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4 Great Putting Drills For Distance Control, Ball Striking, Visualization And Pressure

4 Great Putting Drills for Distance Control, Ball Striking, Visualization and Pressure

  • May 6, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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How you spend your practice time is key to getting better. There's definitely such a thing as "quality" practice and poor practice. And with all of us being pushed for time these days, I want you to choose the former,…

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The Perfect Putting Routine For Golf

The Perfect Putting Routine for Golf

  • April 25, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
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No matter what the shot, if you don't have a routine and a purpose for it, you're throwing away precious shots. We spend around 33% of our shots on the putting green, so working on a really solid routine WILL…

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Knock 3 Shots Off Per Round By Simply Using Your Eyes

Knock 3 Shots Off Per Round by Simply Using Your Eyes

  • March 26, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 1 Comment

As golfers, we all seem to be looking for that magical swing change that will transform our game and take us to glorious new scoring levels. But how much do we really utilize what is completely natural to us? In…

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A Few Of The Best Mental Game Putting Drills

A Few Of The Best Mental Game Putting Drills

  • January 4, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 1 Comment

I’m a firm believer in pressure putting drills - the more you can simulate how you feel on the golf course the better. Putting is a mental game - where scores are made and lost - so it’s really important…

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Mental Game Visualization: How To Read Greens

Mental Game Visualization: How To Read Greens

  • December 21, 2012
  • Stephen Altschuler
  • Putting
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One fact remains: No matter how good or reliable your stroke is, you have to read the putt correctly. And reading the putt involves both speed and direction. Reading speed and direction involves feel. And feel involves confidence. All of…

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The Top Ten Mental Game Tips For Better Putting

The Top Ten Mental Game Tips For Better Putting

  • November 11, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 8 Comments

1. Never take the second putt on the practice green. If you miss it, you get to experience the three putt, which you simply don't need in practice. 2. When you're practicing, try putting with your eyes closed And them…

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Putting Tips: What Causes The Majority Of Three Putts?

Putting Tips: What Causes The Majority Of Three Putts?

  • October 19, 2012
  • Roseanna Leaton
  • Putting
  • 1 Comment

Every golfer feels like kicking him or her self when he or she makes a three putt. It just seems so unnecessary. It is unnecessary. When this happens most golfers ask of their self what they did wrong in terms…

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One Of The Best Putting Drills For Increasing Feel

One of the Best Putting Drills For Increasing Feel

  • May 23, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • Putting
  • 4 Comments

Putting is a game of Visualization and Feel and hence it's very important you try and heighten those senses whenever you practice. For me putting is an almost pure mental game. Jordan Spieth, one of the best putters on Tour…

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Say Goodbye To Your Putting Nemesis!

Say Goodbye to Your Putting Nemesis!

  • May 10, 2011
  • Caleb Scorsone
  • Putting
  • 2 Comments

Do you ever stop to think HOW your putting is so INCONSISTENT?  Have you ever taken the time to understand what CAUSES great putting?  Well, when it comes to putting, whatever is giving the “appearance” to poor putting; golfers of…

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The Vital “2 Magic Tricks” For Putting

The Vital “2 Magic Tricks” For Putting

  • April 19, 2011
  • Matthew Masters
  • Putting
  • 18 Comments

There are so many different styles and ways to get the ball into the hole in as few putts as possible over the course of 18 holes of golf. It is a great feeling when you realize you have taken…

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