Practice Makes Perfect!

You are not a professional, so don’t be too critical about your development. I know I was at first. It takes time to get this game down, and for some, a LONG time. However, you can use your limited time far better than most amateurs. If you practice properly, you will save a lot of time, money, and find the game of golf much more rewarding. Proper practice will build motor memory, or in other words, good habits. With the right motor memory, you will be able to avoid that bunker on Number 18, even with the whole gallery (the geeks in the club house) watching.

Many teaching professionals, while giving excellent hands-on instruction, don’t give students a means for continuing to give you constructive criticism. They don’t provide a specific practice plan or a way for students to observe their own development after completing a few lessons. Therefore, golfers tend to slip into their old habits, or they develop new swing faults without even realizing it.

Golfers don’t plan to fail, they simply fail to plan. What you need to do is come up with a plan to develop your golf game. Start by going to the driving range on a weekly basis. I don't know about many courses throughout the country, but at least in Utah, most driving ranges close late at night so that you can get out of your office and onto the range with time to spare. Start by hitting a few balls with each golf club to see which ones you need the most work on and then narrow down your practice around those clubs (while still practicing with the others as well). Also, every course I have seen has a practice green where you can practice your chipping and putting. Follow the plan that you come up with for yourself and you will improve far more rapidly than you imagined possible.

Most people never even come close to practicing golf in an organized way, the way touring professionals practice. Now you will have the opportunity to practice this way. Just make sure you do so to help yourself improve your game. Remember, practice makes perfect!

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