The Red Dot Focus Secret That Helped Win The Open Championship

Struggling to maintain focus during your round? Discover the simple red dot technique that helped Louis Oosthuizen win the 2010 Open Championship by 7 shots.

In this video, you’ll learn the exact mental game strategy sports psychologist Karl Morris taught Oosthuizen to manage concentration in short 20-30 second bursts instead of trying to focus for 4 hours straight. This technique solved Louis’ problem of concentration wavering around holes 13-14 and it’ll work for any golfer wanting to focus more clearly at any stage of the round.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ The red dot trigger technique Louis Oosthuizen used to win The Open
✅ How to switch your concentration on and off at the right moments
✅ Why trying to focus for the entire round makes you perform worse
✅ Alternative physical triggers: bag placement, trolley button, bag stand
✅ How to give each shot your full attention and stay in the present

This simple mental game tip works for golfers of all levels whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, or break 80. The key is learning to concentrate – like a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball — only when it’s time to play the ball, not the entire time.

Stop giving yourself a headache trying to focus for 4 hours. Learn to manage your mental energy and perform better when it counts.

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Now, if you hit great shots on the range, but struggle to put it all together in a round of golf, especially stroke play, then this is the video for you. Sometimes the simplest things are the best solution. And that was definitely the case for Louisazin in the 2010 Open Championship, which he won by seven shots. He got a most amazing tip from the golf psychologist Carl Morris. It involved, believe it or not, a red dot. Had everybody guessing about what it meant. The answer is coming up. So, here’s an idea that will switch your concentration on and off at just the right moment so that you can concentrate in short bursts. Like a batsman in cricket, they don’t have to concentrate for the whole time they’re out there, just when the ball’s coming. Same in golf, you got four, four and a half hours sometimes uh and you only have to concentrate for 20 30 seconds at a time. And this is exactly what was happening to Louis Tousen. He went to Carl Morris before the open and said, “Look, Carl, I get to about the 13th or 14th hole and I find my concentration wavering.” And Carl came up with the most simple of solutions. What he said to Louie was, “We’re going to put a red dot on your glove. I don’t wear a glove, so I put on my hand today. And when you get to your ball, what you need to do, Louie, is press the dot. And that means on. So that means it’s time to start concentrating, get to business, uh, and start your mental routine, which is decision- making. Where’s the wind? How’s the lie? Where’s the trouble? Um, what have I got to do here? What score do I really need? Do I play safe? All those decisions and and and evaluations that you make, it’s time then to switch that on. And when you’ve hit the shot, guess what? You press the red dot again and that means off. Uh, and when you’re playing well, isn’t this exactly what happens? Let’s say it’s not the club championship or it’s not a medal round. It’s a nice social round where you’re playing a step foot, let’s say, with your friends. Uh, and you play your shot and then you have a chat and then you come back again and you play your shot and then you go back out of the of the of the concentration bubble and have another chat with your friends and everything seems easy and it comes to club championship day and everybody tries to focus for the whole four hours and gives themselves a headache and performs worse. And this is a way to just concentrate in short burst. Save your energy for the important time. And also be aware that sometimes people will start a conversation just at the moment that you will need to press your red dot. Those conversations are to be ignored. Now, of course, you don’t need to use a red dot uh to switch your concentration on and off. Uh you could use something else. I mean, I carry my bag. So every time I put it down, then I know that I’m ready to concentrate. If you use an electric trolley, then you simply push the on and off button, respectively. Uh you could also use a bag stand with the legs spplaying out uh just as you arrive at your ball. Uh all these things are are just fine. They’re mental cues that make you habitually ready to think about the shot and get ready for it. And the ultimate give each shot your full attention. If you do that, you’ll be in the present. And that is the goal of all G psychology is to focus your energy into what is happening now. Don’t look back, don’t look forward. And for those 20, 30 seconds, don’t think of the score. Think of that shot only. The only important shot is the next one. So golf is super difficult. Not just that swing and hitting the ball in the right direction, but mentally it’s a really difficult game as well. And this is the simplest solution I have found to this mental conundrum that the game throws at you. Every shot counts equally. It’s quite different in other sports. So, you have to give each shot your full attention. And this is the best way. Hope you’ve enjoyed it. And if you did, this next video might help as well.