How do the most successful among us Earn their Edge? What separates the highest performers from the average ones? What are the behaviors, mindsets, and tactics deployed by the best in the world and how can you develop those traits? Cameron McCormick and Corey Lundberg of Altus Performance are joined by a host of high performers from a variety of domains to uncover how the most successful among us earn their edge. Each episode unpacks a variety of High Caliber Characteristics, Separating Skills, and Edge Earning Actions to help you pursue your goals.
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Ryan Palmer is nearly a 20-year veteran of the PGA Tour who has won multiple times. He has seen and experienced it all. At 44-years-old, Ryan is playing some of the best golf of his career. He shares his passion and drive to continue to get better.
Topics:
Origin Story: Growing up and playing golf in Amarillo, Texas
Teachers/Trainers: Dad taught him to be a man, others taught him to be a better player
Success a surprise? Learn to win
Golf Goals: Get better each, every year because there’s always room for improvement
Time, Physical, Mental Commitment: Keep going to keep body healthy and mind fresh
Consistency Secret: Love the game, lucky to play, practice with purpose, believe in self
Watch and Learn: Ryan’s still a student of the game and emulates via observational skill
One Rule: Every shot should have a beginning, and every shot should have an ending
A lifelong goal achieved for Carlos Ortiz when he got his first win on the PGA Tour earlier this season. He is the first Mexican-born player to win on the PGA Tour in more than 40 years. Currently, Carlos lives in Dallas and shares his story of growing up and learning to play golf in Mexico, climbing the competitive ladder and becoming one of the best young players on the PGA Tour.
Topics:
Lorena Ochoa: Example she set as a role model - practice and work hard
Other Influences: Growing up with a competitive father and brother
Fatherly Advice: Do it the right way, don’t quit, and don’t be afraid of anything
Recruitment Process: Why Brad Stracke wanted to coach Carlos at UNT
Special Traits: International player able to consistently shoot low at young age
Mental Trick: Truth behind setting low or no expectations to alleviate burden
Lessons Learned: Would not change anything - losing PGA card was necessary
Breakthrough Win: Missing cuts, make changes to score and regain confidence
No player better represents the ‘earn your edge’ philosophy than Matthew Fitzpatrick.In this chat, he shares his sophisticated and detailed approach to improvement. Matt is the 20th ranked golfer in the world, five-time European Tour winner, U.S. Amateur champion, and Ryder Cup player. He has accomplished a great deal in his young career and talks about his mindset and processes used to make his golf game even better.
Topics:
Origin Story: Fitzpatrick family produces two world-class, high-performance players
Two Sides to Golf: Technical and course management
Siblings as a Facilitator to Success: Supportive sibling or sibling rivalry relationship?
Leveling Up: Nature versus nurture to step up, succeed, and win with confidence
Fade and Fairway: Fade here, there, everywhere on straight and narrow courses
Driving Accuracy: Develop distance through technical changes and sustain superpower of accuracy
Structure: Once you turn pro, you’re on your own, so stop and take some notes
Coping Strategies: Under pressure, still able to deliver by believing in yourself
Is the fear of other people’s opinions (foopo) the kryptonite to self belief? What’s the anecdote? Performance psychology can be trained to improve, evaluate, assess, and influence nine mental skills. Dr. Michael Gervais is a world-renowned high-performance psychologist. His mission is to help athletes and leaders thrive in pressure-packed environments to perform their very best.
Topics:
Compete to Create: Alpha competitors with capabilities in a relationship-based culture
X’s and O’s: Create an ecosystem and shared practices to train athletes and coaches
Microsoft: Sport-to-business migration of science and stories to train your mind
Mental Superpowers: Three trainable skills for humans are their craft, body, and mind
High-Performance Playing Field: Environment, DNA, and effort toward development
Performance and Prowess: Sort out an identity as an athlete and what others think of you
Perceived or Actual Threats: Is it normal to be nervous?
Brain’s Dictum: Manipulate the world the right way to survive
Sets and Reps: Psychological parts of self-discovery and self talk for self-confidence
On Point: What are the three right experiences to reason why something’s true?
Break Belief Boundaries: Boost awareness by demonstrating vulnerability via the discomfort
Optimism: Uncommon mastering of what can be controlled to commit to the path of mastery
Core Values: Clarify conditions of first principles in life to go the distance
Level Up Efficacy: Everything will work out with a sense of self-power
Mindfulness: Engage on purpose in the present moment through awareness and wisdom
Deep Focus: Recognize when off-course and off-task to refocus
Imagery vs. Adversity: Close your eyes and use your imagination to make it feel real
Coaching legend Pete Cowen shares words of wisdom from his years of experience and success. He prefers to stay under the radar, but remains highly regarded by coaches and players. Pete’s clients seek him out for support and guidance—leading them to win more than 200 titles worldwide, including 11 majors.
Topics:
From Player to Coach: transitioning from European Tour winner to coaching major winners
Early Tour Experiences: Learning, coaching, and traveling with Westwood and Clarke
‘Snowball’ Success: Going from good to great as a coach
Golf Swing Physiology: Understand body/muscle structure and the engine of the swing
Good Cop/Bad Cop: tough love or nurturing confidence to get the best out of each player
Henrik Stenson’s Journey: Listen, accept, and make changes to regain form
Top 10 Golf Ltd: Business model provides Pete compensation based on players’ results
Three Rs: Respect yourself, respect others, and responsible for your own actions
Team Approach: Managing one of the biggest stable of players on Tour with partner, Mike Walker
Good, Great, and World-Class Players: What differentiates the best from the rest?
