Quantum Leap: a sudden dramatic improvement, rapid forward advancement and breakthrough in knowledge

My name is AP O’Neill. My passion is performance and my mission is to enable golfers like you to experience a Quantum Leap in Performance.

Golf truly is a Brain Game, and if you’ve already achieved a certain level of technical proficiency; dramatically improved scores, consistency at a higher level and a more enjoyable golfing experience are yours for the taking – by switching your focus to the Mental Game.

I started QLG in 2018 and my first ever student/client was himself a PGA Teaching Professional with over 30 year experience in the game:

What’s happened over the space of only a few months working with AP has been transformational to my golf and the way I approach it…

-3 after 12 holes, could easily have been -5, finished level. Best score I’d put together for a long time. Received very positive comments from other members. All felt rather easy. Funny thing is my feel seemed to heighten when I didn’t give myself any instructions. Felt like a kid again.

But I’ll tell you the best thing AP…. The idea that the golfing day depended on a fragile swing that I had no control over v’s the idea of how your mind really works. What a relief after all these years.

Although I’ve never met him face-to-face he is the only person I’ve ever been in contact with who really cares about his client’s golf. He is patient, respectful and gets you back to enjoying the game again. His attention to detail in helping one with their game is incredible… QLG is the Elixir of Golf!

– Ryan A. Patterson – AA-Rated PGA Teaching Professional

Since that day every single golfer I’ve coached has experienced a Quantum Leap in performance, and so can you.

But QLG is so much more than a super mental game system for golf. QLG has the potential to literally change your life. It will certainly reinvigorate you, revitalise you, and your golf too. You can expect lower scores, a dramatically enhanced quality of play and a more enjoyable golfing experience.

And on top of all that you have me (A.P. O’Neill) a coach that truly cares about his student/clients and wants the very best for you and your golf.

How does QLG produce Quantum Leaps in Performance?

QLG is a unifying approach, instead of treating the mind and body as separate elements of your game we bring them together as one, like they should be – this alone makes QLG unique.

In a nutshell, QLG is all about learning how to use your brain in a way that enables your trained body to perform…that’s the key to unlocking your potential and experiencing a Quantum Leap in Performance – and you do that by changing your thinking.

But this is not just another mental game coach or approach. The QLG Model is based on a deeper and more complete understanding of the complex relationship between the golfing mind/brain, the body/swing and performance/results.

Using this understanding I’ve developed a proven set of mental tools, techniques and disciplines (which will be tailored to your individuals needs) enabling you to build an ultra-strong mental game, get the results you deserve and experience your own Quantum Leap in Performance.

I hear what you’re saying AP, but is my swing good enough?

Enter celebrated economist, Vilfredo Pareto. Maybe you’ve never heard of him, but I’m guessing you’re familiar with ‘Pareto’s Law’ AKA ‘The 80-20 Rule’.

• 20% of the input will give you 80% of the output
• 20% of the causes are creating 80% of the problems
• 20% of your time and effort will give you 80% of your progress

The swing is a work of art, do you ever stop refining it – probably not. But the truth is; technique-wise you’re probably 80% as good as you’ll ever be, and you may end up spending the rest of your days searching for the other 20% of possible progress, and never quite get there.

But with the mental game and the mind, it’s the other way round…

Golf is a brain game and the mind provides the greatest opportunities for growth and development, and when you do switch focus to the mind you’ll discover a whole new world of progress – you may be shocked by how quickly and dramatically you improve.

If you’re progress is flat-lining, feels like you’re going backwards or round in circles, that’s a clear indication that you’re ready to make the switch.

What is the Role of the Mind in Golf?

First: To Train the Body 

It’s like walking; to begin with you couldn’t do it. But through trial and error, the help others and persistence – you learned how to walk – and now you can walk without thinking, instruction or conscious control. The swing is more complex, but it’s the same process.

You consciously study the mechanics of swing, through analysis you gain understanding and through repetition you consciously learn the skills and teach the body how to swing. In the process you create a subconscious programme that enables you to swing without instruction or conscious control.

Coming back to walking, you never question your ability to walk or attempt to instruct yourself, you instinctively trust your ability to do it – and all you have to do is decide where you want to go and body makes it happen for you. It’s the same with the swing.

