The FOUR ‘types’ of coaching and what is MOST effective – Fred Shoemaker #284
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The MAGIC of just OBSERVING your BREATHING – JS Legare #393
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And how it could make a huge difference to the clarity, composure and timing in your game Today we are joined on the show by the outstanding Canadian coach JS Legare JS is a certified Mind Factor coach but also an expert on BREATHWORK We had a fascinating conversation about how we can become more aware of the impact of our breathing on our physiology When our breathing is poor our access to our skills is compromised Just merely OBSERVING the breath can be a profoundly beneficial exercise We can down regulate our nervous system simply by observing our breath Think of the opportunities golf can...
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The many secrets of Hogan – A deep dive with Jim Waldron #392
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome back again my great friend Jim Waldron. We have built this whole podcast around the legendary Ben Hogan. For so long there has been an endless fascination about his golf swing and the supposed ‘Hogan Secret’ Whilst there may have been some secrets around his incredible swing as we discuss there were also some amazing secrets around the way he played and approached the game. Jim Waldron has studied Hogan for over 40 years and spent time with many people who worked with and for Hogan He is currently writing a book called ‘The Many Secrets of Ben Hogan’...
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The Secrets to Transferring your range game to the Golf Course – Will Wu and John Dunigan #391
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Today on the Mind Caddie we welcome two great guests in the shape of motor learning experts Will Wu and John Dunigan who have created a wonderful app called ‘Practice Coach’ We had a fascinating discussion about all things practice and why so many golfers don’t transfer their range game to the actual golf course Almost a universal issue with players is they DO NOT transfer their skills The route to swing changes WHY are you trying to make a swing change? First of all can you MOVE better? Who are you as a PLAYER? What are you ACTUALLY thinking about and focusing on when you try to make...
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The No B.S. Guide to Buying a Better Golf Swing – Lawrie Montague #390
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Exposing why golf lessons fail and the smarter path to real, lasting improvement Today we spend time with top coach Lawrie Montague from Australia to discuss his wonderful book The No B.S. Guide to Buying a Better Golf Swing We had a wonderful conversation about Lawrie’s views on coaching Why so many people are trying to learn swing as opposed to learning how to PLAY golf How the marketing machine for golf swing has overtaken the student’s real NEEDS How data is often just focused on past history and doesn’t open to the possibilities of the future Focusing more on the POTENTIAL...
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The ‘No Thought’ State Why your intellect could be holding you back - Dicken Bettinger #389
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Today on the Brain Booster we welcome back a wonderful guest in Dicken Bettinger. Dicken completely changed his approach to psychology after meeting Syd Banks and understanding the ‘Three Principles’ He then spent over twenty years studying with Syd and is now acknowledged as one of the world’s leading teachers of the principles. During a very wide ranging conversation we discussed the ideas of Mind, Consciousness and Thought How we spend so much time trying to ‘control’ things with the intellect Trying harder Thinking more Being so involved with our thoughts Trying to ‘change’...
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Integrating Mind and Body to Perform – Marcus Bell #388
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It is wonderful to welcome back on the podcast my good friend and colleague Marcus Bell from GRF Golf discussing our collaboration on the golf school we did this year at West Hearts We had a wonderful few days combining Motion and Mind We are also set to do another school in 2026 on the 22nd to 24th April On today’s show we discuss How movement and motion emerge Asking effective questions to stimulate movement Are you in pursuit or avoidance What is the environment offering you How are beliefs in our capabilities are shaped Exploring your own movement capabilities Letting the true...
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GOLF - The Preciousness of Each Round– Andrew Murray #387
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Today on the show I welcome back my great friend and colleague Andrew Murray who I have known for over 30 years. It is also a poignant podcast as we pay tribute to the passing of one of both our friends Denis Durnian who was a terrific player on the European Tour and still holds jointly the incredible record of the lowest 9 hole score in ANY major when he shot an incredible 28 on the front 9 at Royal Birkdale in the 1983 Open He was one of the last of a unique golfer who managed to combine being a club pro with a successful career on the European Tour. With our conversation we hark back to a...
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What would a Golfing TRANSFORMATION look like for you? – Fred Shoemaker #386
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Today on the show we wish a warm welcome back to one of golf’s most influential coaches of the last 30 years. Fred Shoemaker. Fred authored the brilliant ‘Extraordinary Golf and Extraordinary Putting’ He taught the Extraordinary Golf Schools to thousands of golfers over many years and lives in a place that is close to heaven on earth Carmel Valley Ranch in Monterey California His impact on the game has been profound as he has asked golfers and coaches to think about what REALLY matters to them when they play the game. The search for SELF MASTERY The best way to learn instead of just...
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The Supreme Mental Skill of Acceptance – Jim Waldron #385
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It is wonderful to welcome back again onto the show my very good friend Jim Waldron to discuss what I believe to be THE single most important mental skill of all ACCEPTANCE We have had Jim on the show many times before but each time I get him back people say just how much they enjoy our conversations Jim is such a generous man with his time and he brings with him an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge about the game. His own experiences and the people he has worked with and studied under. He is as busy as ever coaching in some wonderful locations in Oregon and Hawaii In today’s...
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Why do we find SIMPLE golf so difficult? – Jon Sherman and Adam Young #384
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On today’s show we have a unique combination of two of the game’s foremost thinkers and coaches Jon Sherman and Adam Young. They host the fabulous podcast ‘The Sweet Spot’ which I have been fortunate to be a guest on a few times. Adam Young is the author of the ‘Practice Manual’ and Jon Sherman is the author of ‘Four Foundations of Golf’ We had a fabulous conversation about how to REALLY make a difference to your game We discussed the Big Three of Impact The non negotiables Face Orientation Strike Location Ground Contact The difference between focusing on Micro and Macro in...
info_outlineToday we are joined on the Brain Booster by the biggest influence in my coaching career Fred Shoemaker.
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I first went out to Fred’s school in Carmel Valley, California over 25 years ago.
The experience had a deep and lasting impression on me and opened up a whole new world of enquiry and thought about the coaching process.
Fred has continued to influence many coaches and players with his ability to look at the game in a way that really gets you to think about what the game truly MEANS to you
What is your PURPOSE for playing the game?
What is really important to you about the experience?
In today’s show amongst many topics we managed to really drill down into the FOUR types of coaching.
The ‘DO’ instruction. The model for 90% of todays golf coaching whereby a teacher ‘tells’ you what to do in your swing based on his or her belief about how the golf swing SHOULD function
The ‘awareness’ instruction which is much more of a coaching based approach where a coach simply asks you to pay attention to what is ACTUALLY happening in your experience of swinging a club. This leads to a much stronger learning experience.
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This is where the coach helps you explore the PERSON you are when you swing the golf club. Are you going to play as a courageous golfer perhaps? At the heart of this instruction is your own COMMITMENT
The fourth type of instruction is to challenge HOW the world ‘occurs’ to you.
If the golf course occurs to you as a place of threat then no amount of the first two types of instruction will have much effect.
To understand how the world is occurring to you and the CHOICE you have in creating that narrative
This session is not for the faint hearted.
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