Sleep Better, Golf Better
I remember the first time I really felt how bad sleep can mess with your game.
It wasn’t just that I was tired…I was worn out, and in a way that coffee and zyn couldn’t fix. The kind of fog that sits in your brain all day like morning dew on a fairway, making everything slower, hazier, and more frustrating than it should be.
It started to get real after I became a dad. Anyone who’s been through it knows. Your days stretch longer, your nights shrink, and consistent sleep becomes a thing of the past. I figured I’d be trading in range sessions for meal prep and bedtime stories, and I was more than okay with that.
What I wasn’t ready for was the mental load. The stress. The constant, churning checklist in my head at night. What did I forget? What’s coming next? Did I pay that bill? Did we book that pediatrician appointment?
There were weeks when I’d find myself lying in bed, physically tired but mentally wide awake. And when I’d finally get a chance to play a weekend round, I was showing up groggy, unfocused, and already behind before the first tee shot. You can fake a lot in golf, but not energy and focus.
So I started looking into sleep; how to improve it, what affects it, what’s missing. I didn’t want a miracle cure or sedative. I just wanted to feel like I could sleep again. Not perfectly every night, just back to baseline.
Like most of us, I stumbled on supplements through someone smarter than me online. Most of it was bs, but one post caught my attention, about magnesium deficiency being a hidden driver of poor sleep and stress.
Yet another example of a nutrient we all need, but doesn't often come from our diet (just reference the chart below). The form they recommended? Magnesium glycinate. More bioavailable, less harsh on the gut, and better for relaxation. I gave it a shot.
No lie, within a week, I started falling asleep faster and waking up feeling like my old self. My mind didn’t race the same way, and that weekend I played my best round in months.
Not because I trained harder, got new clubs or found a new swing thought. Just because I was sharper. More relaxed, and in the moment. Because golf isn’t just physical; it’s mental, emotional, even spiritual at times.
Be the ball.
And when you’re running on fumes, all of that gets harder. Bad sleep makes short putts feel longer, decision-making worse, and crispy beers taste flat.
Most people don’t get enough magnesium from food alone, and that's how I arrived at magnesium.
Perform & Relax is a simple way to start improving your rest by easing you into sleep without the grogginess or weird dreams.
Think of it as setting your mind up to actually shut down, not just lay there spinning. Sleep better, recover better, and be your best self on and off the course.
That’s the whole point.