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The Practice

This instructional covers practicing.

Most of us practice our mistakes rather than trying to find a way to fix our mistakes.

One of the things I like to have people do is start every practice session by teeing the ball slightly off the ground.

I would also have you start every practice session by taking short swings where you are going waist high and feel the weight of the club fall into the ball. Get your arms and identify your grip pressure and sense the use of the golf club.

From there, I would ask you to always put clubs on the ground. I find most people do not prepare related to the target.

Put a club in front of where you want the ball to go in line with the target, and another club on the ground for the foot and body line.

First, be very aware of how you get the club in position. Let your arms hang. Go through the process of getting the correct preparation of set-up.

I would encourage everyone to spend some time doing short game practice at least half of the time.

Sixty percent of the shots are played from forty to fifty yards in. Most people spend eighty percent of their time hitting full shots.

I would encourage everyone to spend some time with the short game. You'll quickly develop the sense of feel and the use of the golf club. Have a practice station, and spend part of your time hitting part shots and developing the feel and speed and sense of the club as you practice your short game shots.

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