Landon Michelson: How to Shift Your Self Belief for Better Golf (Flashback Friday)

Dec 12, 2025

Landon Michelson, a holistic golf instructor and former pro who competed on various tours, shares invaluable insights on the mental game of golf. He recounts a wild US Open story and emphasizes the importance of self-belief, especially in putting. Listeners learn techniques to manage spiraling emotions mid-round, the power of pre-round routines, and how to harness anger for motivation. Landon also discusses the contrast between swing feelings and thoughts, and his unique warm-up philosophy to prepare mentally before a game.

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Channel Anger Into Productive Fuel

Use anger as fuel selectively: allow a short release (e.g., 10 steps) or convert it into productive practice rather than blowing up mid-round.
Know your tendencies and create rituals that channel emotion into consistent work and focus.

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Simplify Tournament Prep With Routines

Build pre-round routines to reduce decisions on tournament day: music, clothes, and a simple checklist to get in the right headspace.
Reduce thinking so you can access practiced feels, not invent new mechanics before the round.

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Warm Up By Practicing Extremes

Warm up with purposeful variability, not straight shots, to calibrate feel for draw, fade, high and low.
Hit exaggerated misses to teach face/path awareness so you can access correct feels on the course.

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Landon Michelson is today's guest - he is a holistic golf instructor and former professional golfer. He played 10 years professionally on PGA Tour Latin America, PGA Tour Canada and Sunshine Tour.

He is also a certified Fluid Motion Factor instructor and specializes in helping golfers understand their own games and access what they already own. This aligns well with your philosophy of improving without major swing changes.

In this episode, you will learn:

The craziest US Open story... ever?
The power of letting go to play your best.
How to shift your self-belief on the greens.
What to do when you're spiraling mid-round.
The difference between swing feelings vs. swing thoughts.
The power of anger and creating enemies to fire yourself up.
Why pre-round routines can help you prepare for tournaments.
What it's like being a caddy and why kids should work at the golf course.
The art of a good warm up to get mentally and physically ready for the round.
How to cope with the highs and lows of tournament golf.

Follow Landon on Instagram and DM to learn more about coaching opportunities.

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