seeing results? In this episode, I share with you 4 common mental game styles and put them into the context of your everyday life to help you see if you are using one of these styles with your golf. Make sure to check in at KathyHartWood.com for help playing to your potential by mastering your golf brain. 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 46

4 Steps To Level Up Your Mental Game in The Off Season

Your best work is done in the off season. Just because it is not tournament season or golf season does not mean you wait until spring. In this episode, I share with you 4 steps to take to level up your mental game so that you are ready to go when the season hits. You have one brain and it goes with you every where. Learning how to think, managing emotions and developing a process is something that can be rehearsed now. The best time to do this work is before season. Winter is coming. There is work to be done. Discover the 3 ways to do the work in the offseason 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 45

Finding the Peace In Golf and Holidays

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. Join Master Your Golf Brain HERE a self-paced step by step program to managing your mind around the game. 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 44

The Rules That Mess Up Your Golf

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. Take the Mental Game Quiz to see how strong your mental game is and download the Quick Guide to Master Your Golf Brain? Click Here 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 43

The Best Time To Work On Your Mental Game

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. Get on the waitlist for Master Your Golf Brain which re-opens in time for holiday gift giving. 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 42

Turning Doom and Gloom Into Your Best Golf Year Ever

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. Click here to learn more about working with Kathy 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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