Practice

Everyone is aware that true improvement only comes with practice. The key is to practice the right way or to practice the right things.

TARGET YOUR PRACTICE:
Never go into your practice session without a plan. Determine ahead of time some area you intend to work on, whether it's developing a better backswing,
strengthening your position at the top or creating a better hip turn. If your fundamentals are poor and you simply hit balls to practice "your swing" then you will only iingrain a fundamentally poor swing. This is done way too often and it is something I see on a daily basis. Using drills is a great way to isolate a certain area of your swing and practice fundamentally sound positions. When working
on a drill designed to effect a swing change, alternate every five balls. Five with the drill and five with the full swing motion, trying to create the feeling the drill gives you. This will not only help ingrain the change but also help you identify the "feel" of the correct movement. Ask one of the pros at Golf Quest and he will demonstrate for you.

EASE INTO YOUR PRACTICE SESSION:
Another poor habit I see on a daily basis is improper warm-up. The average golfer will do 60 seconds worth of stretching, hit five 7 irons and then 60 full speed drivers. This system not only creates stress on the golf muscles it, it also causes fundamentally wrong mechanics. Stretching aside, your practice session should start with some
soft sand wedges with a full swing motion, about 50 % power is sufficient. Work down through your clubs, hitting each club the same number of times. One system that you can employ is to use your odd numbered clubs one day, i.e. 3,5,7,9,SW & 3 wood, then use the even numbered club & Driver another. This will give you practice using all of you clubs and keep your sessions structured, and helps identify problem areas with regards to individual clubs. If you use these few suggestions over a period of time, true improvement can and will take place.

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