8 September 2009
Practice Golf The Right Way And Better Your Game
Posted by Ned Dagostino under: Golf .
There is a correct way and an incorrect way to practice golf. And some people think the proper way is to copy the swing of their favorite professionals. The reason those men and women are on the PGA and LPGA tours is because they are the greatest at what they do. Complicating matters even more is the fact that you are being barraged by tips and tricks on television and in your favorite magazine.
Now let's return to this planet for a second. Becoming the next Tiger Woods may be your ambition, but for the tremendous majority of us, that is not going to happen. There is a very small chance you or anyone else will reach that level. Bettering your scores should be your very realistic goal. We all want to play our best, but to seek to imitate the best players in the world is just the wrong way to go about it.
Remember these guys don't simply hit the links after they get off work. Their occupation is golf, and it's more than fourty hours a week. And much like you and your business, they wake up each morning and go to work, spending numerous hours on the range, the practice green and the course. But since most people don't play golf to make ends meet, they don't have the amount of time available that the professionals do. You may want practice golf 24/7, but let's be realistic and make ideal use of the time you do have.
It truly is a thing of beauty to watch a pro drop a shot softly on the green, stopping it just a couple of feet from the cup. We could spend months working on this, but as a weekend golfer, there are more productive ways to spend our time that will lead to lower scores. What we need to do is improve the basics first, and that's where our focus should be.
So let's analyze how we do our golf practice. Chances are nearly all of that time was spent on the driving range, driver in hand, trying to hit it long and straight. A good driver is critical there's no doubt, but what percentage of your shots during a round are hit off the tee with a driver? Understand where we're going with this? You should spend much more time practicing your short game.
We recognize it's hard to get excited about practicing the short game, but it will be easy to get excited about the lower scores you will be posting. Short game practice is where the professionals spend 80% of their time. They work on different angles. They work on different lies and in different wind conditions. And it's likely a good idea to practice what the pros work on most, even if it's not a good idea to copy their swing.
This may describe you. You have the farthest and straightest drive among the people you play with, but you are still shooting 90 or higher. The problem is obviously with your short game and this is where you should focus your practice efforts. Get better here, and watch your scores go down dramatically.
So the next time you get off your job and want to head to the driving range to blast a few drives, alter your plan. Instead work on any shot that's under 75 yards. That means putting, pitching, chipping and short shots from the sand trap.
Still not a believer? Think about this. Shots from 75 yards or less make up more than half of your shots in a typical round of golf. This includes putts, chips, etc. Logic dictates that you should therefore spend at least 50% of your practice time working on them. If you're still shooting in the 90's, less than twenty percent of your shots are with a driver off the tee. Your practice time needs to be mainly spent on the strokes you hit most.
Sure hitting drives on the range is fun, but it's not nearly as much fun as seeing your scores fall by as many as 10 shots per round.
The best way to practice at home is by acquiring a golf practice net. You can discover more golf tips like this, as well as read course and golf club reviews and information by going to AllThingsGolfBlog.com.
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