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Which area is lacking in your practice? Or what is that club you don't feel so confident standing over? Why? Are you going to fix it?

 

For me. My woods, and putter get the least attention during practice. The clubs that I statistically hit more than any other in the bag, really don't interest me.

 

1. 460cc weird bubble looking thing

2. Skinny little flat stick

 

It is coming to the end of my season really, only the rest of August and September left.

 

But my goal for the remainder of the year is to focus on my weaknesses until I see a drastic drop in my iron and wedge play. I'd rather hood a 3 iron than hit a driver, and hit a long chip/pitch than a 10' putt... that needs to change, by the stats I am leaving a ton of distance out there, and obviously putting for $ is true. I'm sick of 3 jacking when I'm on in GIR.

 

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All just in time to forget it over the next 5 months.

 

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Look yourself in the eye and ask yourself where do I need to improve to score lower. Make a goal for yourself and get it done!

 

 

 

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It isn't that I don't practice my short game,  but I guess I don't practice it enough.   50 and in is definitely my weak area and I kind of work on it but getting to the point of not knowing what to do.  I can do half wedge shots,  but when it comes to those finesse shots I am lacking.   Generally, I can hit them on the practice green,  just isn't translating to the course.  Probably going to switch wedges again but I know that really isn't the issue.  

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Putting - worst part of my game and least practiced. I need some real help here.

 

 

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Chipping. Sucks so bad, and I don't practice it enough. I always have problems with barely hitting it or decelerating through my stroke. I have a really hard time chipping and getting the ball close to the hole, always leaving myself with longer putts.

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Putting Putting and Putting. I've practiced all year on it. It was that I was leaving all my putts short. I've fixed that problem with a new putting form. Now it's went the other way with running a putt by 5'. Can't seem to find a good medium.

 

 

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HMMMMM ALL ASPECTS from the way I have been playing lately.  LOL.

But seriously I would say chipping gets the least amount of attention.

 

Funny though I have really been working on wedges from 9 to 3 (half shot pitches) and have had those multiple times during rounds.  I have been able to execute pretty well.  I guess there is something to that "practice".

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Interesting responses!  I LOVE to practice chipping and putting.  I spend 90% of my practice time around the putting green.  If I take an extended break from golf (more than a week), my short game suffers.  I have to keep working at it.  I don't practice woods much at all.  I don't have issues with them on the course, so I don't spend time with them on the range.  

 

I know my weakness is with irons.  I am not a solid ball striker with irons.  If I put the ball on a very short tee, I am much better, but on the grass I have OK days and not very good days.  I need to spend more time with them, but dang... I hate hitting balls!!

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40-70 yard pitches. When I practice them I'm good, but without practice I'm awful. I can practice any other aspect for 5 minutes and I'm fine, but those pitch shots need regular, serious practice

 

 

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My irons have been slipping recently and I don't know why it has always been the strength of my game. I've went from a good sand player last year to very poor this year but my chipping improved so I need to work on sand shots like I worked on my chips and pitches.

 

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Great topic...

 

I've devoted a lot of time to my full swing this summer because of some changes that I was working on. That meant that I neglected my short game.

 

I've shifted the focus to short game/wedges and fairway/hybrid because that's where I hit the most shots in a round other than driver. When I'm swinging well I only hit two or three drivers to warm up and then in the round. Never to practice on the range.

 

I love to practice the short game. I have lots of games that I play with myself around the green to keep it interesting. I'm happy to be working on those things again.

 

 

 

 

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All,.. can't remember last time I've actually practiced. When I hit a bucket its really to warm up before a round

 

+1 except for my putter. Those that have played with me will vouch that my lagging is pretty bloody good.

 

No time for practice or play at the moment.

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Mine is 90 percent mental which is directly related to course management.  I need to focus more on where not to hit the ball and dialing back on trying to drive the ball further than necessary.  

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For me it's not necessarily a club or swing that is the most problematic part of my game. All of my clubs get plenty of practice.  I'm constantly working on all aspects of the game.  The part that gets me the most is the mental part.  There's way too many times where I'll hit a shot and instantly regret my decision as there is usually a smarter, safer play than the one I choose.  If I could ever get rid of just half of those shots, my game would improve greatly.  Too many times I go for the hero shot and walk away with double when I could have played a smarter, safer shot and still walked away with par.

