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Practicing Golf Trouble Shots
A lot of times on the golf course you will find that you are not
in the middle of the fairway, or not in the fairway at all.
Putting yourself in and around a tree on the practice range will
help your decision making out on the golf course on what golf
club to choose, and how to play it.
Most good golfers put themselves in trouble shot situations and
bad lies on the practice range. Practicing this drill for a
month, two or three times a week with a large bucket of golf
balls each time, will improve your trouble shot making, and help
lower your scores. You will find with practice and persistence
you can save a par, or even birdie one or two holes out on the
golf course more often than not. Keep in mind, saving a few
strokes or better is 50% skill and 50% luck that you will
succeed. The odds will increase or decrease depending on how
much you practice these golf shots out on the practice range. It
is always a good idea to play it safe, by chipping out.
By practicing golf trouble shot drills on the golfing range, you
will sometimes visualize a prior practice shot taken on the
range when you're confronted with a trouble shot out on the golf
course. Visualizing the golf shot from this practice routine
requires a little bit of consistent practice. The golf shot will
be a lot easier if you have done it many times over. You will
need to take six golf clubs, (3 iron, 5 iron, 7 iron, wedge, 5
wood and driver) or your favorite golf clubs to the practice
range along with a huge bucket of balls to keep your golf memory
in shape. The idea of this trouble shot practice is to memorize
distance and ball flight using different clubface ball positions
and lies. This is a very enjoyable practice routine and exercise
that requires a little patience, imagination and memory.
Find a tree between the golf ball and the green. You do not need
a green behind the tree. It would be a lot more fun to watch
your golf shots land and roll on the green, if there was one
nearby. Stand behind the tree and hold the grip of the golf club
with your fingers, and rest the club head on the grass with the
clubface facing you. Put the bottom of your foot on the face of
the golf club and let the grip go. Look and see if the tip of
the golf club is pointing upwards and over the tree. Should the
grip end of the golf club point at any part of the tree. Chances
are, you haven't got enough club loft to go over. You may need
to go under the tree or find a loftier club. You can do this
test with any club iron on the golf course.
The idea of this drill is to know how low and far you can roll a
golf ball out to the fairway or green, and how much distance and
loft you need to get over a tree. The key memory for the
practice would be the golf club selection for both the loft and
distance for the target you're aiming for. One club may be low
enough to get you under the obstacle, but may be too much club
for the target area. You may want to consider choking down on
the club to take a little distance off the shot. The other club
may have enough loft, but not enough distance. Do this routine
with different club selections often. For the distant trouble
shots try a 1 wood and a 3 iron under the branches of a tree.
(Use extra caution for these clubs near a tree. Also look around
for other players before attempting any blind golf shot.)
With your first 10 balls, practice hitting it low to the ground.
Always
pick a target and put some kind of obstacle in front of
you. Practice with a tree right in front of you or 100 yards
away with the imaginary green behind it, if you have no access
to a practice green. Try to keep the golf ball from flying into
the tree, or make the ball land just before and roll beyond onto
your imaginary target or green. You will have to use your
imagination for this shot and practice with several different
clubface positions. You need to practice playing the ball in
front, middle, or back in your stance. You may want to practice
going around the tree if you're a substantial distance from the
green. Close the clubface to help it hook, or open the face of
the club to help slice it around the tree. There are a lot of
good professional teachers, books and videos on the Internet to
help you master the hook and slice effect of the ball at will.
Practice your chipping distance for certain clubs, by chipping
out to the side of trouble. It is a good idea to know how far
you can chip a certain golf club so you don't end up on the
other side of the fairway, and or behind another obstacle.
Practice your trouble shots in a sand trap as well. Place a
group of balls behind a big lip of a sand trap. Move some in the
front and back of the trap. Do not forget to stand on a couple
of golf balls for that buried golf ball effect. Now take your
time hitting the golf balls, keeping in mind for an open
clubface, and a slightly closed clubface for those buried lies.
Is the sand hard or soft? Take more sand for shorter distances
from the flagstick, and less sand for those longer shots. Your
target for striking the sand should be 1 to 3 inches behind the
golf ball, depending on your distance from the flagstick.
Accelerate at impact. Follow through and do not quit on the
shot. Again you will find more information on the Internet for
mastering these types of trouble shots. Practice until you
prefer to be in a trap on the golf course, because it's your
favorite golf shot. This will raise your level of confidence
when approaching a green on the course with bunkers around it.
With enough practice you will actually see the ball drop in the
hole coming out of the bunker from time to time. Eventually you
will find yourself on the green trying to read the roll of the
putting surface before you take the bunker shot.
Take out your 5 wood to practice aiming for the tall timbers.
Know your distance. The 5 wood flies high and far. Try to put
yourself close to the trees and back, to see how close is too
close, and how far back is too far back. Do not forget to
practice those long high fades and draw shots.
When you have practiced this drill enough times, it will almost
seem like second nature when attempting these same golf trouble
shots. You will either impress your foursome or make them stand
there in awe. The other ingredients you will need to benefit
from this practice routine are confidence and a positive
mindset. The game of golf is almost magical at times. What seems
impossible at times can have yourself shaking your head in
disbelief and saying to yourself. "I can play like a pro!"
About the author:
Learned to play golf as a caddie. Later on made the High School
golf team. Played 54 holes a day during school summer break to
keep my game in shape. You can find discount tee times at
http://www.golfanchor.net and a online golf store at
http://www.golfanchor.com
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