The Golfing Mind
Episodes
118. US OPEN PREVIEW
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Over the past two years, we have previewed the major championships with extraordinary success at picking winners and runners-up. Can we...
117. WHAT TO DO WHEN IT ALL GOES SOUTH?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text We can all (sadly) suffer a catastrophic loss of form on the golf course. It may last for a few holes, and it may last for the whole ro...
116. THE PROBLEM WITH BUNKERS!!
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Bunkers! Love or hate them, they are a big part of the game, and I suspect, on the balance of evidence, most people do not love them. H...
115. HEROES AND VILLAINS
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIn every good drama, there are the good guys and the bad guys. These characters are the staple of mos...
114 USPGA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW - OUR PICKS
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowNext week the USPGA Championship -the year's second major gets underway. As always, we at The Golfing...
113. THE MENTAL SECRET OF THE GAMES GREATEST PLAYERS
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text The mental game of golf is, to many, a mystery. There is no precise formula to its mastery, yet throughout golfing history, there have ...
112 THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPARED
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowThe Open Championship and the United States Open Championship. They are the most significant major ...
111. COLLEGE GOLF EXPLORED
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIn the United States, if you mention in casual conversation to someone that you played college golf, ...
110. THE SHORT GAME PUZZLE SOLVED?
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIf you were to ask the average golfer which part of the game would they wish to improve, I think the ...
109. BOOKS WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIn this week's podcast, we share our favourite golf books. Some you may be able to guess, and other...
108. THE MASTERS EDITION
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIt is that keenly awaited time of the year again when the Masters' tournament appears over the horizo...
107. MENTAL TOUGHNESS
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowIs mental toughness something we are born with? Is it a skill set we can develop? In Professional Gol...
106. THAT'S NOT FAIR
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutAs if golf was not challenging enough, for many of us, the Rules of Golf can be a mi...
105. IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutGolfers worldwide are always looking for the edge, that secret discovery that will g...
104. WHAT IS THE BEST MATCHPLAY STRATEGY?
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWhat is the best match-play strategy? Match play golf is not quite a gladiatorial en...
103. WHAT DO THE GREAT PUTTERS HAVE IN COMMON?
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWhat do the great putters in the game of golf have in common? Putting has been cal...
102. IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowWelcome to the newly formatted Golfing Mind podcast. For the past two years, I have explored the ...
101. A FEW THOUGHTS AND A BRILLIANT TIP FOR 2023
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowFollowing a short winter hiatus, The Golfing Mind Podcast is back. Hooray!!With the 2023 golf season ...
100. HOW TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE YOUR PUTTING, PLUS A ONE TIME OFFER.
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text If there is one area of golf that every player, regardless of their age or ability, can see dramatic improvement, it is on the putting ...
99. My Top Five Quick Fix On-Course Hacks. That Really Work
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text In my professional career helping others in the world of peak performance, there are a number of quick-fix techniques that work every t...
98. TAKE DEAD AIM
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text When Bobby Jones the legendary golfer was in a position on the final hole to win his first major tournament he faced a very challenging...
97. REBUILDING YOUR CONFIDENCE
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-page A loss of confidence generally stems from one aspect of your game, which then creates a domino ...
96. HOW MANY LESSONS?.......
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageEveryone can benefit from lessons, but too often we overload ourselves with way too many tips an...
95. LEAD OR CHASE
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageWhen competing in matchplay or strokeplay, the question arises: Would you rather be in the lead ...
94. THE #1 MISTAKE
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageWith over 30 years of research and experience, Robin explores what he believes to be the number ...
93. MATCH PLAY TACTICS
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThough golf may not be as tactical as chess, there is no doubt that we have to apply strategy to...
92. SEVEN TIPS FOR MENTAL MASTERY
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/Here are seven tips for mastering the mental game. Who doesn't love a tip? However, unless we repeatedly r...
91. STUPID IS, AS STUPID DOES
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/Some of the decisions golfers make on the course at times would strain a jury to believe possible unless mad...
90. MANAGE THE AGONY
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageAt a critical moment in a match, playing poorly or hitting a shot that is just silly can be very...
89.DON'T GET MAD
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageIs there anything good that comes out of getting mad, on the golf course, (or off the golf cours...
