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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 41

6 Steps to Master Your Golf Brain

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. How Strong Is Your Mental Game Assessment (Guide is sent as part of Assessment) Click here to schedule a time to chat. 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 40

How You Label Yourself as a Golfer Affects Your Performance

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. Take the Mental Game Assessment 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 39

What You SHOULD do to play your best golf

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. Learn more here: KathyHartWood.com 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 38

To Practice or Not To Practice

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. Want more help with your brain around the game of golf, let's chat 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 37

Four Ways to Conquer 1st Tee Jitters

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 Jump on a call and chat with me about what you are struggling with 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 36

How to Stop Having Blow Up Holes

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. Want help sorting through your golf brain? Let's chat 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 35

Believing in Your Golf Game Without Evidence

It is hard to believe in yourself and your golf game when you don't have ample evidence or proof. that you can perform. In this episode, I share some takeaways from a speech that I gave at the USGA Women's Senior Amateur Championship about Believing Without Evidence. You can watch the whole speech (recorded from an iphone) HERE. The link to jump on a Discovery Call is 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 34

How to Get Your Round Off to a Good Start

Most golfers experience first tee jitters. They are not a problem unless they hang out for a couple of holes and then we get off to a bad start. There are other reasons you may not get off to a good start. It can be the beliefs you have about what a good start means. it could be the pressure you put on yourself to par or play the first hole well. This can backfire and end up creating the result you are working so hard against...bogies and doubles on the first few holes. In this podcast , I go into more detail about how you get off to a good start including what to think if you have a bogey or worse on the first few holes. Learn more 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 33

Why You Screw Up The Last Few Holes — How to Finish Strong in Golf

You’ve played solid golf … then collapse on the back nine. In this episode, Coach Kathy breaks down why golfers fall apart in the final holes and gives 4 mental game fixes so you can finish strong on the course. If you struggle with competition nerves, self-doubt late in rounds, or overthinking under pressure, this is for you. I’ll walk you through mental tools that help you stay into your game even when fatigue or frustration start creeping in. 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 32

Driver Drama - Why You Stink Off The Tee

Do you suck off the tee? It can get so bad that some people call it the driver yips. And while by design, the driver is the club that goes the most sideways, it can be extremely penalizing if you miss more fairways than you hit. In this episode, I discuss some common technical issues along with some mental challenges that can create some driver drama for you during a round. If you struggle keeping your ball in play off the tee, this episode is definitely worth a listen. KathyHartWood.com Waitlist For The Mental Game Blueprint - Starts week of August 30th If you would like the driver videos for set-up, common errors, drills and swinging your driver with confidence CLICK 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 31

Overcoming Fear of Failure in Golf

Fear of failure on the golf course is a huge mental hurdle for golfers. It prevents you from taking your best golf to the course. In this episode, I take apart what contributes to this fear, what it means to fail on the golf course and ultimately what you make it mean about you and your game. Share comments or podcast topics with me at Kathy@KathyHartWood.com KathyHartWood.com Waitlist for next Mental Game Workshop 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 30

Why You Practice and Don't Get Better

Do you ever feel like you are putting in the time practicing and not seeing the results? if this is the case it is worth taking a look at how you practice. In this episode, I add golf mechanics and mindset to expose some reasons why you are't seeing improvement in your game. I talk about how to best practice to get the most out of your time. The couple things you should do each practice session and then what to focus on when you take it to the course. If you want to get on the waitlist for the upcoming Mental Game Workshop, 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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