Tag: golf tips
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The Short Game Plan
Goal: Establish a score in the short game plan Main Focus: Chipping and Pitching Maintenance: Full Swing & Putting Download Week 5 Checklist Short Game Practice Golf Course Chipping Practice Green side basic chip shots (10 minutes). From 2 steps off the green surface. Switch up clubs and distances of shot Chip/Putt for score: Play 20 holes with…
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Golf Short Game Strategies
10 minutes warming up with the following: – Impact Ball – Pitch shots over impact bag Complete homework work sheet to better understand bounce after completing the 9-shot drill. [button_2 color=”green” align=”left” href=”http://pgacoachonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/9shotDrillhw.pdf” new_window=”Y”]DOWNLOAD DRILL INFO[/button_2] Drill 1 Pitch Shot, Trajectory 9-shot drill This drill is intended to teach you how the bounce on the bottom…
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Balanced Practice with Full Swing Transition
Goal Develop a smooth transition Main Focus Transition, tempo, and feel Maintenance Putting, impact, short game Getting Started with Mental Game Get Psyched App Download Week 4 Checklist Full Swing Practice Drill 1, Feet Together Drill This drill is great for you to establish good tempo for the day and get your swing on plane…
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Putting Getting Serious
Goal: Figure out if you are spacial or linear Main Focus: Putting Maintenance: Full swing, impact, tempo Week 3 Checklist Eye line Putting Aid Fundamental Putting Grip Linear Putters with Line on Ball Towel Drill Video Putting Practice Set up: Stance – Most people get slightly closer than shoulder width apart.…
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Feet together tempo drill
Best golf Drill Ever! Tempo and transition is arguably the most important element to create consistently solid shots. But how do we practice good tempo? This drill below fixes so many flaws with many of my students without thinking about mechanics. Feet together tempo drill – see below for instructions Slowly progress to full swing…
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Short Game Test and More
Baseline Short Game Test Main Focus Short GameMaintenance Full swing, impact, tempo Golf Course PracticeShort Game Test – Download Short Game Test PDF (take to the course with you) The purpose of the short game test is to help you understand what your strengths and weaknesses are in your short game. The first shot is an easy…
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Grip Pressure for Golf
Why Grip Pressure is important? When I first began playing golf I was told that grip pressure is important. But Why? Well recently I have been working privately with quite a few tournament players. When going through post tournament reviews with 2 players, I noticed a common theme when they got under pressure. Both players…
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Heavy Golf Club Drill
Improve Your Swing Quickly (at home) Improve your swing mechanics at home with the heavy golf club drill! Most players use the excuse that they don’t have “time” to be a better golfer. This is simply not true! I advise all players I work with to ONLY work on their swing changes at HOME or…
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Practice Planning for Purpose
How to Practice Golf Effectively Most golfers “do not prepare to fail, they fail to prepare” Organized, specific and balanced – always have a plan before going to the course! Each day you should have a main focus for the day. For example 1 day you would focus on full swing. Design yourself a practice…
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Mental Tool 8: Course Management
Course Management is what separates the good players from the great. If you know your game (which hopefully you have a better idea now), you are good enough to hit the fat parts of the fairways and the safe parts of the green on your approach shots! Most of us get “greedy” trying to take…