Practice

[JV24601]

When do you think you've had enough practice?
I'm wanting to get as low as I possibly can. I'm having lessons and I'm practicing almost daily. I'm off 9 at the moment but want to get a lot lower.
The problem is my practice. I'm putting the time in to do what I'm told in my lessons but is it meant to be this hard?? I've heard and read to just keep practicing and it will come but it's tough at times when you're not getting the results.
Anyone else experienced this and did you eventually get there?

 

[Three]

It's a very difficult sport that requires a whole load of physical ability, timing, flexibility, coordination general sporting prowess etc etc etc, as well as being harder as we get older.

Maybe you've reached the limit that your body can physically achieve?
Maybe you're mentally not very good?
Who knows? We're all individuals.

But on the flip side, bear in mind that improvement is never a clearly defined straight line, so my feeling is that if you continue to put in the CORRECT hard work, with good tuition, you should see the results over the time.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When do you think you've had enough practice?
I'm wanting to get as low as I possibly can. I'm having lessons and I'm practicing almost daily. I'm off 9 at the moment but want to get a lot lower.
The problem is my practice. I'm putting the time in to do what I'm told in my lessons but is it meant to be this hard?? I've heard and read to just keep practicing and it will come but it's tough at times when you're not getting the results.
Anyone else experienced this and did you eventually get there?

Will depend how big the changes are and what you're working on. It has to get to the point where you feel comfy with it and able to trust it on the course and not think about it. Other than that my practice time would focus on pitching, chipping, bunkers and putting and sharpen the scoring areas up

 

[SocketRocket]

When your hands are bleeding!

 

[JV24601]

The reason I asked is that I'm wondering if I've reached my peak.
I've had many rounds between 2-9 over so that has always made me think I'm potentially a low handicapper but maybe 9 is my level.

Would be interested to hear if anybody upped their practice game and eventually reaped the benefits.

 

[Doh]

Maybe you should be looking at the areas where your game is costing you and be trying to strengthen those parts of your game, be a bit more analytical.

 

[Scozzy]

It doesn't sound like your having much fun "getting better "?? Play with a smile,take on a few pins and just play the game of golf,don't practice,play...with a mate,your dad/son/daughter whatever......you're obviously decent but overanalyse it and easy putts become pretty smelly pretty quick....good luck

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Maybe you should be looking at the areas where your game is costing you and be trying to strengthen those parts of your game, be a bit more analytical.

This (for me anyway). Do you know strengths and weaknesses. How many greens in regulation, scramble stats, putts per round (and length). Once you know what does and doesn't work you can start looking at ways to improve

 

[Parsaregood]

I gave up the game for a year or so, took it up again last summer, was given a 4 handicap was jumping up and down between 4/5 and started seeing a pro. Felt the swing getting better, started putting it together. Dropped the handicap to 1 between last autumn and now, I'm pretty confident of getting to plus 1 this season. I had to literally hit 1000's of balls to ingraine the changes but now I feel like everytime I play I will shoot under par. If you have the physical ability, you just have to dedicate yourself to the cause and you will do it. It's basically a case of how badly do you want it?

 

[Parsaregood]

Also you have to look at the finer details of your game, where are most of your strokes lost?

 

[JV24601]

I gave up the game for a year or so, took it up again last summer, was given a 4 handicap was jumping up and down between 4/5 and started seeing a pro. Felt the swing getting better, started putting it together. Dropped the handicap to 1 between last autumn and now, I'm pretty confident of getting to plus 1 this season. I had to literally hit 1000's of balls to ingraine the changes but now I feel like everytime I play I will shoot under par. If you have the physical ability, you just have to dedicate yourself to the cause and you will do it. It's basically a case of how badly do you want it?

I will start to analyse the game from now and see where I’m losing the shots but I do believe I’m already working on the problem.
People say it’s the short game where you leak shots but mine is pretty solid. It’s my inconsistency off the tee and approach shots. I miss too many greens.

Parsaregood – during your thousands of shots, did it always feel like what you were working on was right or were you hitting loads of bad ones too?
I will put the effort in and I am, but I’m concerned that I’ll just make myself worse if I hit thousands of bad ones.