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Focus and Concentration

How To Focus In Golf: Developing Intention And Awareness

How to Focus In Golf: Developing Intention and Awareness

  • January 24, 2023
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Better focus in golf is all about having a clear process to follow and then learning how to control your attention. We can’t simply can't fully apply ourselves to continued improvement without being able to do this, and here's how…

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Focus: The Most Important Factor In Your Performance

Focus: The Most Important Factor In Your Performance

  • August 26, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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Your ability to focus on what you choose - when you want to - is the single most important factor in your performance and your progress. Improving focus for golf is something that you should take seriously if you plan…

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The 10 Step Daily Routine For High Productivity

The 10 Step Daily Routine For High Productivity

  • March 30, 2020
  • David MacKenzie
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To listen to the audio, click "Listen in browser" below 1. Get Into A Daily Routine We are all having to deal with less structure in our lives and being cooped up at home. To look at this situation positively,…

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How To Free Your Mind And Play Better Golf

How To Free Your Mind And Play Better Golf

  • September 10, 2019
  • David MacKenzie
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“I just stay in the moment…I never think one hole ahead. I’m not thinking about tomorrow. I’m not thinking about the next shot. I’m just thinking about what I’ve got to do right then and there. It’s very simple.” –…

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How Mediation Can Make You A Better, Happier Golfer

How Mediation Can Make You A Better, Happier Golfer

  • December 14, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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There’s no getting away from the fact that the world has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. We have more distractions than ever in the form of social media, apps, message notifications and libraries of information in our pockets.…

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How To Use Your Mental Game Scorecard

How To Use Your Mental Game Scorecard

  • April 25, 2018
  • David MacKenzie
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When you step onto the first tee, your technical skills are what they are. It's the mental game of golf that's going to help you to access your very best skills on that day. In other words, if we make…

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How Sensory Golf Can Make You A Better Player Or Coach

How sensory golf can make you a better player or coach

  • April 27, 2017
  • David MacKenzie
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Earlier this week, I had a very interesting conversation with one of my most trusted “mind coaches”, Dr. Glen Albaugh. We talked about how to assess a player before starting work with them and how to use the results of…

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7 Ways To Improve Your Golf Focus

7 Ways To Improve Your Golf Focus

  • September 15, 2016
  • David MacKenzie
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Like it or not, golf is a long game. There are very few sports that can take almost 5 hours to complete. Hence it's no surprise that a common question I get is: "how do I improve my focus for…

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The Secrets Of Peak Performance

The Secrets of Peak Performance

  • June 2, 2016
  • David MacKenzie
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I felt compelled to write this article after a very interesting chat last night with one of the pioneers of mental coaching for golf (and a mentor of mine), Dr. Glen Albaugh. Dr. Glen believes (and so do I), that…

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How To Play Zen Golf

How to play Zen Golf

  • February 1, 2016
  • David MacKenzie
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How good would it be if you could play golf without self-judgement and with a clearer, more relaxed yet focused mind? You could call this playing "Zen Golf". What I love about all the mental game techniques I use in…

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Focus and Concentration
  • How to Focus In Golf: Developing Intention and Awareness

    January 24, 2023

  • Focus: The Most Important Factor In Your Performance

    August 26, 2020

  • The 10 Step Daily Routine For High Productivity

    March 30, 2020

  • How To Free Your Mind And Play Better Golf

    September 10, 2019

  • How Mediation Can Make You A Better, Happier Golfer

    December 14, 2018

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