![]() ![]() Some golfers see the ball flying towards their intended target with a high fade, others with a low draw. We are not going to suggest that everyone visualises every shot exactly the same way. Once you have a very clear intention, you then have somewhere specific to place your attention. Is it possible that you could hit a good shot? Is it possible that the next shot you hit will be the best one you have ever hit in your life? What does the ball need to do to reach your intended target? What does a good shot look like?īefore you hit any shot, whether that be on the range or the golf course, whether it is with a driver, a 6-iron or even a three-foot putt, it is essential that you have a very clear picture of what the very best version of that shot looks like. Only when you have clear intention can you begin to create the shot you want to hit ![]() This excerpt was taken from Gary and Karl’s book, The Lost Art of Playing Golf which is available in hardback and Kindle formats. If you are walking around with your head down, cursing your luck about that bad break you had on the previous hole when your ball bounced into the greenside bunker, you will see very little other than the fact your shoes could probably do with a clean. The chances are that there are many aspects you have never even noticed. You may think because you have played a certain course dozens of times that you know every blade of grass and grain of sand like the back of your hand. You will discover some subtle nuances about your home course that you were previously unaware of. If they don’t, why not make one of your own? It is an incredibly insightful experience and something you may want to consider. ![]() We understand that not everywhere you play will have an amazing course guide or planner. Tour yardage books are incredibly detailed and enable players to make informed decisions. No laser or GPS device, as good as they are, can yet tell you how much green you have behind the flag or where the slopes on the greens are. How long the green is from front to back. How far it is before they run out of fairway. Distances to and over certain fairway bunkers and water hazards. If you look at the yardage books that these guys use, you will see there is an incredible amount of detail. Successful tournament professionals, on the other hand, pay a lot of attention to where and why they are going to hit their shots, not just how. Perhaps more importantly, they spend even less time thinking about why they are going to try to hit it to a certain spot on the fairway or green. We’ve all been there but this scenario can be avoided if you prepare properly.Ĭlub golfers the world over spend a disproportionate amount of time focussing on how they are going to hit their ball compared to where they are going to hit it. How many times have you gone out on the course without hitting any shots on the range to warm up beforehand only to play terribly for the first few holes before you find your game?Įssentially, you are using the first few holes as warm-up holes, by which time you have run up a couple of double bogeys, duffed a couple of chips and three-putted twice. What you do before you head to the 1st tee can and will influence your attitude and performance on the golf course.Ī bad attitude is like a flat tyre: You can’t go anywhere until you change it. If you do have a strategy, where and when does it start? Does your strategy include how you are going to prepare both mentally and physically or do you generally just wait until you get to the 1st tee? Or, do you do what most golfers do and hit driver as hard as you can on every par 4 and 5 and see what happens after that? And it doesn’t end until after the final putt is holedĭo you have a strategy for how you are going to play the golf course? By strategy, we mean have you ever actually sat down and thought about the best way for you to shoot your best, stress-free score? Strategy begins long before you reach the 1 st tee. ![]()
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