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Mental Blocks In Golf: Why They Happen And How To Overcome Them

Mental Blocks in Golf: Why They Happen and How to Overcome Them

  • September 11, 2026
  • David MacKenzie
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What if the reason you can’t carry your range swing to the first tee has nothing to do with your grip or your plane? A survey by Aussie Golf Pros…

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Mastering First Tee Nerves: How To Stay Calm And Confident From Shot One

Mastering First Tee Nerves: How to Stay Calm and Confident from Shot One

  • September 2, 2026
  • David MacKenzie
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Research indicates that 80% of golfers experience a restricted hip and chest turn on the opening hole compared to their practice session, leading to…

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The Definitive Golf Anxiety Checklist: 25 Tips For A Calm, Focused Mind

The Definitive Golf Anxiety Checklist: 25 Tips for a Calm, Focused Mind

  • August 24, 2026
  • David MacKenzie
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What if the pounding in your chest on the first tee isn’t a sign of weakness, but a reservoir of energy waiting for a structure to contain it? Most…

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How Do Nerves In Golf Affect Your Game?

How Do Nerves in Golf Affect Your Game?

  • August 16, 2023
  • David MacKenzie
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If you are going to become a good competitive player and achieve your goals, you are going to feel nerves in golf at various stages of a round. Fact is, it's perfectly normal. What's important is that you have a…

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How The Players Handle The Pressure Of The Ryder Cup

How The Players Handle The Pressure of The Ryder Cup

  • September 24, 2021
  • David MacKenzie
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The Ryder Cup week is one of the most exciting events in professional sport. Major championship golf is high adrenaline stuff, but The Ryder Cup takes it to another level. Add in the team aspect, playing for your country/continent and…

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How To Avoid Choking In Golf

How To Avoid Choking In Golf

  • August 27, 2021
  • David MacKenzie
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One of the most common reasons that I see players fail to reach their potential is because their performances are sabotaged by a fear of failure. This fear can often cause what we know as choking in golf. Such fears…

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10 Ways To Lower Performance Anxiety In Golf

10 Ways To Lower Performance Anxiety in Golf

  • September 14, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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Performance anxiety in golf is the biggest difference between the range and the course. On the range, with no consequences, the swing is free and fluid, the mind is quiet and focused on the target. When performance anxiety kicks in,…

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7 Ways To Relax In Times Of Stress

7 Ways To Relax In Times of Stress

  • April 14, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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To listen to the audio, click "listen in browser" Whether it’s on or off the course, it’s important to know how to relax and calm down in times of stress. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing everyone’s stress levels to go…

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10 Ways To Make Best Use Of The Shutdown

10 Ways To Make Best Use of The Shutdown

  • March 19, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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Whether you are a player, coach or parent, we are all having to deal with the challenges of very uncertain times. All golf tournaments have been cancelled, school and college golf is finished for the academic year and the professional…

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What Causes The Inconsistency In Your Golf Swing?

What Causes The Inconsistency In Your Golf Swing?

  • November 6, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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I speak with plenty of golfers each week who tell me about their inconsistency on the golf course. One round they can play great and then in the next they get completely different results. Your Technique Is Not The Problem…

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Performance Anxiety Management
  • Mental Blocks in Golf: Why They Happen and How to Overcome Them

    September 11, 2026

  • Mastering First Tee Nerves: How to Stay Calm and Confident from Shot One

    September 2, 2026

  • The Definitive Golf Anxiety Checklist: 25 Tips for a Calm, Focused Mind

    August 24, 2026

  • How Do Nerves in Golf Affect Your Game?

    August 16, 2023

  • How The Players Handle The Pressure of The Ryder Cup

    September 24, 2021

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