Golf Mental Game: Why Your Brain Focuses on the Bad Shots

Why is it so easy to remember the one bad golf shot and forget all the things you did well? It has a lot to do with negativity bias—your brain's natural tendency to notice, remember, and give more weight to negative experiences. And understanding this tendency can make a big difference in your golf mental game. One missed putt becomes “I can't putt.” One bad drive becomes “My driver is terrible.” Two bad holes somehow become the story of an otherwise solid round. In this episode of Think Abov...