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A Confidence Building Trick From Rory McIlroy

A Confidence Building Trick From Rory McIlroy

  • September 15, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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Rory McIlroy Putting Drill Here's a Rory McIlroy putting drill which will build your confidence on the greens. Don't worry if you can't make 55 putts in a row like Rory did here during practice yesterday, but the concept is…

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Putting Keys And Practice Drills

Putting Keys and Practice Drills

  • July 2, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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I've put together a few more drills practice drills for your putting, to get you consistently hitting the center of the putter and making more putts, especially under pressure. 1. Keep the Eyes looking down I wrote about this concept…

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Powerful Mental Game Strategies For More Confidence Over Short Putts

Powerful Mental Game Strategies For More Confidence Over Short Putts

  • March 20, 2014
  • Mark Walker
  • Putting
  • 10 Comments

Do you find yourself throwing away strokes by missing too many short putts. In this article we'll take a look at some strategies for more confidence over short putts. Strategy #1 For More Confidence Over Short Putts Replace your stressful…

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Putting With Confidence: Take Control Of Your Putting Identity

Putting With Confidence: Take Control Of Your Putting Identity

  • March 10, 2014
  • Mark Walker
  • Building Confidence, Putting
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What is your putting Identity? Why it matters. Why does it matter? A solid putter, a good putter, a poor putter, a streaky putter. The reality is that your self-perceptions have a huge effect on your performance. Why? Because like…

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Confidence Triggers For Putting

Confidence Triggers For Putting

  • January 29, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 6 Comments

The techniques I'm about to share with you are part of an approach to overcoming fear and building confidence called Neuro Linguistic Programming, which can be a powerful mental tool to help your golf game, such as giving you more…

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Knowing Your Dominant Eye Is A Step Closer To Better Putting

Knowing Your Dominant Eye is a Step Closer to Better Putting

  • December 2, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 2 Comments

Because there was so much discussion and questions on my spot putting article, I thought it would be best to elaborate on the importance of the eyes in alignment and ball position and why it will make a big difference…

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The 5 Most Common Putting Mistakes

The 5 Most Common Putting Mistakes

  • November 20, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 2 Comments

Make sure you're not making any of these putting mistakes and if you are, eliminate them now and see your putts per round drop quickly! Putting mistake #1: Alignment This sounds obvious, but when the putter is set behind the…

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Putting Tip: Why The World’s Best Putters Are “Spot Putters”

Putting Tip: Why The World’s Best Putters Are “Spot Putters”

  • November 15, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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The best putters in the world are “spot” putters. That is, they concentrate on “rolling” (not “hitting”) the ball over a spot about 6 inches in front of the ball. They still see the whole putt and visualize it going…

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Is Your Putting Stroke Right Or Left Hand Dominant? Find Out Now With This Putting Drill

Is your putting stroke right or left hand dominant? Find out now with this putting drill

  • November 7, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 1 Comment

Finding out which is your dominant hand can make a huge difference in the progress of your putting. How many putts you hole is dependent on 4 things: how smoothly the putter head moves through the impact area where on…

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Golf State Of Mind’s Top Ten Putting Tips

Golf State of Mind’s Top Ten Putting Tips

  • September 16, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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Why The World's Best Putters Are "Spot Putters" Find out your dominant eye and how to use it for better putting How to Read Greens How to Improve Ball Striking and Distance Control The Perfect Pre-putt Routine Mental Game Putting…

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