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Welcome back to The Golfer's Mind Lab — the podcast that trains the mental side of golf one experiment at a time. Every two weeks, host BJ Stremple breaks down one mental challenge, explains the psychology behind it, and gives you a real experiment to run in your next round.

Episode 7: The Glue — Building One Process That Ties Everything Together

Six episodes in, you have a reset breath, a target lock, a Caddy Tally, a tension scan, a two-column framework, and a mental anchor. Every one of those tools is powerful on its own — but if you're consciously running through all of them before every shot, you'll be standing over the ball for three minutes and driving your playing partners insane. Episode 7 is about building all of it into one process.

In this episode:

— Why a well-designed pre-shot process is a container for the mental game, not just superstition

— The anatomy of a complete process: six steps, run in about fifteen seconds

— How the reset breath, tension scan, target lock, and two-column check all live inside one sequence

— Why consistency — not the specific steps — is what actually signals readiness to your nervous system

— What happens to the process when it gets tested under real pressure

— Input from the pros - Cory Pieper from Elite Club Performance and Garry Rippy, PGA Pro at Roy Kizer and Jimmy Clay GC

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Music written and produced by BJ Stremple

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

Welcome back to The Golfer's Mind Lab — the podcast that trains the mental side of golf one experiment at a time. Every two weeks, host BJ Stremple breaks down one mental challenge, explains the psychology behind it, and gives you a real experiment to run in your next round.

Episode 6: Your Mental Anchor — Building a Pre-Round State of Mind

Five episodes in, you have a reset breath, a target lock, a Caddy Tally, a tension scan, and a two-column framework. Every single one of those tools works better when you walk onto the first tee already in the right mental state. Episode 6 is about building that state on purpose.

In this episode:

— Why the pre-round window is the most wasted mental real estate in golf

— What sports psychologists mean by pre-performance activation and how to use it

— The three elements of a personal mental anchor: physical cue, mental cue, and process intention

— Your happy place — the specific peak memory or image that puts your nervous system in performance mode

— Why your anchor gets stronger every time you use it

— BJ's personal on-course recap — what his anchor actually looks like

The Golfer's Mind Lab. One concept. One challenge. Every two weeks.

Share your anchor: @thegolfersmindlab

All music written and produced by BJ Stremple.

This episode is supported by Forelinks Golf. Use code GML10 for 10% off your next purchase of premium golf gloves at forelinksgolf.com

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

Welcome back to The Golfer's Mind Lab — the podcast that trains the mental side of golf one experiment at a time. Every two weeks, host BJ Stremple breaks down one mental challenge, explains the psychology behind it, and gives you a real experiment to run in your next round.

Episode 5: The Control Illusion — Playing What You Can Actually Influence

By episode five, you've built a real toolkit. The reset breath. The target lock. The Caddy Tally. The tension scan. Today's episode is the philosophical foundation underneath all of them — because there's one reason we get tense, one reason we use bad self-talk, one reason we fixate on OB. We're trying to control things we can't control.

In this episode:

— The Stoic concept of the dichotomy of control and why it maps perfectly onto golf

— The specific things on a course that are yours and the ones that aren't

— Why the score isn't actually in your control and why that's a good thing

— The Two-Column Practice: a 10-second mental check that redirects attention on purpose

— What it actually feels like when you get this right

— BJ's personal on-course recap

The Golfer's Mind Lab. One concept. One challenge. Every two weeks.

Share your two-column result: @thegolfersmindlab

All music written and produced by BJ Stremple.

This episode is supported by Forelinks Golf. Use code GML10 for 10% off your next purchase of premium golf gloves at forelinksgolf.com