Lisa Fajkus / BONUS!

Mindfulness Special! Keep score without tanking your mental game, bounce back after a bad first round without rage quitting, and increase your brain body connection. Listener Sends: Brooks Mischel + Andrew Ahrendt, Ph.D.

This is a Basket Case first! Andrew, an actual, professional clinical and sports psychologist gives his input on how mindfulness practices can benefit your game.
Connect with Andrew at ahrendtconsulting@gmail.com or check out Disc For Life.

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Our first interview with a mental game professional! Purple is a disc golf mindfulness coach who's worked with the likes of Kona Panis. Hear his process, learn more about mindfulness, and how it can increase your enjoyment of the game, and decrease the suffering surrounding it. 

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Is young & fearless better than seasoned & safe? Optimize risk for better course management and adapt to a changing game.

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SOURCES: Prelude quote is from John Wooden, Legendary American Basketball Coach

Types of Risk:
https://chessintheair.com/competing-and-survival-managing-risks-in-soaring-contests/

Adaptation Theory:
https://www.toppr.com/guides/biology/animals/what-is-adaptation-theory-types-of-adaptation/

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3X World Champ who faced down legends like Ken Climo—becoming 1,000 rated at 39, then MAINTAINED that rating for 20+ years. His game has adapted but his ESSENTIAL 4-part fieldwork routine remained constant.

Connect with RonCon on Instagram @conversejr

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Chantel's Immersive covers how to emotionally recover from poor outcomes and enjoy the game. Plus listener send from Phoenix FPO player Sarah Isaac telling a story of an opponent playing mind games.

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SOURCES: The prelude quote is from the parable of the Chinese farmer.

Emotional Attachments To Outcomes:
https://www.sportsperformancebulletin.com/psychology/coping-with-emotions/sports-psychology-maintaining-emotional-control-in-competitions

Chinese Parable of the Farmer:
https://alex-65670.medium.com/the-parable-of-the-farmer-and-his-fate-54aa84006c46#:~:text=Soon%20after%2C%20the%20neighbors%20heard,untamed%20horses%20to%20his%20son

Also, I low-key reference both Star Wars and Family Guy Star Wars in this episode.
Kudos to you if you caught both references. Maybe I'll send you a shirt. 

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Chantel (Miss Frisbees) was a basket case this season with her confidence.  Hear how she's grown from camera nerves at her first amateur worlds to taking down her very first DGPT win in 2023.

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In Uli's Immersive, we’ll take a deep dive into early life traumas in high-performing athletes and how it impacts performance and it's connection to flow states. PLUS, an exclusive listener send from Pete Ulibarri telling his stories of Paul growing up, and his own mental game stories and strategies.

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SOURCES: The prelude quote is by Peter A. Levine

Flow:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763422004456#bib89

Athletes & Trauma:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S007961231730016X?via%3Dihub
https://theconversation.com/the-surprising-role-of-childhood-trauma-in-athletic-success-107404

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Uli was a basket case this season trying to square injury with his confidence and high expectations to win.  Hear tips from his sports psychology coaching with legend Bob Rotella, and his theory on childhood traumas and flow states.

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Super special bonus crossover episode with the one and only PDGA Radio Podcast. Grant Zellner and Jennifer Allen interviewed me for Women's History Month in March. Enjoy the interview about my personal story, and why I started the Basket Case Podcast. 

And stay tuned for Season 2! It's in the works with some amazing guests. In the meantime, rate, review and follow the show, and check out our social media accounts for updates like new swag and projects. @discgolfbasketcase and @chosehowells

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Season 2023 is coming soon with a lineup of amazing pros and major insights!!
Until then, enjoy this BONUS episode with legend Lisa Fajkus on practice, performance anxiety and what she’s learned from over 17 years of tournament experience. Hear how she literally and figuratively gets herself out of pitfalls, and keeps her positivity and love for the game alive.

Connect with Lisa on instagram and facebook @lisafajkus and checkout her Tour Series Tumbleweed and sponsor: Lone Star Discs.
I realize in the audio we called out her color glo roadrunner, we actually recorded before her sponsor switch. Go get a Tumbleweed instead and support Lisa and Lone Star Discs! (:

Mentioned in the Episode:
Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell
Basket Case Pro Picks Spotify Playlist 

Thank you to our episode sponsors! Infinite Discs Tour & Wild Pack Sports
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