Practice like a PGA Pro…no, not Tiger Woods. Me…Brandon Evans…a local PGA Pro with a fun job which occupies 8-12 hours of energy per day, 2 kids and a beautiful wife at home who I love spending time with, an affinity for landscaping, and too little time to practice golf.
I’ve made a goal to practice golf at least 4 times per week for the next several months, and I’m going to share with you my practice objectives and methodology for each of my practice sessions. I invite and encourage you to follow along with me…we’ll both improve together!
You’ll notice a few things right of the bat about my practice sessions:
1) They have to have a specific, measurable objective. Otherwise, I have no idea whether or not I’m accomplishing anything or getting better over time.
2) Most sessions are short and concise…have to get home to my kids and my daylillies.
3) 2/3 of my practice sessions will revolve around the short game for a couple of reasons. a) the short game is necessary for lower scores and b) the putting/chipping greens is a short walk from my office than the driving range.
Day #1 – North, South, East, West Putting Drill – 10 Circuits
Focus: Short Putts
Description: Set-Up 4 golf balls 4 feet from the hole on all 4 sides (North, South, East, West), with a slight uphill, downhill, left-to-right and right-to-left slant on the respective putts. (see photo below). Attempt to make all 4 putts consecutively (one from each side of the hole). If all 4 are made, 1 circuit is complete. If you miss, you must begin the circuit again. Use your pre-shot routine before each putt.
Objective: Complete 10 circuits.
Time: It took me 12 attempts and 8 minutes to complete 10 circuits.
