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4 Awesome Short Game Practice Drills

4 Awesome Short Game Practice Drills

  • February 26, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
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Try these short game drills (used by Tour players) to start honing your short game and making more up and downs this season. If there's one piece of advice for practicing golf, it's spending more time on your short game…

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9 More Shots For Your Short Game To Get Closer To The Pin Every Time

9 More Shots For Your Short Game To Get Closer To The Pin Every Time

  • January 13, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
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Like the audio lessons? Subscribe to the Golf State of Mind Premium and get every article as audio. As I've said many times before, the short game accounts for an average of 50% of your shots per round, so you…

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Try The “Circle 18” Game For Shifting Focus To What’s Most Important

Try The “Circle 18” Game For Shifting Focus To What’s Most Important

  • December 18, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
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I challenge you to do something you've probably not done before while playing golf. During your next round, I'd like you not to make a good score your goal. Don't even write any numbers on the scorecard. Your goal will…

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How Do You Practice Golf?

How do you practice golf?

  • August 6, 2013
  • Colin Cromack
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Do you practice how to play or do you play how you practice? There is a very real difference so let me explain. How you practice golf is driven by your philosophy. Do you think golf is about trying to…

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Practice Drills: Feel Drills For The Range

Practice Drills: Feel drills for the range

  • June 12, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
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Too many golfers waste valuable time practicing in the wrong way. One of the goals of Golf State of Mind is to get you practicing more effectively so you can get better faster. Try these 5 Effective Practice Drills For…

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Driving range practice: Create pressure while you practice

  • June 12, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
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Pressure is a very important part of any practice session. The more you can simulate high pressure situations, the better you’ll get at handling them on the golf course (this is how you’ll feel when you’re on for your best…

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Do You Practice Like A Tour Pro?

Do You Practice Like a Tour Pro?

  • May 16, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
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I’d like to share with you some practice time suggestions to ensure you get the most out of this valuable time. If you're not 100% sure that your practice time is going to make you a better player, then you…

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What Makes Quality Practice?

What Makes Quality Practice?

  • April 14, 2013
  • Dr. Glen Albaugh
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What makes quality practice for golf? Famous American Football coach Bill Walsh, called quality practice ‘contingency practice,’ and you see it in all sports now. What he did was anticipate every possible situation that could arise in a real game,…

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Before You Hit Any More Golf Balls, Think About How You Practice

Before you hit any more golf balls, think about how you practice

  • January 7, 2013
  • Dr. Tony Piparo
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"Unconscious Golf" is the new buzz word, replacing "The Zone" in golf to describe optimal performance states that are automatic, precise, and free from thought.  Unfortunately, Unconscious Golf doesn't properly describe optimal performance states because the only times we are unconscious are…

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How Often Do You Practice Golf’s “The Nine Shots”?

How Often Do You Practice Golf’s “The Nine Shots”?

  • November 11, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
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If you want to maximize the quality of your practice time and improve as quickly as possible, you'll need to split your sessions into the 3 parts: Block Practice, Random Practice and Competitive Practice. Block practice is where you will…

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