Tip From the Archives

Practice Swing Trouble

Problem

Your practice swing felt great but you can never swing exactly like you did when you try to hit the ball.

Cure

Remember to complete your preshot routine and to focus on the target. Although you want to keep that feeling of a wonderful swing both mentally and physically, you cannot rush to hit the ball. This would cause you to lose your mental image of the target, trajectory, or even grip the club harder than usual because of the excitement of hitting it well.

Therapy

Give yourself a little more time before hitting the ball. Step away from the ball and look at your target line down to the target area and back to the ball. You already know how you want to hit it so take the time to visualize the ball flying as you know it will during your actual shot.

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10 votes

 
Don Davidson | 3 years ago, at the start of June

Great tip but surely the 'problem' is worded incorrectly! It makes no sense! "you can never hit the ball exactly like you did during your practice swing." You don't actually 'hit the ball' during your practice swing! if you do it is no longer a 'practice swing' and a stroke has to be counted!

Ryan | 3 years ago, at the start of June

It probably means how you visualized hitting it.

Golf Medic | 3 years ago, at the start of June

Sorry, I did not notice how the problem could have been interpreted that way when it was posted. I edited it so it will read easier.

theBrom | 3 years ago, at the start of June

when I use this approach (visualization) and relaxation. I do actually improve my results, but for one reason or another last week's round was horrible. I even stood back and visualized every hit, relaxed my swing, etc. and I was ll over the place, fat irons, heel striking on drives etc. what a nightmare. 10-12 strokes higher than normal last week. I hope that's over.



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