Download Mike's Free Audiobook Below
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Download Mike's Free Audiobook Below 〰️
“You don’t need another swing lesson.
You need a new method to perform.
It’s time to Unlearn Golf As You Know It.”
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The Free Audio Book.
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Plus, if you’re ready -
The Virtual Academy.
The Five Mental Battles You Continue to Fight
And Why Traditional Golf Instruction (and Another Swing Tip) Never Solves Them.
You don't have a swing problem.
You have a performance problem.
If you've ever flushed it on the range only to lose it on the course... stood over a simple shot feeling tense... or wondered why years of lessons haven't produced lasting consistency, this book will explain why.
The Five Mental Battles You Continue to Fight challenges one of golf's biggest assumptions: that better mechanics automatically create better performance. They don't.
Instead, Mike Wray reveals the five invisible battles that sabotage golfers of every handicap—and why they continue to show up no matter how many swing tips you collect.
Inside you'll discover:
Battle #1: Misplaced Intention – Why most golfers practice with the wrong objective and unknowingly reinforce inconsistency.
Battle #2: Conscious Control – Why trying harder makes you play worse, and how to trust the body instead of managing it.
Battle #3: Poor Skill Transfer – Why your range game disappears on the course—and why rhythm and music are the missing link between practice and performance.
Battle #4: Unreasonable Expectations – How chasing perfection destroys confidence, and why understanding predictability changes everything.
Battle #5: False Confidence – Why confidence isn't positive thinking—it's earned through measurable skill development.
This isn't another book about swing mechanics.
It's about understanding how the brain, body, and environment interact under pressure, and why traditional instruction often addresses symptoms instead of causes.
Whether you're a weekend golfer, a club champion, or someone who's simply tired of playing below your potential, this book will help you stop fighting yourself and start performing instinctively.
You'll never look at your golf game the same way again.
Unlearn Golf As You Know It.
The Caveman Cure for Golf™ Virtual Academy
The Caveman Cure for Golf™ Virtual Academy is a complete online training system designed to help analytical, high-achieving golfers stop overthinking and start playing instinctively. Rather than teaching an endless collection of swing tips, the Academy provides a structured, step-by-step roadmap that builds a repeatable game from the ground up.
The Academy combines concise video lessons, interactive practice plans, downloadable PlayBooks™, performance tracking, and live coaching to guide golfers from practice to on-course performance. Each lesson is built around the Caveman philosophy: simplify the game, trust your athletic instincts, and master the fundamentals that actually lower scores.
Students progress through the complete Caveman Cure curriculum, including:
Volume 0: Five Myths, Five Methods & Five Mindset Shifts for Golf Mastery
Volume 1: The Caveman Manifesto
Volume 2: Stick the Setup
Volume 3: The Primal Motion
Volume 4: The 100 IN™ Scoring System—Master Your Pace. Build Your PlayBook™. Calibrate Your Game.
Volume 5: Primal Performance—The Missing Link
Beyond the books, the Virtual Academy transforms knowledge into skill through guided training systems, including setup calibration, pace training, Shot Ladder™ progressions, scoring practice, and personalized PlayBook development. Members learn how to create consistent shot patterns, develop reliable distance control, eliminate indecision, and build confidence inside 100 yards.
The Academy also integrates the SwingBeats™ training system, allowing golfers to synchronize tempo with music, create personalized performance playlists, and carry the same rhythm from the practice tee to the golf course. Combined with the PlayBook™, this creates a simple decision-making process that replaces guesswork with confidence.
Members gain access to:
On-demand video instruction
Progress tracking and performance benchmarks
Community support and coaching
Live Q&A sessions and virtual workshops
Product discounts and exclusive member content
Updates as new lessons, drills, and training modules are released
Whether you're trying to break 100, 90, 80, or simply eliminate the frustration of inconsistent golf, the Caveman Cure for Golf™ Virtual Academy provides a complete operating system for improvement. It teaches golfers not just what to practice, but how to practice, how to perform under pressure, and ultimately how to play out of their mind.
The result is a simpler game, greater confidence, more consistent scoring, and a lifelong framework for continuous improvement.
Client Results
"The Caveman concepts have freed me up mentally to make one consistent movement on shots inside 100 yards - resulting in better distance control and proximity to the target.” 
Meet Mike Wray
Mike Wray is the founder of Caveman Golf and creator of the Primal Performance™ methodology, an innovative approach that helps golfers play instinctively rather than mechanically.
