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Rory McIlroy Makes A Classic Mental Game Mistake

Rory McIlroy makes a classic mental game mistake

  • May 22, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Post shot routine
  • 1 Comment

This week we saw Rory McIlroy throwing another club, this time his 3-wood at the BMW PGA Championship in England. That’s the second time in a few weeks we’ve seen this from him and looks as if the World No.1…

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7 Confidence Boosting Tips For Your Next Round Of Golf

7 Confidence Boosting Tips For Your Next Round of Golf

  • May 21, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
  • 2 Comments

“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.” ~ Jack Nicklaus. As Jack Nicklaus says, confidence in golf is…

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5 Ways To Play Better Golf Under Pressure

5 Ways To Play Better Golf Under Pressure

  • May 13, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Performance Anxiety Management
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Whatever your level of play, I’m sure you’ve experienced the feeling of playing under pressure on the golf course. How you cope with it can make or break your success. Do you have techniques you can rely on to keep…

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Quality Questions Lead To Quality Performances

Quality Questions lead to Quality Performances

  • May 1, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Post-round Analysis
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Deep down, I’m sure you’re aware that your mental performance has a big impact on your score i.e. where you put your focus influences how well you play. Most of us tend to equate poor performance with poor mechanics, but…

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How Jordan Spieth Won The Masters With His Mental Game

How Jordan Spieth Won The Masters With His Mental Game

  • April 13, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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What an incredible 4 days of golf! Or more to the point, what an incredible performance by the 2nd youngest Masters winner in history, Jordan Spieth. After breaking numerous scoring records along the way, and becoming only the 5th player…

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Top Mental Game Of Golf Tips Interview

Top Mental Game of Golf Tips Interview

  • April 10, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Interviews
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Check out my recent interview with Bernard Sheridan from breakingparpodcast.com. In this interview Bernard asks me my top mental game of golf tips, so please watch/listen and take them with you to the course!

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JB Holmes’ Mental Game Techniques

JB Holmes’ Mental Game Techniques

  • April 7, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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JB Holmes’ win on Sunday was quite extraordinary. Overcoming a 6 shot deficit with a 64 (he was an incredible 7 under through 8 holes) his final round spoke volumes about the strength of his mental game and his character.…

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How To Build Mental Toughness For Golf

How To Build Mental Toughness For Golf

  • April 3, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
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Performing well when it counts is what golf is all about. It’s safe to say that almost all golfers want to reach the level where they’re holing putts to win in big events. But what does it really take to…

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Ten Ways To Build Your Confidence Before Every Round Of Golf

Ten Ways To Build Your Confidence Before Every Round of Golf

  • March 26, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Building Confidence
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Would you like all my Mental Game Lessons as audio? If so, click here. "Golf is a matter of confidence. If you think you cannot do it, there’s no chance you will." - Henry Cotton. As golfers we all know…

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Have You Tried The Tour Player Putting Routine?

Have You Tried The Tour Player Putting Routine?

  • February 24, 2015
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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Next time you watch the PGA Tour on the TV, be sure to watch what a Tour player does before, during and after each putt. They'll follow a very deliberate sequence. Putting is perhaps the time in golf that requires…

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