Part Two (Season 2, Episode 2) How Low Can You Go?

In Part Two of our conversation with Karl Morris, we go deeper — into the stories golfers tell themselves, the identities they cling to, and why those narratives may be costing them far more shots than their swing ever could.

If Part One challenged what you work on in your golf, Part Two challenges who you believe you are on the course.

Karl Morris, one of the world’s leading golf mental and performance coaches, explains why most golfers aren’t limited by lack of ability - but by outdated stories they’ve unknowingly rehearsed for years.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why “shouldism” (the belief that you should make birdies) quietly fuels big scores
• Why reducing doubles and triples matters far more than chasing birdies
• The powerful exercise Karl uses to help players rewrite their golfing identity
• How awareness of your “old story” gives you the freedom to choose a new one
• Why gratitude isn’t soft thinking — but a genuine high-performance state
• How gratitude reduces threat in the brain and helps you access the skill you already have

Karl also shares one of the most moving stories you're likely to hear on a golf improvement podcast — The Tuesday Boys — a reminder that none of us get unlimited rounds, unlimited seasons, or unlimited chances.

Every golfer eventually runs out of Tuesdays.

Golf improvement isn’t about positive thinking.
It isn’t about pretending bad shots don’t exist.
And it’s definitely not about lowering your standards.

It’s about changing your story — and changing your golf.

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Part One (Season 2, Episode 1)

Season 2 of How Low Can You Go? starts with a question that challenges everything club golfers think they know about improvement.

What if the biggest thing holding your golf back… isn’t your swing?

In Part One of our two-part session, we’re joined by Karl Morris, one of the world’s leading golf mental and performance coaches, who has worked with some of the best players in the game — including Major champions Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell, and Darren Clarke.

Many times on this podcast, we’ve quoted Karl’s books, referenced his ideas, and championed his work. So having him join us to open Season 2 feels like a defining moment for the show.

In this episode, Karl explains why:

• Anyone who says golf is all about the swing is wrong
• Anyone who says it’s all in the mind is also wrong
• Real improvement lives in the mind–body connection

We explore why so many golfers work incredibly hard… yet stay stuck:

• The crucial difference between developing skills and accessing skills
• Why golfers often lose access to shots they know they can hit
• How the brain can see the golf course as a place of threat, not opportunity
• Why acceptance may be the single most important mental skill in golf
• And a simple but powerful method Karl uses to help players “pre-load” acceptance before they even tee it up

This is not about giving up.

It’s not about lowering standards.

It’s about embracing the reality of the game — and finally unlocking better performance.

🎧 Part Two dives deeper into stories, identity, gratitude, and how changing the way you think about golf could change your results faster than another range session ever will.

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And a shoutout to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast!

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Our golf season is officially over — and it didn’t end well. No more cards, handicaps stuck, and winter closing in.

Now Dave and Chris face the off-season question every golfer asks:

How do you actually get better at golf during winter?

🎯 In this episode we explore:

• winter practice that genuinely improves your handicap
• realistic off-season training plans
• rebuilding confidence after a tough season
• the mindset needed when your progress completely stalls

Dave also breaks down his trip to Rosapenna — and whether Jonnie Cliff, PGA Teaching Pro, saved him from the dreaded boiler suits. Did he deliver… or is Dave just one fitting away from a full hazmat golf outfit?

If you’re looking for winter-golf improvement, cold-weather practice strategies, and honest chat about the grind of trying to get better, this one’s for you.

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🎧 Listen now and join the ride.

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This Episode (Ep. 8) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V01w549cis&t=404s

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

And a shoutout to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast!

If you’re enjoying the podcast, why not leave us a (good) review? It really helps us avoid double bogeys — and keep chasing better golf, fast. ⛳

In Episode 8, the lads experience some of the biggest moments of their golfing lives.

Chris returns from honeymoon with new tools in the bag — a 2-iron, a new putter, and a fresh mindset — and then hits an albatross during a playing lesson with PGA Professional Jonnie Cliff. The entire moment is captured on audio and has to be heard to be believed!

Dave gets major validation that he’s focusing on the right parts of his game, leading to a huge confidence boost... and his lowest round ever!

🎯 In this episode we explore:

• Shot-shaping breakthroughs and on-course decision making
• Acceptance, pressure management, and playing with freedom
• Viewing a round as a challenge, not a threat
• How to build a handicap-dropping, never-give-up mindset
• Chris’s mini-tour of iconic Scottish courses: Turnberry, Gullane 1, Renaissance

If you’re a golfer chasing consistency, confidence, and lower scores, this episode is full of practical insights, real progress, and some incredible stories.

🎧 Listen now and join the ride:
📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast

This Episode (Ep. 8) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgcORAy7AhU

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → howlowcanyougopodcast@gmail.com

And a shoutout to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast!

If you’re enjoying the podcast, why not leave us a (good) review? It really helps us avoid double bogeys — and keep chasing better golf, fast. ⛳

Last time, award-winning Scottish PGA Teaching Pro Jonnie Cliff took a hard look at Dave’s game — and didn’t hold back.

Now in Part 2, Jonnie dives deeper into what it really takes to make lasting improvement.

Forget aimless range sessions. Forget quick fixes. This is about learning to practice with purpose, master your mindset, and finally take your game to the next level.

From the truth about how to train effectively to the golf myths that hold players back, this conversation could be the turning point in Dave’s journey to single figures.

