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5 Ways To Use Mental Imagery To Improve Performance

5 Ways To Use Mental Imagery To Improve Performance

  • April 23, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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This week, we’re going to look at the power of Mental Imagery for golf, which is supported by scientific evidence to: Increase confidence and reduce doubt Change your mental and emotional state Improve motor skill learning (i.e. making swing changes)…

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5 Ways To Use Visualization To Lower Your Scores

5 Ways To Use Visualization To Lower Your Scores

  • August 15, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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Here are 5 easy ways that you can harness the power of your mind to shape your behavior and your actions, and most importantly, lower your scores! 1. Increasing Commitment To Your Shots Commitment is one of the most important…

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The Power Of Mental Rehearsal For Golf

The Power of Mental Rehearsal For Golf

  • June 30, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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“I think that mental rehearsal is every bit as important as physical rehearsal.” - Phil Mickelson A question for you: What do you intend to happen in your next round? Do you have positive intentions in mind, or are you…

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Visualization: The Most Powerful Thing In Golf

Visualization: The Most Powerful Thing In Golf

  • January 10, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
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“Visualization is the most powerful thing we have.” – Nick Faldo The Golf State of Mind coaching philosophy is about using everything you have to get the most out of every performance. Visualization is one of those things that doesn’t…

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Breaking 80 With Visualizations And Belief

Breaking 80 with Visualizations and Belief

  • April 29, 2011
  • Margarit Brigham
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Do you believe what one person can achieve, others can achieve as well? How about if you knew that a whole group of people did something as simple as visualizations to achieve their goals that you could too? Belief is…

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How To Initiate Peak Performance State

How to Initiate Peak Performance State

  • February 20, 2011
  • Caleb Scorsone
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In this article, I will explore into some of the skills to initiate your peak performance state that you can utilize in off course practices, preparation and tournament play. Now, realize here that initiating your peak performance state is a…

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The Power Of Visualization

The Power of Visualization

  • September 3, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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In life, we generally become, or “live into” what we visualize for ourselves in the future. The same happens in golf.

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Phil Mickelson Mental Game

Phil Mickelson Mental Game

  • August 7, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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Phil Mickelson's mental game was a huge factor in his winning of the 2021 PGA Championship. “Before this tournament, I was struggling to be really present for each shot. I’ve had a few breakthroughs on being able to stay more…

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Good Golf Is About Visualization, Feel And Ingraining Positive Habits

Good Golf is about Visualization, Feel and Ingraining Positive habits

  • July 24, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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Good golf is about developing strong mental habits. When we are on the golf course, we naturally feel more pressure than when we are practicing, so our practice time needs to be spent ingraining positive mental habits, so they become…

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The Mental Side Of Golf – How To Improve Your Mental Game?

The Mental Side of Golf – How to Improve Your Mental Game?

  • June 9, 2009
  • David MacKenzie
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It has long been said that golf is a mental game. Arnold Palmer told us long ago that the game is at least 80% mental. Indeed, most of today's tour pros see a sports psychologist or "mental game coach". So…

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Visualization and Feel
  • 5 Ways To Use Mental Imagery To Improve Performance

    April 23, 2020

  • 5 Ways To Use Visualization To Lower Your Scores

    August 15, 2018

  • The Power of Mental Rehearsal For Golf

    June 30, 2017

  • Visualization: The Most Powerful Thing In Golf

    January 10, 2015

  • Breaking 80 with Visualizations and Belief

    April 29, 2011

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