The Sweet Spot - Golf Podcast You’re Thinking About Golf Completely Backwards
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Apr 6, 2026 They unpack fast versus slow thinking and why golfers often make the wrong mental moves on the course. Real on-course stories show how instinctive, emotional decisions can wreck a round. They contrast deliberate pre-shot planning with the danger of freezing over the ball. Practical routines and tempo drills for trusting instincts and cutting bad snap choices are highlighted.
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Think Before You Play Then Trust Your Instincts
- Most golfers have thinking systems reversed: they make emotional snap decisions beforehand and overthink execution over the ball.
- Adam argues better players use slow thinking to decide strategy, then fast instinctive execution to hit the shot.
Bethpage Meltdown From Chasing An Opening
- Adam recounts a Bethpage Black tournament where anger led him to try a risky punch through trees and make a nine.
- He admits system one took over: seeing the opening and acting emotionally instead of playing safe would likely have avoided the collapse.
Momentum Cost A Triple On A Shortened Tee
- Adam describes another Bethpage round where hot momentum made him pick a hybrid off a forward tee instead of driver and he hit a triple.
- He says fast excitement prevented pausing to check distance; slower thinking would have chosen driver and avoided the blow-up.
