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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 8: Four Feet — Applying Everything Under Real Pressure

Seven episodes of tools don't mean much until they're tested where it actually counts — a four-foot putt, everything on the line, hands that feel different than they did on the last hole. Episode 8 takes the full process built in Episode 7 and runs it through the one moment in golf that exposes the mental game more than any other: the pressure putt.

In this episode:

— Why putting strips away physical complexity and leaves the mental game fully exposed

— The physiology of pressure — what adrenaline and a narrowed focus actually do to your hands and your read

— Running the full six-step process on a putt that matters, step by step

— How to handle the putt you do everything right on and still miss

— Three pressure-putting games BJ uses to manufacture real stakes in practice, so the process gets trained before it's tested

— BJ's personal recap — what broke down first when he put real pressure on himself this week

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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 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

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

Share your process: @thegolfersmindlab

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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.

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