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“How often do we speak to ourselves in a firm, aggressive voice when we wouldn’t dream of speaking like that to a friend? If we don’t speak like that to a friend why do we do it to ourselves? We’re not trying to hit a shank, we’re not trying to duff it three feet in front of ourselves. So why be so firm?” - Oscar Sharpe
As a child, Oscar Sharpe was a child prodigy. At just 10 years of age he boasted a handicap of 8 - by 11 this was down to 4, and by 13 he was off scratch. He was British Champion in his age group for three consecutive years between Under 14’s and Under 16’s, and was the youngest person ever to be selected for the England U18 golf team - beating out Justin Rose.
Oscar was well and truly on the radar of many well-regarded people within the golfing world as a youngster. Peter McEvoy, former Walker Cup captain, once quipped that he had the talent to be the best British golfer to have ever played the game, while legendary coach Butch Harmon said that he was a better player at 13 than Tiger Woods.
After actively pursuing his dream to become the best player in the world for much of his childhood and his early adulthood, Oscar’s game began to deteriorate, and with it his passion for the sport.
In this podcast, he discusses how his love for the game developed as a young child, and subsequently, how and why it began to dwindle. He provides fascinating insight into a career like no other, including the impact of the pressure which was placed on him as a star young player, the influence of David Leadbetter on his game and his life, and what he did after his golfing dreams subsided.
Show Notes
Introduction to Oscar Sharpe. [0:50]
Oscar talks about the role of golf in his childhood, and how his love and passion for the game developed. [3:00]
Where did his drive and motivation come from as a child, and what plans were put in place to reach his goals? [8:20]
What did a day in the life of Oscar Sharpe look like at 13? [14:40]
His time at Milford, and how his career started to kick off as a teenager. [20:00]
His move to the United States, and how it and the increasing structure which he faced affected his golf. [23:00]
How did Oscar, and coach David Leadbetter, try to fix his game when it began to falter, and what was the lowest point he reached with his game? [32:00]
What was the calibre of players he was beating as a teenager? [38:30]
What happened when Oscar returned to the UK, and the moment he realised he was finished with golf. [40:20]
What did Oscar do during his time away from golf, and the void in his life that was filled by the gym. [46:50]
Oscar talks about his life today, and in particular the role that golf plays in it. [51:20]
Oscar shares an anecdote about a client with the yips. [59:30]
How to deal with players with differing mindsets and outlooks on golf, and what a standard lesson from Oscar looks like. [1:02:20]
Oscar’s golfing plans for the future. [1:09:50]
Oscar Sharpe’s action challenge. [1:11:10]
Oscar Sharpe’s action challenge
Place your ball in a bunker, five yards away from the flag
Take your 4-iron to the bunker, and hit a full swing with it.
Try to hit it as high as possible, and try to land it as softly as possible.
This incorporates feel into your shot, forcing you to adapt and connect with the shot.
People mentioned
Butch Harmon
David Leadbetter
Malcolm Lewis
Peter McEvoy
Gear/resources mentioned
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
The Zone at Kendleshire Golf Club
Connect and follow Oscar Sharpe
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"Not enough people do what they say they are going to do. Words do not mean an awful lot, it is your actions which are the key. Stop bullshitting yourself. If you want to do something, make a plan to do it, but actually, carry it out. Be accountable to yourself. So you can say to yourself. " I said I was going to do it and I did it, that then transfers onto the golf course. " Dr Karl Morris
Dr Karl Morris is one of Europe’s leading Mind Coaches, delivering cutting-edge methods of peak performance and goal achievement to a range of clients across sports and business.
From the world of golf, he has worked with players such as Darren Clarke, David Howell, Lee Westwood, Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell, Richard Finch, Phil Archer Alison Nicholas and Trish Johnson.
A consultant to the PGA of Great Britain and Europe he has presented seminars all over the world to the Australian PGA, South African PGA, German PGA, Swedish PGA, Dutch PGA, Belgian PGA and the Hong Kong Golf Association.
"Don't tell me what you want to do, tell me what you are going to do. Get off your backside and get some action and do something, and then we get some feedback from your actions. Don't winge and moan about things not happening and don't tell me what you are going to do, actually tell me what you have done. I am more interested in that. " Dr Karl Morris
Dr Karl Morris Show Notes
This podcast is brought to you by the three golf journals; Golf Data, Short Game and the Long Game. From the research of the interviews, I put the strategies and philosophies into three books to help make your practice sessions more effective. I personally use them every time I go out on the course and I am delighted how they have come out. Try them and give them a test run, and let me know what you think. To your golfing greatness!
