Drills
How many people can honestly say that they really like to practice golf? Most of us would much rather play than practice. I know from my own experience that it can be very hard to practice on a day when you feel like doing something else. Let’s face it, there is more to life than practicing your golf game (or is there?). Golf practice drills are designed to get the most out of our limited practice time — to save time.
Drills guide you in doing what is right for your own golf game by showing you how a correct motion feels. Drills are the quickest way to break down an old incorrect swing habit. Golf drills develop the mechanics for sound repeatable swings or strokes — new good habits. They eliminate the effort to consciously think about swing mechanics, and concentrate instead on feeling and training the new motion.
Choose drills that focus on your primary problem and that appeal to your imagination. Resist the temptation to jump back and forth between large numbers of drills. Full mastery of five drills or less specifically tailored to your swing fault will work wonders for your golf swing.
Practice the drills one at a time until you have mastered each one. Notice how your body feels as you execute each drill. When you do a different motion or use a previously unused body part in the golf swing, it will feel strange at first. Do not be nervous about this. Hold a position or move in slow motion as you perform your drill and observe how it feels so you can recognize it next time. If you can’t do the drill in slow motion or at half speed, you have little chance of doing it properly in fast motion or full speed. Repetition of good things creates good habits.
Ten to twenty drill swings per practice session is all that is needed to build the correct swing habit. They are just like trick shots, and trick shots are fun! In fact, if you add a little fun to your practice session, chances are you might enjoy practicing.
Drills guide you in doing what is right for your own golf game by showing you how a correct motion feels. Drills are the quickest way to break down an old incorrect swing habit. Golf drills develop the mechanics for sound repeatable swings or strokes — new good habits. They eliminate the effort to consciously think about swing mechanics, and concentrate instead on feeling and training the new motion.
Choose drills that focus on your primary problem and that appeal to your imagination. Resist the temptation to jump back and forth between large numbers of drills. Full mastery of five drills or less specifically tailored to your swing fault will work wonders for your golf swing.
Practice the drills one at a time until you have mastered each one. Notice how your body feels as you execute each drill. When you do a different motion or use a previously unused body part in the golf swing, it will feel strange at first. Do not be nervous about this. Hold a position or move in slow motion as you perform your drill and observe how it feels so you can recognize it next time. If you can’t do the drill in slow motion or at half speed, you have little chance of doing it properly in fast motion or full speed. Repetition of good things creates good habits.
Ten to twenty drill swings per practice session is all that is needed to build the correct swing habit. They are just like trick shots, and trick shots are fun! In fact, if you add a little fun to your practice session, chances are you might enjoy practicing.
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To see many more Jim Peters golf drills on YouTube ==>
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The Umbrella Grip Drill |
The Goldilocks Grip Pressure Drill |
Distance from the Ball |
Ball Position for Balls on the Ground |
Foot Position at Address |
The Ball Between Knees Drill |
The Chair Drill |
The Pre-Set Drill |
The Pre-Set Rotation Drill |
The Under-Under Drill |
