Sacrificing a round to practice...

[Tiger]

This weekend I find myself in the disappointing position where I need to sacrifice my weekly round to practice. My short game homework from my last lesson was to calculate my yardages for all my partial swings and wedges ahead of my playing lesson (scheduled for a fortnight). I normally only get one golf pass at the weekend so have opted to miss round three of the winter league. Anyone else ever compelled to miss a weekend game to work on improving their overall game?

 

[thelank1985]

I have done that a few times in the past. Normally when I'm playing badly I don't see the point in playing as I could very easily injure myself or decide to give up the game . I take the time to try and find my swing or practice what is letting me down on the course.

 

[G1BB0]

nope, would take a round over practice any day of the week. Unless the weather is cack of course

My head is telling me to practice more but the opportunity to play 18 soon sways me

 

[StrangelyBrown]

If I've played poorly I'll sometimes go to the range instead of play and if I've played very poorly I'll get a lesson.

I really should just book a lesson every two months to keep on top of things

 

[Imurg]

Play
Play
Play
Play........

 

[JustOne]

Practice then play 9 holes.

 

[pokerjoke]

Not done this at the weekend,but have done so on weekdays.
Been working on the short game,and my 3 wood.
Have been trying out the 10 finger grip for the 3 wood,instead of my usual
interlocking grip,it seams to help me release better.
Not trying it on all the clubs yet,so its work in progress.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If your weekend passes for golf are limited then I'd be out and playing every time. The lighter morning and nights are imminent and so there is plenty of time to sort yardages, Pelz swings and the whole short game out. The course beckons

 

[CMAC]

if you have issues then Practice to make permanent, then go out for a few 'real' holes.

 

[Mattyboy]

Yep, did this last weekend. I was in the position that I could laser say 107 to the pin but didnt have a great deal of clue as to what swing to put on what wedge to get me there.
Now I have an idea and will put this into practice this weekend and maybe make slight adjustments to the yardages I found.
Remember to use decent balls and measure the carry, not the roll, if you are doing this!

 

[dave]

Remember to use decent balls and measure the carry, not the roll, if you are doing this!

good advice this, no point in whacking a bag of old mixed balls as they wont behave the same as your game ball

 

[SatchFan]

I often go up to my course with the specific intention of putting in some practice. Trouble is if the course is quiet and the 1st tee is clear I find it extremely difficult to resist.

 

[RichardC]

Practice then play 9 holes.

Practice for an hour or so and let the gaggle of people on the 1st & 10th get out of the way and then play 9 holes with no disruption :thup:

 

[User 105]

Not at the weekend. I've sometimes played 9 and hit it so badly I just stop and go to the range but that's rare at the weekend as I don't like walking out on my playing partner.

During the week in the summer I'll often go to the range for 30-45 mins to work on something, play 9 and see how it goes, then go back to the range to work on it some more if it's not working.

 

[Monty_Brown]

The ideal scenario is to get out on the course when it's quiet and play a few holes on my own. Effectively getting my practice in more realistic conditions.

I have pretty much stopped going to the range. Hitting balls off mats is such a poor substitue for turf that I find my ball striking goes to cack if I play off mats too much.

For me this season, it's all about the practice green for chipping and putting, and gettign out on the course.

 

[garyinderry]

hit the range then get out there! just go with your gut. believe u can do it. dont try to think every shot is exact yardage you must hit.take an extra club that u think,pick a landing spott,swing easy and u will be fine. what does rotella say?

golf is not a game of perfect!


i cudnt agree more! just ystday i hit 2drives. 1slightly further than the other dwn the middle into the wind. hit 8iron and 1 pw. both took a members kick off a banken beside the bunker and came to rest pin high!

get out there, the prosecution rests your honor!

 

[Wheyayeman]

If your weekend passes for golf are limited then I'd be out and playing every time. The lighter morning and nights are imminent and so there is plenty of time to sort yardages, Pelz swings and the whole short game out. The course beckons

Is the right answer in my opinion.

 

[Qwerty]

I'd go and play every time,The yardages should only take an hour or so to sort out, Just pop out for a loaf of bread on Sunday!

 

[Slicer30]

I look forward to playing on the weekends. Practice is something I do if I have a spare hour when the mother in law comes round or if I work from home.

Like someone else mentioned - I have stopped hitting irons at the driving range. I always seem to hit it lovely on the range then fat alot on the course. I am gonna practice on our par 3(which doesn't cost me anything either) and go out on the big course when the evenings get longer.

 

[Tiger]

Thanks for your comments and views guys. The case for the defence is that we have a 170 yard practice hole with two bunkers. The hole is kept the same as the rest of the course and also has some additional target flags. To do my distances properly will take a couple of hours as I need to do four yardages per club for four clubs. As I'm spending hard earned on lessons I thought it wise to do the homework!

For me this is the end of the season soid rather do this now ready for my lesson end of March and the new year. Illalsospend some time on bunkers and up and downs so in reality I'll get more intense practice that's like playing without hitting the long clubs