Manage your golfing expectations – Lou Stagner #221

How you can use statistics to get the VERY best from your game What REALLY makes a difference to your scoring? Today we are joined on the Brain Booster with a wonderful guest in the shape of stat wizard Lou Stagner. A self-proclaimed ‘golf nut and data nerd’, Stagner has become an influential figure in the golf data space by combining a lifelong passion for the game with his background as a business intelligence and analytics executive. He has a really strong presence on Twitter where he posts many valuable and insightful statistics to really make you think about your game. So many of us place undue pressure on our games because of the expectations we carry around with us. The perception of what is a ‘good’ shot or a ‘makeable putt’ is often completely distorted and out of touch with the actual reality of the game. The very best players in the world miss more putts than they hole from 8 feet. They miss 1 in every 3 greens. Yet we fall into so many perception traps that harm our state of mind on the course. We make poor decisions based on our perceptions of reality as opposed to the actual truth. We explore Why it is vital to know YOUR actual shot patterns and habits The biggest myths surrounding statistics How trying to find the ‘right side’ of the fairway could be costing you lots of shots What are THE most difficult putts? The best strategy for par 3’s, 4’s and 5’s What TIGER focused on at his very best The difference between a 90 shooter and a scratch player. It’s not what you think. The often overlooked element of FUN and why it is so important to your game Such a great session with so much to get you thinking about your game To find out more about Lou go to   Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) (@LouStagner) · Twitter https://twitter.com/LouStagner To become a CERTIFIED MIND FACTOR coach go to www.themindfactor.com