Category: Practice Sessions

Have been working on my putting again.  Most of what I’ve read suggests that distance control is the key to making fewer putts. 
So working on distance control on the practice green today, I realized that (a) my distance control is poor on the longer putts, and (b) on the longer putts I sometimes do not [...]

During my last round, was not able to get many chips close to the hole.  I’ve been so focused on ball-striking improvement, that I hadn’t practiced chipping for several weeks, and it showed in my scoring.  So back to chipping practice…
I’ve decided to approach this like putting, in the sense of making distance control the [...]

Just a note that I’m back to using a power fade.
I had experimented with this a while back, and had incorporated it into my rounds. However, I had tended to hit the ball straight left, and so returned to setting up straight at the target, or for a draw. I’ve gone back to the [...]

Just a note on chiping practice today.
Was intially havng trouble making solid contact. After reviewing my fundamentals, realized that i was moving my head during the stroke, to check out the results. So focused my eyes on the ball and the spot on the ball after impact, looking up a few seconds after [...]

Since I tend to be a bit wild off the tee with my driver, I’ll rack up a few strokes per round for balls lost out of bounds. Could probably drop 4 strokes right away if I eliminated these penalties. So I’ve started practicing with my 3 Hybrid again, for use as a [...]

Just following up on some things I noticed that I need to practice after the last round. Managed to do all of this in one practice session today:
1) Uneven lies: Practiced this during chipping around an elevated putting green. Uphill lie, moved the ball back in my stance. Downhill lie, moved the [...]

Lately I’ve been practicing on the course, not scoring. I went this way because I noticed that I was really comfortable on the driving range (even during simulated rounds), but my full-swing generally went to pot on the course. My short-game is solid and improving, but my score wasn’t dropping and it was [...]

All of my practice to make four foot putts is about to start paying off.
On the practice green today, was warming up for a game of up-and-down, and decided to hit a few putts with 3 balls, to get the speed of the green.  Lined up a straight-in 12 footer, stroked it confidently, and in [...]

Played a simulated round on the range today, hitting shots as if I was playing my favorite back nine.  Felt OK, learned a lot, want to record some things to remember / work on:
1) Power fade with driver.  Didn’t feel as consistent as in past sessions, some pushed right, some pulled left. Want to try setting up [...]

Today on the practice putting green, played the putting game.  Dropped one ball from various locations around a couple holes, from distances of 5 to 15 feet.  Two strokes equal par (0), 3 strokes equal bogey (+1), and 1 stroke to sink the putt equals birdie (-1).
After 18 holes, was -1!  This is especially nice [...]