Mind Caddie - Improve Your Mental Golf Game

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John Dunigan thinks improving your golf swing is not actually the key to improving your golf?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by renowned golf coach and skill-acquisition specialist John Dunigan for a conversation that challenges one of the biggest assumptions in modern golf coaching: that the swing itself is the skill.
John's simple but powerful phrase — "The swing is not the skill" — becomes the starting point for a much deeper discussion about how golfers actually learn to play better. Instead of obsessing over positions, mechanics and what the golf swing looks like, Karl and John explore what really matters: what you are trying to make the golf ball do, your awareness of the clubface, intention, feel, feedback and your ability to develop adaptable skills on the course.
PGA Tour Coach and Master Coach - John Dunigan explains why watching the steering wheel while driving would be just as strange as watching your putter during a stroke, and why golfers can become trapped trying to control movements rather than learning to control outcomes. The conversation moves into putting, clubface awareness, shot shaping, practice design and the importance of experimenting with different outcomes rather than treating every mistake as failure.
There is also a fascinating discussion about curiosity rather than judgment — using errors as information and learning from your own patterns and experience. As John puts it, golf can become an ongoing scientific experiment: see the shot, feel the movement, do it, review it, and learn from what happened.
For golfers heading into the winter practice season, this episode offers a very different way of thinking about golf improvement, practice, swing mechanics and performance under pressure.
If you've ever stood on the range trying desperately to perfect your swing, only to discover that the beautiful swing doesn't necessarily produce better scores, this conversation could change the way you practise.
The swing is not the skill. The swing is there to serve the shot.
🏌️ Why the golf swing should serve the shot — rather than become the goal itself

🎯 Clubface awareness, intention and why learning to control the ball matters more than perfect positions

🧠 How curiosity, experimentation and learning from mistakes can transform your practice and performance

More about John Dunigan: https://www.johndunigangolf.com 
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In this episode of Mind Caddie, Carl Morris is joined by Feldenkrais teacher Dr Jeff Haller to explore the powerful relationship between movement, awareness, balance and performance. Jeff explains how the Feldenkrais Method can help golfers become more aware of their bodies, escape habitual movement patterns and access greater freedom and creativity in their game.
In this episode:
The Feldenkrais Method explained — how curiosity, questions and awareness can reveal physical and neurological possibilities we didn't know we had.

Why balance comes first — Jeff explains why the brain will always prioritise stability and safety, potentially overriding your conscious intention during the golf swing.

Moving beyond technique — how golfers can become trapped trying to use technique to overcome anxiety, rather than developing greater awareness and freedom of movement.

What happens at address — an intriguing look at posture, breathing, balance and the way golfers organise themselves before the club even moves.

The importance of sensation — Jeff distinguishes between thinking, feeling, sensing and intention, and explains how reliable sensory experiences can help golfers discover new possibilities.

From effort to exploration — why reducing effort and becoming genuinely curious about movement can help players escape old habits and find a more composed, spontaneous way of playing.  
 
More about Dr. Jeff Haller: https://www.insidemoves.org/Home 
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Playing better golf starts with accepting bad shots rather than trying to prevent them.
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by golf performance coach Jim Waldron for a deep dive into the mental game of golf, golf psychology, performance under pressure and the mind-body connection.
They explore why acceptance can be the foundation of better performance — and why trying to control your swing, your thoughts and your outcomes can actually make your golf worse.
In this episode:
Acceptance and the mental game — why accepting every possible outcome can reduce threat and free you to perform.

The yips and performance anxiety — why resistance can reinforce the yips and how changing your relationship with them can help.

"Let's see what happens" — the simple mindset used by elite players to reduce emotional attachment to the outcome.

Swing thoughts and overthinking — why micromanaging tiny movements on the golf course can interfere with natural movement and skill.

The mind-body connection — using focused awareness and feel, particularly through the hands, grip and body, rather than constantly thinking about technique.

Playing golf with freedom — moving from hope and fear towards acceptance, confidence, focus and a more carefree approach to performance.

A compelling conversation about golf mental toughness, confidence, focus, the yips, mindfulness, golf performance coaching and how to access the skills you already have.
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One of the biggest opportunities to lower your golf scores lies between 60 and 140 yards?
In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by renowned golf researcher and coach Dr. Sasho Mackenzie to explore the science of wedge play, distance control, practice, feel and skill development.
They discuss why better feedback can transform your practice, how technology can help develop genuine feel, and why becoming highly skilled with your wedges could give you the confidence to attack more pins and lower your scores.
In this episode:
🎯 Why 60–140 yards is a scoring sweet spot for many golfers
🧠 How feedback and feel actually help you develop skill
📊 Why measuring your real wedge performance can transform confidence
🏌️ The science behind Stack Wedge and smarter practice
🔥 Why contact, ball speed and distance control matter more than obsessing over swing positions
⚡ Sasho's insights into sequencing, speed and the full golf swing
A fascinating conversation for anyone looking to improve their golf, lower their handicap, practise more effectively and become a better wedge player.
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What if your worst golf could teach you more than your best? In this episode of Mind Caddie, Karl Morris talks to renowned performance psychologist Jared Tendler, author of Everyday Golf Psychology, about pressure, confidence, adaptability and why understanding your C game may be the key to becoming a more consistent golfer. Their conversation ranges from golf to professional poker, and explores how we can learn to research our own experience rather than simply trying to eliminate mistakes.
In this episode:
Why Jared's own experience of choking in US Open qualifying changed the direction of his career
The surprising connection between golf psychology and professional poker
Why every golfer has an A, B and C game – and why narrowing the gap matters
How to recognise the early signs of pressure, anger and overconfidence
Why journaling and researching your own experience can transform your relationship with the game
How better practice, clear intention and commitment create a more reliable feedback loop
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