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Tips For Practicing Your Shots At The Driving Range
By Foursome | August 31, 2008
When you are at the driving range practicing your golf shots, you should always have a plan. Before your day begins you should know exactly what the intended goal is for that day.
What part of your golf game needs help the most? What issue has caused your score to increase over the last few golf games?
Decide on one specific goal and then put forth your best effort towards achieving it. For example, like many of us, you may choose to work hard at getting rid of that dreaded slice. If that is your number one goal for the day, focus hard on just eliminating your slice.
After taking plenty of warm up wedge shots and some middle irons, go directly to the club that is giving you the most trouble and use it. For slicing problems, most clubs that typically give the majority of golfers problems will have more loft than that of the 7-iron.
Every Shot Should Have A Target
When you are on the driving range, always make it a goal to hit a specific target instead of simply knocking balls into the air. Randomly sending balls flying through the driving range may be fun, but it is extremely counterproductive to learning and correcting your golf game mistakes.
Without focusing on a specific target, how can you ever tell if you are hitting the ball accurately or not? The driving range has absolutely no consequences to offer when you make a handful of bad shots.
Pretend that you are actually on the golf course and keep in mind that if you were hitting balls the same as you are on the driving range, with no focus or goals, you would spend the entire afternoon walking through the rough or the out of bounds area.
So make sure that for every shot you take on the driving range, select a target to hit towards and do your best to make it. How close you come to your goal for each swing will let you know if your swing and overall striking technique is at the level it should be for your playing experience.
Relax, Learn When To Back Off
Once you have began focusing on your shots and have hit a few with perfection, take a step back and stop working on that particular problem for a little while. Most golfers overdue their practice time and continue to work hard, too hard in fact, to the point where they are getting tired and start to make the same mistakes.
Instead, walk away after those perfect swings have been initiated and your shots are immaculate. Allow your mind to soak in that wonderful feeling of hitting those perfectly straight shots. Relax your body and take a break. You should never overdo it. Let your mind and body flow at ease. Always keep in mind that you will be playing golf for a very long time and nobody becomes a professional overnight. Keep it simple, relaxed, and fun
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