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Elements Of A Good Amateur Golf Pre Shot Routine

2:42 pm October 25, 2009

A world class Pre shot routine is not just the preserve of the professional golfer. No matter what our physical capabilities, we can all manage an excellent Pre shot routine. Executing and committing to a good Pre shot routine will pay dividends for you. It did for me, my physical capabilities are not that good, my ability to commit to a routine, however is excellent. This does not happen by accident, and you can do it too

The first part of the process is deciding on which sort of shot you are going to hit. Take account of the lie of the ball, the intended target area, the climactic conditions, etc. Wind is often the biggest factor that will make a difference to the ball flight. The professional golfer is meticulous when looking at wind strength and direction and so should we be

Visualising and committing to a golf shot is absolutely vital. Some people actually see the result of the shot in their heads, some people (myself included) feel that the ball will go to the intended target. It does not matter whether you can actually see the shot in your mind, what matters is that you absolutely believe that the ball will go to the target using the club that you have selected

Starting the actual shot part of the process should commence as soon after you have made a positive decision on the shot choice as possible. It may help to use a mental trigger to this part of the shot. For example, pulling on or fastening your glove or actually taking the club out of the bag will be a good start point to the process. The important thing to remember is that the decision is now made, no time for second guessing

Approach the golf ball from behind to get the best view of the intended shot. Commit yourself to going through the physical part of the routine, taking your stance. Set the club face square to the intended target line,taking care over your grip and ball position appropriate for the shot you will be taking on. Settle into a comfortable stance, all the time looking up by swiveling the head toward the intended target, thus re-inforcing your commitment to the shot

When you have all these elements in place, commit again to the target and let go of the responsibility for the shot outcome. Take a final look at the target, commit to it again and let it go. The total time taken foe the physical execution of the Pre shot routine should take no longer than about a minute. Have someone time you next time you play to see what time you actually take.

With practice, you will get the Pre shot routine just right, one area where you can definitely do the same as the professionals. It doesn’t matter how old you are or how good, the Pre shot routine can be mastered by anyone. All it takes is some dedication and commitment, qualities that will serve you well in lots of areas, not just golf. Keeping to a plan, however flawed is better than no plan at all

About this writer: Mr. Hughes is a director at Southerndown Golf Club. the UK is hosting the Ryder Cup next year, Southerndown is a links golf course in the UK

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