After decades of studying motor learning, performance psychology, and golf instruction, Mike developed a system that simplifies the game by focusing on setup, motion, natural pace, and skill transfer from practice to the course.
A former collegiate golfer, Mike has spent his career studying the game at every level. He has worked with multiple NCAA Division I golf programs, Tour professionals, elite amateurs, and recreational players alike.
His teaching philosophy was shaped through years of mentorship with World Golf Hall of Fame instructor Mike Adams, one of the most respected teachers in the game.
That experience, combined with thousands of hours of coaching, led Mike to develop a performance-based system that bridges the gap between technical instruction and playing golf under pressure.
Mike is also an inventor and product developer.
He created the FireSticks™ alignment and setup training system and the original Chicken Foot™ setup trainer—training aids designed to help golfers build a repeatable address position and eliminate the inconsistencies that begin before the club ever moves.
His innovations have helped thousands of golfers make practice more visual, more efficient, and easier to transfer to the golf course.
Specializing in the scoring game inside 100 yards, Mike has helped golfers of all skill levels eliminate overthinking, build confidence, and lower their scores through personalized instruction, books, clinics, and the SwingBeats® performance system.
He is the author of The Caveman Cure for Golf book series and is passionate about helping golfers stop chasing the perfect swing and start playing their best golf.
His philosophy is simple: Traditional instruction teaches you how to swing. Primal Performance teaches you how to play.
Credentials
Director of Golf, Back Nine™ Austin, Texas - Westlake & Pflugerville
Director of Technology, San Pedro Golf Academy & Alamo City Golf Trail, San Antonio, Texas
Director of Instruction, Austin Golf Institute
Director of Instruction & Sales - North America, Smart 2 Move Force Plates
Founder, Biometric Sports AG for collegiate player evaluation
Assistant Coach/Technical Advisor, St. Mary’s University Men’s & Women’s Team
Guest Speaker, Midwest PGA Section & Southeast PGA Section Education Series
Certified BioSwing Dynamics™ Instructor
Certified Titleist Performance Institute™, Level 3 Instructor
Certified Titleist Performance Institute™, Level 2 Junior Coach
Certified Swing Catalyst™, Level 2
Certified Wright Balance™ Instructor
Certified Trackman™ Instructor, Level 2
Certified New Horizons Golf Instructor
Me as Director of Technology for the Alamo City Golf Trail & San Pedro Golf Academy, San Antonio
Guest appearance on Sirius XM Radio - The Golfer's Edge talking about early ground force research probably.
My mentor World Golf Coaches Hall of Fame member Mike Adams, myself & David Edel at Mike's induction ceremony in 2016.
Me, Frank Nobilo (remind me to tell u the story), David Cook, David Ogrin, Kyle Butler-Texas Trackman rep before Valero Texas Open maybe 2017.
Me, Como and Golf Digest Top 50 James Leitz
Circa 1997 with John Daly & Buck Mayers. And yes, there were stories.
Me as Director of Instruction at the Austin Golf Institute, Lakecliff Golf Club, Spicewood, Texas
Back when I was more flexible.
Junior camp at Austin Golf Institute.
Love the kiddoes.
My friend David Cook (Author of "Seven Days in Utopia") & former student Estelle Beck, Lake Travis grad & St. Mary's University All-American
Presenting at the Midwest PGA Section in Chicago on ground force research.
Me & Mike Adams before a pretty good bottle of red, I am sure.
Next to Chris Como (Tiger Woods former coach) when we both were doing Keto back in the day.
Me & Tina Tombs, Golf Top 100 Coach & Missy Farr-Kaye, Arizona State University Head Coach
Me, LPGA Pro Wendy Ward, Tina Tombs and the Ping rep doing testing in Scottsdale.
Me & PGA Tour Pro Larry Rinker, Mike Adams, Top 100 Doc Wright, Dr. Scott Lynn - Technical Consultant for Swing Catalyst, and Golf Top 50 E.A Tischler.
Me, Dr. Sasho Mackenzie & Dr. Phil Cheatham (director of biomechanics for US Olympic Team) presenting in Scottsdale.
Me & Liam Mucklow, Canadian PGA Top 100 doing equipment testing in Scottsdale.
Cross testing AMM-motion with Trackman & Smart 2 Move prototype force plates.
An interesting discussion I'm sure.
Me & Liam smiling.
Great team, great people. St. Mary's Golf.
Setting school records including a little 64.
Pretty good little Team score. First tournament using DECADE™.
Proud of you bud.