Strategies for Overcoming The Push for Perfection on the Golf Course with Paul Salter

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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946: This week we speak to Paul Salter, a high-performance mindset coach, about overcoming mental and emotional obstacles in golf. Paul discusses the importance of awareness and curiosity in understanding and managing the mental hazards that can affect performance. Paul suggests strategies such as breathwork, taking space, finding humor, and developing routines to manage emotions and stay focused on the present moment. We also explore the impact of perfectionism and the need to let go of the pursuit of perfection in order to enjoy the game. Paul emphasizes the importance of off-course work and self-reflection in improving mental performance on the golf course. Takeaways Developing awareness and curiosity can help golfers understand and manage the mental hazards that affect their performance. Strategies such as breathwork, taking space, finding humor, and developing routines can help manage emotions and stay focused on the present moment. Letting go of the pursuit of perfection and embracing the process can lead to a more enjoyable and fulfilling golf experience. Off-course work and self-reflection are essential for improving mental performance on the golf course. We also have a second guest this week, my friend John Polachek, to talk about his journey into golf and his passion for writing songs. We hear his latest, called "Golf Song'' which even includes Fred in the music video.***Summary was AI generated from riverside.fm, our recording platform.You're invited to our next Golf Smarter Adventure! We’re going to Portugal September 5-13, 2024! This is a couples trip, so non-golfers are also invited to join Fred and his wife (non-golfer) for 9 days that includes 3 rounds of golf (more if you'd like), exceptional sightseeing, and fun activities. Learn more and register at tmigolf.com/golfsmarter. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador this month (May 2024) by introducing an upcoming episode and receive ALL 3 of these great gifts, including: • A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. • *A pack of 8 Flightpath Golf Tees. A Tee Above All. Learn more at https://flightpathgolf.com. • *A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can now choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 34 sizes!* US residents onlyTake advantage of this limited time offer! Request to introduce an episode to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com.Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube for daily highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. We also post articles and video shorts on LinkedIn @FredGreene (from Novato, CA). This week's episode is brought to you by PXG! Game changer has been thrown around so much, it’s lost its meaning. I was impressed with the results of my fitting and think the P X G Driver will be a game changer for me. Check it out for yourself. Learn more and get free shipping on all equipment at PXG.com/golfsmarter and use code golfsmarter at checkout. That’s PXG.com/golfsmarter, code golfsmarter for free shipping on all equipment.This week’s episode is sponsored by PutterCup! Go to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Those who have strong perfectionistic tendencies, these are learned behaviors and beliefs and actions that stem from childhood needs going unmet.
0:12.3	If you're the oldest of your siblings, if you have multiple siblings, you are far more prone to perfectionistic tendencies because as each sibling came along, the attention
0:22.1	you got from your parents was less and less and less. What did you do to get your core needs
0:27.4	of acceptance, belonging, connection, love, and validation met? You started trying to be perfect.
0:33.0	You got straight A's. You won first place. You were the captain or all star on your team.
0:38.8	You learned that in order to get the attention that you so desperately craved at a young age, you had to be perfect.
0:44.4	That is why you struggle even as an adult. And at this point, we have to recreate a sense of
0:50.6	safety in making mistakes, in being less than perfect, find a sense of falling
0:57.6	in love with the process.
0:59.3	Hi, this is Matt Hubble from Lyndon Washington, and I play at Raspberry Ridge Golf Course.
1:07.0	This is Golf Smarter, number 946.
1:10.0	Strategies for overcoming the push for perfection on the golf course with Paul Salter and introducing the golf song.
1:17.3	This is Golf Smarter.
1:20.1	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:29.7	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:34.3	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Paul. Hello, Fred. Thank you for having me.
1:40.3	Thanks so much for joining us today because this is the kind of stuff that I always like to get deep into because I'm not going to just focus on mechanics, which I know people love, but
1:46.9	there's the difference between swing, like I played yesterday with these guys, and I'm like,
1:52.7	they're just swinging their club.
1:55.2	They're not playing golf.
1:57.1	And there's such a difference there.
1:59.5	And I think that they're so focused on the mechanics of hitting a golf ball, which they didn't do well.
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