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Why You Always Get Bad Breaks in Golf
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Do you feel like you're always getting the bad breaks on the golf course?
The tree kick that goes out of bounds. The putt that lips out. The weather that seems to turn against you at exactly the wrong moment.
In this episode, Kathy explores why so many golfers feel unlucky—and why the reality may be very different. You'll learn how your brain naturally pays more attention to negative events, how that shapes your experience on the course, and why the story that you're "unlucky" might be costing you more strokes than the bad breaks themselves.
Plus, Kathy shares a simple exercise you can use during your next round to shift what you're looking for, change your perspective, and start giving equal airtime to the good breaks that often go unnoticed.
Because sometimes it's not the golf course working against you.
It's the scorecard your brain is keeping.
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