Just a quick reminder!
Have an awesome weekend!
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Golf Shot
How to Make A Golf Shot
Shot selection is critical; I guess I do not have to tell any of you reading today’s post. Every shot has multiple options and selecting the right one can either lead to success or disaster. Additionally, there is no one rule that applies to all shots because of the plethora of factors that can affect each shot. Yet, I do have a guideline I use that helps me select the right club to perform the right type of shot. Continue reading
Visualizing Your Shot Is A Key to Low Golf Scores
Do you know how to visualize a golf shot? If you talk to any elite player, they will tell you that they can see every shot before they attempt it. This technique is very important to low golf scores, consistent play, and effortless golf. I use this technique often, but I think I need to use it all the time to reach my goal of being a scratch golfer!
‘These Guys are Good’
A friend of mine sent me this link to an awesome golf video. Thanks Brandon. There is not really much to say, but just watch!
That is amazing. I especially like the roar of the crowd!
Matt Kuchar plays an amazing shot! Not sure I could do that; could you?
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Visualizing a Shot
Visualizing a shot in golf can be very difficult. You can search, ask, apply and observe ways to visualize a golf shot, but it may just seem a bit overwhelming. This skill is one of the most important to great success on the links.
Just watch the Pros pre-shot routine. They look at all the elements that would affect their shot, choose a club, then stand behind the ball. Then they just stop. Focus and visualize the entire shot. For just a few seconds they zero in on the target and eliminate all distractions. Just like Bobby Jones in the movie Bagger Vance.
So how does a golfer achieve such clarity and focus? Each person has the ability to visualize, but it does take practice. The following are the steps that I go through to visualize shots:
- look at the lie of the ball;
- check my yardage;
- check the wind;
- check the elevation of the green;
- check the location of the pin;
- choose my target;
- select my club;
- stand over my ball;
- take one practice swing;
- move to 3 steps behind my ball;
- look at my ball – then my target;
- draw a mental line from my ball to my target;
- focus on the trajectory I need;
- return to the ball; then
- execute my shot.
The steps may seem like a long process, but all of this happens in 10 seconds or so. Steps 10 – 13 take about 4-5 seconds and is the real visualization portion of my golf shot. It is important to know that visualization is an intentional act. For me, it is important to do my pre-shot routine because it sets me up the visualization portion of my shot. There is no question that visualizing my shot has enable me to be a single digit golfer. Moving forward, refining my Visualization skills is going to be key to becoming a scratch golfer.
Do you visualize your golf shot?
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
The Grateful Golfer 