Category Mental Game

Mindset, focus, routines, and the mental side of golf

Mental Game

Swinging with GRACE — And Refinement

I built the GRACE pre-shot routine in year one of my golf comeback — before I had any real evidence it would hold up under pressure. It mostly did. This is the 2026 update: what a full season of league play, a playing lesson with a PGA Tour veteran, Scott Fawcett's DECADE Foundations program, and a lot of Jon Sherman taught me about the difference between a routine that looks good on paper and one that actually functions on the back nine. The five letters are the same. What each one does got sharper.

Julie Rowe
May 9, 2026

Mental Game

🧠 My Golf Post-Shot Routine: 4 Steps for Fierce Focus and an Unshakable Mind

A four-panel digital illustration showing a female golfer going through her post-shot routine: watching the ball fly ("See It"), analyzing the shot with a thought bubble that says “Pushed right, solid strike” ("Say It"), typing into her phone to log feedback ("Save It"), and walking away with her club over her shoulder ("Shift"). The golfer wears a blue polo, green skort, and a visor, and the background shows a calm golf course.

Turn every shot into a moment of clarity. This 4-step golf post-shot routine helps you reset, respond with resilience, and build a mind that won't rattle.

Julie Rowe
June 4, 2025

Golf Practice, Mental Game, The Prep Deck

My New Chipping Routine for Fewer Shots Around the Green: Look. Feel. Align. Glide.

Illustration of a female golfer in a skirt chipping uphill on a purple-green slope, with icons and text describing a four-step pre-shot routine: Look, Feel, Align, Glide.

The ‘Look. Feel. Align. Glide.’ routine that’s bringing consistency and confidence to my short game.

Julie Rowe
May 20, 2025

Mental Game

How to Swing with G.R.A.C.E.: A Golf Pre-Shot Routine for Overthinkers

A female golfer stands calmly behind her teed ball with a club in hand, gazing down the fairway. The scene is serene and softly lit, capturing a pre-swing moment of focus.

Tired of standing over the ball with 14 conflicting swing thoughts and zero confidence? Same. That’s why I built G.R.A.C.E.—a five-step pre-shot routine for overthinkers, returning golfers, and anyone whose brain needs direction, not silence. Here’s how it works—and why it changed everything for me.

Julie Rowe
May 13, 2025
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