How to practice??

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rsully

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I have a question about practice routines – and how to practice effectively

I am sure there are many on the board who are like me; I want to be a great golfer, I am infatuated with learning more about improving my swing and score.

However, because of work & family, and the 5+ hours it often takes to get a full round of golf in, I am limited in how often I can play . But I work just a couple of blocks from a driving range and can hit balls off the astro turf 2 or 3 times per week.

While no amount of range time can compensate for playing golf, I was wondering how to practice most effectively? I want to make sure I have good lag, good pivot, and work on improving my game, rather than ingraining bad habits.

Suggestions? Drills? Start with the wedges?


Thanks,

Ron
 
2mongoose

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Simple, but loaded question

Ron,

It boggles my mind to see people at the range just beating balls for the hell of it.

NEVER and I mean NEVER practice without a feedback device. Whether you have a video camera, a path pro, dowels, mirrors, towel plane board whatever just practice with something. Your practice must have a purpose and these guys who hit bucket after bucket and wonder why they're no good just don't get it! :rolleyes:

Learn how to compress the ball. Start with a chip and go from there. Educate your hands and teach them what it feels like to turn the clubface off the plane (utilize that #3 pressure point!). That should keep you busy for quite a while :p
 
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2mongoose said:
NEVER and I mean NEVER practice without a feedback device. Whether you have a video camera, a path pro, dowels, mirrors, towel plane board whatever just practice with something.
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IMO, the ball is one of the best feedback devices.

If I haD to choose one feedback device, and one only, I would choose the ball.
 
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Can't say I disagree but.......

tongzilla said:
IMO, the ball is one of the best feedback devices.

If I haD to choose one feedback device, and one only, I would choose the ball.
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Can't say that I disagree, but I don't really agree either. As a whole us golfers usually aren't good enough to be able to diagnose our problems based on ball flight characteristics.

Remember, perception and feel are quite different than reality.

Some sort of feedback device can greatly aid in the journey to better g.o.l.f.
 
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If you want to spice up a practise session at the range, play a "round" while you are there. What I have done in the past, I went to the website of local course I've played, printed off the scorecard from the website and then a play a "round" at the range. I start off with the club that I would hit on hole #1, if that shot ends up within the "fairway" that I picked out on the range, then I hit with the club that I would hit my approach shot with, if not, I have to hit a punch out shot (get to practise those too), if my approach shot is close to the flag that I am aiming for, I might write down a 1-putt, if it is a little further away, a 2 -putt and if it is way off I have to hit a pitch shot and then evaluate how many putts. If allows you to have more fun simulating a game and it is more realistic practise.
 
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