Wicked Smart Golf 473: February Recap From Top Guests & My Quest to +5 Handicap
Mar 3, 2026
A February roundup of big lessons on mindset, practice and tournament pressure. He breaks down speed training progress with Ripstick and a hittable driver. There are candid takes on handling bad rounds, turning swing thoughts into feels, and tracking fitness and mobility. Listener transformations and advice on managing expectations round out the conversation.
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When Practice Creates Unrealistic Tournament Expectations
- Michael entered a two-day Tucson event with high expectations after heavy practice and felt crushed when results didn't match effort.
- He admitted practicing more earlier in February and then pressuring himself to convert that work into immediate tournament performance.
Get A Lesson To Fix Persistent Wedge Mistakes
- Do work with a coach when stuck on a recurring technical problem instead of over-self-assessing.
- Michael fixed his thin/chunk wedge contact by correcting an inside takeaway and using a three-point drill to shallow and create forward shaft lean.
Convert Swing Thoughts Into One Simple Feel
- Convert conscious swing thoughts into simple feels to use under pressure.
- Michael practiced a three-point drill, then distilled it to a single feel: let the left hand take it outside and rotate, so the feel becomes subconscious on course.
