A tribute to their endurance is shown by their return from the course with little more than a sore back and hands.



You should never go out to just practice, planned and correct practice properly executed, will always show in your game. However, it never pays to perfect and action that is not working!

Be certain that your grip, stance and swing are correct, talk to your pro and find out what the problem is, and then practice correcting it.

Once you have the basics down and have developed a reasonably accurate swing, hitting balls is the only way to develop rhythm and timing.

Hitting balls for a while you will realize there is only one proper speed of swing for you, find that speed and stick to it.

Practice it over and over again until it becomes second nature to you. A normal practice session could follow these lines:

*Start with a few short wedge shots, every couple of shots, got to half, ? and full wedge. Strive for consistent tempo, take time to warm up your muscles, dont strain a muscle with the harder shots.

*Move up to your irons, hitting two or three balls with each starting with the nine and working down to the two iron.

If you miss a shot, dont put another ball out and continue the same mistake, step back and analyze what you have been doing. Check your stance, grip, swing and swing speed.

*Now move to your woods, starting with the highest number continue to stroke with the same tempo you have used for the irons. Even when you have reached the driver continue with the same stroke.

Unless you plan to play a round of golf after your practice, this will be an effective practice session. A shorter version may be appropriate if you are planning to play a round.