The Golf Parent, episode 12
Golf Psychology for Kids: Mental Game Secrets Every Junior Golfer Needs with Lanny Bassham
2025-02-24
In this episode of The Golf Parent Podcast , I sit down with Lanny Bassham , an Olympic Gold Medalist and mental performance coach , to explore how junior golfers can develop a champion’s mindset . Lanny shares the mental training system that helped him go from choking under pressure at th
Tips paraphrased from The Golf Parent (hosted by Ryan Addams). These are our summaries from machine transcripts, not quotes, and times are approximate. All credit to the shows and their guests; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Teach the mental game at the same time as technique, starting young. It's learnable, not something you either have or don't.
Lanny Bassham (Olympic champion, Mental Management) · The Golf Parent
First tournament
Don't ask "How did you do?" after a round; it invites dwelling on mistakes. Use 3 magic questions: 1) What did you do well / enjoy? 2) Talk about the solution, not the problem. 3) "What are you going to do about it?" and let them answer.
Lanny Bassham (Olympic champion, Mental Management) · The Golf Parent
Making practice fun · Talking after a round · Parent role
Don't tell them what to fix; ask what they're going to do about it, and make the last thing you say before leaving them positive.
Lanny Bassham (Olympic champion, Mental Management) · The Golf Parent
Confidence and self talk