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Author: David MacKenzie

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Learn How To REALLY Take Your Range Game To The Course

Learn How to REALLY Take Your Range Game to the Course

  • September 25, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Practice Drills
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The optimal way to practice golf for lower scores, is to get as close to course conditions as possible when you are on the driving range.

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Snedeker Makes A Common Mental Mistake To Lose Out On A Shot At Golf’s Biggest Purse

Snedeker makes a common mental mistake to lose out on a shot at golf’s biggest purse

  • September 15, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Focus and Concentration
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Whether you are playing in your weekend fourball or for a spot in the Tour Championship, mental lapses can be very costly and we need to continually work to eliminate them if we want to improve. Missing short putts can…

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The Power Of Visualization

The Power of Visualization

  • September 3, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Visualization and Feel
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In life, we generally become, or “live into” what we visualize for ourselves in the future. The same happens in golf.

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“Light is Right” When You Feel Under Pressure

  • August 27, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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When we feel pressure on the golf course, it is the natural reaction to tense the muscles. This is the natural response of all animals when they feel threatened or feel fear. The first place that is affected is the…

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How To Get Rid Of Nerves On The Golf Course?

How to get rid of nerves on the golf course?

  • August 18, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Emotional and Thought Control
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I was recently asked by a student: “How do I get rid of nerves on the golf course?” This is a common reason why golfers think they do not perform to their true potential. Golfers tend to think that if…

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Play Golf Under Pressure: How To Cope In Pressure Situations?

Play golf under pressure: How to cope in pressure situations?

  • August 13, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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At 7674 yds, Hazeltine National Golf Club is the longest course in major championship history, but the winner of this week's 91st PGA Championship will have won the mental game just as much as the physical. But how do we…

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Phil Mickelson Mental Game

Phil Mickelson Mental Game

  • August 7, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Visualization and Feel
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Phil Mickelson's mental game was a huge factor in his winning of the 2021 PGA Championship. “Before this tournament, I was struggling to be really present for each shot. I’ve had a few breakthroughs on being able to stay more…

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Your “spot” Is Key For A Good Short Game

Your “spot” is key for a good short game

  • August 5, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
  • Short Game Tips
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A key element of short game practice is developing your skills of visualization and feel. The more you can use your eyes to tell your body what it needs to do to hit it the required distance, the better your…

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Pre shot routine repetition is the key to better golf

  • August 3, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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Golf is a game in which we need to be able to learn to switch from enjoying our surroundings and our playing partners into a highly focused state which connects us with the shot required. Learning how to practice this…

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Good Golf Is About Visualization, Feel And Ingraining Positive Habits

Good Golf is about Visualization, Feel and Ingraining Positive habits

  • July 24, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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Good golf is about developing strong mental habits. When we are on the golf course, we naturally feel more pressure than when we are practicing, so our practice time needs to be spent ingraining positive mental habits, so they become…

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