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Putting Keys And Practice Drills

Putting Keys and Practice Drills

  • July 2, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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I've put together a few more drills practice drills for your putting, to get you consistently hitting the center of the putter and making more putts, especially under pressure. 1. Keep the Eyes looking down I wrote about this concept…

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More Distance Without Changing Your Golf Swing

More Distance Without Changing Your Golf Swing

  • June 24, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Fundamentals
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Free flowing is better than hard and fast Whilst watching the Travelers Championship last weekend, I noticed something that I thought I should highlight to help amateurs increase distance. Bubba Watson, the longest driver on Tour, was teeing off with…

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Are You Thinking Or Playing Golf?

Are you Thinking or Playing Golf?

  • June 18, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Focus and Concentration
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Have you ever noticed that when you're playing your best you're not really "thinking"? You're not judging your performance or your score, you're just focused on hitting quality golf shots? This is called "the zone" and with the following techniques…

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10 Things To Do Before Every Round To Set Yourself Up For Success

10 Things To Do Before Every Round To Set Yourself Up For Success

  • June 12, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Pre round Warm up
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What you do and think about in the few hours before a round has a big influence on your performance. In this lesson, I've put together a list of 10 pre-round warm-up for golf exercises I work on with my…

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Say Goodbye To Nerves And Hello To Confidence On The First Tee

Say goodbye to nerves and hello to confidence on the first tee

  • June 4, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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Here's a tip that's tangible that will improve your scores over time. The area where almost all golfers struggle the most on any round, is on the first tee - and this is where nerves tend to be at their…

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Ten Tips To Build Confidence For Golf

Ten Tips to Build Confidence For Golf

  • May 15, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
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“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.” ~ Jack Nicklaus. As Jack Nicklaus says, confidence is probably the…

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The Hardest Shot In Golf And How To Play It (Well)

The Hardest Shot In Golf And How To Play It (Well)

  • May 8, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Shot Routine
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Today the best players in the world tee off in the tournament considered by some to be golf’s “5th major” and I can’t wait to watch it. TPC Sawgrass, this week’s venue, was designed by Pete Dye with Tournament Golf…

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Why Bubba Watson Won The Masters (again) And What We Can Learn From His Game

Why Bubba Watson Won The Masters (again) and What We Can Learn From His Game

  • April 14, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips, Swing Thoughts
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To me it wasn't a surprise that Bubba Watson held on to win his second green jacket yesterday. He looked in control from the 1st tee to the 18th green and stayed aggressive with his strategy throughout. If you read…

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4 Awesome Short Game Practice Drills

4 Awesome Short Game Practice Drills

  • February 26, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Practice Drills
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Try these short game drills (used by Tour players) to start honing your short game and making more up and downs this season. If there's one piece of advice for practicing golf, it's spending more time on your short game…

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Confidence Triggers For Putting

Confidence Triggers For Putting

  • January 29, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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The techniques I'm about to share with you are part of an approach to overcoming fear and building confidence called Neuro Linguistic Programming, which can be a powerful mental tool to help your golf game, such as giving you more…

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