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5 Golf Psychology Tips For Success In Your Next Round Of Golf

  • March 7, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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We all know that golf is a mental game. In fact it’s golf psychology, or the way a player handles themselves mentally, that makes all the difference at the highest level. The world’s best players can all play the shots…

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5 Top Tips To Improve Your Mental Game

5 Top Tips to Improve Your Mental Game

  • December 27, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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The mental game of golf is a huge factor in any golfer reaching their potential. It's all very well having good technical skills, but if you aren't able to access them under pressure because you are tense, anxious and have…

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Top 10 Mental Game Of Golf Tips

Top 10 Mental Game of Golf Tips

  • December 11, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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Here are Golf State of Mind's most popular golf mental tips for Improving Your Mental Game of Golf and Mental Toughness. Top 10 Tips To Improve Your Mental of Golf 1. 5 Mental Keys To Make This Weekend’s Round One…

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10 Habits To Make You A Happier And More Successful Golfer

10 Habits To Make You A Happier And More Successful Golfer

  • October 5, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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Conditioning your mind daily is not only an important part of mental coaching for golf, it's an important part of being happier and more productive. Throughout the years I've been a mental golf coach, it's become very clear that all…

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Think Less And Play Better Golf

Think Less and Play Better Golf

  • August 29, 2017
  • Eben Dennis
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Isn’t it amazing how everything in golf is better today, except how well the average golfer plays. When you consider the drastic improvement in golf clubs, golf balls, golf course conditions and all of the training aids and video analysis…

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The Ten Commandments Of Mental Golf

The Ten Commandments Of Mental Golf

  • August 23, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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These Ten Commandments of Mental Golf should be fresh in your mind before every round to give yourself the best chance of success. 1. Thou Shalt Make Process Your Number One Goal During a round of golf, you can only…

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A Look Inside Jordan Spieth’s Champion’s Mindset

A Look Inside Jordan Spieth’s Champion’s Mindset

  • July 23, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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What an incredible finish to The Open Championship 2017! Or I should say what an incredible finish by The Champion Golfer Of The Year, Jordan Spieth. He was mental toughness personified. Many of the greats have said that Jordan is…

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The 7 Mental Traits Of The Masters Champion

The 7 Mental Traits Of The Masters Champion

  • April 9, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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Whoever wins today's Masters Tournament, will undoubtedly have the following mental traits. The Masters is arguably the tournament that tests a player's mental game of golf more than any other. All the players in the field have the technical skills…

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Why Do You Need A Mental Coach?

Why do you need a Mental Coach?

  • October 31, 2016
  • David MacKenzie
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As you’ll know if you've followed my blog for any length of time, the physical game is only one piece of the “complete player” puzzle. To really separate yourself from the competition requires developing a winner’s mind-set and mental toughness.…

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How Rory McIlroy Came From Six Shots Back With His Mental Game

How Rory McIlroy Came From Six Shots Back With His Mental Game

  • September 7, 2016
  • David MacKenzie
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Rory’s win at the Deutsche Bank last weekend was an education in the mental game of golf and it showed us exactly what mental skills are needed to win on the PGA Tour. The interview I’ve posted above gives us…

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