Josh McCumber

"Act Without Expectation" 
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How to Take Your Game From the Practice Tee to the Golf Course

4/28/2012

 
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Golf is a game meant to be played.  We go to driving ranges and practice facilities and we see people hitting ball after ball.  We get into a little rhythm and rake another ball and hit it right at our target then another and another and you are saying to yourself yeah that’s me.  I hate to break it to you but that method of practice and that alone is not playing the game it is playing golf swing.  There is a time to work on mechanics and your swing but way too many people play the game in that mindset.  How many people do you see actually going through their routine on the range?   Actually standing behind the ball, picking out a target and hitting the shot as they would on the course?  If you want to be able to take your game from the practice tee and from your lesson with your teaching professional, to the golf course then you owe it to yourself to spend at least half your practice time like you are on the golf course. 

Towards the end of your warm up or practice session play the first few holes on the range.  Pick out the club you would hit off the first tee and go through your entire routine.  Wherever the shot goes and how you hit it imagine your second shot and the club you now would hit. Do the same for every shot and so-on.  Maybe you missed the green, I challenge you to pull out your wedge and hit a little pitch shot maybe over a bunker!  You get the picture; do this little exercise for a few holes.  The more you can use your imagination the more realistic and it will translate to better play when you get over to the first tee. 

We spend a lot of time on the practice tee working on our swings.  We read books that tell us to focus on the target when we are on the course and to not think about our swings.  If we don’t practice on the practice tee hitting shots without mechanical thoughts, or just focusing on our target how can we expect to do that on the golf course?

I challenge you to a little experiment.  For the next 30 days implement what I am suggesting into your practice regimen and see if it improves your play.  Then the next 30 days go back to your old way of practicing and see which one improves your handicap and most importantly your enjoyment of the game.

Until next week, Play the game and enjoy the walk!

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    Josh McCumber, professional golfer, coach and consultant has been playing golf almost all of his life. He has been around the game at the highest level, and has learned from the best players and instructors in the game. His uncle, Mark McCumber won 10 times on the PGA TOUR and his cousin Tyler McCumber is currently playing on the PGA TOUR. Josh will share his wisdom, knowledge and proprietary techniques from being out on the PGA TOUR with his uncle, his cousin and from his experience playing the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly Nationwide Tour) and 2 U.S. Opens.

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