Are You Ruining Your Golf Game by Thinking Too Much? Karl Morris Turns the Tables #423
Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game
Release Date: 08/21/2026
Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game
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What happens when the interviewer becomes the interviewee?
In this special episode of The Mind Caddie, Jim Waldron turns the tables on Karl Morris for a fascinating conversation about Karl's own journey through golf, coaching and the mental game.
Karl reveals how a 30-year struggle with his own golf ultimately transformed his approach to performance coaching — and why he believes golfers often look for answers in completely the wrong place.
In this episode:
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Karl's journey from teenage golfer to professional coach
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Why technical thinking can actually damage your golf
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His work with players including Louis Oosthuizen and Lee Westwood
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Why observation is the most important principle in the mental game
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How acceptance and gratitude can reduce the threat of golf
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Why creating your own definition of success could transform your game
A revealing conversation about golf psychology, confidence, performance and what it really takes to play better golf.
Perhaps the answer isn't another swing thought. Perhaps it's learning to stop thinking and start observing.
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