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The Mental Routine Assessment

Find Out What's Really
Costing You Strokes.

Inconsistent scores. Frustration after a bad hole. Losing it under pressure. The missing piece is almost never technical — it's mental. And it's trainable.

The Mental Routine Assessment maps your mental game in 15 minutes — and gives you a concrete plan to fix what's costing you strokes and enjoyment.

1,000+ golfers studied · handicap 0 to 36+ · 100+ in the current Beta

15-minute questionnaire → personalised PDF report → targeted improvement plan

Early access pricing ends June 1st · limited spots available

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The Mental Routine Assessment

Your profile

Focus
7.8
Concentration
7.2
Conviction
3.8
Acceptance
3.2

Example profile — your scores will differ

The Research Behind It

You can't train what
you're not aware of.

A decade of research with 1,000+ golfers revealed something surprising: the difference between consistent and inconsistent players isn't technical — it's a set of mental patterns including focus, conviction, resilience, and the ability to let go of a bad shot.

Good golfers develop these patterns through years of unconscious trial and error. Most never discover which mental habits are costing them strokes — because nobody has mapped it for them. Until now.

90%
of golf performance at the top level is widely attributed to the mental game — a figure consistently cited by coaches and sports psychologists worldwide
1000+
golfers studied over the last decade, forming the research base of the assessment methodology
70+
distinct mental factors measured across 8 shot-by-shot steps and 6 psychological dimensions

"I never hit a shot, even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. It's like a color movie."

— Jack Nicklaus

The Core Framework

Every shot. Eight steps.
One complete routine.

Just as every golfer has a physical pre-shot routine, there is a mental routine that should accompany every single shot. The assessment measures how consistently and completely you execute each of these eight steps.

01

01

Focus

Determine your target area, select the club, assess wind and lie. Visualise ball flight and landing. Establish exactly what you want to achieve — and ensure it is realistic.

02

02

Concentration

One task only: ball to target. Block out all irrelevant thoughts — the previous shot, the scoreboard, what your playing partner is doing. Total single-point attention.

03

03

Conviction

I want it, I can do it, I will do it — with full commitment. Without genuine conviction, the shot is already compromised before the club moves. Doubt is not neutral.

04

04

Performance

Execute with everything you have. Your preparation is complete. The only job now is to do what you intended — fluidly, without reservation, without holding back.

05

05

Evaluation

Observe the full outcome: ball flight, contact feel, landing, roll, final position. Gather the data. Compare it to what you intended. This is the foundation of improvement.

06

06

Acceptance

It is what it is. The shot is done. Process your emotion — good or bad — give it its place, then move on. Unprocessed emotion contaminates the next shot.

07

07

Analysis

What deviated, and what caused it? Was it technical or mental? Make a brief mental note. You do not need to solve everything now — just name the primary cause and set it aside.

08

08

Learning Transfer

Store what you've learned for after the round. Not mid-hole. This closes the loop and transforms experience into lasting improvement — without disrupting your next shot.

The first five steps happen before and during execution — the last three happen in your head as you put the club away. Most golfers skip at least two or three. The assessment tells you exactly which steps you're skipping.

The Process

Three steps to a
stronger mental game

01

Step 01

Assessment

Complete the digital questionnaire — a structured set of questions that maps your mental profile across all 8 routine steps and 6 key areas: your body, your mind, your routine, your decisions, your response to pressure, and how you practise. Takes 15–25 minutes.

02

Step 02

Your Report

Receive a detailed PDF report (12–20 pages) with your scores across all 8 routine factors and 6 psychological dimensions, plain-language explanations of what each score means for your game, and specific recommendations for which factors to prioritise. Yours to keep and return to.

03

Step 03

Take Action

Use your included training reports to work on specific elements in your profile — each one a personalised 5-page PDF targeting a low score or building on a strength. Standard includes 4–6, Deluxe includes 9–14.

Your responses are processed confidentially and never shared with third parties.

Working with a coach or sports psychologist? Your report gives them an objective starting point — and saves valuable session time.

What Gets Measured

Your mental profile
across six dimensions

Your body, your mind, your routine, your decisions, your response to pressure, and how you practise — six areas that together determine how well you play. The assessment maps exactly where you stand in each, compared to golfers at your level.

Most golfers have one or two areas where targeted improvement is possible — often in places they never realised were holding them back.

"Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character."

— Arnold Palmer
01

Physical Self-Management

Body confidence and energy management across a full round

e.g. Hole 15 — your energy and focus are fading. How well do you manage that?

02

Mental Condition

Stress resilience, conviction, and mental stamina

e.g. Double bogey on hole 7 — how quickly does your conviction come back?

03

Mental Routine Mastery

How completely you execute all 8 steps on every shot

e.g. Poor drive — do you complete all post-shot steps, or shortcut straight to the next hole?

04

Risk Management

Risk awareness, appetite, and calculated decision-making

e.g. Flag tucked behind a bunker — do you attack, or play to the fat of the green?

05

Pressure Management

How effectively you regulate your response to competitive and self-imposed pressure

e.g. One up stepping onto the 18th tee — what goes through your mind?

06

Practice Quality

Motivation and deliberateness in how you train

e.g. At the range — do you practise with a clear purpose, or just hit balls until the bucket is empty?

Why It Works

Data-driven development.
Not guesswork.

Objectively measured

Not based on how you feel about your game — based on your structured responses to a validated questionnaire. No gut feeling, no coach's interpretation.

Personalised to you

Your report reflects your mental game, not a generic golfer's. Every recommendation targets the specific dimensions where your profile shows room to improve.

