Thoughts That Create Pressure Part 2: The Hidden Layers

About this episode

Chase and Raymond delve deeper into the relationship between thoughts, pressure, and performance in golfers.

In this follow-up episode of Golf Beneath the Surface, Chase and Raymond continue the conversation on thoughts, pressure, and performance. After introducing A-shaped and V-shaped thinking in the previous episode, they go deeper into why simply trying to “not think” is impossible, why judging thoughts often makes them louder, and how pressure builds when golfers treat thoughts as facts, predictions, or commands. They also explore confidence, confirmation bias, and the deeper layers behind pres...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chase, Raymond

Topics covered

• thoughts
• pressure
• performance
• confidence
• confirmation bias

Keywords

• A-shaped thinking
• V-shaped thinking
• judging thoughts
• pressure in golf
• confidence

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