GOLF: Practice your golf game the right way. Efficient Golf Practice makes a better Golf Swing.

Practice does not make perfect, Practice makes permanent

Practice smart, Play better:

Lets practice outside of the cube,

Being a golf instructor I get the privilege of working some very talented individuals and some that their hard work makes up for their lack of talent. What I have noticed is that a lot of those that succeed in the game of golf all have something in common. Golf is not about hitting millions of golf balls, practicing your putting until you can't stand up any more, or hitting wedge shots until your hands bleed. However golf is about putting in lots of hours, being diligent with your time, and making the most out of every swing you make. 

Most golfers that I see lack the discipline to actually take their time while practicing and hitting a bucket of balls or chipping and putting. Sometimes a very productive practice session can be 20 minutes. Other times it might be 2 hours or more. The duration depends on your plan for the practice session. When deciding to practice, have a plan, have a goal, and stick to it. Haphazard practice does nothing for improving your game or enjoyment level of golf. 

5 Keys when hitting golf balls at the driving range:

• Keep your grip in check
• grip pressure
• club through the fingers
• strong, weak, or neutral grip (different for different people
• Posture
• hands hang just inside of chin
• Chin is up to allow shoulders to rotate under chin
• Flat back and good spine angle
• weight on balls of feet
• Stance
• width
• Narrow with shorter clubs
• widens as you get to longer clubs
• Ball Position
• starts in the center with SW, PW, and 9i and moves incrementally forward as the clubs get longer
• Driver off inside of left heel(right handed) Right heel (left handed)
• Alignment (MOST IMPORTANT)
• be sure feet, hips, and shoulders are square
• feet are parallel left (right handed) and parallel right (left handed)
• most common cause for poor swing habits

Set up a station by making a cross with either two clubs or alignment poles. You can use them for alignment and ball position. Ingraining these 5 key fundamentals will prove to be worth it down the road. From here you are putting yourself in the best possible positions to make a good golf swing. I challenge you at your next practice session to focus on the 5 key fundamentals and see if over the course of a few weeks your ball striking and consistency do not improve. I feel confident you will see a drastic improvement. Until next time keep your game outside of the cube. 

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