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]]>In the world of golf practice there are two main types of practice. Block and random and each has their place and are both effective.
When I was going through swing changes last year my coach talked to me about two kinds of practice. When you are trying to get a feeling you have to keep doing the same thing over and over. That is block practice. He gave me a good example, to illustrate the point.
He asked me
Admittedly this math problem is way more
Once you have the right feels, you have to transition them to the golf course.
When you are playing golf, how many times do you typically hit the same club and the same shot back to back? Save for a penalty or a bad shot, the likely answer is once.
Have you ever heard “Practice the way you play”? I grew up hearing my Dad say those words over and over.
So if you want to get your game ready for the course, why wouldn’t you practice with random distances, shots and clubs.
Practice the way you play.
When I have an hour of practice, this is how I like to break it up.
During random practice, you can certainly just pick yardages and try to hit it. But you want to be able to track your progress. That is why I created a skills challenge game. It not only helps me track progress and find strengths and weaknesses, but it also puts a little pressure on me to perform well. Because this way each shot matters.
Many of you might have already seen the FSX Skills challenge on YouTube channels like Peter Finch or Rick Shiels. It’s a great example of random golf practice that I modeled my practice after.
While I do have access to a GC2 launch monitor it’s not tied to the new FSX software. So I have to track my progress on my own. But it’s pretty simple.
The main point is to pick a number of increasing or decreasing shot lengths. For me I go with the following:
20, 40, 60, 100, 120, 150, 165, 180, 200, 215, 230, 240+ (Driver)
Like the FSX Skills challenge, I give myself 5 points for being with 5 yards of the target, 3 points for 10 yards, 1 point for 15 yards, 0 for anything outside of 15 yards.
I have found this process extremely useful in taking my game from the range to the course. Hopefully you find the same.
To help track I have created a downloadable
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]]>Today the guys over the Tour Experience Golf (TXG) released a great new video that demonstrated how that idea might be hurting your game. Leaving you further back than you could have been if you just let the ball fly.
This certainly gave me something to think about in my own game.
In theory the idea of teeing the ball low to keep it out of the wind makes complete sense. What this video showed though is teeing it low causes the ball to launch low and with more spin. Most people know that spin is your enemy in the wind, but why does it spin more?
Their explanation is that it that a low face strike causes the face to deflect downwards and the gearing affect creates more spin on the ball.
Compare that with teeing the ball a little higher hitting the ball more in the middle of the face. The ball launches higher with less spin, optimal for getting more distance.
I might not have actually believed it still, but the data speaks for it self.
The only thing to note in all this. This is only for hitting your driver. Because of the bulge and role you have a gearing affect. Hitting a low stinger with with a driving iron won’t have the same issue.
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]]>Do you love to golf when you travel but hate to lug your clubs through the airport or giving the airlines, even more, of your hard earned money? Well if you are going to Maui, Jimmy’s Maui Golf Rentals is your answer.
This past October that was the dilemma my wife and I were faced with when vacationing in Hawaii. Although we have had good experience traveling with our clubs to other locations in the past. We knew we would already have enough luggage to get through the airport and the extra baggage costs were getting too high.
But there is still something to be said about golfing with familiar clubs. Golf is already hard enough, why would you want to play with a random set of clubs.
Now of course you can always pay for a premium set at any of the courses on the island. But what if you plan to play multiple rounds, or you want to guarantee the type of clubs you will play? Those are both things that Jimmy’s Maui Golf Rentals can help with.
At Jimmy’s Maui Golf Rentals you can choose from over 150 premium iron sets from brands like Adams, Callaway, Cobra, Mizuno, PING, Taylormade and Titleist. You are sure to find a great set, and maybe even the set you use at home. For myself, I chose the Taylor P770 irons, which came with M2 woods, and Taylormade wedges.
But why stop with clubs. At Jimmy’s Maui Golf Rentals you can even add on shoe rentals and purchase balls, gloves and tees. So you don’t have to worry about anything. Except maybe hitting the fairway, but don’t forget your golfing on your vacation!
One more important benefit of using Jimmy’s Maui Golf rentals. They will deliver your premium golf clubs and accessories to any resort, condo, timeshare, or private home ANYWHERE in Maui. Remember your on vacation so relax and let them take care of it.
For anyone looking to golf to Maui, or the Big Island (Jimmy also has a location in Kona) I would recommend checking out Jimmy’s Club rentals. Do yourself a
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