Practice makes perfect! Not in my world. In my world practice helps the body understand what the mind is trying to make it do. And the only way to practice is to imagine the EXACT movement you plan to make before every effort to make it. We can't do this for every physical act but definitely before any physical act that isn't already programmed into our body. Take the golf swing for instance. When you go to practice, do you even have an idea what you want the swing to look like, or in other words, what exact movements you want your body to make?
I often discuss this way to practice with my students and often tell them just how much to practice as well.
There are players out there who think that endless hours of practice will make them a better golfer, but rarely do they get better. Why? Read on and I'll tell you...
A couple of things have to be in place for the person to improve after any length of time on the range.
It is often said that 30 minutes of exercise is all that is needed on a daily basis. I think you can use this model for golf practice too. Why overdo it? Golf is supposed to be fun and let's face it, 4 hours on the range trying to "make" a good shot repeat is not very fun.
Follow the two steps above and you will be rewarded with a physically relaxing practice session and you will only need to hit a small bucket of balls to improve dramatically.
I often discuss this way to practice with my students and often tell them just how much to practice as well.
There are players out there who think that endless hours of practice will make them a better golfer, but rarely do they get better. Why? Read on and I'll tell you...
A couple of things have to be in place for the person to improve after any length of time on the range.
- There must be a mental picture of the movement which is desired, usually this is a good model, but sometimes it is a not-so-good model.
- A player must be willing to attempt to make the movements imagined
There must be an appropriate level of physical acumen for the body to respond to the mental images, and I've seen people who regularly work out (not golf-specific) make faster strides than those who do minimal exercises.
So, how much is enough? Just one shot following the above 2 steps will help you make strides in the right direction. In fact not hitting any balls but doing step one for 10 minutes a day will help you improve dramatically if the model is a good one.
It is often said that 30 minutes of exercise is all that is needed on a daily basis. I think you can use this model for golf practice too. Why overdo it? Golf is supposed to be fun and let's face it, 4 hours on the range trying to "make" a good shot repeat is not very fun.
Follow the two steps above and you will be rewarded with a physically relaxing practice session and you will only need to hit a small bucket of balls to improve dramatically.
