Dr Karl Morris Episode #12 Part 2

In this episode from http://www.HomeofGolf.TV I am joined by Dr Karl Morris one of Europes top golf mental game coaches. Karl works with the following players: Darren Clarke, David Howell, Lee Westwood, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, Richard Finch, Phil Archer, Alison Nicholas and Trish Johnson.

Here is an extract from the transcription of our 20 minute interview. Please check YouTube for the 1st Part.

Andy: I think you were saying earlier that Paul McGinley hes now looking at practicing so he can recreate the anxiety you would have on the course.

Karl: Yeah, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell in particular this last two years, last year was a particularly good year for Graeme. He played in the Ryder Cup for the first time. But one of the things that we did in the whole of last year was really try and make sure that there was an element of his practice that was trying to simulate golf. And one of the big mistakes I see golfers making is aimlessly hitting golf balls on the range, hitting it well and it doesnt represent anything thats gonna happen on the golf course.

Andy: Karl, how long have you been in the industry for, teaching golf psychology?

Karl: My background originally was as a player, but Ive probably been involved in the psychology side of things for about ten years now and its been a really interesting journey. One of the things Ive tried to develop over the last few years, Ive done a lot of work with the PGAs around the world. Ive been fortunate to speak to the Australian PGA, the Swedish PGA, South African PGA as well as the Europeans.

And my real passion has always been to try and pass on some of these things that have worked tour players to the golf coach, because I really believe that the coach of the future will be able to teach not only the technical side of the game, but hell also have an understanding of how the mind works, as well, so that we can bring the two things together. I think the problem with golf has been that theres almost been two camps. Theres been technical coach to work on the range and so well, youre swinging it a lot better than this mind coach who says Well just go out there and dont think about it and it never really comes together.

And I really passionately believe that good coaching in the future will develop both of those sides probably as well being able to define mechanics, as well. I think a great coach in the future will be much more rounded, perhaps, than weve all been in the past.

Andy: Oh yeah, I mean, I can see that happening cause as a kid, that never happened.

Karl: Yeah I think weve all had the experience of having a golf lesson. The pro stands there, were maybe working on something in the swing. We start getting it perfectly on the range, start flushing it. The pro says, Right go away take that to the golf course. He thinks that youre gonna go and play well. You think youre gonna go and play well and then you have to make a phone call to him and say, That was dreadful. I hit it all over the place. And that, to me, is where this necessity to understand the mental game is so important, because if you can repeat an action on the range over and over again, and then on the golf course its terrible, thats not just your golf swing. There is an element of the mind side going on there.

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[snelsonxxx]

This one and the part 1 are your best videos to date, awesome, great work. Thanks

Steve Nelson

[homeofgolftv]

Thank you for your kind comments.

Cheers

Andy

[kuneckid05]

I really like your Videos Andy, i regularly receive emails from you where i read every single one.

The Q school video is great, it just shows us how hard it is, but its doable.

Thanks,

Darek  from Central Scotland

[kuneckid05]

The way Bernard Langer understood and never got mentally frustrated about the missed putt, i personally do it the same way.

If I hit it the way i wanted, the line i wanted, and it did not go in the hole. Then i couldn't do anything more than what i just did. I thought the line was perfect, it was miss-read, get on with it.

To be honest i like the way i get on with the bad shots, keep it to myself, let it goooo!! Never show it to your opponent, that is a must because it will build him up.