The Way Golfers Screw Up: Practice
March 18, 2008 – 9:53 am | by GolfdirtOriginally Published in HumanGolf.com
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: After the Game
We should: Hit a few wedges to get the muscles loose and then build up via 8-Iron, 4-Iron and fairway wood, for example, before trying the driver, and then wind down slowly, finishing off with a few half or three-quarter distance wedges. We also know how important it is to practice the short game, as that’s where most strokes are taken.
We do: Not practice, except on very rare occasions, when we turn up for a round having forgotten that the course is closed because it’s hosting an important event. So we reluctantly head for the range where we whale away with the driver for half an hour.
NEXT: The Rules
Martin Vousden is a freelance golf writer, a former editor of Today’s Golfer and launch editor of Golf Buyer and Swing magazines. His book, With Friends Like These; A Selective History of the Ryder Cup, was published in 2006 by Time Warner. He edits the RareBirdie.com website.
