How These 5 Steps Can Shave 6 Strokes Off Your Game
Online, February 23, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Hey, everyone!
If you're like me then you are constantly trying to improve your game, and you're always on the lookout for something to help. Well, even though it's corny I'm a big believer in making list for myself. I really believe that it helps. Anyway, read a snippet from our friend Mike Gray and I dare you not to improve your game.
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By the time you finish this post, you're probably going to be thinking, "he didn't tell me squat." It's true, nothing here is rocket science. But, too often, we fail to improve because we have no plan for success. We just flail around and ultimately fall short.
These steps will help you create a blueprint to improve your game, but I assure you, ALL the work falls on you. There is no magic pill.
Step Three: Figure out What's Wrong
I'm talking broad terms here. What's wrong with your game? I don't want you to figure out what's wrong with your swing. We'll get to that. In a perfect world, you keep stats about your play and can look at those, but you can just think back through your last several rounds or just think about your general tendencies.
What costs you strokes? Here are some examples of questions you should be asking yourself:
* Do you hit the ball into trouble a lot? Do you need more control off the tee to avoid that?
* Do you three-putt most of the time?
* Do you struggle with knowing which club to hit? Do you end up short of your target most of the time?
* Do you feel like there are certain shots you just don't know how to hit?
* Do you struggle making solid contact with the ball on full shots? On short game shots? Both?
* Do you have problems being frustrated after bad shots? Do you have anxiety before shots?
Take your sheet of paper and turn it over. List out the things that are wrong with your game. Order by severity of problem with the worst things at the top of the list. Ask yourself why your scores are not where you want them to be. Think back to specific bad rounds or holes and try and figure out what went wrong. Write down every weakness in your game.
Step Four: Figure Out What to Improve and How to Improve It
Not counting the actual work of improving, this is the most difficult step. And it's one that you might want to tackle with the help of a pro.
If you've gotten this far, then you have a list with reasons why you play the game, reasons why you want to improve, and things that are wrong with your game. These are the things that a pro needs to know to help you to improve. But if you insist on going it alone, you're still going to need to know those things to formulate a plan.
source: lifeintherough.com
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This stuff really works for me. When I feel like my game is not what it can be (all the time, ha.) I really try and find stuff to "get my mind right".
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See ya at the 19th hole,
Dave
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