Next: To Train the Brain

Once you’ve learned how to swing and created the subconscious programme. The next step is to train the mind TO TRUST THE SWING.

By taking control of your thoughts and your thinking you’re able to create the environment within the body that allows your swing to be free, natural and fluid.

In essence you train your mind to show the body the outcome/shot you require – in all its glorious detail – then you get out of your own way. Like walking, just think where you want to go and the body makes it happen for you – no instructions required.

To give you a flavour: we had one gentleman golfer averaging scores of low/mid 90’s off the shorter tees. Since joining the Programme he’s recorded a best round of 79, he’s now also playing off the long tees. So he’s gained 10+ shots over longer and more demanding conditions – and the punch line is – he’s 70 years old.

To really transform your game and experience a Quantum Leap you have to leave your old ways behind you and open your mind to new possibilities. It’s all about creating a new state of being, with a totally new energy and vitality – and you do that by changing your thinking.

Before we move on, a quick overview of The QLG Coaching Programme

QLG is a ground-up, foundations first, comprehensive and systematic approach to developing the strongest mental game possible.

The QLG Coaching Programme is delivered remotely using telephone, email and this website. The Programme will be tailored to your specific needs and you will complete it at your own time and pace,

The rest of this page will tell you all about the QLG Model, Coaching Approach and Programme.

QLG Secrets – how to make a Quantum Leap in Performance

We know it’s “all about learning how to use your brain in a way that enables your trained body to perform” – but how do you actually do that? 

Learn to CONTROL your MIND, TRUST your SWING and Develop TOTAL BELIEF in your ABILITIES as a GOLFER.

Let’s get into the detail…

Secret number 1. Learn to Control your Mind

Performance begins on the inside (in the mind) as a thought. The outside (what happens) is simply a reflection on what goes on between your ears, and what goes on in your mind is reproduced in your play. It’s as simple as that and it can be as quick as that too.

Learning to control and direct your thoughts is a game changer in itself.

“We create success and failure on course primarily with our thoughts” – Gary Player

If you fail to control your mind the wrong thoughts begin to creep in (indecision, doubt, fear), you become problem focused and stressed, this is reflected in the body as tension and the wrong things begin to happen. But it comes back to the mind, not the mechanics

During the course of a round you will think many 1,000’s of thoughts, learning to control your mind will enable you to remain relaxed, calm, confident, focused and stress/tension free – this is reflected in the body as timing, rhythm and balance = Free and natural play!

The 3 Elements of Mind Control

1. Control your Thoughts: the key is to identify and remove doubt, over-analysis and negative thinking, replaced with good thinking that promotes performance. Together we’ll define exactly what you do want from your game and then we’ll show you how to focus every thought upon that.
2. Control your Reactions: putting negative thoughts out of your mind when it starts going wrong – that’s what separates the best from the rest. And when all said and done the key to Tiger Woods’ greatness was his ability to stay calm in stressful situations’ – Relax-Review-Refocus
3. Control your Internal Dialogue: every single word and thought that you voice to yourself has an effect on your performance. It is ultra-important that I help you develop your ability to encourage and coach yourself through every moment and challenge of the round.

With QLG you’ll be focused on the one thing you can control – YOU!

“Your Programme immediately struck some nerves with me … play like you did as a kid; be natural … let your natural swing take over; see the shot you want to hit … not the shot you want to avoid; commit 100% to the shot and the result you want to achieve and visualize the result.

This all made a lot of sense to me and although it is still very much a work-in-progress, I am approaching every shot with an entirely different attitude and outlook.

I am getting better at not thinking of contingencies but rather visualizing the result I want to achieve. I will deal with the next shot when it is time to … I am dealing with the current shot only.

So, although golf has always been FUN for me and a source of great enjoyment … I am now enjoying it even more because my thinking has changed.”

QLG Secret number 2. Learn to Trust your Swing

Let’s have a quick re-cap from above, the example of how we learn to walk and how the swing is the same.

You consciously study the mechanics of swing, through analysis you gain understanding and through repetition you consciously learn the skills you need. But once the conscious mind has uploaded the programme, at that point the conscious mind needs to forget about swing mechanics and develop trust in the subconscious.

