Perfect Practice
PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!!!
Im sure you have all practiced hard at some time or another. The problem
was though, your scores just got worse. If this sounds familiar, then the
PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT part of Golf Aux is your key to better golf and
better scoring.
Golf Aux incorporates this personalized practice schedule for you, to
show how with some specific planning, your golf scores can be lowered with only
using the amount of time that is available for golf in your week and no
more.
From the die hard golf fanatic who practices for hours every day to the
golfer that plays his 18 holes on the weekend, there is always a better way to
prepare and always a better way to practice.
If you are having trouble during a particular round hitting your driver,
then you should probably practice with that club a little more. If however you
spend your next practice session hitting 40 drivers straight up, then you will
most likely tire yourself out and not have the energy to practice your more
important shots such as your irons and short game. What then happens is that by
concentrating more on practicing your drives, the next time you go out and play
a round, your swing will have slightly changed to suit a longer club, and your
iron shots will suffer for most of the day. Your chipping and putting probably
wont be so hot either.
If you practiced with more purpose however, using a time line and
specific goals for your golf game, then your practice session would look a lot
different.
What you should have done is start off with some soft wedges to loosen
up. Then hit some mid irons, long irons and then start work on your driver.
After hitting a few drives more than you usually hit, work back through your
clubs to hitting some softer wedge shots to find the feel in your swing again.
Then go up to the putting green and practice your short game.
This scenario is very basic though and with your Personalized Practice
Schedule, you will receive;
1)
Statistic tables to find what needs to be worked
on.
2)
Time table to find out when you can
practice.
3)
Personalized Practice Schedule (PPS) for your
game.
4)
Monthly statistical reviews and changes to your PPS
to suit your progress.
5)
Flexibility and fitness advice to help improve your
game*.
6)
Nutritional advice to help with energy levels and
motivation**.
Note:
* Always seek professional advice from your doctor or personal
trainer
before commencing new training
schedules.
** Always seek professional advice from your doctor or nutritionist
before
commencing changes in
nutrition.
Types of Practice
The right type of practice can ultimately look very daunting; with the
right thought process to go along with it, practice can be fun, challenging and
rewarding. To make the most out of your practice you need to make practice
harder than what it actually is whilst out on the course. To do this there are
some games that can be played of which some we have designed to help you on your
way. Your imagination is the key though and you can go as little or far as you
like with your golf depending on how and how much you practice.
Most people just hit ball after ball after ball and seem to get nowhere.
If you practice all shots though, such as full game (Woods, irons full shots
Ύ shots - half shots draws fades hooks slices shots out of trees
shots out of divots - high shots
low shots fairway bunkers, pitch shots at ranges of 30 40 50 60 70
80 meters of all different heights, chipping of different distances low and
high chips cut up shots bump and runs chips with a lob wedge, sand wedge,
pitching wedge, 9 8 7 6 5 irons and finally putting (flat, up hill, down
hill, right to left break, get my drift).
I know that to practice all of these shots sounds ridiculous, time
management is the key. As well as all the shots mentioned above, there are
plenty more, it is all up to your imagination. With the right direction, you can
practice all of these shots and slowly watch your scores get lower and lower.
Golf Aux is your key to playing better golf.
With a bit of planning you can work in all of the shots that you are
having trouble with and mix it up with a few fun shots in between for
instance;
Time Frame: - 1 Hour.
Practice: - Irons and extra with Driver.
Procedure: -
Warm up with 15 wedge shots.
Hit 10 7irons.
Hit 10 4irons.
Hit 15 Drivers.
Hit 5 draw shots, 5 fades, 5 straight with 5iron.
Hit 5 high wedge shots, 5 low.
Hit 10 drivers.
Hit 10 7 irons
Finnish with 10 wedge shots to warm down and find your
touch.
This is a simple plan for hitting 105 balls and should take approx 1 hour
depending on what you are working on with your coach.
If you have 30 minutes to practice, then putting and chipping will be
concentrated on.
It is generally found that most people find out that their short game
always makes their scores worse although they think their short game it is the
best part of their game. The reason for this is that because the shots are
always within 30 meters, the bad result does not look as drastic as with hitting
a full powered shot. Out of a score of 90, the typical break down of shots looks
similar to the following.
Par: -
72
Score: -
90
Fairways hit: -
6/14
2nd shots to par 5s on fairway: -
2/4
Greens hit: -
9/18
Up and Downs: -
4/9
Putts: -
40
Others: -
5
Total Shots: -
90
With this information, after one round, we can see that half the shots
played in this round of 90, are all shots less than 30 meters. These are
supposedly the shots you are best at, so why are you practicing your driver and
full shots more than your short game?
For a typical scratch marker to have a difference from 68 to 76 is
usually the difference of having 28 to 34 putts and maybe a couple of terrible
shots thrown in.
With Golf Aux, you will have a specific practice
schedule made up for you so you can work on whatever part of your game that
needs attention.
As the title of this section is named PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, in
conjunction to finding out what part of your game does need work, we strongly
advise that you talk to your local PGA Professional to arrange some lessons and
learn how to practice your trouble shots correctly.
