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**excivaamome** · 10-09-2009, 01:44 AM

Yes, but most of my pre-shot routine is sizing up the shot as I walk toward my ball, and I'm reading my putt discretely while I await my turn to putt.

I think most people do it that way (or at least try to).

I think Diane mentioned that the guy she was paired with was a "newbie" and not hitting the ball well at all. If I was hitting the ball 40 yards, the last thing I'd worry about was a pre-shot routine.

Just my opinion of course.

Yes and no to this one. On the one hand, I get the idea of not worrying about a pre-shot if someone basically couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, but an argument could be made that learning a pre-shot from the beginning will pay dividends down the road.

Like anything else that's learned, there will be a fair amount of time where what someone's learning doesn't seem like it's doing any good, but I think that in the end, it's better to have a routine than not.

My problem with this situation overall is that far too many people these days who are completely new at this game are learning out on 18 hole courses.

That's what Pitch n' Putt and Executive 9-Hole courses are for.

When my father set about to teach me this game, he wouldn't let me near a "regulation" golf course until I learned how to keep the ball in play most of the time, how to "keep moving" and to hit a ball reasonably well enough to be able to justify playing a course with holes that were many hundreds of yards long.

I played those little courses with him for a couple of years until I could hold my own out on a "Big Course" and when I look back on those days, I think that was a very smart thing for him to do.

-JP

10-09-2009, 01:44 AM	#23
excivaamome Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 381 Senior Member	Yes, but most of my pre-shot routine is sizing up the shot as I walk toward my ball, and I'm reading my putt discretely while I await my turn to putt. I think most people do it that way (or at least try to). I think Diane mentioned that the guy she was paired with was a "newbie" and not hitting the ball well at all. If I was hitting the ball 40 yards, the last thing I'd worry about was a pre-shot routine. Just my opinion of course. Yes and no to this one. On the one hand, I get the idea of not worrying about a pre-shot if someone basically couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, but an argument could be made that learning a pre-shot from the beginning will pay dividends down the road. Like anything else that's learned, there will be a fair amount of time where what someone's learning doesn't seem like it's doing any good, but I think that in the end, it's better to have a routine than not. My problem with this situation overall is that far too many people these days who are completely new at this game are learning out on 18 hole courses. That's what Pitch n' Putt and Executive 9-Hole courses are for. When my father set about to teach me this game, he wouldn't let me near a "regulation" golf course until I learned how to keep the ball in play most of the time, how to "keep moving" and to hit a ball reasonably well enough to be able to justify playing a course with holes that were many hundreds of yards long. I played those little courses with him for a couple of years until I could hold my own out on a "Big Course" and when I look back on those days, I think that was a very smart thing for him to do. -JP
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