The mental side of golf is so essential to success on the golf course. The New Rules of Core Mental Toughness that I wrote with Dr. Rick Jensen are available at NewRulesGolf.com and in the downloadable e-book “The New Rules of Golf Instruction.” The essential mental skills can be learned and get to the true cause of a better mental game. The Old Rules sports psychologists and teachers reel off surface/quick fixes like deep breathing and “be your own best friend.” Our Old Rules golf instructor O.R. Smith gives a mental lesson to Hank Headcase that can best ...

The Happy Caddie game (or Unhappy Caddie if your partner doesn’t hit his pitches well) was first published in Golf’s Red Zone Challenge four years ago, which been released as a second edition a month ago (available at Amazon.com). In this game you have a partner and one ball. You need to find a field or area that allows and you and your partner to hit 20 to 70 yard shots at each other. Your partner is happy when you keep landing the ball at his or her feet each time. The focus that this drill creates is ...