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The 5 Biggest Practice Mistakes That Golfers Make

The 5 Biggest Practice Mistakes That Golfers Make

  • February 26, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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If you really want to become as good as you can be, it goes without saying that you need to spend time practicing effectively so that you increase your “performance skills” which will lead to lower scores on the golf…

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How To Achieve Your Goals In 2020

How To Achieve Your Goals In 2020

  • January 7, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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Now that the New Year is underway, I’m sure that you have at least a few goals to better your life and make it a successful year. How well did you do with your goals for 2019? Did you achieve…

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How To Take Your Range Game To The Golf Course

How To Take Your Range Game To The Golf Course

  • December 5, 2019
  • David MacKenzie
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 When golfers hear that I’m a performance coach for golf, the most common question I get asked is “So why can’t I take my range game to the course?” A golfer will often tell me how good they are in…

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Learn, Trust And Test For More Effective Golf Practice

Learn, Trust and Test For More Effective Golf Practice

  • September 16, 2019
  • David MacKenzie
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In this week's lesson, I'd like to show you how to do more effective golf practice - which involves the cycle of Learn, Trust and Test. Most of us have limited time to practice, but that doesn’t mean that you…

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Why You Need To Do More “Competitive Practice”

Why You Need To Do More “Competitive Practice”

  • January 14, 2019
  • David MacKenzie
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If you really want to make this your most successful year yet, it's important that you not only practice your physical skills, but that you work on your mental and emotional skills during practice. How do you do this? With…

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Gamifying Practice For Long-term Skill Development

Gamifying Practice For Long-term Skill Development

  • November 20, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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If lowering your scores and playing better, more enjoyable golf is your goal, then developing long-lasting skills that transfer to the golf course is a MUST. But few golfers practice in a way that makes this a real possibility. Most…

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How To Practice Less And Lower Scores

How To Practice Less and Lower Scores

  • October 5, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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Now that the evenings are drawing in (for us in the northern hemisphere) and time for golf is becoming more limited, we need to make sure we’re maximizing the efficiency of our time to keep improving. We don’t want to…

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5 Pressure Practice Drills

5 Pressure Practice Drills

  • August 3, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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After last week’s article highlighting how Francesco Molinari trains to deal with pressure, I received many emails asking me what pressure practice drills for golf you can do to feel the stress and frustration that you feel during tournaments. Most…

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How To Practice Like A Tour Pro

How To Practice Like A Tour Pro

  • March 12, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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One of the topics that comes up during my one on one mental coaching sessions is how to practice golf. What are the best things you can do during your valuable time spent practicing that are going to transfer to…

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4 Of My Favorite Pressure Practice Drills

4 Of My Favorite Pressure Practice Drills

  • October 30, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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If you’re a golfer who prefers to be as efficient as possible with their time and see real improvement, your practice sessions will include a combination of block, random and pressure practice drills. By block practice, I mean consciously thinking…

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David MacKenzie is a performance coach focusing on the mental game of golf. He lives in Washington D.C and coaches players of all levels from beginner to Tour Player. Read more about David
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