![]() I’m not picturing or playing a particular hole for this practice. I’ll pull a wedge and hit a recovery shot if I hit the previous shot poorly. I’ll clean the club and put it back in my bag. I hit that shot after going through my preshot routine. Hit the ball and put the headcover back on. I’ll pull driver through 5-wood to simulate my tee shot. It is the only way I practice these days and I wish I had figured this out years ago. This is the fastest way to take improvements on the range to the course. When not doing focused block practice: You should be switching clubs and targets for every shot. We leave swing thoughts behind, focus on our target, and let the swing just happen. The goal is to take whatever skills we have and maximize them with proper focus and preparation. We should devote at least equal time, if not more, to playing focus. etc.) This is where we set up stations and focus on our one thing for the session. We all should be improving some skill in our golf game. It’s ok to practice skill development and playing focus in the same practice session, but never at the same time. 8) Practice Skill Development or Playing Focus We are trying to simulate on course conditions so our game will translate from practice to play easier. Set up and go.Įach shot gets full attention. Then.Ĭross over an imaginary line about 3 feet from your ball and enter the Play box. Rehearse a swing or two exactly the way you want it to happen for real. Formulate your entire plan for this shot and only this shot. This distance isn’t crucial, but you don’t want to be in the hitting area. Stand behind your ball around 6 feet or so. This is where the concept of the “Think box” and “Play box” come into play. We try to hit our tee shot in play, and hit whatever club is called for next. We’ll take holes from the course we play and “play” it on the driving range. My friends and I occasionally play a game on the range. Point is, pick one drill or weakness in your game per session and give it your full attention. Often, fixing one swing flaw will fix one or more other flaws. The trick to rapid improvement is to concentrate on one at a time. We all have plenty of things we need to work on in our swing. ![]() 6) Practice One Thing at a Time (Block Practice) You can work your way up to full swings, but it’s best to groove your new swing first. Tommy says to go chest-high in the backswing to chest-high in the follow through. It’s exceedingly difficult to feel what you need to feel and move the way you need to move when you are trying to kill the ball.Īnother way to think of this is to go back only halfway or three-quarters in your backswing. They suggest going half-speed or three-quarter speed (at most) when you are trying to groove a swing fix. ![]() ![]() But, this isn’t how we improve or make swing changes. We all have a tendency to go full-bore and hit the ball as far as we can on every swing. This is something I learned listening to Tommy Fleetwood and Mike Malaska. 5) Don’t Go Full Speed When Working On Something One 10 yards in front of you on your target line. Mike Malaska suggests using 3 alignment rods to set up your practice station every time you practice. There’s a reason every PGA pro has alignment sticks in his bag. The bare minimum you should have is an alignment stick or two on the ground so you know exactly where you are aiming. Really want to dial it in? Go through your pre shot routine before every shot. You learn nothing but bad habits by beating balls without a clear purpose for each swing.ĭid that shot come off as you wanted? Yes? Great! No? Why? I always, Always keep my practice balls a step or two away so it is impossible for me to stand in one spot and drag ball after ball and fire away. 3) Keep Your Bucket of Balls Just Out of Reach You can take less time, hit fewer golf balls, and help your game a lot more.
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