#144 - Confidence Pt 5: Pro Golfer Jocelyn Bruch on Using These Tools On The Course

About this episode

Jocelyn Bruch shares practical tools for golfers to manage nerves and enhance performance on the course.

Today, I’m joined by Jocelyn Bruch: Indiana individual state champion, Division I golfer at Purdue, national championship competitor, and now a professional who just returned from Q-School. We dig into the real tools she used in competition — not theory — to calm nerves, trust her preparation, and perform when it counts: Diaphragmatic Breathing (16+ seconds, not 2!) to lower heart rate and get presentFMR (Forced Muscular Relaxation) to release tension before swings and puttsGo-To Statement sh...

People in this episode

Guest: Jocelyn Bruch

Topics covered

• confidence
• golf
• mental training
• performance
• competition
• breathing techniques

Keywords

• confidence
• golf
• mental training
• diaphragmatic breathing
• FMR
• performance
• competition
• Jocelyn Bruch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue

Places: Indiana

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