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by
Mac Stevenson

Determine Which Shots to Practice in Early Spring

Spring is in full bloom and enthusiasm is running
rampant in the minds of most golfers. We can't
wait to buy a large bucket of range balls and head
for the driving range to hit every club in our bag.

Many players rush to the range and beat balls until
they're exhausted; they do all this with no thought
about how or what to practice. This won't hurt your
game; in fact, all practice using proper fundamentals
is beneficial. But strategic planning will produce
far better results.

A majority of golfers don't take the time to seriously
analyze their games before embarking on a vigorous
spring practice schedule. It's quite simple to examine
your game in minute detail to determine which shots you
should practice at the beginning of the season.

The first thing to do is to sit down and chart a
typical, albeit hypothetical, round of golf. You'll
have to imagine being on a course that you play
frequently and are familiar with. And you have to be
honest with yourself; from memory, chart the shots and
strokes on each hole that you will hit during a typical
(for you) round of 18 holes.

It doesn't matter whether you usually shoot around 70 or
100 so long as the chart is accurate and realistic
concerning your golf game.

The following is a chart from my home course for an
imaginary round of golf when I shoot 80; you can do the
same thing with your game.

Chart symbols: (D=Driver) (3-W=3 wood) (4-W=4 wood)
(5-W=5 wood) (P=pitch shot) (C=chip shot) (Pt=putt)
(9-I=9 iron) and so on with the irons.

#1 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (2 Pts)=5

#2 Par 3--(7-I) (2 Pts)=3

#3 Par 5--(D) (3-W) (3-W) (9-I) (3 Pts)=7

#4 Par 3--(4-I) (2 Pts)=3

#5 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (1 Pt)=4

#6 Par 4--(D) (5-W) (2 Pts)=4

#7 Par 5--(D) (3-W) (8-I) (2 Pts)=5

#8 Par 3--(5-W) (C) (2 Pts)=4

#9 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (2 Pts)=5

Front Nine Score=40

#10 Par 5--(D) (3-W) (7-I) (P) (1 Pt)=5

#11 Par 3--(4-I) (C) (2Pts)=4

#12 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (2 Pts)=5

#13 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (2 Pts)=5

#14 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (1 Pt)=4

#15 Par 3--(5-I) (2 Pts)=3

#16 Par 4--(D) (3-W) (P) (3 Pts)=6

#17 Par 3--(5-I) (1 Pt)=2

#18 Par 5--(D) (3-W) (7-I) (C) (2Pts)=6

Back Nine Score=40

Total=80

Now, to analyze your game for practice purposes, you
have to subtract your putts from the rest of your shots.
In the hypothetical round charted above, I used 34 putts
over the 18 holes. Subtracting the putts (34) from the
total score of 80, I see that I hit 46 shots other than
putts.

Don't surmise from this analysis that putting isn't
important; quite the contrary, the putter is the most
important club. But this study is to determine which
clubs to practice with on the driving range and the
putter doesn't factor in.

Keep in mind that I'm using my own game to illustrate
this charting method. Your game will be entirely
different, but you can use the same system.

Here's how the different shots (minus putts) added up
over my typical 18 hole round:

Drives Fairway Woods Full Irons Chips Pitches

12 14 9 3 8

=46

Right away--using the chart for my game--it becomes obvious
that I'm hitting more drives and fairway woods than other
shots. The drives and fairway woods accounted for 26 of
46 shots, which equates to 56.5 percent of the total shots.

That tells me immediately that the driver and fairway woods
need plenty of practice. Incidentally, fairway woods
include everything from the 3-wood to a 7-wood. And full
irons include your 3-iron through the sand wedge when you
take a full swing.

Chips and pitches are self-explanatory.

By using this charting method, you will discover that
certain clubs are more important than you thought they
were and vice versa.

And it's simple to use.

After you start playing regularly in the spring, you can
chart actual rounds and see how close they are to your
imaginary round.

You'll be amazed at how similar the two are.

Sometimes we can't see the forest through the trees; take
the time to examine your game closely before you begin your
spring practice sessions. It will be time well-spent.

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Joe's Quick Tip

Exhale for 6 Seconds to Regain Composure

We've all hit that breaking point on the course...
the moment when you decide if you're going to break
your club in half after a series of bad shots.

When this happens, take a deep breath in and exhale
for at least 6 seconds.

It's like a lifejacket in a sea of negativity and it
will allow you to regain your composure and start
making shots like you trained yourself to.

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Quote:

"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving
definitely isn't for you." -- Comedian Steven Wright

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Until next time, good golfing!

Joseph Forbush (accepting the torch from Richard -more
on this a little later :)

http://www.thinkandreachpar.com

ThinkandReachPar.com
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Nashua, NH 03061

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