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Expect Nothing. Accept Everything.

Expect Nothing. Accept Everything.

  • March 19, 2025
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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If your desired internal state during your next round is fearlessness, contentment and confidence, then read this article about an approach to create freedom that has helped my players improve performance in tournaments. Fear is in the imagination Since the…

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Coping Better With Pressure In Golf

Coping Better with Pressure in Golf

  • January 21, 2025
  • David MacKenzie
  • Emotional and Thought Control, Mental Game Tips
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Many golfers who explore mental coaching for golf think that improving their Pre Shot Routine, Self Talk and Focus is all they need to do to make long lasting improvement to their mental game and get better at coping with…

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How To Achieve Your Golf Goals In 2025

How to Achieve Your Golf Goals in 2025

  • January 8, 2025
  • David MacKenzie
  • Goal setting and planning
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It’s that time of year again! Time for a fresh start and creating a new, better, happier you in 2025. Most people set goals every year, but because these goals and New Year’s resolutions rely too much on willpower alone,…

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Master Your Emotions For Golf

Master Your Emotions For Golf

  • December 11, 2024
  • David MacKenzie
  • Emotional and Thought Control, Mental Game Tips
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The train of negative thoughts and unwanted emotions can arrive into the station of our mind and body at any time, but we don’t need to climb aboard. If you don't master your emotions for golf, there’ll be an interplay…

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Stick To The Process To Play Your Best Golf

Stick to The Process To Play Your Best Golf

  • October 11, 2024
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Many times, mental coaches for golf, such as myself, recommend “focusing on the process.” But what does this statement actually mean and why do it? Before and during your rounds, shifting your focus from outcomes—such as your score and the…

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The Opposite Of Anger: Gratitude In Golf

The Opposite of Anger: Gratitude in Golf

  • March 31, 2024
  • David MacKenzie
  • Emotional and Thought Control
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In episode 3 of Season 2 of the “Full Swing” on Netflix, Wyndham Clark talked about some of his strategies for managing emotions during the 2023 US Open (that he won). He spoke of creating an internal state which is…

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Become A Master Of Variability

Become A Master of Variability

  • March 17, 2024
  • David MacKenzie
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Just like everyday life, when we play a round of golf, there is a lot of unpredictability. There are endless possibilities for what could happen, that we don't have control over. But what we can control (and our success depends…

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How To Use Mental Imagery In Golf To Improve Performance

How To Use Mental Imagery in Golf to Improve Performance

  • February 7, 2024
  • David MacKenzie
  • Visualization and Feel
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If you’re going to become your best this season, putting in the “Inner Work” will be just as important as putting in the physical work. Among the tools we have for mental training, one of the best is visualization or…

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10 Ways To Improve Your Game Over The Winter Months

10 Ways To Improve Your Game Over The Winter Months

  • December 20, 2023
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Now that the days are shorter and colder (for most of us anyway), you’ll probably be spending more time working on your game inside. But just because you aren’t able to get out to play and practice as much outdoors,…

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A Golf Mental Coach For The Cost Of A Pen And Notebook

A Golf Mental Coach for The Cost of A Pen and Notebook

  • October 31, 2023
  • David MacKenzie
  • Post-round Analysis
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David MacKenzie · The Power of Journaling For Your Golf Game "I take the mental work very seriously. It’s the key to my consistency. What I find very meditational and very therapeutic for myself is journaling. When I’m writing I…

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