How Good Do You Want to Be?<\/p>\n
Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 9-Holes at Par 3 Course working on Distance Control with irons<\/p>\n o Play First ball for score.<\/p>\n o Play extra ball from 30-40 yards short of green and keep that balls score<\/p>\n o Hit extra short chips just off side of green if play is slow and you have time to practice<\/p>\n \u2022 Putting Session \u2013 40-Minutes<\/p>\n o Make 50 Putts from 3 Feet<\/p>\n o Play 9-Hole 2-Putt Game (Pick 9 putts outside of 20 feet and you have to 2-putt all 9-Holes<\/p>\n \u2022 Nightime Gym Workout<\/p>\n o Weights and Cardio<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Range Day \u2013 3 Hour Practice Session<\/p>\n o Warm Up with Pitch Shots for feel and contact.<\/p>\n o Work on Wedges for 7 Minutes<\/p>\n \u2022 LW \u2013 SW \u2013 PW<\/p>\n \u2022 Practice High Shots, Low Shots, Vary Distances with each club<\/p>\n \u2022 Practice Full Finish vs. Cut Off Finish with each club<\/p>\n o Hit Odd Number Clubs Today (9, 7, 5, 3 iron)<\/p>\n \u2022 Practice Ball Flight<\/p>\n \u2022 3 Fades and 3 draws with each club calling shots on command. If you struggle keep working on it until you have a good pattern going.<\/p>\n o Hit 12-18 Woods off the ground working on ball flight pattern. Hit high fades with 3 wood to practice landing the ball softly. Then put 3 wood on short tee and work on turning it over and hitting it farther.<\/p>\n o Driver Drill<\/p>\n \u2022 Pick different targets and hit to a determined fairway. Do your full pre shot routine like it\u2019s the opening tee shot of a tournament. Track whether you hit fairway, miss right or miss left for each shot. Do this daily and you can stay on top of hitting your fairways.<\/p>\n o Play a Mock Round on the Range of the next course you plan to play. Good drill for your imagination and to see if you can hit good shots switching clubs rather than pounding the same one over and over again.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nighttime Gym Workout<\/p>\n o Cardio and Stretching<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Short Game and Range Day<\/p>\n o Start with Pitching and Chipping<\/p>\n \u2022 30-Minutes of dropping multiple balls in one location and practicing repeating same shot over and ver<\/p>\n \u2022 30-Minutes of practicing Scoring around the green. Use one ball and chip and putt out around a green and keep score. Play as many holes as you have time for or even better compete with a friend.<\/p>\n \u2022 15-Minutes of Sand Practice working on different lies and hitting shots varying your trajectory. \u2022 Start with 9-Hole Stroke Play Practice to see if you can putt good right away<\/p>\n \u2022 Green Reading Drill Using sticks to choose read and see if you read the break correctly<\/p>\n \u2022 Lag putt to circle of tees from 30-40-50 feet<\/p>\n o Range Session<\/p>\n \u2022 Ball Flight Drill<\/p>\n \u2022 Work on Each Club in your bag and try to hit the same shot pattern with each shot. Maybe hit every ball today with a slight draw, or a slight fade.<\/p>\n \u2022 Do some weighted clubs swing to increase club head speed.<\/p>\n \u2022 Practice hitting the driver with max speed to increase club head speed. Max speed with balance, make sure you stick your finish.<\/p>\n o Night Time Gym Workout<\/p>\n \u2022 Weights and Cardio<\/p>\n Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 18-Holes on Course<\/p>\n o You have now had 3 straight days of practice so go ahead and play 18-Holes for score.<\/p>\n o If you are working on something particular in your game that still needs work and you miss a shot you should drop another ball and try and fix it. It\u2019s important to balance out scoring style practice rounds with practice rounds to work on things.<\/p>\n o After your round you should practice any areas of weakness or replay some key shots you could have improved on.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nighttime Cardio Workout<\/p>\n Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Short Session after 4 Days of Good Practice<\/p>\n o 1.5 hrs.<\/p>\n o Putting Session \u2013 30-Minutes<\/p>\n \u2022 50 3-footers<\/p>\n \u2022 Lag Putting drill<\/p>\n \u2022 9-Hole Drawback drill (Pull back all putts missed by one club length)<\/p>\n o Chipping Session \u2013 30 – Minutes<\/p>\n \u2022 Chip and try to land ball on a towel for landing spot<\/p>\n \u2022 Chip 9-Holes for score<\/p>\n \u2022 Vary clubs Drill 7, 9, SW<\/p>\n o Bunker Session \u2013 30-Minutes<\/p>\n \u2022 Trajectory Drill<\/p>\n \u2022 Land on Towel<\/p>\n \u2022 Try and make it spin like crazy<\/p>\n o Nighttime Workout<\/p>\n \u2022 Weights and Cardio<\/p>\n \u2022 Saturday<\/p>\n o AM Short game Session<\/p>\n \u2022 Shag bag at practice area<\/p>\n \u2022 2 Hours of Short game Pitching from 30-40-50 yards<\/p>\n o Putting<\/p>\n o Lunch<\/p>\n o 18-Holes on Course<\/p>\n \u2022 Play Red Tees and keep score working on going low<\/p>\n \u2022 Sunday<\/p>\n o 18-Holes in AM Match with Friends or Competitors<\/p>\n o Lunch<\/p>\n o Work on Areas needing improvement from AM Round<\/p>\n One Week Sample Practice Routine Outlined by Chris Smeal, PGA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Good Do You Want to Be? Put Some Purpose in Your Practice. It is not enough to just go hit some balls. You must have a goal and you must be working towards something. 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