Purpose
- To develop your own standard pre-shot routine. Your routine doesn't have to be exactly like the one
shown but it should be consistent. It is designed to make sure you have picked your intermediate target, decided on
your landing area, visualized the ball's flight, and you are fully concentrating on your shot.
- To increase your concentration. Your pre-shot routine should turn on your own concentration. Up until that point
you can be a laughing and joking, but when you start your routine you shift into your concentration mode. If someone or
something disrupts your routine - Stop - back off and start your routine.
- To start your swing smoothly. The pre-shout routine concludes wiht you activating your swing keys (thoughts) used
to begin your swing. For example, if the key your use to start the backswing is "low and slow", this will actually be the
final component of your routine. The more you practice this on the range, the more it will become part of your routine.
Do.s and Don.ts
Practice your pre-shot routine on the range. It is difficult to learn on the course, even during the practice rounds.
written by Joe Davidson www.SimpleGolf.com
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