The CSGA Links Volume 5 Issue 2 June 2017 | Page 10

CHAMPIONSHIPS
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Make More Putts
with the Goldilocks Drill
Links Lessons
By George Connor, PGA
W
hat is the purpose of a practice session?
Many people will unfortunately spend their
practice session trying to hit only perfect
shots. On the surface it seems to make sense. I would ask
you to think of a productive practice session differently.
If you have a typical “bad shot” that shows up often or
under pressure I promise you that being able to hit that
exact shot, the slice, the push, whatever it happens to be
on purpose, is the path to not hitting the bad shot when you are on the course.
Stop trying to hit only perfect shots when you are practicing. In fact, by purposely hitting less than
perfect shots during your practice sessions, you will learn how to hit more great shots on the course.
When I work with students I often use what I term the “Goldilocks Drill.” Hit it wrong in one sense, hit
it wrong in the other and then hit the third one Just Right.
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