Show Notes
Dr. Izzy Justice is an author of 10 books, including Your Brain Swings Every Club, GYRA Golf, and Golf EQ. He joins The Mental Golf Show to talk the neuroscience of stress, negative thoughts, performing under pressure, and he makes some interesting claims about the term "flow state" that I had never heard before. Key topics covered in the episode (AI-generated)
The impact of stress on golf swings Neuroscience of thoughts and muscle communication The concept of flow and reactive states in golf Managing thoughts before each shot The importance of mental endurance in golf The role of electricity and brain activity in performance Strategies for controlling the last 10 seconds before a shot The concept of upstream sources of negative thoughts Practical exercises for mental focus and inventory The importance of simplicity in mental strategies
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Gary Wise has been working with golfers for decades on their swings and their minds, and is the author of No Junk Reps.