Dispelling Common Golf Psychology Myths w/ Raymond Prior - Part 1

In Dr. Prior’s upcoming book Golf Beneath the Surface (Amazon link to purchase--not an ad), a major theme is how the cliches and catch phrases and mental tips and tricks that we've heard so many times are mostly just myths. They’ve been generally accepted as truths but don't actually have much or any supporting evidence to back them up.

So you could look at this episode as a teaser for the book and some of the deeper evidence based psychology that you will learn reading it, but I think equipping yourself with this knowledge will allow you to be more informed in fact checking what you read and hear, as well as how to specifically apply the actual scientifically backed psychology that will help you play better golf.

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Raymond Prior, PhD:

Raymond Prior's website: btsmindset.com

Amazon book- Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology

Raymond Prior, PhD on Twitter: @bts_mindset

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Episode topics:

00:00 Intro

02:42 Myth #1 - “Just be Positive”

11:51 Myth #2 - “Distraction techniques”

23:50 Myth #3 - “Willing the ball into the hole”

34:02 Myth #4 - “Just forget about a bad shot”

39:38 Extra - “How much block/technique practice should I be doing?”

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