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**awagsFare** · 09-26-2012, 09:01 AM

A newbie perspective:

I'm always amazed at those (not necessarily THPers) that refuse to practice in order to improve. My favorite reasons:

I don't want to leave my good shots on the range.
I get all the practice I need when I play (this one cracks me up).
I don't want to waste my money, I'd rather play.
The pros don't practice, they play practice rounds (did not hear this here).

Now, I get that playing is generally more fun than practicing, but I look at it in terms of finance - it costs me $35 a month for a range membership. I can hit and use the practice green all I want. When I play (once a week) in runs the gamut $25-50, and when I drop that cash I'd like to do better than I did the week before. If I don't practice, I'm going to always suck. I really want to eventually play at least in the 90s consistently (i have a ways to go). I have to practice to accomplish this or just flush $$ down the toilet.

Most of you have pretty good game... But I've read each and every one crabbing about having trouble with certain shots. Yes, it's important to be able to pull it off "in play", however if you can't consistently hit "name that shot/distance" in practice, how can you expect to hit it consistently in play.

It seems to me that folks hurt themselves by refusing to practice, and that makes no sense to me.

I agree spazzdog. I mean, I guess it's fine for the person who strictly goes out to have fun with friends and really doesn't care what he shoots. But for players who play it as a competition or want to play better, it frustrates me, because I can't practice much at all because of my back issue, and they can. If I could, I would practice 3-4 times a week. My son just got the bug, and I take him weekly, and I hit a limited amount with him, and it's targeted to the major weaknesses in my game. I have a friend, 37, not married, no kids, plenty of money - and he just won't practice. He took some time off from the game because he was struggling, thinking that would help. That helps some who have maybe got too intense, or have played & practiced too much, but I don't think it's gonna help a guy who plays once a week...

09-26-2012, 09:01 AM	#16
awagsFare Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 567 Senior Member	A newbie perspective: I'm always amazed at those (not necessarily THPers) that refuse to practice in order to improve. My favorite reasons: I don't want to leave my good shots on the range. I get all the practice I need when I play (this one cracks me up). I don't want to waste my money, I'd rather play. The pros don't practice, they play practice rounds (did not hear this here). Now, I get that playing is generally more fun than practicing, but I look at it in terms of finance - it costs me $35 a month for a range membership. I can hit and use the practice green all I want. When I play (once a week) in runs the gamut $25-50, and when I drop that cash I'd like to do better than I did the week before. If I don't practice, I'm going to always suck. I really want to eventually play at least in the 90s consistently (i have a ways to go). I have to practice to accomplish this or just flush $$ down the toilet. Most of you have pretty good game... But I've read each and every one crabbing about having trouble with certain shots. Yes, it's important to be able to pull it off "in play", however if you can't consistently hit "name that shot/distance" in practice, how can you expect to hit it consistently in play. It seems to me that folks hurt themselves by refusing to practice, and that makes no sense to me. I agree spazzdog. I mean, I guess it's fine for the person who strictly goes out to have fun with friends and really doesn't care what he shoots. But for players who play it as a competition or want to play better, it frustrates me, because I can't practice much at all because of my back issue, and they can. If I could, I would practice 3-4 times a week. My son just got the bug, and I take him weekly, and I hit a limited amount with him, and it's targeted to the major weaknesses in my game. I have a friend, 37, not married, no kids, plenty of money - and he just won't practice. He took some time off from the game because he was struggling, thinking that would help. That helps some who have maybe got too intense, or have played & practiced too much, but I don't think it's gonna help a guy who plays once a week...
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