Outcome v Process and what practice you do?

[Parsaregood]

I see it like a balanced diet. You need to work on all parts but your weak parts need the most attention. Lol

It is true but you have to have time if you want to adequately improve the weak parts and maintain the strong parts. It makes no sense to improve one but only to neglect something else and probably get worse as a result. Say you didn't play for 3 weeks maybe a month, your playing a medal at the weekend. Say your terrible at bunker shots and your chipping is terrible but your usually a good iron player and a half decent putter, you have 2 hours at the range, what are you doing ? If you want to play to the best of your ability your going to practice your driving, irons and putting.

 

[garyinderry]

It is true but you have to have time if you want to adequately improve the weak parts and maintain the strong parts. It makes no sense to improve one but only to neglect something else and probably get worse as a result. Say you didn't play for 3 weeks maybe a month, your playing a medal at the weekend. Say your terrible at bunker shots and your chipping is terrible but your usually a good iron player and a half decent putter, you have 2 hours at the range, what are you doing ? If you want to play to the best of your ability your going to practice your driving, irons and putting.

I'd practice my chipping like hell and aim away from bunkers. Hahah

 

[Curls]

The issue is that we get bored practicing what we don’t naturally enjoy, that’s why some folk can spend days on the range but get sick of the putting green after 10 minutes. Structured practice is important if you want to improve specific aspects of your game but there’s no substitute for competitive play imo. Ideally you’d do both.

When on the course, routine and process goals are far better than outcome based ones. That’s why the guy writing his winner speech on the 17th throws it away and the guy focussing on fairways and greens gets the trophy 🏆

 

[Parsaregood]

The issue is that we get bored practicing what we don’t naturally enjoy, that’s why some folk can spend days on the range but get sick of the putting green after 10 minutes. Structured practice is important if you want to improve specific aspects of your game but there’s no substitute for competitive play imo. Ideally you’d do both.

When on the course, routine and process goals are far better than outcome based ones. That’s why the guy writing his winner speech on the 17th throws it away and the guy focussing on fairways and greens gets the trophy 🏆

For the average joe who goes to the range twice a week if lucky working on and improving strengths gives their whole game a structure and a point to work from. Theres no point changing drastically techniques etc if you struggle to do 2 hours practice a week, that's just not enough to get the muscle/motion memory and also to rebuild the confidence using the new technique.


Personally I do a bit of everything when I can but then again I practice alot more than 2 hours a week.

 

[patricks148]

personally i like to neglect all parts of my game

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have always enjoyed working on all aspects of my game. My focus of winter practice will once again be the short game from 100 yards and in, bunker play and my putting. I haven't always been diligent at collecting data and have done it sporadically so I invested in this http://www.golfshortgametracker.com/

I hope by simply tapping the data into my phone as I go I can build up a database of each session and chart my progress. I want to also go back and use my visio putting template and gates to really hone the stroke. I did some work with it in the summer and really felt the stroke was better and I was starting the ball on line. Need to find time get it out upstairs and really work on it again

 

[RangeMonkey]

... I invested in this http://www.golfshortgametracker.com/

Are you using it on Android? I just tried to find it on iPhone, but clicking the link on the page, I get a message saying “The app is not available in your region”

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Are you using it on Android? I just tried to find it on iPhone, but clicking the link on the page, I get a message saying “The app is not available in your region”

Managed to download it on my old I phone and onto the Ipad thorough the app store

 

[garyinderry]

I have always enjoyed working on all aspects of my game. My focus of winter practice will once again be the short game from 100 yards and in, bunker play and my putting. I haven't always been diligent at collecting data and have done it sporadically so I invested in this http://www.golfshortgametracker.com/

I hope by simply tapping the data into my phone as I go I can build up a database of each session and chart my progress. I want to also go back and use my visio putting template and gates to really hone the stroke. I did some work with it in the summer and really felt the stroke was better and I was starting the ball on line. Need to find time get it out upstairs and really work on it again

If you can get a friend to join you in practice it can also be alot more fun rather than just chipping away and crunching stats.

3 shots. Closest to pin wins. Loser collects the balls. Winner selects the next spot to chip/pitch from.

Adds pressure, tension and you can discuss how you would both play the shot and try different ideas.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If you can get a friend to join you in practice it can also be alot more fun rather than just chipping away and crunching stats.

3 shots. Closest to pin wins. Loser collects the balls. Winner selects the next spot to chip/pitch from.

Adds pressure, tension and you can discuss how you would both play the shot and try different ideas.

Of course. What I am hoping though is that knowing I need an up and down or to produce x shot to beat my personal best on each test that'll it give a degree of tension and realism. Don't want it to be a number crunching exercise and more simply a data collection device