Goal setting
Stories from Competitive Golf: Lessons in Goal Setting
A course-ready way to keep goal setting from disappearing after practice.
Take it to the course
The course test for Stories from Competitive Golf: Lessons in Goal Setting is simple: can the goal setting idea survive one nervous swing, one awkward lie, or one match situation?
Small adjustments
Use this cue first — set distance-based practice targets — then watch how the decision changes. If review rounds with one honest note becomes the better priority during the round, adapt without treating the original plan as a failure.
Quick recap: trust the clearest process-goal checkpoint, keep the miss playable, and review the choice before rebuilding your whole goal setting approach.
Final thought
Leave the round with one observation about improvement target; that is more useful than a page of vague promises to work harder.