Did This Navy SEAL Figure Out The Mental Game of Golf?
Mental Game · Sep 13, 2026 · 5.9K views · 65 likes
In this video Mike Granato & Shaun Webb from Athletic Motion Golf are joined by Dr. Joe LaCaze, a former Navy SEAL, SEAL instructor, and the inventor of the Rotex and LAS training systems. He shares the wild story of a parachute malfunction that put him on foot in the path of a moving train, and how he walked away from it. From there the conversation shifts to what nearly 30 years of training SEAL candidates taught him about building difficult skills, including why process matters more than outcome, why "smooth is smooth, slow is smooth, smooth is fast," and why practice makes permanent, not perfect. They also cover a story about a tour player whose putting yips disappeared after a session on the pistol range, and Dr. Joe's own recent results after applying his training system to his golf swing. ✅ AMG Special Discount: Use code LaCazeAMG18 for an Extra 18% off the ROTEXMotion Combo or Total Package. Or code AMG5 for an additional 5% off the LAS or LAS Complete Package. Chapters: 00:00 Dr. Joe LaCaze returns to the podcast 00:48 The parachute malfunction story begins 01:43 Losing the main chute, pulling the reserve 02:48 No way to steer, at the mercy of the wind 03:18 Train tracks appear between him and safety 03:47 What actually happened on landing 04:13 The guy assigned to follow him down 04:55 Waking up thinking he was in heaven 05:40 A broken leg and a month on crutches 07:56 Becoming a Navy SEAL instructor 09:56 Raymond Floyd's "100% mental" golf quote 11:21 The lesson his father taught him about quitting 12:38 Why process matters more than outcome 13:23 "One evolution at a time" 15:09 Why you can never master the basics enough 16:01 "Smooth is smooth, slow is smooth, smooth is fast" 18:56 Learning to shoot a pistol in one lesson 20:45 The story that fixed a tour player's putting yips 23:11 Writing down what actually needs work 24:11 Shooting a personal best after training with the Rotex 25:08 Why the whole body has to move as one unit 27:28 An Army captain's bogey-free round 31:56 Why it matters who you get your information from 32:30 "Practice makes permanent, perfect practice makes perfect" 33:31 Skipping the range and training smarter instead 37:14 What separates players with "the switch" 38:51 Turning bogeys into birdies through the mental game #golf #golfpodcast #athleticmotiongolf
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