Here are the considered views from some of the greats.

“I am certain that there can be do freedom and no natural swing if the mind is occupied by instructing the body” – J.H. Taylor

 “Later in my career I learned to trust my swing, the results were dramatic and my shot making began to take on a whole new and more stable consistency” – Mr Ben Hogan

“The conscious mind should only be active during the pre-shot routine and analysis of factors that will affect the shot…It is the subconscious mind that actually controls the golf swing.” – Earl Woods

The subconscious mind is capable of processing somewhere between 20 to 40 million bits of information every second. That’s 1 to 2 million times more powerful than your conscious mind.

Do this, do that – swing thoughts and instructions – its how your subconscious learns, but it’s not how it functions. And it might be a million times more powerful but unless you learn how to trust you’ll never experience its awesome power.

It’s like the old saying goes “Train and Trust” – but how do you actually do that?

The QLG Pre-Shot Routine

As you already know, the Crucial Element is TRUST – And you achieve TRUST by changing your thinking and switching FOCUS.

Focus on the outcome you require, see the shot perfectly in your mind, get that feeling of confidence, belief, clarity and certainty. And as the feeling peaks you simply let it rip – the subconscious mind will plot the solution for you and generate the appropriate swing to make it happen.

With the QLG PSR you’ll be amazed by how precisely the shot you visualise/imagine is reproduced/willed into reality, giving you a whole new level of performance and consistency across every club in the bag.

“Prior to engaging Quantum Leap Golf, I simply went out and played, with absolutely no plan…consumed with swing thoughts as a crutch, in an attempt to get me through the round.

The fact is, my swing thoughts never really worked out. My head was consumed with the things I didn’t want to have happen. And guess what, most of those things happened!

Now, I visualize before, during and after the round. I have a plan of attack, I breathe differently and I keep my eyes above the level.

I finally believe in my game and for the most part, I believe/trust my swing. These are completely new experiences.

I am far more comfortable on the course and far more confident. On my way to the course, there is a completely different player projecting in my head. Progress is being made!”

Jim Schoch – badgolfguy.com

QLG Secret number 3: Develop Total Belief in your abilities as a Golfer

“Belief is the eternal elixir, it literally changes who you are and what you’re capable of. And you might look the same from the outside, although you probably won’t. But your abilities and capabilities are transformed at a cellular and atomic level.” – A.P. O’Neill

You are a multi-cellular being, consisting of 70 trillion cells. In the next 24 hours (just to stay alive) your body will make 50 billion new cells. In the time it takes to read to the end of this paragraph your body will produce more than half a million new cells. Some of your new cells will emerge and grow to full maturity – 40,000 working parts – in less than 3 seconds.

Each new cell will be an individual life form. And that life will be dedicated to scanning the environment where it lives – your body – for signals. The way you perceive, think or feel about any situation causes your brain to produce and release chemicals signals into your body. These signals will be read and interpreted by the cell, and that’s how it knows what to do and what to make.

The best signal is a clear one, based on trust and belief. And when you believe and perceive something as possible, something that you can do, your brain will send signals to make that something happen. If you perceive something as difficult or not possible, even impossible, you’ll create signals that will produce the same.

You get to choose; have Complete Trust in your swing and Total Belief in your abilities. Or a mind distracted by over-analysis and filled with all the things you don’t want to happen. Resulting in a body built from tension, doubt and apprehension.

You are in control, if you choose to be. But remember you’re always in the process of creation, and the game never stops.

Your own beliefs are selecting and activating your genes, and (believe it or not) if you don’t have the right genes to do the job, your beliefs will rewrite your genes in effort to achieve it. Perception controls biology and Total Belief will enable you to do things that previously would have been impossible.

Belief literally changes who you are and what you’re capable of. And when you Develop Total Belief, you might look the same from the outside, although you probably won’t. But your abilities and capabilities are transformed at a cellular and atomic level.

It is incredible to me to think that you and I are literally shaping ourselves with our beliefs in real time. You and your body will produce nearly 50,000,000,000 new cells today. The question is: what are YOU making?