How Dr Karl Morris met Derren Clarke. [1:50] Most important quality a coach can offer when working with a player. [2:50] Topics on the groundbreaking book The Inner Game of Golf. [4:40] One word that sums up the mental game. [5:50] The three parts to every golf shot. [6:30] Tony Robbins advice which can help your game. [10:10] What questions to ask yourself before your round of golf. [12:30] How to understand what goals to set to your personality. [15:10] How to view your round as a success. [17:50] How to set up your day for success. [20:50] Actions speed louder than words. [22:30] How to manage your tendencies. [24:30] Who is Don Bradman and what is the Don Bradman effect? [25:30] Dr Karl Morris "Ten Chance" driver drill. [27:40] How to use a golfing journal. [30.00] Do you give energy or take energy? [35.00] What is the "three shot" diary drill? [36.00]Dr Karl Morris new book. The Lost Art of Putting. [40.00]
Dr Karl Morris Action Challenge
1. Go to the chipping area and take one ball.
2. Play form nine locations; three easy, three medium and three hard.
3. Devil is in the detail. Use the ball you use during a tournament. Keep to a routine and finish out every put.
4. Record your score over time and keep track of your performances. Derren Clarke has achieved par 18 once, can you beat him?
Dr. Karl Morris Links
The Brain Booster
Mind Factor
The Lost Art of Putting
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Scott Gregory: Professional Golfer on the Challenge Tour. Attached to Corhampton Golf Club, coached by Simon Andrews and managed by Octagon.
Scott has played in The US Open, The Masters and The Open Championship.
He was the winner of The British Amateur Championship and has also represented GB & I in the Walker Cup.
I wanted to interview Scott because I admired his work ethic.
Hope you enjoy and be inspired like I was.
Chris
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Professional golfer, truck driver, session musician, abattoir laborer, digger of holes in roads, programmer, IT sales whizz, director of corporate sales, performance coach, hypnotherapist, sales trainer and business consultant – Ross Mackenzie has had an amazing ride.
He spent 30 years in the high-pressure world of international corporate sales delivering contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars and running a billion dollar sales business.
His coaching clients include professional sportsmen and women, business leaders, professional musicians and dancers, lawyers, psychologists, dentists, doctors, sales people and entrepreneurs.
He shows people how to discover the thinking and implement the strategies that let them thrive and perform at their best no matter what the circumstances - and remain sane and healthy doing it.
Ross’s work has been covered in the national press and by Sky Sports.
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Gary Wolstenholme is a sporting legend, and the last of a dying breed - the career amateur golfer.
He has played in the Walker Cup six times, represented England on no less than 218 occasions, won the Amateur Championship twice, and has been head to head with Tiger Woods...and beaten him.
He has won on every continent and played with legends of the game - such as Palmer, Nicklaus and Ballesteros. While many of the amateurs he played with came from wealthy families, Gary did not. They drove to tournaments in expensive new cars and stayed in five-star hotels; he got the bus or walked miles to the venue with hid clubs on his back, staying at the cheapest bed and breakfast. If there was free food available at the clubhouse, Gary would try to have breakfast, lunch and dinner on site so that he wouldn't have to worry about paying for a meal.
It has been a dream to feature Gary, ( a personal hero of mine) I hope you enjoy episode 25 with Gary.kia kaha
Chris
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Sam Jarman is a PGA golf professional, coach, author and speaker.
He played full time golf for ten years as an elite amateur and professionally before beginning his coaching career.
He now helps golfers of all levels from club players to Tournament Professionals.
He also works with football, cricket and rugby clubs and coaches and players from other sports.
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– “The first goal is just to play really good golf. Second goal: Stay healthy, fit and no injuries. If I can do that, my end goal will take care of itself and that is top 15 in order of merit.” Matt Wallace
Firstly, Welcome to Making A Club Champion Podcast!
I am delighted you to bring you the very first guest – Matt Wallace.
In this episode...
