A Golf Training Regime That Works Efficiently

Training correctly is the most important part of your training routine. The most commonly forgotten part of golf training is shots near the green. Spending hours at the driving range hitting arrow straight drive might be exciting, but working on shots in the 100 yard range improves your scores faster.

The secret to any training system is to stick a routine. Split your training time evenly between both the long and short game. Two hours pounding drives should equal committing to two hours putting on the green.

Chip shots, shots out of the sand and approaches should not be neglected. A super human drive may be a thing of beauty but approach shots will win more matches. As best you can, replicate real world conditions during your golf training. Smooth sand and a ball perched neatly on time may make for a pretty out, but it is not something you will ever see while on the links. Toss the ball as straight and as high as possible and let drop. You get more out of learning how to dig it out. Drop your practice balls against the wall to learn how to handle tough outs; be that a big shot or the smart move to the side.

Not all neighborhood parks are trimmed on schedule and the edges are usually left unkempt. Find these places to learn how to bush whack your ball to safety. You don't need to be at a driving range to train. Earn an hour hitting the fun stuff at the driving range by saving your ball from the worst the park can offer for a while. You, your wedge and bucket of old balls is all you need to make those unattended ends of the park into your golf training grounds.

Quite possibly the most import part of your golf training should be training your putter swing. More matches are lost on the green than any other part of the course. When on the putting green, be sure to practice puts from a variety of distance; from a few inches to thirty or forty feet. Practice putting uphill, downhill and cross slope.

Do not forget that you can practice at home too. You can chip from the garden and weed at the same time. Refrain from mowing the back yard another week and practice some light chip shots. Find a neighbor and take turns hitting practice balls into each other yard to work on blind chip shots.

Regular practice is the most important element in your training routine. You will be better off with an hour, three times a day than four hours on a Sunday. Most important, enjoy your time. Golf is no fun if becomes work.