Your approach to practice/range time

levitronix

Im just back into golf after a 7 year break, so for the past few years have been into endurance sports triathlons and bike racing for the last 3 years. During that time i found best results from being very strick with my training and very analyitical.
Im wondering does anyone approach their practice sessions this way working on a certain element for certain amount of time, (do pros train this way? )
When i was a junior i played off 2 for a while and as a sensior played consistantly off 3, i had a good junior run getting a few nice memorable wins, but when i look back on how i got there i had no rountine or training plan just time on the course.
I know ill never have that kinda time again to spend playing golf but im hoping to get back to a decent level with limited time but much better structure?
Anyone else doing well this approach?

golfnut1

My approach is the shorter the club the longer the time spent practicing.

m r c

Work on making your worst better.

I'll never be as good as you were but I noticed after my first year golfing that my best was a lot better but I felt my worst was still just as bad.
So I've started to take the big numbers out of play. My h/c is still in the twenties do take my advice with a pinch of salt mate, but as you're a numbers man look at fairways hit, greens made, up and down percentage and average putts for a start.
You will have less time as you mention, but if you focus your practise on the genuine weakest parts of your game(not always perceived) that should yield greatest results.

GreeBo

at your level Id be looking at the cause of any poorer than expected scores.
- Short siding yourself
- Going for sucker pins
- Going for silly Par5s in 2
- Not leaving uphill putts/chips

Other than that its the usual short & long game analysis.

onlyfinewine

levitronix wrote: »

Im just back into golf after a 7 year break, so for the past few years have been into endurance sports triathlons and bike racing for the last 3 years. During that time i found best results from being very strick with my training and very analyitical.
Im wondering does anyone approach their practice sessions this way working on a certain element for certain amount of time, (do pros train this way? )
When i was a junior i played off 2 for a while and as a sensior played consistantly off 3, i had a good junior run getting a few nice memorable wins, but when i look back on how i got there i had no rountine or training plan just time on the course.
I know ill never have that kinda time again to spend playing golf but im hoping to get back to a decent level with limited time but much better structure?
Anyone else doing well this approach?

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whitefoot

levitronix wrote: »

im hoping to get back to a decent level with limited time but much better structure?
Anyone else doing well this approach?

In various threads I have seen heavy handicap reductions attributed to what is called the Ultimate Practice Routine.

It may suit you if you are looking for a methodical, structured approach that is quantifiable within each element and allows progress to be measured.

I remember finding it through a Google search but cannot find the link now.

If you have trouble, I am sure I copied it to a laptop.

However playing off 2/3, you may have no interest but I vaguely remember it was designed by a US teaching pro around his success in taking a high handicapper with unlimited time to scratch in one year and applying the key learnings to normal working people so they could optimise their practice time.

There is a US based huge thread attached to the idea with everyone enthusiastically reporting their progress but remember they are not category 1 golfer like yourself.

Rikand

whitefoot wrote: »

In various threads I have seen heavy handicap reductions attributed to what is called the Ultimate Practice Routine.

It may suit you if you are looking for a methodical, structured approach that is quantifiable within each element and allows progress to be measured.

I remember finding it through a Google search but cannot find the link now.

If you have trouble, I am sure I copied it to a laptop.

However playing off 2/3, you may have no interest but I vaguely remember it was designed by a US teaching pro around his success in taking a high handicapper with unlimited time to scratch in one year and applying the key learnings to normal working people so they could optimise their practice time.

There is a US based huge thread attached to the idea with everyone enthusiastically reporting their progress but remember they are not category 1 golfer like yourself.

I actually posted it here last year

This is the thread. : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76306435

This is the post :: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76306435&postcount=39

Served me very well last year in helping me get down to 4 from 7

Rikand

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/93/golf/ultimate-practice-routine-992787/

This is the original thread on the twoplustwo forums if I am allowed to post it

whitefoot

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/93/golf/ultimate-practice-routine-992787/

This is the original thread on the twoplustwo forums if I am allowed to post it

That's the one Ricky.

Thank you for originally posting the routine as before embracing this I used to turn up at the practise area like a rabbit caught in the headlights wondering what to do next and invariably doing what I enjoy not what I needed to work at.

levitronix

whitefoot wrote: »

In various threads I have seen heavy handicap reductions attributed to what is called the Ultimate Practice Routine.

It may suit you if you are looking for a methodical, structured approach that is quantifiable within each element and allows progress to be measured.

I remember finding it through a Google search but cannot find the link now.

If you have trouble, I am sure I copied it to a laptop.

However playing off 2/3, you may have no interest but I vaguely remember it was designed by a US teaching pro around his success in taking a high handicapper with unlimited time to scratch in one year and applying the key learnings to normal working people so they could optimise their practice time.

There is a US based huge thread attached to the idea with everyone enthusiastically reporting their progress but remember they are not category 1 golfer like yourself.

I was off a low handicap but havnt had a HC for 7 years almost, will have a look into the thread see what i can dig up

BillyBoy

levitronix wrote: »

I was off a low handicap but havnt had a HC for 7 years almost, will have a look into the thread see what i can dig up

Let us know how you get on. Saw that thread a couple of years ago and kept meaning to give it a go but got lazy. I am going to give it a go this year, currently off 12, so would be interested to see the results if you gave it a go too.

ShriekingSheet

Had a look at that "Ultimate" practice session thing. I'd say the sheer volume of stuff in it would improve any player. Because it has tasks and goals, it'll stop people just doing "some" practice and fecking off to play a few holes. It kind of forces you to do loads.

However, it's pretty old fashioned in the quality/type of practice that's in there.

The putting and short game drills are all the same shot over and over again from the same spot. Rolling 20 odd lag putts one after the other from 400 feet to the same hole hasn't got a whole lot to do with being a good long putter on the golf course. Firstly, as we all know, after a few gos at the same putt, you get it dialled in - there's no challenege and you aren't working on any kind of feel. Also, with so many of the same shot, you're fighting against monotony more than anything - not exactly a relevant task.

Like I said, I don't think there's any harm in the thing, but varying your practice shots is something I thought was a no brainer. Going around 360 degrees of a hole on the practice putting green, so you move to a different angle after every couple of putts would be better in my mind. Or dropping 9 balls at different slopes, lies and angles around the chipping green, and working your way around in 18 shots is another old favourite.

Also, the whole thing is just hitting shots, and there's no reference to working on whatever area of technique you need to in order to actually improve, but that's another story.