How Matt won five consecutive starts on the Alps Tour How developing putting into the strongest part of his game. How creating sponsorships through his social media, captured the attention of Chubby Chandlers management company ISM and 2 Thumb. How not setting goals to Matt to 242 in the world in 18 months.Achievements
6 wins, 2nd, 3rd, 4th in 9 starts Not a lower finish lower than 4th in 9 starts Hitting greens in regulation 85% mark in GIR Stroke Average – 67.8 World Ranking – 225Routines
Allows 1 hour prep time before teeing off 15–20 min: putting green 15–20 min: chipping and bunker 20–30 min: range Range: few pitches, through the bag, finish the last shot with the course I am going to hit on the course Visualization: Finishes with the shot he hits on the first tee Average puts per round: 28–29 Start off with 3–4 foot puts to get things going, builds the confidence. Block practice putting drills: 5 straight in a row, 5 left to right, 5 right to left If the course has lots of breaking puts, Matt will spend more time practicing harder-breaking puts so he is more prepared. Better putters during a tournament will win at the end of the day. Gear: My putting mirror, Visio Mi Template, Green books, 2-ThumbPhilosophy
You can hole putts from anywhere. You don’t need to hit it close to make up shots. You can take the chances on the greens rather than hitting the risky shot to gain strokes. Never do a put that you don’t think you can hole. You always want the mindset to hole everything, so if you are practicing your lag putting, don’t do it to a hole. Anytime you are on a green – you want to have the mindset of holing it. Don’t get onto a putting green first and attempt a 15ft put. Give yourself an easy 2–3ft put, and then work back to the words to the 15ft ones. When things are not going to plan: I ask ‘What is the divot telling me? What is the ball flight telling me?’ Go back to the basics, and look at the ball position. I may get the video out, one down the line and on the side, and start the process again. Start off getting small easy wins, to gain confidence to get things going. Don’t start off hitting small-percentage shots; not even the best golfers in the world will pull off initially. Intimidating effect – you can’t control what they are doing. You can only influence them by playing good golf. Surround yourself with great players; if you are a short hitter, play with people who are longer than you. So you can learn to play your own game and beat exceptionally long hitters. Failure is my biggest drive, not playing well, but still scoring. That’s the ultimate goal. Playing badly and scoring badly, that is the worst outcome. Putting all that effort in and not getting anything. When playing a new course, it is important visualizing how you want to play the hole. Relax and enjoy just playing around the course in your mind. Get nervous and struggle to sleep when I have not worked or practiced hard. The best way I cured this was to leave from all my practice sessions knowing I got something out of it and got better.Drills
Don’t give yourself time limits on the range; leave the practice once you got it right. Are you practicing hard or are you practicing smart? Get specific on what you want to achieve. What is the outcome of this practice session? Is it to hit 5 in a row on the range? The more specific you are the better. If you are working on technique, just work on technique. If you are working on outcomes, get clear on those outcomes. Take regular ice baths for recovery.Goal Setting
Matt doesn’t really believe in setting goals as it creates unnecessary pressure. The first goal is just to play really good golf. Second goal: Stay healthy, fit and no injuries. According to Matt, “If I can do that, my goal will take care of itself and that is top 15 in order of merit.” Some players have benchmarks to hit, but if they didn’t have that added pressure on them, they would smash through their goals. Matt believes in creating a systems/process approach to achieving his results. “If you do the right things, the outcome will take care of its self.”Life on Tour
2016: 3 European tour events, 6 challenges, 9 Alps Tour events: 18 tournaments. Total cost 38 GBP. The cost of each event works out to be roughly 2k GBP. There are some hidden costs too. For instance; If you want to perform well, you have to eat and sleep well. This all comes at an optional cost. Top 50 of world – management companies have everything all set up for them, so the players just turn up and play. Thus, when starting out, you have a lot more to think about than just golf. Chubby Chandler, ISM, managed to get Matt invites to some events which would never have been otherwise possible. This also included connecting Matt with 6–7 sponsors to just play golf. Management company fees: 5% of earnings, 20% of all sponsors they find for me. A full tournament could cost Matt 15% of his potential earnings. It was the 3rd win on the Alps Tour when ISM got in contact through social media. Caddy costs: 650 GBP per tournament. Performance fees: 5% of any earnings, 7.5 % on any top 10s and 10% of any wins. Downtime: Love going out for dinner in the evenings once practice and preparation are completed. A goal outside from golf: Wallace WineBehind the scenes
Win bonuses: How the likes of the top players claim win bonuses and performance-related wins through their major sponsors. Getting your tour card on the European Tour is not quite as straightforward as it seems. Playing the majority of the tournaments throughout the year comes down to what category you are in. 150 usually field/ 65-man cut What is ‘tipping’? A method of filling up buckets of water and leaning them against your oppositions’ door! (Not advised!)Gear Mentioned
2-Thumb Putting Grip Green Book Visio Mi Template Putting MirrorPeople Mentioned
Phil Kenyon Nick Taylor (caddy) Hugh Marr Northwood OsteopathConnect and follow Matt Wallace:
Instagram Twitter WebsiteFor even more information: Visit: MakingAClubChampion.com
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A former Cardinal standout student-athlete and touring golf professional is Stanford’s Knowles Family Director of Men’s Golf. The 2019-20 season marks his 16th on The Farm.
