| So you are an avid golfer. You take online golf | | | | eventually you will want to take you changes |
| lessons, golf lessons from your local PGA | | | | from the practice tee to the golf course. This |
| Professional, read golf instruction books and use | | | | third set of practice balls will replicate the process |
| golf training aids to better your golf game. How | | | | of hitting a golf shot during a round of golf. |
| can you make sure that you are optimizing your | | | | Chart your progress on a notepad or on your |
| time on the practice tee or putting green at the | | | | computer. This type of organization will direct you |
| golf range? | | | | to the proper online golf lessons or golf instruction |
| To know what kind of golf instruction would be | | | | you need to contentrate on to continually improve |
| the most "bang for your buck," the first thing that | | | | your golf game. |
| needs to be done is identify which part of your | | | | To optimize your putting practice, first you need |
| golf game that needs the most work. This can be | | | | to understand that your stroke, direction and |
| done best by keeping track of how many drives | | | | distance are the three things that determine if |
| hit the fairway, how many iron shots hit the | | | | you make a putt or not. |
| putting green, how many putts were taken, how | | | | After deciding if you will be following the thoughts |
| many up and downs and how many penalty shots | | | | of Dave Pelz (The Putting Bible) or Stan Utley |
| happen per round. | | | | (The Art of Putting), when you practice your |
| These statistics can be kept very easily on a | | | | putting stoke, then practice your putting stroke. |
| regular scorecard. Use one line per part as follows: | | | | Since you are solely working on a putting |
| your golf score on the hole, fairway hit, greens hit | | | | mechanic, you will be able to focus on the putting |
| in regulation, successful up and downs made, | | | | mechanic easier without using a putting cup. |
| putts per hole and penalty strokes. Use an X for | | | | Without the putting cup, you are not worried |
| a fairway hit, green hit in regulation and up and | | | | about the result of the putt, just the feeling of |
| downs. | | | | the mechanic. |
| After the round, total the rows. After tracking | | | | An easy way to learn how to start the putt on |
| these totals for three rounds, you should have a | | | | the correct line is to hit putts from just two feet. |
| good idea for what you are doing well and where | | | | Sounds silly and easy enough but let me tell you |
| you should concentrate your online golf lessons or | | | | what it will do for you. In this short distance, you |
| golf instruction. | | | | can see the original line of the putt. You can see if |
| Now you have determined what needs to be | | | | the ball is pushed, pulled or on the correct line. |
| improved. You can optimize your golf practice | | | | The other advantage to this drill is you will see |
| time by developing goals and becoming organized | | | | the ball go in the hole time and time again. You |
| with exactly how the golf practice session is going | | | | have to hit a pretty bad putt in order to miss the |
| to follow your golf instruction and which training | | | | putting cup from two feet. Watching the ball go |
| aids you will need. | | | | into the hole time and time again feeds your brain |
| You can keep track of your progress with The | | | | positive images and builds your confidence. |
| Ultimate Golf Journal by Lisa Back. If you need to | | | | Now that you have the putting mechanics |
| work on your full swing, determine what | | | | squared away and are starting your putts on the |
| component of your swing in which you will be | | | | correct line, we need to make sure we are hitting |
| working. Take one idea for you golf posture and | | | | our putts the correct distance. Stroke putts of |
| one idea for the golf swing. | | | | distance (over 20 feet or longer) to the fringe of |
| Spread the balls you are going to hit into groups | | | | the putting green or to another club on the |
| of five balls each. With the first group of five golf | | | | putting green that you have placed on the putting |
| balls, concentrate only on your golf posture. With | | | | green. Your goal is to stroke your putt so that it |
| the second group of five golf balls, concentrate | | | | barely touches the fringe or club. Again, this takes |
| only on your golf swing key or use the training | | | | the putting cup out of the equation and allows |
| aid. With the third group of five balls, forget the | | | | you to use your natural senses. |
| other two thoughts and concentrate on your | | | | Following the suggestions in this article, you will be |
| target. | | | | more efficient during your practice sessions. What |
| Use your pre-shot routine for each golf swing and | | | | does this mean for you? You will lower you golf |
| change clubs often to replicate playing a round of | | | | handicap with shorter practice sessions on the |
| golf. Repeat this process during your practice | | | | driving range and putting green. |
| session. The third five are important because | | | | |