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Golf Thought Thursday: Which Comes First- Confidence or Good Golf?

17 min • 26 oktober 2023

On this episode we’re going to be talking about confidence:

why your confidence can be fragile
what are some more solid sources of confidence
and how this will help you play with more freedom

You should leave this episode with actionable ways to be more sustainably confident with your golf game.

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