And as for that cliffhanger from the end of Part One… what would Jonnie whisper in Dave’s ear standing on the 18th tee, needing par to finally break 80? Let’s find out.

🎯 In this episode:

• How to practice with intent and actually get better
• The golf myth Jonnie would ban forever
• The best drill to guarantee real improvement
• Building mental resilience under pressure

The journey continues — but the clock is ticking.

🎧 Listen now and join the ride:
📺 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

💌 Contact → info@howlowcanyougo.co.uk

Huge thanks to Remedy Drinks — get 20% off the Rainbow Pack on Amazon with code HowLow20
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And a shoutout to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland’s Golf Coast!

If you’re enjoying the podcast, why not leave us a (good) review? It really helps us avoid double bogeys — and keep chasing better golf, fast. ⛳

A week is a long time in the game of golf.

Last episode Dave was flying! Now his handicap is creeping up. His dreaded two-way miss is back. And with his big Rosapenna trip only days away, his game is in crisis.

It’s time to call in reinforcements. In this high-stakes episode, Dave sits down with Jonnie Cliff — Head PGA Pro at Murrayfield Golf Club in Edinburgh — for a brutally honest lesson and conversation that could decide everything.

Jonnie doesn’t just prepare Dave for the brutal winds and survival shots he’ll face in Donegal — he also starts laying out a plan to get Dave to single figures within the next 4.5 months.

The clock is ticking!

🎯 In this episode:

• Gun-to-your-head scenario: Could Jonnie really get Dave to single figures if his life depended on it?
• How he’d caddy for Dave to break 80.
• Non-negotiable shots everyone needs to succeed on the links

👉 Can Jonnie save Dave's game in time for Rosapenna — and set him on the path to single figures? Find out in Episode 6.

Sound and compositions: Charlie Leslie

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6 weeks into the 6-month handicap challenge - Dave's flying, while Chris is falling apart!

Dave nearly aces a par 3 and looks set for single figures — but admits he can’t find the time to post scores with family life getting in the way. Meanwhile, Chris’s once-reliable low-single digit game completely collapses: pull-hooks, putting nightmares, and his brutal confession… “This podcast might actually be making me worse.”

This episode has it all:

• A 7-hole showdown ending in sudden death drama - check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOvqwM7jUNN/?igsh=QkIxNzhhdGctcQ%3D%3D

• Archie Wyatt (+4 handicap, U.S. college golfer) showing us what elite golf looks like

• Dave riding a hot streak but battling real-life pressure - check out his hole-in-one (almost) here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oU3Kttv4RDI

• Chris questioning if his dream of scratch is already slipping away

⛳️ The tension has never been higher. Will Chris’s breaking point lead to a comeback — or is this the beginning of the end?

👉 Subscribe now so you don’t miss a moment of this rollercoaster golf improvement journey.

Sound and compositions: Charlie Leslie

👉 Get in touch: info@howlowcanyougo.co.uk

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📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

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Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-low-can-you-go-golf-podcast/id1830185614

Available on all major podcast platforms.

Thank you to Remedy Drinks!

👉 Remedy Kombucha – Get 20% off the Rainbow Pack on Amazon with promo code: HowLow20

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Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland's Golf Coast!

👉 The Leddie Hotel: https://www.theleddie.com/offers/bespoke-golf-packages/

Thinking of a golf trip to Scotland’s Golf Coast? 20% off when you book 2 nights or more.

Four weeks into our 6-month golf handicap challenge… and instead of improving, our handicaps are going the wrong way. Dave has slipped back to 16.1, while Chris — the single-figure golfer chasing scratch — has crept up to 2.6.

Are we failing before we’ve even begun?

In this episode:

• Chris fires back after the backlash about what really makes a good golfer
• We put last week’s so-called “improvement plan” under the microscope
• We relive the highs, lows, and turning points from our trip to Scotland’s Golf Coast

This is the make-or-break week. If things don’t change now, the entire challenge could collapse.

Sound and compositions: Charlie Leslie

👉 Get in touch: info@howlowcanyougo.co.uk

📺 Subscribe on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast
📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/

🎙️ Listen to the podcast:
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KhhrUzNOsCvOuavU6YbYi?si=_UXqcyTBRpyKB3tfvsHHIQ
Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-low-can-you-go-golf-podcast/id1830185614

Available on all major podcast platforms.

Thank you to Remedy Drinks!

👉 Remedy Kombucha – Get 20% off the Rainbow Pack on Amazon with promo code: HowLow20

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remedy-Kombucha-Tea-Sparkling-Naturally/dp/B0BSXV6MLN?th=1

Big shout out to The Leddie Hotel on Scotland's Golf Coast!

👉 The Leddie Hotel: https://www.theleddie.com/offers/bespoke-golf-packages/

Thinking of a golf trip to Scotland’s Golf Coast? 20% off when you book 2 nights or more.

Featured in this Episode:

Mind Caddie Podcast with Karl Morris - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mind-caddie-improve-your-mental-golf-game/id1258525394

https://www.mindcaddie.golf/

Golf Beneath the Surface, Dr. Raymond Prior - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-beneath-the-surface/id1700125392

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Golf-Beneath-Surface-Science-Psychology/dp/1637743092

The Sweet Spot Golf Podcast with Jon Sherman and Adam Young - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sweet-spot-golf-podcast/id1552917994

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