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The Fastest And Easiest Way to Consistency is Through Flow State Golf with Debbie O'Connell | #903

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

903: Debbie O’Connell probably wears a superhero outfit under her golf clothes. LPGA National Professional of the Year, the inaugural Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award, has bowled a perfect game multiple times, played D1 basketball in the NCAA Final Four for Western Kentucky University, author, International Professional Speaker, Trainer & Mindset Coach, Top 50 LPGA Instructor, and the list continues. Get her free ebook “7 Principles for Lowering Handicap with Flow State Golf” by texting “FLOW” to 727-339-0106. Learn more at https://debbie-oconnell.com/ This week Golf Smarter Mulligans episode #219, is called “Why You Don't Swing Like a Pro and How to Change It” with John Novasel of Tour Tempo. For years, John was telling anyone who listened that the best players in the world all had the same 3:1 swing tempo, no matter how fast they would swing a club. Finally, researchers at Yale University proved his theories to be correct. Since this episode was published in 2011, host Fred Greene still incorporates what he learned about the 3:1 swing tempo from the Tour Tempo app 12 years later! This is part1 of 2. This episode is brought to you by SwingU.com and the SwingU app. Go to swingu.com/upgrade and use promo code ‘golfsmarter’ to save 30% on your first year’s subscription to either the SwingU Plus or SwingU Pro. This episode is also brought to you by Factor. Head to https://Factor75.com/golfsmarter50 and use code “GOLFSMARTER50” to get 50% off! Golf Smarter has just been awarded the #1 spot in their list of Top 10 Golf Psychology Podcasts by feedspot.com Check it out at https://blog.feedspot.com/golf_psychology_podcasts/. Golf Smarter has also been named by golfspan.com as one of the 10 Best Golf Podcasts for 2023, including being named the BEST GOLF PODCAST FOR YOUR MENTAL GAME. Check it out at https://www.golfspan.com/best-golf-podcasts. Two ways to become a Golf Smarter Ambassador and receive a choice of one of these great prizes including: • A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter. • A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! • A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. To win, either introduce an upcoming episode, or write a review from your podcast source, then send us what you wrote and where! Send your posted review or request to introduce an episode to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let me give everybody a formula that I think could help on the golf course and in life.

0:07.0

E plus R equals O.

0:09.0

Because oftentimes we have an event, and say it's not a great event, the ball slices into the woods.

0:14.0

We have to remember there's a plus R before the outcome, and it's how you respond.

0:19.0

And if your response is in a more positive leading way things

0:24.4

like i've got this i can do this well how can i best move forward how can i still achieve the goals that

0:30.7

i want in this situation what do i need to do here's an event that affects so many people in golf

0:36.8

e slow play outcome Outcome oftentimes is

0:40.5

ruins my tempo, my game fell apart. So we're blaming something outside of ourselves, which we have

0:46.7

no control over on our game. Well, guess what happens the next time you play? Slow play? Oh,

0:52.2

outcome. Lose my tempo. There goes my game. The R is the key.

0:57.0

Hi, this is Bob Ferris from Meridian, Idaho, and I play at Centennial Golf Course. This is Golf

1:05.2

Smarter, number 903. The fastest and easiest way to consistency is through Flow State Golf with Debbie O'Connell.

1:16.6

This is Golf Smarter.

1:19.6

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.

1:26.6

Here's your host, Fred Green.

1:29.5

Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Debbie.

1:32.0

Fred, thank you so much.

1:33.5

I'm excited to be here with you.

1:36.0

I love, I have a natural tendency to be attracted to overachievers.

1:43.6

So you and I are going to be really good friends.

1:46.4

Well, thank you for the compliment. You are reading your resume and everything you've done

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