How to know what to practice
This is a simple explanation of the way I work:
1. Watch my students play on the course
2. Find out what causes them to drop shots
3. Make a plan to get better
4. Transfer the skills to the course
5. Start the process again
There is certainly more to it when you consider how to periodise your performance to peak at the right time and practice effectively and it perhaps doesnt take much long term work into account.
The best thing about this? You can do this yourself for your own game. Dont get put off by the fact that you might need to work on technique, there is a lot you can do without ever working on technique.
Let’s be clear, the sort of problems you are looking for in your game are only ones that make you drop shots and not shots that you were not happy with. When doing the analysis on your own without a golf instructor you should probably play a number of rounds and look for some patterns which might occur.
Once you have a clear idea of your problems, especially the ones that cost you shots, only then can you do something about it. Try the analysis! You might be surprised what comes out of it!
