| When you are working five days a week in a full | | | | consistent golf shots together. The fourth one is |
| time job, and you take to the golf course on a | | | | almost certain to be a disaster of some description. |
| Saturday to try out the latest driver, or putter, or | | | | The point I am making is one or two days a week |
| some other new addition to your golf bag, it is | | | | playing golf is not going to get you into single figure |
| difficult enough after a five day break to reach your | | | | golf. There has to be some targeted practice in |
| peak playing potential without any practice since your | | | | between. Targeted means practice which is focused |
| last round of golf with a gap of four or more days in | | | | on some principles of the game. Not theory, leave |
| between. | | | | that for the text books, but actual playing practice. |
| The pros make their living from the game and need | | | | Knowing what you are trying to do in golf is the |
| to practice to some extent, every day. Therefore | | | | foundation of a consistent golf swing. You have to |
| their golf games are finely tuned all the time, and | | | | have an understanding of the basic principles of the |
| they can soon get their swing into the groove. | | | | game if you are going to play it well, and achieve a |
| For the part time, weekend golfer it is not that easy. | | | | low handicap. Then you will need to practice more to |
| It might take two days to put three consecutive | | | | keep your handicap low. |