Golf Practice
Drills Tips
There is probably no facet of your golf game that cannot be
improved by practice. However, if you're like most people, your
day is probably filled with job and family responsibilities.
Playing an actual round of golf-instead of practicing-seems
like a much better way to spend what little free time you do
have. The best way to increase the value of your limited
practice time is by using golf practice drills. By focusing on
certain parts of your golf game and concentrating your
practice, you'll be able to achieve more in your practice
sessions and be more satisfied with your golf game once you get
onto the course.
How many chances do you get to play each golf shot when
you're on the course? Normally, just one. Golf practice drills
make it possible for you to set up your problem shots time and
time again. Not only will you be able to develop things like
precision and distance control, you will add to your
self-assurance. Increased self-assurance could have a bigger
impact on your skills than any golf swing tip or new putting
technique.
Would you like to significantly improve your putting? Try
this drill. Take 20 golf balls and arrange them in a plus sign
or cross with the hole in the middle. This will give you four
lines of five balls each. Now, putt each golf ball into the
cup. You can either clear a whole line at a time or putt in the
four nearest balls, the four second nearest and so on. To add a
little pressure and make this golf practice drill more helpful,
force yourself to start over from the beginning any time you
miss a putt. Can you imagine the tension this adds to the
drill, especially after you've gotten 13 or 14 straight? If you
want to fine tune your distance control and really learn what a
good putt feels like, this is the practice drill for you.
Many golfers struggle with maintaining a triangle shape with
their shoulders and arms when they putt. Here's something to
try. Take one of your other golf clubs and place it under your
arms with the shaft across your chest. Now putt the golf ball
while keeping the shaft in place. This golf practice drill
should help you learn to keep your shoulders and arms in the
proper relationship and achieve an accurate, repeating putting
stroke.
So now that your putting is on the road to improvement, what
about your golf swing? Good body rotation is an important
element of the golf swing. This golf practice drill trains you
in the correct body rotation. Grab one of your clubs and hold
it behind your head with the shaft resting on your shoulders.
Position yourself as if you're about to tee off. Don't slack
off because this is a drill-get your posture right. Now, rotate
your upper body back until the shaft of the club (the one
behind your head) is pointing at the ground. Then, finish the
drill by rotating at the waist. Move through the impact area
(as if the golf ball were there) and continue to the follow
through position. As you go through your practice routine, stop
and do this drill a few times every ten shots or so. Have you
heard of physical memory? This is teaching your muscles to
remember what the right rotation feels like.
The fastest way to improve your golf score is to create a
practice routine using a full range of golf practice drills.
Smart practice like this will help you achieve more in whatever
practice time you do have.
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