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Author: David MacKenzie

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Knowing Your Dominant Eye Is A Step Closer To Better Putting

Knowing Your Dominant Eye is a Step Closer to Better Putting

  • December 2, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 2 Comments

Because there was so much discussion and questions on my spot putting article, I thought it would be best to elaborate on the importance of the eyes in alignment and ball position and why it will make a big difference…

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The 5 Most Common Putting Mistakes

The 5 Most Common Putting Mistakes

  • November 20, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 2 Comments

Make sure you're not making any of these putting mistakes and if you are, eliminate them now and see your putts per round drop quickly! Putting mistake #1: Alignment This sounds obvious, but when the putter is set behind the…

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Putting Tip: Why The World’s Best Putters Are “Spot Putters”

Putting Tip: Why The World’s Best Putters Are “Spot Putters”

  • November 15, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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The best putters in the world are “spot” putters. That is, they concentrate on “rolling” (not “hitting”) the ball over a spot about 6 inches in front of the ball. They still see the whole putt and visualize it going…

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Is Your Putting Stroke Right Or Left Hand Dominant? Find Out Now With This Putting Drill

Is your putting stroke right or left hand dominant? Find out now with this putting drill

  • November 7, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 1 Comment

Finding out which is your dominant hand can make a huge difference in the progress of your putting. How many putts you hole is dependent on 4 things: how smoothly the putter head moves through the impact area where on…

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7 Secrets To Feeling More Confident On The Golf Course

7 Secrets to Feeling More Confident on The Golf Course

  • October 10, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
  • 3 Comments

What we do when the pressure's on in golf makes or breaks us as golfers. How to control nerves and play well under pressure is probably the most common question I get as a mental golf coach. But nerves are…

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Golfers

The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Golfers

  • September 25, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Prefer audio to text? Then simply hit the play button below. In my opinion, the top players in the world share 7 things in common beyond having a good golf swing. Here, they are. 1. They practice in the right…

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Golf State Of Mind’s Top Ten Putting Tips

Golf State of Mind’s Top Ten Putting Tips

  • September 16, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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Why The World's Best Putters Are "Spot Putters" Find out your dominant eye and how to use it for better putting How to Read Greens How to Improve Ball Striking and Distance Control The Perfect Pre-putt Routine Mental Game Putting…

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9 Out Of 10 Golfers Forget One Of The Most Important Parts Of The Golf Swing

9 Out of 10 Golfers Forget One of The Most Important Parts of The Golf Swing

  • August 31, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Golf Swing Tips
  • 3 Comments

It's not enough to perfect the back-swing and get the club to the ball on the right path on the down-swing. The job is only half done. As you've probably heard before, a good golf shot is when the ball…

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There Are NO Bad Shots In Golf

There Are NO Bad Shots In Golf

  • August 2, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Post shot routine
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“I never learned anything from a match that I won.” ~ Bobby Jones “It’s not what happens to you on the golf course that matters, it’s how you respond to what happens that will determine how good a player you…

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How Do We Learn The Optimal Golf State Of Mind?

How do we learn the optimal golf state of mind?

  • August 2, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Learning how to practice the inner game of golf is the key to getting better. Afterall, it's our minds that control our swing and it's our mind that has to process the results of a golf shot. Good golf is…

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