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"Without André's help, there
 is no way I could be playing
 at this level. He instilled in me
 
confidence, positive self-esteem, 
and strong fundamentals of the 
game of golf. He is the foundation 
of my golf career."

 
-Lindsey Bergeon
Member, 2007 Div II Nat'l Champs 

 

 

 

 "My son has improved from 
a 120+ stroke beginner to a 
high 70s/low 80s golfer with 
André’s teaching techniques."

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“I was amazed at the 
difference 
in my swing
 with the very first lesson. 
Andre broke down my 
swing into simple elements
 which I could understand.
I recommend him highly.”

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Bouncing Back Requires Acceptance: A Mental Game Skill
Mental Game Questions From The Pros By Andre Panet-Raymond on 4/25/2008 12:28 PM
Bouncing Back
 
One of my top amateurs recently had an operation and is back into competition again. Aside from some slight swing adjustments he knows are necessary, he wrote me and stated, “Mentally I need to work on my bounce back ability harder.  I still let a bad hole affect me too much.”
 
How we cope with negative events in our lives makes a big difference in our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For instance, we know from other research that people who use certain types of coping with a tragedy feel better about them selves and experience less depression and are more healthy than ...
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Q1: Why does my swing feel better on certain days?
Mental Game Questions From The Pros By Andre Panet-Raymond on 1/15/2008 3:49 PM

Great question and surely there's more than one answer.  Of the various reasons that come to mind, the most prominent reasons that I suggest you feel your swing better on certain days relate to your energy level, tempo, grip pressure, and presence.  Breaking these down respectively, your energy level changes daily based on your thoughts, foods, drinks, and exercise.  Your tempo tends to match up with your energy level.  Grip pressure impacts the feel of the weighting of the club which can directly impact how your swing feels.  And lastly, if you are focused on something pressing such as running behind in your warm up before going to the tee, or personal matters such as an important phone call you need to return, you're out of focus, not present, and distracted from imagery skills, which impact the feeling of your swing.  Hence, the first of three recommendations is to develop a ...

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Q: How do I keep the negative thoughts from popping in during a shot?
Mental Game Questions From The Pros By Andre Panet-Raymond on 1/15/2008 3:40 PM

Five Key Strategies to help you with your question "how" to...

 

  1. Label the Problem- Negative thinking is the obvious problem and realize that out of the forty to sixty thousand thoughts we have daily, the average person has only ONE positive thought out of every FORTY-TWO thoughts that take ...
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