On your terms

Do most of the work yourself, at your own pace. And if you hit a wall — take your report to your coach, teaching pro, or sports psychologist for targeted guidance.

Designed for you, not the average golfer

Generic tips improve the average golfer. This improves you — by targeting the specific dimensions where your mental profile shows the biggest gaps.

Pricing

Invest in the part of your
game you've neglected

Early Access pricing — regular pricing applies from June 1st. Both plans include the Assessment + your personalised PDF report + personal training reports.

For comparison: a single session with a golf psychologist typically costs $150–$300.

Early Access pre-launch May 15th — exclusive discount + 2 extra training reports. Official launch and regular pricing from June 1st.

Standard

$79

$59

One-time payment · access within 2 minutes

  • Digital questionnaire — all 8 Mental Routine steps
  • Scores on 40+ underlying mental factors
  • Clear explanations of each score for your game
  • Personalised PDF report — 12 pages
  • 4–6 personal training reports included
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Your report includes:

  • Scores on all your measured elements
  • What each score means for your game
  • Your top 3 development priorities
  • Recommended training reports
Start My Assessment — $59
Most Popular

Deluxe

$179

$129

One-time payment · full depth access

  • Full digital questionnaire: 8 routine steps + 5 additional areas
  • Scores on 70+ mental factors and sub-elements
  • Clear explanations of each score for your game
  • Personalised PDF report — 20 pages
  • 9–14 personal training reports included
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Your report includes:

  • Scores on all your measured elements
  • What each score means for your game
  • Your top 3 development priorities
  • Recommended training reports
Get Deluxe — $129

Training reports included — extra reports available from $6.99 in the shop.

Compare plans

Mental Routine (8 steps)

Standard

Deluxe

Additional areas (+5)

Standard

Deluxe

Mental factors measured

Standard

40+

Deluxe

70+

PDF report

Standard

12 pages

Deluxe

20 pages

Training reports included

Standard

4–6

Deluxe

9–14

Money-back guarantee

Standard

30 days

Deluxe

30 days

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

If you don't find at least one insight in your report that changes how you think about your game — full refund within 30 days. No questions asked.

The report described things about my game I'd never been able to articulate.

Robert M., Handicap 13.7

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Training Reports

Personal training reports
built around your exact profile

Every training report is a highly personal 5-page PDF — built on your assessment results, benchmarked against comparable golfer profiles, and enriched by AI on data from 1,000+ profiles.

Each report targets one specific element — to improve a low score or build on a strength. Every report contains:

Physical exerciseMental exerciseExpert insightReflectionStorytellingMantraAI prompts
Standard · 4–6 reportsDeluxe · 9–14 reports
Extra reports from $6.99 in the shop
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Training Report · 5 pages

Conviction Under Pressure

Personalised for your profile

3.8 / 10· top priority

Exercise

PHYSICAL

Conviction drill — driving range · 2 × 10 min

Exercise

MENTAL

Visualisation routine — at home · 10 min

Expert Insight

Why conviction breaks under pressure

Reflection

What did hesitation cost you today?

Storytelling

Tour pro story: committing when it counts

Mantra

"I commit. I trust. I swing."

AI Prompt

Self-coaching questions for next round

Benchmarked

Golfers hcp 12–16 · similar profile

From the Fairway

What golfers are saying

"Once I saw that pattern written down, everything changed."

"I always assumed my inconsistency was technical. The report showed me I was playing too aggressively after bogeys — trying to recover too fast. Once I saw that pattern written down clearly in the Conviction chapter, everything changed. My net scores are far more consistent now."
Sarah O'Brien
Sarah O'Brien
Handicap 12.4 · Amateur competitor, Dublin

"I wasn't expecting it to apply to someone at my level. It did."

"I'm not a competitive golfer — I play for the social side and to clear my head after work. But I was getting frustrated because every round felt the same. The report showed my Acceptance score was very low: I was carrying each bad hole into the next one. That single insight changed how I experience a round. Same scores, but I actually enjoy it now."
Catherine Blake
Catherine Blake
Handicap 31.4 · Social golfer, Melbourne

"Once I understood that, fixing it was straightforward."

"The assessment identified that my Acceptance score was low — I wasn't finishing the mental routine after a bad shot. I was starting the next hole still carrying the previous one. Once I understood that, fixing it was actually straightforward."
James Whitfield
James Whitfield
Handicap 5.1 · Club captain, Suffolk

"Once I saw that pattern written down, everything changed."

"I always assumed my inconsistency was technical. The report showed me I was playing too aggressively after bogeys — trying to recover too fast. Once I saw that pattern written down clearly in the Conviction chapter, everything changed. My net scores are far more consistent now."
Sarah O'Brien
Sarah O'Brien
Handicap 12.4 · Amateur competitor, Dublin

"I wasn't expecting it to apply to someone at my level. It did."

"I'm not a competitive golfer — I play for the social side and to clear my head after work. But I was getting frustrated because every round felt the same. The report showed my Acceptance score was very low: I was carrying each bad hole into the next one. That single insight changed how I experience a round. Same scores, but I actually enjoy it now."
Catherine Blake
Catherine Blake
Handicap 31.4 · Social golfer, Melbourne

"Once I understood that, fixing it was straightforward."

"The assessment identified that my Acceptance score was low — I wasn't finishing the mental routine after a bad shot. I was starting the next hole still carrying the previous one. Once I understood that, fixing it was actually straightforward."
James Whitfield
James Whitfield
Handicap 5.1 · Club captain, Suffolk

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before you start. Can't find the answer? Contact us.

The assessment takes 15–25 minutes. You can complete it on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop. Once submitted, your personalised PDF report is available for download immediately.