My son Lucas is one of the best French amateurs, last December after a very good amateur year I pushed him to play the Alps Tour qualifying cards in Spain. He passed the first stage quite easily but collapsed during the second stage, since then he never recovered and he can’t card a decent score in a tournament anymore even though he strikes the ball better than ever during his practice rounds.

The realisation that he was perfectly capable of making it at a professional level is just too much for him at the moment he doesn’t « believe «  in himself anymore. 

This is why your choice of words strike me so much and why i am so interested in your approach to the mind aspect of the game. If Lucas was fluent enough in English i would love for him to talk to you but i am afraid that you guys won’t be able to communicate efficiently. I don’t know what to do to help him.

Fast forward a few weeks…

One thing was clear to us is the language barrier was a major issue to communicate. On the other hand reading you is enlightening…It does take time but the effort is worth it and we are working the way through your written materials which is a great piece of work.

Fast forward a few more weeks…

Lucas had his 2^nd win again in an amateur tournament and finished T15 in his first professional tournament in Italy.

I can’t thank you enough. I would recommend QLG to any golfer, no matter your level.

Francois Levy – Concerned Golfing Father

QLG: The BIG Difference

As one player recently said at the end of our consultation call, ”I am not the same person who came on the phone an hour ago” – and that sums it up perfectly.

The BIG difference with QLG is that you literally become a different person. Remember what we said, you’re always in the process of creation – with QLG you’re in the process of creating the best possible version of you.

• A person focused on all the things they DO WANT from the game/day/the future
• A person with clearly defined goals and plans
• A person with all the skills and support you need to make it happen

The QLG Coaching Programme will transform your experience of golf by any measurement you desire – you say what you want, I guarantee you’ll get more of it.

The QLG Coaching Programme is a PERFECT for you if…

• You’re a golfer who has achieved a certain level of technical proficiency (The 80-20 Rule)
• You love the game and want to get even better
• You believe that golf is a brain game
• You’re ready to develop Complete Trust in your swing and Total Belief in your abilities as a golfer
• You’re looking for a proven learning platform to get started the right way

If what you read here resonates with you, if you’re up for the challenge and looking to experience a Quantum Leap in Performance – QLG is very likely right for you.

QLG is for golfers who see what I see and are looking to develop a working relationship with me (A.P. O’Neill) and together apply QLG to your game.

If that sounds like you, you are most welcome to join me and experience the QLG 5 Star Treatment for yourself.

Your introduction to the QLG Coaching Programme

QLG is a ground-up, foundations first, comprehensive and systematic approach to developing the strongest mental game possible.

The QLG Coaching Programme is delivered remotely using telephone, email and this website. The Programme will be tailored to your specific needs and you will complete it at your own time and pace,

QLG produced Quantum Leaps in Performance from day one, but you now benefit from all the years of learning encapsulated in the revised and fully updated 2024 QLG Coaching and Training Programme.

I’ve been playing golf for most of my life, and like many seasoned golfers, I was always searching for that extra edge. Then I came across Quantum Leap Golf and connected with A.P. What really stands out about QLG is the incredible value it delivers. the improvements in my game are not just minor tweaks; I’ve genuinely experienced a Quantum Leap.

Not only have I seen significant improvements in my physical performance on the course, but the mental and emotional benefits have been just as impressive. The techniques, mental tools and disciplines taught as part of the program have helped me to stay more focused, confident, and positive under pressure, which has had a huge impact on my scores.

But it’s not just the system that’s exceptional—A.P. himself is a rare find. He’s generous with his time and expertise, always available for a chat on the phone, a quick email, or even a message on WhatsApp. It’s this level of support and personalized coaching that has made all the difference for me. His methods are practical, effective, and tailored to where I am in my game. Thanks to A.P. and QLG, I’m playing some of the best rounds of my life.

I highly recommend Quantum Leap Golf to any golfer looking to take their game to the next level.

– Tom McAllister – Seasoned Golfer

QLG: Pricing

The Coaching Programme is arranged over 5 Levels. You can Trial the Programme by purchasing Level 1 only and then upgrade to the full 5 Level Programme when you’re ready.

Trial the Programme – Level 1 Only: $200.00

Full 5 Level QLG Programme: $1000.00