Golf is played on the course, but much of the game happens between the ears. Between the Ears explores the psychology behind pressure, confidence, choking, the yips, concentration, decision-making, frustration, motivation, and the mysterious ability to stripe every shot on the range and lose your swing on the first tee. Drawing from sport psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and performance research, each episode explains what your mind is doing on the golf course and how to use it to play smarter, recover faster, and perform when it matters.
Why Tiny Mistakes Ruin Great Golf Shots: The Psychology of Perfect Contact
Why can two golf swings that feel almost identical produce completely different results? The answer often comes down to tiny differences in clubface angle, impact location, and strike quality. Explore the biomechanics of ball striking, the psychology of motor learning, and how deliberate practice can improve consistency without expensive equipment. Discover how principles used by strength and conditioning professionals can help golfers develop more reliable swings.
13 Oct 2026
Why Golfers Choke Under Pressure: When Thinking Too Much Ruins Your Swing
Why can a golfer make the same putt a hundred times in practice and miss when it matters most? Explore the psychology of choking under pressure, the paradox of conscious control, and how anxiety interferes with automatic movements. Discover why thinking harder about your swing may actually make you play worse.
4 Oct 2026
The Yips: When the Brain Hijacks the Golf Swing
A golfer stands over a three-foot putt they have made thousands of times—and suddenly their hands refuse to cooperate. The movement may become jerky, hesitant, or almost impossible to initiate, a phenomenon golfers have long called the yips. What looks like a simple case of nerves may actually involve a complicated interaction between anxiety, attention, and motor control. Research suggests that there may even be different forms of the yips, with psychological factors dominating some cases and neurological mechanisms contributing to others. In this episode, we explore what happens when an automatic athletic skill suddenly becomes something the golfer can no longer trust.
27 Sept 2026
When Four Feet Feels Like Forty: The Psychology of the Pressure Putt
On the 18th hole at Wentworth, Manuel Elvira had a chance to complete the biggest victory of his career—but within minutes, the opportunity had disappeared. His final hole eventually came down to a short putt after several costly mistakes, demonstrating how dramatically the psychological meaning of a golf shot can change under pressure. Why can a putt a professional has made thousands of times suddenly become so difficult? The answer involves attention, automatic motor control, emotional regulation, and what happens when the brain begins thinking about consequences instead of simply performing the shot.
20 Sept 2026
1. The Chip on Your Shoulder: When Rejection Makes You Play Better: J.J. Spaun
J.J. Spaun arrived at Wentworth after being left off the U.S. Presidents Cup team and openly admitted he was carrying a “chip on my shoulder.” Then he birdied four of his final five holes, shot 67, and won the BMW PGA Championship by two. This episode examines why rejection sometimes produces extraordinary performance—and why the exact same emotion can destroy another golfer’s round
20 Sept 2026
1. The Range Illusion: Why Your Swing Disappears When It Counts
You stripe ten perfect 7-irons on the range, walk to the first tee, and suddenly the same swing seems to disappear. Why? The answer involves how we practice, how attention changes when consequences appear, and how pressure can interfere with movements that normally run automatically. This episode explains why a great range session may be a surprisingly poor test of whether your golf game is ready for the course and how to practice so that it transfers.
18 May 2026
The Hidden Cost of Operating an MLB Stadium
What does it actually take to power a Major League Baseball franchise behind the scenes on any given game day? This data-driven deep dive pulls back the curtain on the massive financial overhead required to keep a stadium running—from skyrocketing utility bills to multi-tiered liability insurance and complex vendor operations. Discover why a single home game can cost upward of $300,000 to $600,000+ to execute, and what these staggering overhead numbers reveal about modern sports franchise profitability.
29 Jun 2025
WE DISCUSS THE UCL TEAR AMONG PITCHERS
This episode analyzes ulnar collateral ligament tears among baseball pitchers, but provides no further information about the speakers or their credentials.
1 Jun 2025
ROTATIONAL MEDICINE BALL THROWING ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED PITCHING AND HITTING VELOCITIES1
This episode of Diamond Psychology explores how rotational medicine ball throwing enhances pitching and hitting velocities, potentially improving athletic performance.
25 May 2025
SENGA'S GHOST FORK BALL
18 May 2025
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TWO SEAMER AND A SINKER
This episode analyzes the distinct mechanics and resulting movement differences between a two-seam fastball and a sinker pitch.
18 May 2025
INTRODUCTION TO OUR PODCAST
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