As Allen Iverson so eloquently said, I’m talking about practice! That’s right practice. It amazes me how much time some people can spend on the range hitting balls. Probably because I have the attention span of a 2 year old when it comes to practicing and hitting golf balls. I would almost rather spend the day shopping with my better half then torture myself at the range for hours at a time.
It is my experience that you are either a golfer who loves to practice or one who loathes it. There is little gray area here. I know if I want to be a better player that I should spend more time working on my game. But the truth is, I just don’t care about improving enough to put in more hours on the range.
Don’t get me wrong I love golf as much as the next guy but the thought of spending hours practicing never has excited me much. It’s kind of strange too, because I grew up playing all kinds of sports and always look forward to practice. With golf it’s always been different for me. Maybe that’s why I’m stuck in mediocrity or it could be that I’m just not very talented. Whatever the reason I’m happy the way things are for now! Although every now and then I have to spend some time on the range with one of my PGA buddies to save my sanity.
I also know that spending time on the range can hurt your game if you continue to practice bad swings and don’t receive proper instruction. I have seen many golfers spend hours on the range with no professional help and continue to repeat bad swings and completely destroy their game. So my advice would be if you don’t like to practice don’t do it! But if you do make sure your time on the range is spent practicing the proper fundamentals otherwise your just wasting your time and your effort!
“Hit em straight”
Bobby Vermillion
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