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Here's a secret about your golf brain: it can't tell the difference between "don't hit it in the water" and "hit it in the water." Every time you tell yourself bad shots aren't allowed, you're actually loading the exact shot you're trying to avoid — and burning a ton of mental energy doing it.

In this episode, Carlos breaks down one belief system that's quietly running in the background for almost every golfer — the idea that bad shots and blow-up holes simply aren't allowed — and why flipping that single switch off might be the fastest, lowest-effort update you can make to your game.

In this episode:

• Why treating "bad shots aren't allowed" as a rule backfires on your brain (and your scorecard)
• The real reason "what we resist, persists" — and what happens when you stop resisting
• What worry actually looks like on the course (hint: it's not what you think)
• The difference between reacting to a bad shot and responding to one — and why that difference is the whole ballgame
• Why even Tiger and Rory win tournaments with bad rounds in them
• A simple, repeatable way to respond to any bad shot, starting today

🚀 Ready to find out what's really running in your head on the course? Book a Golf Mental Game Evaluation: https://calendly.com/carlos_and_laurie_benavidez/mental-game-evaluation 📩 Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegolfpsycho/ 🌐 Everything else: https://www.thegolfpsycho.com/ 🎧 Listen on the go: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2523086

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