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Mental Rules for Golf

by Dr. Gregg Steinberg

7 audio lessons about 23 minutes total

This book’s practical golf psychology will boost your confidence, relieve your pre-shot anxieties, and fine-tune your concentration levels.

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What you'll learn in Mental Rules for Golf

The key ideas of Mental Rules for Golf, in seven short daily lessons.

  1. 1

    Day 1: Stop Switching Swing Thoughts

    4 min

    On your next round, stick with one simple swing cue rather than searching for a new fix after every poor shot.

  2. 2

    Day 2: How to Be Ready for Anything

    3 min

    Before your next round, choose a reset routine for surprises: take one slow breath, assess your options, and commit to a sensible shot.

  3. 3

    Day 3: Why Handicap & Fun Don’t Always Mix

    3 min

    On your next round, judge success by your commitment to each shot rather than what the score might do to your handicap.

  4. 4

    Day 4: Confidence is a Choice, Not a Gift

    3 min

    Before your next shot, recall one solid strike, choose a clear target, and commit to your swing rather than its outcome.

  5. 5

    Day 5: Where Are All the Jerks and Losers?

    3 min

    After a poor shot, describe the mistake without insulting yourself, then choose a clear target for the next shot.

  6. 6

    Day 6: In Golf, Denial is a Strategy

    3 min

    On your next round, accept each shot's result but refuse to let one mistake predict the next swing.

  7. 7

    Day 7: 3 Steps to a Great Post-Shot Routine

    4 min

    After each shot, review it neutrally, take one useful lesson, and put the club away as your cue to move on.

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Golf is one of life's greatest teachers.

Imagine Golf is building the largest library of golf wisdom to help golfers of every level think better and play better — on and off the course. Like Aesop's fables, we use story as the teacher: the greats of the game, their triumphs and their disasters, have so much to show us about how to live.

Francis Ouimet, 1913

A 20-year-old amateur and former caddie beat Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to win the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline.

Payne Stewart, 1999

Holed a 15-foot par putt on the final green at Pinehurst No. 2 to win the U.S. Open by one stroke.

Annika Sörenstam, 2003

Became the first woman in 58 years to play a PGA Tour event, teeing it up against the men at the Colonial.

Matt Fitzpatrick, 2013 & 2022

Won the U.S. Amateur at Brookline, then returned nine years later to win the U.S. Open on the very same course.

And then there are your stories — every round has one.

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