88.THE COMFORT ZONE
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageWhat do tour professionals have in common with the average club golfer? Not very much to be hone...
87. THE GREATEST SHOT I EVER SAW
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageWe have all witnessed shots which are quite simply amazing, they take our breath away and almost...
86. SO YOU REALLY REALLY WANT TO GET BETTER?
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageIf you ask the average golfer what they would like to achieve this year, chances are they will s...
85. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2022. FINAL THOUGHTS
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThis week I thought I would reflect upon the recent Open Championship at St Andrew's. Mainly bec...
84. The Three Questions
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThe three questions I frequently get asked by listeners are the subject of this week's podcast. ...
83. Open Championship 2022 Preview
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comIt's that time of year when the Open Championship rolls around and experts make their predictions as to who ma...
82. TO LIV OR NOT TO LIV
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThe professional tour has been thrown into turmoil by the emergence of the new Liv tour. Is this...
81. KING OF THE BUNKERS
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Is there any more wonderful shot to experience than the perfectly hit bunker shot? Equally, is there any shot which can cause more pain...
80. The Best Investment You Can Make
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageOne of the best investments you can ever make in life is to invest in yourself, or so popular bu...
79. US Open 2022 Informal Preview
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comThe US Open is like all the major tournaments an opportunity for us to get our crystal balls out, and try to p...
78. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comThe world of golf is full of articles, instruction videos and experts showing or telling you how to improve yo...
77 GETTING THE EDGE IN MATCHPLAY
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comIn golf, match play involves more psychology than Strokeplay because not only are we playing the course, we ar...
76. A CURIOUS DISCONNECT
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThere are a few critical and obvious things that professional golfers do that amateur golfers do...
75. GETTING RID OF THE YIPS
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageThe dreaded yips. It belongs to that list of words that golfers must never speak, Which include ...
74. SO. WHO IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comWho is the greatest golfer of all time? How often has this question been discussed amongst friends experts pun...
73. UNCONSCIOUS EXCELLENCE
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comWhen we do things without thinking and do them automatically the outcome is generally pretty good, however whe...
72. GETTING IT DONE
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comClosing a game when you have a lead is never as easy as it seems, especially to the player with the lead! Ther...
71. The Fear Factor
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text We all know that golf is a game, and we play games for fun. Yet, how many golfers don't have fun on the golf course!! I think the reaso...
70. Building Mental Strength
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comMany people think that their mental strength "is what it is". There is nothing they can do to improve it and t...
69. Overcoming Uncertainty
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/buy-nowGolf would be a much more enjoyable game if there was no uncertainty. If we knew we could find the mi...
68 Avoiding The Dreaded Blow Up!!!
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/preland-pageHow often have you been playing one of the best rounds of your life and with six holes to go you...
67 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text The mental side of the game of golf is highly impacted by our 'habit' of thinking, or our mental approach to the game both on and off t...
66. Getting Out Of A Slump
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutSometimes, for reasons best left to Sherlock Holmes to discover, our game abandons u...
65. Overcoming The Bogeyman
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comWe all have a Bogeyman. Or at least a dark thought that lurks within every golfer. a hole you cannot make par ...
64. The Dreaded Four Foot Putt
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutFew shots cause more stress or pain than the dreaded four-foot putt. If for a birdie...
63. The Mysterious Zone
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutYou will have heard of an athlete or golfer as being in the zone, where they perf...
62. This One Thing Above All
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutAt one level the mental game of golf (and life) can appear as complex and unknown as...
61. How Do You Practice
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comVery very few players (other than professionals and scratch players) practice with any purpose or regularity. ...
60 The Most Important Thing of All
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comIf there is one keystone principle that is essential to managing your game from a mental perspective I believe...
59. Lessons from the 1940's
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comThe mindset and motivation of players from the 1930' and 40's were I believe very different from today, with s...
58. Managing Setbacks
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comThe bounceback factor is a constant indicator of better golfers. The players who make birdie after a bogey is ...
57. Breaking Through
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comWith a NEw Year comes fresh hope and dreams of the best being realised. The eternal lament of the golfer "If I...
56. Getting Better
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text As we look forward to what we want to achieve in our golf game next year, I imagine "Get Better" is top of the list regardless of your ...
