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Author: David MacKenzie

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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
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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
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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
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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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Who’s Driving Your Bus, Part 2

Who’s Driving Your Bus, part 2

  • August 2, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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Some golfers attempt to use mental techniques for golf such as occupying their attention when preparing to hit a golf ball by using repetitious mantras. But the very act of attempting to 'block' your non-conscious thoughts is one grounded in…

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6 Quick Golf Tips For Your Next Round

6 Quick Golf Tips For Your Next Round

  • August 1, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Here a few quick golf tips to remember and implement for your next round of golf: 1. Have fun Make this decision on your way to the course. Whatever happens, you’re going to enjoy it. Having this shift in mentality…

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The Quickest Way to Cure A Slice

  • July 24, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Golf Swing Tips
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I don’t usually delve too much into the golf swing, but this one’s too important not to share. The biggest swing problem I see most amateurs have is taking the club inside the line on the way back which causes…

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