Improve Your Golf With Mind Coaching and Hypnosis
In golf, natural talent and technique are only part of the equation. Arguably the most important part happens between your ears. As legendary golf psychologist Dr. Bob Rotella famously said,
“There is no such things as muscle memory. Your muscles have no capacity to remember anything. Memory resides in your head.’
So being able to trust and access your best shots means focusing the mind, managing emotions and trusting your process under pressure.
The difference isn’t physical — it’s psychological. Fear , doubt or overthinking can turn a smooth swing into a tense, mechanical move.
And often that is the first comment I hear from golfers- they’ve read the Dr. Bob books, but how do they personally make that transition ? That’s where I come in.
At rewired, we work with you to be able to create that trust in your mind, using hypnotherapy and other techniques to remove mental blocks if required. At the heart of golf psychology is confidence — not ego, but earned trust in your abilities. It’s cultivated through preparation.
Visualisation, self-talk, and routines all play critical roles in this mental game. These aren’t just pre-shot rituals . They are performance anchors, helping golfers stay grounded and focused under pressure.
Another key principle of Golf psychology that I work with clients on is how to deal with setbacks and mistakes. As Rotella said, . “You either let the bad shot affect your next one, or you move on.” Great players accept imperfection, stay present, and keep their confidence intact — focusing on the next shot.
In the end, improving your mental game doesn’t just lower your handicap — it transforms your experience of the game. When you learn to manage your thoughts as well as your swing, golf becomes more enjoyable, using principles that can bridge into other areas of life
How I help Golfers
We address psychological ‘blocks’ in your golf and enhance mindset to:
- Improve particular aspects of your game: Specific shots, dealing with high pressure matches. etc
- Reduce your Stress and negative projections: Lowering any performance anxiety before and during competition. And handling any over-critical inner voice.
- Improve focus and keeping in ‘flow’: Helping you relax and focus during practice and competition.
- Goal reinforcement: Together we’ll define your hopes and goals. By speaking directly to your sub conscious mind, I can help reinforce those goals and the steps to achieve them
- Boost Self-confidence and motivation : Re-building self-confidence after defeat or an issue, is often our main focus together.
- Pain control and managing injuries: Much of our awareness of pain is governed through our brain’s receptors, and we can ‘train’ this reaction and how our sub-conscious mind responds
The Positive Golf Mindset package
I’ve tailored a 5-session ‘Positive Golf Mindset’ package to enable players at any level to take fast steps forward in their game. These sessions are built around 3 foundations – firstly, understanding the Science and data behind techniques to improve mindset and mental strategies. Second- through using techniques such as Hypnotherapy and NLP – we work to overcome mental blocks around your game. And thirdly – Positive coaching, creating and visualising your end game and steps towards that goal.
If you’re curious to know more about clinical hypnotherapy and how it works, take a look here . Or read on below, with an overview of the 5 session Mindset programme;
Session [1] Initial Consultation – how our brains work & understanding your goals. Everyone is different, with their own unique and individual challenges. So, we start by introducing general overall improvements in your golf, and digging into the specific problems you’re facing. It may be that your issue actually isn’t your putting technique, but how you’re dealing with life and stress in general. Or that you’re constantly changing your clubs to try and drop your score, rather than getting accustomed to how your irons actually perform when you use them well.
Session [2] Hypnotherapy / NLP to address specific blocks and issues . Each of our following sessions together includes c 25 mins of hypnotherapy and deep relaxation.
Session [3] Rotella’s 10 Commandments – How They Apply To Your Game. Focusing on small, positive steps forward to grow confidence of the course.
Session [4] Bouncing back from defeat and adversity
Session [5] Creating a ‘Mind Training’ plan and understanding ‘Flow’ state. Relaxation audios [to take away] and review of progress and resources. I’ve included a great video with Rory McIlroy at the end of this section talking about Flow state [around 1:40] and his use of hyonotherapy [around 3:40]
Reviews and Testimonials
Choosing the right professional to help improve your mindset on the course can be difficult. Perhaps check out my Google reviews or see what other Sports psychology clients had to say in their testimonials. I’m 5 star rated and also awarded the ‘Top 3’ Hypnotherapist award for the Guildford/Woking area.
‘rewired helped me to make sense of my varying form and fear of certain courses…… My game has improved all round and I enjoy golf so much more.’ Andy , Surrey Golfer
‘Bob has helped me not only understand the mental side of my game, but also helped me apply that to overcome challenges at work and elsewhere.’ Ben, Woking
And see my blog here on how Elite athletes harness their mental power
Locations & How to Book
Choose from online sessions or face-to-face consultations across a choice of 3 locations in Surrey and West London.
Our Guildford base is 3 minutes drive from Guildford Gold Course and 10 minutes from Clandon Regis.
Bookings
For Golf Performance, I offer an Initial Consultation of 60-75 mins at £80, in which we discuss the aims you have, any challenges and talk in depth about sports psychology and how we can harness the power of your mind to improve your game, to compete in high pressure situations or to overcome the yips or even a more serious injury.
The Golf Mindset package runs over 5 sessions and is £440. I do offer payment plans and different structures, if you’d like to call me to discuss.
You can book directly below or call me on 07867 483069 – I always keep a few sessions free for new clients each week, open from 8am and have 2 late evenings each week.