Tony sits down with Sean Foley for a candid conversation about what really separates good golf from great. Sean has spent the fall giving leadership talks to corporate audiences, and he explains why he treats every tour player like a business, with a product, a sales force, and a management team.

In this episode:

• Why the word “mental” gets thrown around too easily, and why the real problem is often the swing or the conditions

• A TrackMan example: the same player gained 9.8 strokes in one test and lost 8.5 in another, a 17-shot difference with no change in how the swing looked on video

• Training for variety, such as playing the back, middle, and front tees for score on the same day

• Accepting adversity, with a story about a delayed flight and how that mindset carries over to a bad round

• Why positivity only goes so far, but negativity always hurts

• The “You’re Not As Good As You Think You Are” proximity sheet, and the stories of Hunter Mahan and Kenny Perry

• Why you should compare yourself to the Zach Johnsons of the game, not the Scottie Schefflers

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Tony sits down with sports psychologist Dr. Greg Cartin for the mental side of getting better at golf.

They cover practicing more like you play (one ball on the putting green, a new club every shot), why most golfers quit changes too soon, how to build an “acceptable zone of failure” into your round, and why the best players don’t make more birdies, they make fewer errors.

Plus a story about pulling the flags out for nine holes and watching a 9-handicapper shoot 35, and what to do when you feel completely lost.

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