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How Often Do You Practice Golf’s “The Nine Shots”?

How Often Do You Practice Golf’s “The Nine Shots”?

  • November 11, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Practice Drills
  • 5 Comments

If you want to maximize the quality of your practice time and improve as quickly as possible, you'll need to split your sessions into the 3 parts: Block Practice, Random Practice and Competitive Practice. Block practice is where you will…

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The Top Ten Mental Game Tips For Better Putting

The Top Ten Mental Game Tips For Better Putting

  • November 11, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 8 Comments

1. Never take the second putt on the practice green. If you miss it, you get to experience the three putt, which you simply don't need in practice. 2. When you're practicing, try putting with your eyes closed And them…

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It Is Never Too Late – Fitness And The Senior Golfer

It Is Never Too Late – Fitness and the Senior Golfer

  • September 13, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Golf Fitness
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Fitness for the senior golfer is a key part of game improvement. When Jim, a 62-year-old golfer, walked into my studio I saw a man who was depressed and desperate to play golf again. Ten years ago Jim’s physician recommended…

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How Did Tiger Hit That Memorial Flop Shot???

How Did Tiger Hit That Memorial Flop Shot???

  • June 4, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
  • 2 Comments

When Jack Nicklaus describes a shot as "The most unbelievable, gutsy shot I've ever seen,", you know you're looking at something very, very special. I don't think there's anyone out there who has hit as many of those "gutsy shots",…

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One Of The Best Putting Drills For Increasing Feel

One of the Best Putting Drills For Increasing Feel

  • May 23, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 4 Comments

Putting is a game of Visualization and Feel and hence it's very important you try and heighten those senses whenever you practice. For me putting is an almost pure mental game. Jordan Spieth, one of the best putters on Tour…

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Martin Kaymer’s Water-skimming Hole In One At Masters 2012 Practice Round – Video

Martin Kaymer’s water-skimming hole in one at Masters 2012 practice round – video

  • April 3, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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What a start to the Masters for Martin Kaymer! Video courtesy of Golf Monthly Photo courtesy of Keith Allison

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Increase Your Confidence By Playing The Positive Points Game

Increase Your Confidence by Playing the Positive Points Game

  • April 3, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mindset
  • 9 Comments

The game was invented by the late Ted Ball and is called "Cuts and Scrapes". Try it and it will definitely help your mental game and lower your scores. The game is designed to credit anything positive about your shots…

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What Can You Learn From The Kyle Stanley Comeback?

What Can You Learn From The Kyle Stanley Comeback?

  • February 7, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
  • 3 Comments

It's been a while I know, but after Sunday's comeback win from Kyle Stanley, I felt compelled to write a mental game post. After leading the Farmers Insurance Open and Torrey Pines from start to finish, and with a 3…

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2012 a great year for Rory McIlroy

  • December 14, 2011
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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2012 has been a memorable year in golf for so many reasons. The epic comeback from Europe at the Ryder Cup which saw them win from a seemingly impossible position on the Sunday, two new players entering the winners’ circle…

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One Of The Most Costly Mental Mistakes In Golf

One of the Most Costly Mental Mistakes in Golf

  • November 11, 2011
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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Do you feel pressure and nerves on the golf course? From my experience working with players of all levels, this is the most common reason given for not breaking into new scoring levels and consistently improving. But what you have…

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