55. Dealing With Disaster
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutAll things being equal you will experience a moment when it all goes spectacularly w...
54. What Are You Thinking?
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutGolf is not a thinking game, or is it? Robin explores his views on the role of thi...
53. Celebrate
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe key fundamentals of the mental game of golf, are the same as for our lives. Pers...
52. Awesome Part 2
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe Awesome Eight Challenge was created by myself and a friend; in Part 1 last week,...
51. Awesome. Part 1.
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutIn 2001 with a friend who was a professional adventurer, I set off to play the eight...
50. Good Stuff
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutAs this is the 50th podcast I thought I would share some thoughts and reflections ab...
49. Slow Down
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe simple act of slowing down is the single fastest-acting cure to tension and stre...
48. I Can
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutLow expectations generally find their origins in a negative outlook - which is usual...
47. What To Do When It All Goes To Trash
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWhen our game deserts us in the middle of a match it is rather like being in a skid ...
46. Accentuate The Positive
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe notion of having a positive attitude is too simple a concept to be taken serious...
45. Make Your Practice Swing Count
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutToo many golfers have rather dull, feeble and rather pointless practice swings. They...
44. Never Play The Blame Game
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutBlaming circumstances, the rules, our opponents, our star sign, or God, is not of ...
43. A Small Matter of Strategy
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWith the Ryder Cup around the corner, how do we manage a strategy in match play to g...
42. Are You Ready Are You Prepared?
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutLack of preparation before we tee off is possible for the amateur golfer amongst the...
41. Emotional Overload
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutSometimes we get emotional overload, not just when we are angry, but also when we tr...
40. My Five (current) Favourite Golf Quotations
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutI find there is ofter a huge amount of wisdom and instruction contained within a quo...
39. When the Light Turns Green .................Go!!
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWe all know universally that a red light means Stop, Danger, Do Not Pass Go. It br...
38.The Five Questions I most Commonly Get Asked
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutToday I share the 5 questions I most commonly get asked when people discover I am in...
37. Don't Fight the Nerves
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutNerves we all get them, but how we manage them will determine how we deal with them....
36. Meaningful Practice
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe single least utilised aspect of improvement is the lack of meaningful practice o...
35. You Truly Need To Believe
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWhat is the X Factor that the very best golfers have, what is their secret sauce? ...
34. Open The Safety Valve
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutPressure always needs an outlet or it will simply find a weak spot to burst through....
33. A 100 Year Old Brilliant Mental Game Lesson From Mr H Vardon
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text http://www.siegergolf.comThe notion that the mental game is a modern study is both erroneous and quite simply bonkers. However, very fe...
32. What A Parachute Malfunction Can Teach You About Managing Pressure
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutPressure in golf exists, but it is self-created and not in the least life-threatenin...
31. Try v Don't Try
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThere is a paradox in golf that the less we try to control the swing, the process th...
30 Improvise and Believe
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutTechnology has many benefits for the average golfer, but it is no substitute for con...
29. An Amazing Fact, and other Stuff about Putting
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutPutting is an art a science and a bit of a mystery to most of us. We can one day pla...
28. Which one shot would you most like to retake?
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutMost players when asked which one shot would they most like to take again - chose a ...
27. Being In The Moment
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutBeing in the moment - stilling your mind of all thoughts - both negative and positiv...
26. That Little Voice of Self Doubt
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutToo often we are the victims of self-sabotage, we become our own harshest critic mor...
25. My Favourite Tip for Immediate Results
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutSo often when I meet golfers, they ask me for a tip they can use immediately and see...
24. Post Masters Thoughts and Reflections
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWith the first Major of the year played, Robin Sieger reflects on his analysis of th...
23. Interview with David Leadbetter
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutRobin and David talk golf with analysis and discussion on what makes the 'greats' st...
22. MASTERS PREVIEW
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutRobin talks about his thoughts on who will win this year's Masters based on their me...
21. Seve
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutThe great champions have learned to master pressure at critical moments in a competi...
20. Wanting to Win is Not Enough
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutWhat is the difference that makes the difference, when it comes to those who win fre...
19. The Golfing Mind. More on Focus
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text https://www.siegergolf.com/offers/BaAEYBog/checkoutRobin looks at the lack of meaningful focus as being a primary fault in the average ...