Ray qualified for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in 2005. He has played on the Nationwide Tour and other world tours since 1998, achieving 12 top-10 finishes.
Conrad played on the same team as Tiger Woods and Notah Begay during his time at Stanford.
Ray is a 1997 graduate of Stanford where he earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and received the 2017 Significant Sig Award from the Sigma Chi national fraternity. In 2011, Ray was inducted into the NCGA Hall of Fame.
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Josh Kaufman: The author of three bestselling books:
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… Fast! How to Fight a Hydra: Face Your Fears, Pursue Your Ambitions, and Become the Hero You Are Destined to BeJosh’s research focuses on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, productivity, creativity, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. His unique, multidisciplinary approach to business mastery and rapid skill acquisition has helped millions of readers around the world learn essential concepts and skills on their own terms.
Josh has been featured as the #1 bestselling author in Business & Money, as ranked by Amazon.com, and his books have sold over half a million copies worldwide.
Josh’s research has been featured by The New York Times, The BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes, Time, BusinessWeek, Wired, Fast Company, Financial Times, HarvardBusiness.org, The World Economic Forum, Inside Higher Ed, Lifehacker, MarketWatch, The Independent, Bloomberg TV, PBS Next Avenue, CCTV, and CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD.
Josh has been a featured speaker at The Aspen Ideas Festival, Stanford University, World Domination Summit, Pioneer Nation, Microconf, BaconBiz, Google, and IBM.
JoshKaufman.net was named one of the “Top 100 Websites for Entrepreneurs” by Forbes in 2013.
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In this episode, I share all of my notes and lessons I learned whilst caddying at the "dreaded" European Tour Q-School over in Spain.
Q-School is one hell of an experience! And if you can do it as a caddy, then even better.
In this episode - I break down exactly how to be a caddy on the European Tour, and much, much more.
Hope you enjoy,
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David MacKenzie is a Mental Coach and the founder of Golf State of Mind. He currently works with golfers on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, European Tour, Challenge Tour, LPGA and LET, along with many elite juniors and amateur golfers of all levels.
Throughout David’s playing career, he learned quickly how attitude, self-belief, focus and mental toughness affect performance in golf. He knew that was the major difference between his average and great rounds. But the question was: “How does one improve these mental skills and achieve “the zone” more often?”
While studying at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, David began in-depth research into sports psychology and how elite performers apply their minds to practice and play. He interviewed hundreds of elite golfers and sports psychologists. He shared what he discovered via his website, “Golf State of Mind” and it quickly resonated with golfers of all levels. Golf State of Mind is now the most popular resource for mental coaching for golf on the web, with over 350 articles published. David has also been published in Golf Digest, Golf WRX and Golf Tips Magazine.
David is able to effectively communicate the mental and emotional process that elite players are able to achieve on the course, which helps them succeed. Although there are fundamentals to his approach, all players are different in what they need to focus on during a round and what brings out their best performances. For this reason, the Golf State of Mind is a “player-centric approach” that finds the best process for each individual.
David now has over 10 years of experience working as a mental coach for golf. His mental coaching system is taught one on one (in person or remotely), in a group setting, and via his digital mental game training products and books. His system develops mental toughness, improves emotional control and teaches golfers how to stay focused on what’s most important to maximize their chance of success.
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Dr. Joseph Parent is a renowned expert in Performance Psychology and has coached the mental game in golf, business, and life for over 40 years.
Dr. Parent has worked with major champions, many other top golf professionals, and amateurs at every level. He has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to #1 in the World Golf Ranking. Golf Digest magazine honored Dr. Parent in their list of “Top Mental Game Experts” in the world.
