About Greg Poss
From Winning Championships to Transforming Minds: A Coach’s Path to Elevating Golfers’ Performance
In 2007, I thought I was on top of the world.
The hockey team I coached, the Mannheim Eagles, won the German Championship. After 14 years as a head coach, I won my first title. As I hugged my assistants and players and we received our championship trophy, I felt extremely gratified. Then, something strange happened. Within 15 minutes of the final buzzer, the happiness and excitement and celebration started to fade. By 1 a.m., I went through the McDonald’s drive-thru thinking, “Was this the big thing I always thought would bring me happiness and satisfaction?” The rush of winning a title left. Poof. Worse, the fear, anxiety and stress of trying to repeat already had started to kick in. That moment taught me something that every golfer eventually learns:
results don’t create peace… your mind does.
Over the years, stress and overthinking affected my coaching, my performance, and even my career. Nothing truly changed until I reconnected with Dr. Niraj Nijhawan, a clinical scientist who spent decades studying how the brain performs under pressure. What he taught me finally made everything click—why athletes choke, why focus collapses, and why even skilled players fall apart when they care the most.
As a passionate amateur golfer, I immediately saw how everything I learned applies especially to golf.
Because golf is the ultimate mental sport:
One bad swing can hijack your entire round
One fear thought can ruin your tempo
One spike of pressure can turn a 3-foot putt into a battle
One moment of frustration can follow you for 6 holes
Golf punishes mental mistakes more than any sport I’ve ever coached.
What I learned didn’t just change how I coached—it changed how I play. And it became the foundation of the Starkemind Mental Strength System.
A system built specifically for golfers to:
stay calm on the first tee
control adrenaline on big putts
recover instantly after a bad hole
shut down overthinking mid-swing
play with confidence from the first shot to the last
My mission is simple:
help golfers master the mental game — and play the kind of golf they’re truly capable of.
About Greg Poss
From Winning Championships to Transforming Minds: A Coach’s Path to Elevating Golfers’ Performance
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