subject: A Golf Training Routine That Works [print this page] A proper training programme is the most important part of your golf training routine. When training, most folks forget to work on shots close to the green. Extra hours hitting a picturesque drive can be fun, but fixing the kinks in your shots in the sub 100-yard range will cut strokes from you card faster.
For and training regiment to be effective, you must keep a regular routine. Golf training time should be shared equally between driving and approaches. An hour pounding drives should at least equal an hour on the putting green.
Chip shots, shots out of the sand and approaches should not be neglected. A super human drive may be a thing of beauty but approach shots will win more matches. As best you can, replicate real world conditions during your golf training. Smooth sand and a ball perched neatly on time may make for a pretty out, but it is not something you will ever see while on the links. Toss the ball as straight and as high as possible and let drop. You get more out of learning how to dig it out. Drop your practice balls against the wall to learn how to handle tough outs; be that a big shot or the smart move to the side.
Not all neighborhood parks are trimmed on schedule and the edges are usually left unkempt. Find these places to learn how to bush whack your ball to safety. You don't need to be at a driving range to train. Earn an hour hitting the fun stuff at the driving range by saving your ball from the worst the park can offer for a while. You, your wedge and bucket of old balls is all you need to make those unattended ends of the park into your golf training grounds.
Incorporating your putter into your training routine will prove the most important thing you can do. More matches are decided on the green than any other part of the course. Practice the long shots, the short taps and even a few from the fringe while on the putting green.
You can practice in comfort of your own backyard too. Chipping from the well trimmed garden will only help you a little. Let the lawn go and extra week and you can get in a few light chips without damaging anything. Talk to the neighbor behind you and trade off hitting practice balls into each other's yard.
Metered practice will improve your game more than any elements of your golf training routine. Spending an hour, a few days a week, will pay off more that long stints on the weekend. Weekends are best-spent playing eighteen any way.
