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The Impact Bag
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Continue reading →: The Impact BagWelcome to The Impact Bag. A new blog covering a wide range of golf knowledge to impact your game. Brought to you by Mick Parry M.Ed and PGA Assistant. Mick Parry is a newly qualified Mental Golf Type Coach, a unique system of performance coaching tailored to the dominant traits…
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How Many Swing Thoughts Should I Have?
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Continue reading →: How Many Swing Thoughts Should I Have?ONE! End of blog post!!! Actually maybe one is too many, but I wouldn’t go more than one. So how many swing thoughts should you have? One or none. Easy for me to write, but how do we go about this? It’s really easy to get bogged down in swing…
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Continue reading →: Managing Expectations in Golf: The Key to Enjoyment and ImprovementExpectations play a powerful role in how golfers experience the game. When expectations are too high, frustration can build after every missed shot or imperfect round. Conversely, setting realistic, flexible expectations can help you stay positive, enjoy the process, and play better golf.
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Overcoming Catastrophizing in Golf: Mental Resilience Strategies
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Continue reading →: Overcoming Catastrophizing in Golf: Mental Resilience StrategiesCatastrophising in Golf: Breaking Free from the Spiral of Doom: While it’s natural to feel frustrated after a bad shot or round, letting those feelings snowball can undermine your confidence, derail your performance, and sap the joy from the game.
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Overcoming Mind Reading in Golf: Strategies for Success
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Continue reading →: Overcoming Mind Reading in Golf: Strategies for SuccessGolf is as much a mental game as it is a physical one. One common mental trap is mind reading—assuming you know what others are thinking about you. For golfers, this might sound like, “My friends or parents will think I’m a failure if I play poorly,” or “If I…
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How we Learn Golf (or Anything)
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Continue reading →: How we Learn Golf (or Anything)Having a Master’s Degree in Education is often helpful as a golf coach. One of the main aspects I use when delivering instruction or making swing changes is the 4 stages of learning. Learning golf can be a frustrating experience and the desired results are not always as quick to…
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Strategies to Combat Perfectionism in Golf
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Continue reading →: Strategies to Combat Perfectionism in GolfWhen golf becomes a constant battle between “perfect” and “failure,” even minor setbacks feel devastating. All-or-nothing thinking can rob you of perspective, confidence, and the ability to appreciate the small victories that make the game so rewarding. Making small improvements over time builds up, but perfectionist thinking can make our…
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Mastering Golf: Overcoming Selective Abstraction
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Continue reading →: Mastering Golf: Overcoming Selective AbstractionGolf combines mental and physical elements, and understanding selective abstraction is crucial for performance improvement. This psychological concept causes players to overemphasize negative moments, affecting confidence and enjoyment. Strategies like reframing perspectives, adopting a broader view, and focusing on positives can help combat this bias, enhancing overall gameplay and satisfaction.
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Creating Habits
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Continue reading →: Creating HabitsI recently read Atomic Habits by James Clear after being recommended it in several golf podcasts. What I really liked about the book is that it outlines how to make new habits easy to achieve. For example the creator of WordPress Matt Mullenweg said on the Tim Ferris show that his…
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Continue reading →: One Good Nine, One Bad Nine. Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?Photo by Tengyart on Unsplash We have all had opposing results from one 9 holes to the next. After the round, we are left wondering why? If only I played like that for both nines. Why does this happen? Do we miraculously find or lose our swing? This is a…
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10 Amazing Ideas for a Golfers Christmas Present
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Continue reading →: 10 Amazing Ideas for a Golfers Christmas PresentPhoto by Seb Mooze on Unsplash Stuck for ideas for what to buy a golfer this Christmas? Don’t fall into the trap of buying toilet golf or a sleeve of unusable golf balls that look like Christmas puddings (yes I have received these gifts) Here is your definitive guide to…
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I’m Mick Parry
Welcome to The Impact Bag Golf Blog. Here I share my thoughts on the golf game taking a holistic approach to golf performance development. Mostly I just like you to enjoy golf more and my blog posts will help you with this.
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