When Fergie practices swimming
Carrying on the football thread today! I was thinking about my joke yesterday that Alex Ferguson might hang around the United training facility waiting for the players to finish a match somewhere. So I have been reading about Carrington (United’s Training Ground) and all the facilities that it boasts. It was opened around 12 years ago and seems to respresent the state of the art in football practice.
Alongside the usual physio, massage and rehabilitation facilities that one would expect they have …wait for it…14 football pitches…that’s it.
I couldnt find any mention of a scope system or teaching studios where you kick onto the field.. or do I mean pitch? They seems to also only practice on grass and most interestingly there are no 100 yard signs out there.
So let’s try a little game:
1. Footballers practice on a …
2. Tennis players practice on a …
3. Swimmers practice in a…
4. Golfers practice on a …
So if you answered …
1. Pitch
2. Court
3. Pool
…you did pretty well, but what did you answer for number 4? Because as we all know the answer for the most part is unfortunately Driving Range and not Golf Course.
Could this explain why so many are good on the range and not on the course? Could this be the reason that no matter how many 7 irons you hit, you dont hit any more greens? Driving Ranges are great things which make certain types of practice much easier.
Think about how and when you practice to see if you really are practicing golf not just swing. I am off to the local pool to practice my breast stroke whilst lying on a bench on the side!
A load of balls…
