This week Summit Performance Consulting LLC is celebrating the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida now until Wednesday, March 1, 2015. 144 players will compete for a purse of $6.1 M, with the winner receiving over $1 M.
Perhaps the most useful technique for gaining control of your golf game is the pre-shot routine. The best golfers practice their pre-shot routine each and every time they make a shot so that it is consistent. Look at Annika Sorenstam. Her routine takes exactly 24 seconds from start to the conclusion of her follow through – and has not varied more than 1 second throughout her 14 years of professional golf!
I suggest a pre-shot routine that creates a play box and a think box, separated by a decision line. Imagine a 6ft box that is your play box and a preparation area before it, your think box.
In your think box:
- Think about your shot lie of the ball, distance to target, wind direction and force, choice of shot, and club selection.
- Visualize the shot starting – from start to finish
- Make a swing or two focusing on the feeling that will lead to the desired shot.
Cross over the decision line into your play box.
In your play box:
- There is nothing to do but execute the shot.
- Confidence
- Clear mind
- Don’t make any adjustments here, execute the shot planned.
A pre-shot routine is a way to get into the zone when you need to and have more control over your game. Practice your pre-shot routine each and every time so that it is consistent.
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