What is your Pre-Shot routine!

[The23rdman]

No practice swing for this laddie either.

I stand behind the ball and take my grip making sure it's correct then line up with my club and find a mark about a foot in front of the ball on that line to line the club up with. Then get a picture in my mind of the shot as I'd like it to happen(not the big hook into the trees!).

Step into the ball with my right foot then left. move my left however far I need it for the ball to be in the right place then move my right foot out. Take a couple of looks at the target then give it some large into the right hand bunker

 

[Leftie]

Sounds a bit too technical for me

 

[MVP]

yeah shorten it up a bit. if your gonna hit in the bunker you mite as well just hit it!!! lol

 

[The23rdman]

To my mind it doesn't matter how technical it seems to get as long as you have a clear picture in your mind or what you want to do.

It sounds more technical than it is. In practice I don't think, "must move my foot 6 inches" or "is my grip too strong?" It all happens naturally in less time than it takes nearly everyone else I know to play ther shot.

The important thing is if I don't have this system bad habits slip in and/or my unconscious nudges me and puts doubt in my execution.

the other important thing is the mental picture. Without that picture for my mind to follow(or ignore!) it would just too technical, but the picture is the last thing I'm focusing on.

 

[Leftie]

Sorry 23rd. My reply was to Teetotal's post, not yours