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For me it's a simple answer, but more greens. I do a fairly good job of getting in play from the tee. I'm usuallly 10-12/14 fairways, but I usually only hit 5-7/18 greens, I do well to get up and down a lot, but I could do way better at hitting greens. I constantly tell myself on the course to hit the ball on the green. I will say it out loud many times "it's okay to hit the ball on the green". It helps me to verbalize doing it. So that's what I need to work on.

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For me it's not necessarily a club or swing that is the most problematic part of my game. All of my clubs get plenty of practice. I'm constantly working on all aspects of the game. The part that gets me the most is the mental part. There's way too many times where I'll hit a shot and instantly regret my decision as there is usually a smarter, safer play than the one I choose. If I could ever get rid of just half of those shots, my game would improve greatly. Too many times I go for the hero shot and walk away with double when I could have played a smarter, safer shot and still walked away with par.

To help get mentally stronger, it will help when you make a decision, whatever it is, that you tell yourself that you will except the outcome before you hit it. If laying up or not making the hero shot allows you to "be okay" with the decision, then that's what you do, you cannot regret, or get mad a a decision that you made, whatever you decide it is the right decision, and you have to be okay with it.

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Bunkers. We have a practice bunker that you can hit just about any club out of and in two years at my club I have never set foot in it.

 

 

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Bunkers. We have a practice bunker that you can hit just about any club out of and in two years at my club I have never set foot in it.

 

 

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I've been wanting a bunker to hit full shots out of myself. There is nowhere to practice hitting 6 iron or 8 iron out of a bunker. How are you supposed to learn when there is nowhere to practice it.

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Interesting responses! I LOVE to practice chipping and putting. I spend 90% of my practice time around the putting green. I

I love to practice as well. I may hit half a dozen balls on the range before a round but that is about all the full swing stuff I do. I focus on short game. I work on my putting a couple of times a week and have an solid stroke that doesn't require a lot of maintenance. I need to make time for chipping/pitching since I have to go to a course. I usually get to the course a couple of hours before my weekly round and practice chipping and distance control for putting. Other times are tough since I feel like I should spend time with the family.

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I've been wanting a bunker to hit full shots out of myself. There is nowhere to practice hitting 6 iron or 8 iron out of a bunker. How are you supposed to learn when there is nowhere to practice it.

My range only has a high lipped bunker, SW only really. And there isn't even a bunker that remotely compares on the course.

 

 

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Definitely putting. I give up way too many strokes because I just suck with the flat stick.

Get yourself one of those MLA putters. Those guys testing them seem to be realizing some awesome stroke savings.

 

 

 

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Mine is 90 percent mental which is directly related to course management.  I need to focus more on where not to hit the ball and dialing back on trying to drive the ball further than necessary.  

It's difficult practicing being mental; I've spent a lot of time on it, and I'm almost there!!   :unsure:

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Mine is 90 percent mental which is directly related to course management. I need to focus more on where not to hit the ball and dialing back on trying to drive the ball further than necessary.

 

See for me, it's course management too only I need help in the other direction. I need to be more aggressive more often instead of constantly playing it safe. So often I'll hit an iron off the tee to avoid OB and will end up in a bunker anyway.

 

Mental swing thought: Just hit the f*ing ball!

 

 

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Hmmm

Probably ball striking in general-

Some days you're all over it- some days you think you need new clubs.

Making sure your basics are covered on each swing- whatever that means to you.

Alignment, posture and stance, grip, ball placement, tee height, weight transfer, etc

 

Trying to remain consistant!

 

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Definitely putting. I give up way too many strokes because I just suck with the flat stick.

It can be pretty surprising how much an hour (or more) spent on the putting green 2 or 3 times a week can improve your overall game too. Used to take a folding chair with me and realx a spell because an hour+ there seems like forever and can be torture until... every putt you face out there is makeable in your mind and in reality. Nothing beats being a good putter and while practicing the short game is vital, knowing your a good putter is priceless.

And Rule No. 1 is that golf really is played between your ears. And practicing from the putting green out, or first, is boring at best but pays huge dividends across the board for the 2-3 hours a week invested.

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Very good topic! For me it would definitely be shots 75-15 yards. All others are full swings and feel confident over the all. More recently my chipping has improved simply by playing it simpler and using a 7 iron a lot of the time to take some inconsistency out. However that 10-75 yards still gives me troop. On the range it's okay, pretty consistent and not bad, but on the course it's a different story!

 

 

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