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You hit it beautifully on the range, shaping shots at will. Then you head to the first tee and reality bites.


Don't just practice, practice to transfer the skills you're trying to learn to the course. When you hit balls at the range, you typically aren't thinking about a specific hole, the conditions, the score you need to stay in the match, the pressure, etc. — but you do when you play. "Practicing your technique within the context of where you'll apply it, and it makes all the difference in the world to your game.


Hitting 25 drivers in a row is skills practice. Hitting driver, then 7-iron, and then wedge is transfer practice — it mimics how you play on the course. Regardless of what part of the swing you're working on, do it with a different club after every swing.

Call it quits when you're no longer able to concentrate on the task at hand. Beyond that point, you're just going through the motions. But you should also stop when you're swinging well or have the skill you're grooving in a good place. The danger in continuing practice is that you'll get sloppy or get lost in misguided experimentation.




When you practice, work on one change only, or you'll literally short-circuit your brain. Repeating a movement — like swinging a golf club — causes changes in your central nervous system that increase the efficiency of the brain circuits controlling the muscles involved