How to Effectively Practice

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jershan1

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Hello Everyone.

Long time observer here and new member.

Background: Own all of Brian's videos and love each and everyone of them. Hopefully, I will get to see Brian in person one day soon.

Anyways, my question is if you had unlimited time to practice. What would be the best way to plan it out? I am in college and a good player (shoot high 60s to high 70s... pretty inconsistent). I have every single day to practice but I feel like I am not getting anything out of my practice sessions.

Any help?

Also, I always hear people say to go pro you have to be the best wedge player/putter in the state. How would one go about becoming that?
Any drills/suggestions?

I have the drive and determination... plus a little bit of skill.. I just need the correct guidance.

Thanks in advance,

Jershan1
 
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Kevin Shields

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Where do you live? If there's someone with a Trackman near you, nothing will help you become a better wedge player than that, i promise.
 
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jershan1

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I live in austin/san antonio, texas. An instructor I occasionally work with has flightscope, but I am not sure of anyone with a trackman in the area.
 
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jershan1

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Also, how would you allocate your practice time for someone who is an aspiring pro?
Meaning, how should I divide the 8+ hours a day I have?
 
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dwurzer

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Practice like you play, one ball to one target. First ball counts. Be competitive in your practice with yourself or with another golfer. Practice with some consequences for good or poor practice session. Most golfers hit practice shots too fast without a complete routine they play with on the course. In a round of golf, how many hours are you hitting the golf ball? Quality practice not just practice. Most golfers are wasting time and will not get much better. The illusion is if I hit 20 shots to a target and 16 are good you are getting better. Where is the first ball?
 
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I believe Trackman is a great way to practice. I'm going for my first Trackman session this Saturday. Hopefully I'll spend 30 minutes working on my swing. I plan on using the 6-iron first and then the driver, look at the data and adjust from there. Since this is my first session, I'll probably spend the next 30 minutes getting distances for each of my clubs down. And if all goes well, I'll make it a monthly thing to do.

Understanding D-Plane certainly helps make practice sessions more effective. Trackman just cuts to the chase even quicker.

For me, I break down the fundamentals of the golf swing down to:

- Controlling the face
- Controlling the path
- Controlling the low point
- Effectively pivoting

So whatever I'm working on with my swing, I want to make sure it relates to one of those 4 things. When I get on the range and I figure out that my clubface is too open, then I can deduct that this part of the swing I'm working on or this component of my swing is out of whack.

With putting I believe the fundamentals are:

- Speed/touch
- Green reading
- Aim
- Hitting it where you are aiming it

So when I practice, it's geared toward those fundamentals.

You don't have to be the best wedge player in the state to be a PGA Tour pro. Plenty of them are far from it. But usually that applies to guys that are super long and/or crazy good with the putter. You really just need to find a way to shoot the lowest score and there are a ton of ways to do it.






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Richie3Jack said:
I believe Trackman is a great way to practice. I'm going for my first Trackman session this Saturday. Hopefully I'll spend 30 minutes working on my swing. I plan on using the 6-iron first and then the driver, look at the data and adjust from there. Since this is my first session, I'll probably spend the next 30 minutes getting distances for each of my clubs down. And if all goes well, I'll make it a monthly thing to do.


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Richie, how much is the going rate for a Tman session in your area?
 
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We have 2 PGA Tour winners at our club, and neither is the best wedge/putter in the state. We also have a couple Nationwide guys who wouldn't be either. However, what they can do is score. Very rare when their scores don't start with a 6.

We also have a good crop of ams, and it's pretty amusing when some of the mini tour guys come in and get it handed to them by a handful insurance salesmen :D. Playing in as many money games as you can stand (against hustlers) seems to be a pretty good barometer of where your "pressure game" stands.
 
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jershan1

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Ok thanks guys for the responses.

Here is a swing question...

My tendency even when playing well is to get laid off.. then I make a steepening move in the transition and get it "on plane".. I have been trying to fix my backswing position and now I am a little across the line.. but I still steepen it in the transition which puts the club in a terrible position coming down..

Any ideas how to fix this?
 
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Brian Manzella

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On your way....

jershan1 said:
Ok thanks guys for the responses.

Here is a swing question...

My tendency even when playing well is to get laid off.. then I make a steepening move in the transition and get it "on plane".. I have been trying to fix my backswing position and now I am a little across the line.. but I still steepen it in the transition which puts the club in a terrible position coming down..

Any ideas how to fix this?
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First things first.

EVERY DAY—if you can—you need to warm up, play 18 holes that count for something (like money in your pocket), and then practice whatever gave you trouble during the round.

And then, if you have time, you want to work on one of the first 7 categories of the game:

DRIVING

FAIRWAY WOODS/HYBRIDS

LONG IRONS (2-5)

MID IRONS (6-8)

SHORT IRONS (9-LW full)

DISTANCE WEDGES

SHORT GAME (inside of 25 yards)

PUTTING is the 8th, and you need to work on that every day as well.

TrackMan makes all of this easier, but you'd better own one, because rentals are only the way to go every now and then.

Not everyone plays their best from "not laid off."

But, if you would post a video, we'd be glad to help you out with some ideas.
 
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