Ep 217: Why You Get Nervous on the 18th and What To Do About It with Karl Morris

About this episode

Karl Morris joins Chris Finn to discuss managing nerves and pressure in golf, offering strategies to improve mental performance on the course.

Karl Morris (MindFactor) is back on The Golf Fitness Bomb Squad with Chris Finn—this time answering real member questions about pressure, competition, and playing your best when it actually matters. Whether you’re chasing a club championship, playing in senior events, or just tired of losing $10 and $20 putts on 18, Karl breaks down what’s really happening in your head under pressure: your brain isn’t “failing”… it’s doing its number one job—protecting you. The problem is that survival instincts (fight/flight/freeze) are great for evolution and terrible for golf. You’ll learn: Why nerves don’t mean something’s wrong (and how to use that energy) How to calm pressure by accepting the full range of outcomes The pre-round question that changes everything: “What have I got today?” Why “consistency” is the wrong goal—and adaptability is the real skill A simple on-course reset for big moments: WIN = What’s Important Now How to stop reacting to one bad shot and start spotting patterns A practical way to train the mental game with “two scorecards” They also talk MindFactor’s training course (including 1:1 calls) and how it’s helped golfers translate mental-game concepts into real…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Finn

Guest: Karl Morris

Topics covered

• nervousness in golf
• mental game
• pressure management
• adaptability in sports
• performance under pressure
• golf training

Keywords

• golf
• nerves
• pressure
• mental game
• adaptability
• performance
• MindFactor
• training
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MindFactor, MindCaddie, themindfactor.com

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