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Your Mental Game Blueprint For Success

Your Mental Game Blueprint For Success

  • November 19, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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The aim of mental coaching for golf The aim of mental game coaching for golf is to help players gain better access to the skills they’ve developed in practice, whatever the situation. That’s what mental toughness is all about. It's…

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Regular Access To “The Zone” Might Be Easier Than You Think…

Regular access to “The Zone” might be easier than you think…

  • November 3, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Brain Training, Mental Game Tips
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Did you know that your brain is divided into 2 separate hemispheres that have very different (but equally required) functions in a golf shot? Understanding more about the roles played by the left and right hemispheres in the execution of…

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Your 10 Minute Mental Game Workout

Your 10 Minute Mental Game Workout

  • October 26, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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If you’ve been reading my lessons for any length of time, you’ll know that to consistently play your best golf, your mental game needs to be practiced, just like any other area of your game. If the only time you…

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The Keys To Winning The US Open At Chambers Bay

The Keys To Winning the US Open at Chambers Bay

  • June 18, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips, PGA Tour
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This year’s US Open is no doubt going to be an entertaining one! The course at Chamber’s Bay, WA is a true and beautiful links style course - dry fescue grass, rolling fairways, undulated greens, and at a whopping 7695…

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4 Reasons Your Scores Aren’t Getting Better (it’s Time To Change It)

4 Reasons Your Scores Aren’t Getting Better (it’s time to change it)

  • June 4, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Reason 1: Process Focus vs Outcome Focus From when we were kids we’ve been taught that results are all that count. Get good grades and you’ll get into a good college, get into a good college and you’ll get a…

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My Interview With Karl Morris

My interview with Karl Morris

  • February 4, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview Karl Morris, one of Europe’s leading Performance Coaches who has worked and achieved success with SIX Major winners and over 100 PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Ladies European Tour golfers. This is…

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Why Bubba Watson Won The Masters (again) And What We Can Learn From His Game

Why Bubba Watson Won The Masters (again) and What We Can Learn From His Game

  • April 14, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips, Swing Thoughts
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To me it wasn't a surprise that Bubba Watson held on to win his second green jacket yesterday. He looked in control from the 1st tee to the 18th green and stayed aggressive with his strategy throughout. If you read…

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What’s Wrong With Tiger Woods’ Mental Game?

What’s Wrong With Tiger Woods’ Mental Game?

  • March 13, 2014
  • Steven Yellin
  • Mental Game Tips
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Tiger had an outstanding season last year winning five times. This is a career for most PGA professionals. But in the tournaments that counted most for him, the Majors, he did not play very consistently. Why? To understand why, you…

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7 Mental Game Lessons To Make 2014 A Year To Remember

7 Mental Game Lessons To Make 2014 A Year To Remember

  • January 2, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips
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Happy New Year to you!  Let's get 2014 off to a great start by setting some golf new year's resolutions. Here are my top 7 things to work on throughout the year to make it a great one for your…

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The Top 10 Mental Game Tips For Golf

The Top 10 Mental Game Tips For Golf

  • December 27, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Mental Game Tips

Over the past 10 years of coaching the mental game of golf, I've written hundreds of articles to help you lower your scores and get more enjoyment from the game. Here are some of my most popular mental game tips.…

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