The Four Foundations of Golf – Jon Sherman #227

<p>Today on the Brain Booster we welcome a wonderful guest in the shape of Jon Sherman the owner of Practical Golf a website totally dedicated to golfers trying to improve their game.</p> <p>He is the author of a great new book called ‘The Four Foundations of Golf’ and the website Pratical Golf has so many high quality articles and information.</p> <p>He is also the co host of the popular podcast ‘The Sweet Spot’ with Adam Young, a previous guest on the Brain Booster.</p> <p>Jon is somewhat unique in the fact that he is a very accomplished +2 amateur golfer as well as a performance coach. He is always walking his talk as he tests his game in Mid Amateur tournaments across the New York state.</p> <p>He has worked diligently at his own game for over 20 years and as he describes the book this is his ‘life’s work’.</p> <p>During the session we go into the Four Foundations of Golf which are:</p> <p>Managing Expectations</p> <p>Strategy</p> <p>Practice</p> <p>The Mental Game</p> <p>So many wonderful nuggets of valuable information </p> <p>How managing expectation greatly assists your psychology</p> <p>Being able to develop more ESSENTIAL golf skills</p> <p>The how and why centred strikes are so very important</p> <p>Being clear on what TASK you are trying to achieve</p> <p>Working back to IMPACT to create SHOTS</p> <p>How to better control the clubface</p> <p>How less is more when it comes to your shots can be transformative</p> <p>The myth of ‘eliminating one side of the course’</p> <p>The benefits of developing one shot shape</p> <p>How you can balance your swing with opposites</p> <p>The incredible value of gratitude and appreciation</p> <p>The need for most amateur players to focus more on the ENJOYMENT element of the game</p> <p>To find out more about Jon and his work go to</p> <p><a href="https://www.practical-golf.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.practical-golf.com</a></p> <p>To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR COACH go to</p> <p>Make a BIG difference with your coaching</p> <p><a href="https://www.themindf