It's cold where I live, too cold to even go outside for much time at all. Forget about playing, how do we practice? Well, it's not too hard, and you can end up practicing some things you should have been practicing, but never do.
Putting on the carpet. Everybody knows that one. I like to putt at a tin can lid. You need something to align the putt to, to know that you're not pushing or pulling the putt, but hitting the lid isn't the important point. Making a smooth stroke is. In fact, don't even watch the ball until you know it has gone past the lid.
You can practice your chipping stroke, off a carpet remnant so you don't damage the good carpeting. Plastic golf balls make good targets, and you're practicing making good contact with a consistent stroke. Chip with a number of clubs, too, from you 5-iron to your lob wedge.
Your swing? You can swing inside the house. You won't hit the ceiling. Use a 7-iron or less, and there won't be any problem.
As for those things you should practice, but don't? Get a block of wood to practice your takeaway. The club should start back straight for the first few inches. Toe the club against the block of wood and take the club back. You should hear a quick scraping sound, like striking a match. No sound, you're taking it back inside. Long sound, you're trying to take it back outside.
Practice keeping your hands ahead of the ball at impact. My YouTube video on this point shows you how.
Invent. Think of something. There's lots you can do.
Visit www.therecreationalgolfer.com
No comments:
Post a Comment