| Strategic golf practice drills are the key to | | | | It isn’t easy to practice strategic thinking for |
| successfully achieving a consistent full golf swing. To | | | | a full golf swing without playing on a golf course. A |
| begin, set various distances and targets using | | | | driving range or practice area usually looks different |
| different clubs. | | | | from the course. Practicing under game-like conditions |
| Hitting golf shots with a full golf swing involves | | | | will help you transfer what you learn in practice to |
| strategic thinking. First, ask yourself what you want | | | | the golf course. |
| to do with the shot. As you develop skill, strategic | | | | Here are some Full Golf Swing drills to practice: |
| concerns such as the ball flight, right or left turn and | | | | On the driving range, select a target for your golf |
| high or low trajectory become more and more | | | | shot, such as a different area on the ground, a sign, |
| important. | | | | or an assembly of balls lying on the fairway. Your |
| New golfers spend most of their strategy time | | | | goal is to hit the target, but on every shot decide on |
| finding a target and picking a club simply because the | | | | an area around the target about the size of a green. |
| number of ways they can hit a shot is limited. | | | | Play at least 20 shots with different clubs and give |
| Professional players will take all aspects of the shot | | | | yourself a point every time you hit the green area. |
| into account. Wind, lie, slopes, hazards, pin position, | | | | To increase your difficulty, make your visualized area |
| green firmness, individual preferences, and other | | | | of the green smaller. To decrease your difficulty, |
| factors all help the professional player decide on ball | | | | make your visualized area of the green bigger and |
| flight. | | | | use all the clubs in the bag all the way up to the |
| As you develop as a player the answer to the | | | | driver. Additionally, focus on the target and let your |
| question of what to do with the ball will become a | | | | swing take care of itself. At the end of your practice |
| matter of adjusting to the conditions set by the golf | | | | add up all your points and check your success. This is |
| course and by yourself. The better golf player you | | | | a great way to keep a score going of your golf |
| are, the more answers you will find and the more | | | | practice sessions. |
| variety your golf shots will have. | | | | Developing a sound full swing is fundamental to |
| Once you’ve determined what you want to | | | | playing golf successfully. The full golf swing has three |
| do, consider how you will get it done, examining your | | | | phases: (1) Backswing, (2) Downswing and (3) Follow |
| ability to execute the necessary shot. A good player | | | | through. You can execute a full golf swing with nearly |
| will be able to produce the best shot for any given | | | | any club in the bag. Strategic thinking for the full |
| situation. | | | | swing involves understanding club selection, knowing |
| Before you can reach a professional level, the most | | | | how to hit a variety of shots and adjusting to the |
| important answer to the question How is | | | | ever changing golf course conditions. |
| simply the technique you need to produce the shot. | | | | The key to developing your full golf swing and |
| A straight forward golf shot may necessitate your | | | | success is strategic practice drills. Vary your |
| regular full golf swing. For softer ball flight, perhaps a | | | | distances, change clubs and targets until you master |
| smoother swing with a longer club could do the trick. | | | | your shots. |