Mindfulness in Golf

This week Summit Performance Consulting LLC is celebrating the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida now until Wednesday, March 1, 2015.  144 players will compete for a purse of $6.1 M, with … Continue reading

Getting in the Zone in Golf

This week Summit Performance Consulting LLC is celebrating the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida now until Wednesday, March 1, 2015.  144 players will compete for a purse of $6.1 M, with … Continue reading

Golf: The Pre-Shot Routine

This week Summit Performance Consulting LLC is celebrating the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida now until Wednesday, March 1, 2015.  144 players will compete for a purse of $6.1 M, with … Continue reading

Get Psyched for the Honda Classic

Get psyched for the Honda Classic! When: Monday, February 23 to Wednesday, March 1, 2015 Where: PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 144 players will compete for a purse of $6.1 M, with the … Continue reading

3 Holiday Health Tips

I have read countless articles about how to survive the holidays and stick to your exercise and diet.  Looking at them and the research, I’ve narrowed down the suggestions to just three tips.  Keep it simple and remember these three things: … Continue reading

Winning Ugly Tennis

Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis–Lessons from a Master is a well-known book about the mental game of tennis by Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert. Gilbert says that you can play at a higher level than you … Continue reading

Thanksgiving for Happiness

Studies show that practicing gratitude can improve health and happiness and also strengthens relationships. People who are thankful and grateful experience psychological, physical, and social benefits. Psychologically, they have higher levels of positive emotions; are more alert, alive, and awake; … Continue reading

Fitness with Friends

Friends can be a key part to your exercise program.  Friends help you stick with your goals, and it is often more fun to workout with friend.  There are two main reasons to exercise with friends. #1.  Accountability When you … Continue reading

Anxiety and Memory in Sports

The relationship between anxiety and memory  The relationship between anxiety and memory is complex and still uncertain, but research has established that memory formation and retrieval is influenced by emotions, particularly anxiety and stress.  We may put traumatic events into … Continue reading

Cognitive Psychology in Sports

What is Cognitive Psychology? Cognitive psychology is concerned with how we receive, process, store, and retrieve information. What does it have to do with sports? Cognitive psychology is linked to sports in that it allows us to acknowledge internal mental states … Continue reading