Rory McIlroy: observations of a young Rory and the personality traits that predicted high performance
Secret Sauce Story: Rippling sand and spinning bunker shots
Swing Thoughts: One swing thought is enough; think about next shot, not last shot
Patience is not a virtue, according to 2x European Tour winner, Eddie Pepperell. His sense of humor and words of wisdom on golf-how to get and stay better-offer plenty to learn from in this chat.
Topics:
●Lockdown vs. Tournament Life: Bored and itching for competition ●Reflect, Reprioritize, Reliant? Yearning for structured lifestyle of tournament golf ●New Norm: What if player support from coaches, caddies, cheerleaders is removed? ●Ownership: Goal for anybody guiding someone toward technical proficiency ●Filtering Process: Who or what coaching cues make you the best version of yourself? ●Push and fill the trolley; don't be the trolley: Live your life, career, and move forward ●Swing Thoughts, Feels, Feedback ●Intellect Spectrum: Turn complex into useful information to still perform at high level ●Gremlins/Monsters: Keep them small, even if they want to grow, or they ruin your game ●The Yips: Momentary adjustment of movement that interferes with putting and chipping
Links and Resources:
Eddie Pepperell https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.34709.eddie-pepperell.html
American professional golfer, Jordan Spieth, has a hard time sitting still. So, he's been following a regular routine to train and hangout at home. Jordan's looking forward to getting back to playing after the COVID-19 crisis. As a PGA Tour player and formerly #1 in Official World Golf Ranking, Jordan is a three-time majors winner and 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Topics:
● Off-Season: Zoom Team Meetings, book a week, maintain mobility, continue form progress, Headspace
● Good Habits: Self-care/self-improvement as a habit
● Reflection: Put into practice, lessons learned to prioritize and prepare for tournaments
● Masters in November
● Short-Game Skills: Adaptable, robust, foundational tools for variety environments/conditions
● Putting Skills: Start line feedback and touch/green reading tasks
● Full-Swing Skills: Understand, develop, and own your swing
● Slow Motion/Flow State: Never play without focusing on swing thoughts
● Positivity vs. Negativity: Reframe because past doesn't predict the future
Trevor Moawad’s mission is to motivate the motivated by using mindset as a competitive advantage. He is a mental conditioning expert and strategic advisor to some of the world's most elite performers in all types of sports. As the author of the book, It Takes What It Takes, Trevor demystifies sports psychology and shares tools to cope with pressure and performance.
Topics:
Bob Moawad: Trevor’s dad was peak performance educator and self-esteem provider
Neutral Thinking: Always try to be positive, not negative
Nature vs. Nurture: Is “It” factor related to mindset skills?
Aggregate of Marginal Gains: Do the things that good golfers do
Aptitude: A lot of athletes are really good, but some are better at the right times
Strategic Mistakes: Parents with egos want kids to win, close, and play under pressure
Privilege the Past: Expect the worst; past is real and may predict future performance
Coaches: It takes role models because attitude is contagious
Justin Thomas is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. In 2017, he won five events, including the PGA Championship and FedEx Cup. Following that winning streak, Justin continues to be at his best and the top of his game. He shares how he approaches specific situations within competitive golf.
Topics:
Health goals during quarantine and Rory’s Peleton cheat code
Origin Story: Growing up in golf family with dad as coach and experiencing support/success at an early age. Competing in Class of 2011 with Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger, ect.
Weak to Strong: Going from small and skinny to prioritizing speed, strength, and scoring
Balancing technical development and scoring skills: playing golf— not golf swing
Role Models: How Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and others made an impact
Self-talk and Pressure-filled Situations: Relishing the moments in the heat of contention and learing from failures
Bad Warm-ups/Tactical Adjustments: How to ensure a bad warm up doesn’t equal a bad round
Mental and Physical Readiness: rest and sleep goals and nutritional targets on week of an event
Recovery Period/Percentage: Monitoring biofeedback and psychological effects with Whoop
Off-week Practice: Sharpen skills via drills, finding time to play, and other techniques
Noise and Negative Energy: Why Justin leans into silence social media critics
Swing Thoughts: Figure out what’s going right or wrong, focus, and fix it
PGA Tour Returns - Wins, Losses and Predictions | EDGE EXPRESS
Episode 68
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 • Duration 35:45
Due to an extraordinary guest list of players, and better later than never again, Cameron McCormick and Corey Lundberg return with their EDGE EXPRESS, a quick update on the wins, losses, and fails in the golf world. Then, Total Golf Trainer inventor and coach, Michael Gish, describes the most common drills for consumers. Ready for worthy wisdom from professionals, as well as not-so-perfect predictions from others?
Topics:
How long before any player or caddy tests positive for COVID-19? Possible, probable, and likely—although protocols will keep golf going
COVID-19 Communication: Pursue golf priorities and opportunities with positivity
Keep Putting Away: Recharge, reflect, and seek guidance on skills from Phil Kenyon
Words of Advice: Hit the ground running, level up, maintain, elevate, seek feedback
Gratitude vs. Gripes: Genuine excitement and entitlement, which will win or wear off?
Lost Balls: Benefit of grandstands and galleries in certain situations
Biggest Bogey: Official World Golf Ranking not freezing European tour players
Cone of Experience: What is experienced? How is it experienced? How many times?
Debunking Data: People remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, and 50% of what they see and hear
Recommendation: Remember, recall, and get better by relistening to high performers
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