Find out the level of natural talent, unrealised potential and mental toughness
you have to help you achieve success in golf. There are no right or wrong answers
for this test.
As you answer each of the questions please select the ONE scale ranking number that
MOST expresses how you feel NOW about your golf. Do not select an answer that expresses
how you would LIKE to feel in the future or how you felt in the past - only how
YOU feel NOW.
Read the question, select an answer for each question and then click the ‘Assess
Me’ button at the bottom of the page.
1. Which of these opposite phrases best describes you? Or are you somewhere in between?
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Pessimistic
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Optimistic
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Only listen to others
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Only listen to self
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Wait for things to happen
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Make things happen
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Interested in people
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Interested in things
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Like things to be the same
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Like things to be different
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2. What's really important to you personally about playing golf?
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To win and be competitive
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To relax and enjoy
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To continuously learn and improve
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To achieve success
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To impress my friends/clients
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For the social activities
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3. What golfing goals and dreams do you have?
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I have written improvement goals for each part of my game:
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None
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All parts of my game
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I regularly dream of achieving my golfing goals:
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No
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Sometimes
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All the time
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4. What is your preferred way to learn and improve your game?
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Watching others practice and play
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Talking about it
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Actually doing it myself
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Reading about it
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5. Do you have a preshot routine?
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If NO go to question 6.
If YES do you have a precedure that involves any of the following?
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Feeling the shot
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Hearing the sound of the shot
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Seeing the shot
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6. Can you visualise your shots?
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If NO go to question 7.
If YES
Can you imagine right now, as you stand behind your ball on the tee, seeing in your
'minds-eye' the flight, path and trajectory of the ball?
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Could you imagine in your 'minds-eye' the grass on the course being a different
colour (say shocking pink)
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7. What percentage of your shots do you consider are good?
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None
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1-5%
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6-15%
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16-30%
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31%+
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Long game
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Short game
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Putting
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8. How well do you handle your moods, emotions and feelings out on the course?
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How well do you self-manage the following NEGATIVE feelings on the course when things
go wrong:
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Anger
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Frustration
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Anxiety
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Impatience
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Fear
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How well can you create the following POSITIVE feelings on the course when you most
need to:
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Calmness
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Confidence
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Positive thoughts
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Concentration
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Control
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