Anger Feels Powerful Until It Wrecks Your Next Shot

About this episode

The episode discusses how anger can negatively impact a golfer's performance, illustrated by a Masters moment and a senior player's experience.

Send us Fan Mail Anger can feel like rocket fuel, but on a golf course it usually detonates your round. We start with the clearest proof: a Masters moment where emotion goes sideways right along with the tee shot. Then we bring it down to everyday golf, watching a calm, talented senior player slowly unravel after one mistake until he’s no longer playing golf, he’s arguing with it. That shift from process to prosecution is where scores blow up, routines vanish, and confidence gets replaced by ...

People in this episode

Host: Rich Easton

Topics covered

• golf
• anger management
• emotional control
• performance
• mistakes
• confidence

Keywords

• golf
• anger
• Masters
• performance
• confidence
• mistakes
• emotions

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