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Create Pressure While Practicing at the Driving Range
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Set specific shot goals to enhance focus and accountability
- Learn to handle pressure by practicing under self-imposed conditions
- Develop the skill of hitting consecutive shots in a targeted zone
Learn how to simulate pressure during your practice sessions to improve your performance on the course. This drill will help you create a competitive mindset that translates to better play under pressure.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.600
This drill video is creating natural pressure on the driving range.
2
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:14.470
So one of the challenges between practicing on the driving range is going on to
3
00:00:14.470 --> 00:00:14.820
the course
4
00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:17.700
is oftentimes people feel more pressure on the course.
5
00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:22.920
Now some research in basketball has shown that if you can get some pressure
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:23.460
with your
7
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:28.680
practice, even if it's not at the same level as what you're feeling on the
8
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:29.940
course, by elevating
9
00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:33.380
the pressure somewhat, it tends to have more of a carryover to the game or to
10
00:00:33.380 --> 00:00:34.040
the pressure
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:35.040
situation.
12
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:39.040
So the challenge is when you're practicing, how can you apply some pressure?
13
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:44.900
That's where I like games that help you keep score, but sometimes you're in a
14
00:00:44.900 --> 00:00:45.680
rush or you
15
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:48.800
didn't print off a sheet or you just kind of forgot some of the rules.
16
00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:53.980
I think one of the easiest ways to inherently build some pressure is to try to
17
00:00:53.980 --> 00:00:54.620
do X number
18
00:00:54.620 --> 00:00:56.520
of shots in a row.
19
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:01.250
So you can give yourself different tolerances depending on your skill level,
20
00:01:01.250 --> 00:01:01.960
but trying
21
00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:07.170
to hit sequential shots that are like, let's say in a particular zone, pick a
22
00:01:07.170 --> 00:01:07.720
zone that's
23
00:01:07.720 --> 00:01:11.290
a little bit better than your skill level or handicap level to force yourself
24
00:01:11.290 --> 00:01:11.680
to be a
25
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:16.020
little bit better in practice than we need on the course, that will naturally
26
00:01:16.020 --> 00:01:16.480
create
27
00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:17.880
some pressure.
28
00:01:17.880 --> 00:01:24.190
So one of the best ball strikers that I ever played with, his main practice was
29
00:01:24.190 --> 00:01:24.880
he had to
30
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:29.090
hit five good shots, whatever he determined that was, but he had to hit five
31
00:01:29.090 --> 00:01:29.760
good shots
32
00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.840
with each club before he could leave the range.
33
00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:36.910
And I'd see him work through the clubs and he'd get stuck on one and he would
34
00:01:36.910 --> 00:01:37.600
stay there
35
00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:39.480
until he got it.
36
00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:43.250
And that pressure of, okay, I've just hit four shots, I've got to hit this one
37
00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:43.840
in order
38
00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.430
to move on, that's more similar to what we're going to experience on the course
39
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:47.640
.
40
00:01:47.640 --> 00:01:50.200
So we'll see if we can pass his game.
41
00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:56.560
We'll pick as a rough starting point, I'd say three or four fingers.
42
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:01.180
So I've got three fingers between those two flags that are out at about 160 or
43
00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:01.600
so.
44
00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:04.160
That's not terrible for an eight iron.
45
00:02:04.160 --> 00:02:06.960
So we'll just aim in the middle though is that's my field goal.
46
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:14.720
My goal is to get five of them to finish inside that field goal.
47
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:17.520
Now I'm going to ice myself a little bit.
48
00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:20.450
Ideally when I'm doing this I'm training for on the course, so I'm probably
49
00:02:20.450 --> 00:02:21.080
going to use
50
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.220
my full pre shot routine, but for the sake of the video I'm going to rush
51
00:02:25.220 --> 00:02:25.960
through it
52
00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:36.000
a little bit and just do kind of a mini step in, just kind of like that.
53
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.320
So a little fin, but made it in the goal.
54
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:45.680
Now the challenge will be my brain wanting to fix the thin contact and I haven
55
00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:46.400
't looked
56
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:52.880
at it on video today, so I don't have a clear plan for fixing the thin contact.
57
00:02:52.880 --> 00:02:54.400
But that was one in the zone.
58
00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:00.600
Let's see if we can get a second one right here.
59
00:03:00.600 --> 00:03:05.720
That was, I call that eight plus, a little better turf contact.
60
00:03:05.720 --> 00:03:09.720
Again, we're just doing kind of the mini walk-in instead of the full pre shot
61
00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:10.880
routine to keep
62
00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:19.430
myself honest, see if we can go three, all right, three in a row, pressure
63
00:03:19.430 --> 00:03:20.520
starting to
64
00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:22.000
build.
65
00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:25.990
I don't want to be here all day, I want to see if I can get through this game,
66
00:03:25.990 --> 00:03:26.360
I can
67
00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:30.790
just feel my head wanting to jump ahead or my mind wanting to jump ahead and I
68
00:03:30.790 --> 00:03:31.160
have
69
00:03:31.160 --> 00:03:40.080
to stick to my pre shot routine.
70
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.210
I had the feeling that I was talking a little bit too much on that missed just
71
00:03:44.210 --> 00:03:44.880
left of the
72
00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:48.720
zone, so I would have to start over.
73
00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:54.250
Tough break, without walking in, can we make it four out of five just for
74
00:03:54.250 --> 00:03:55.560
saving a little
75
00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.400
bit of my pride.
76
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:05.020
Yeah so we got four out of five, but the one where I was talking a little bit
77
00:04:05.020 --> 00:04:06.200
too much
78
00:04:06.200 --> 00:04:11.580
through it off, that kind of relates to the whole trash talking which means
79
00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:12.880
maybe I can
80
00:04:12.880 --> 00:04:16.130
rehearse my or dial in my swing a little bit more to make it more automatic,
81
00:04:16.130 --> 00:04:17.040
less conscious,
82
00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:22.400
but overall not too unhappy, got with three, felt the pressure, now I have an
83
00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:23.240
idea of what
84
00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:25.120
to expect when I get under pressure.
85
00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:28.870
It felt like I pulled just a little bit more with my upper body and pushed a
86
00:04:28.870 --> 00:04:29.480
little bit
87
00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:33.330
too much with my lower body, so it felt like I kind of avoided my core, I can
88
00:04:33.330 --> 00:04:34.040
guarantee
89
00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:36.630
you the next time I practice, I'm going to work on getting my core more
90
00:04:36.630 --> 00:04:37.300
involved to help
91
00:04:37.300 --> 00:04:41.800
clean that up, hopefully I'll be able to get through five next time.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.600
This drill video is creating natural pressure on the driving range.
2
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:14.470
So one of the challenges between practicing on the driving range is going on to
3
00:00:14.470 --> 00:00:14.820
the course
4
00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:17.700
is oftentimes people feel more pressure on the course.
5
00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:22.920
Now some research in basketball has shown that if you can get some pressure
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:23.460
with your
7
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:28.680
practice, even if it's not at the same level as what you're feeling on the
8
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:29.940
course, by elevating
9
00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:33.380
the pressure somewhat, it tends to have more of a carryover to the game or to
10
00:00:33.380 --> 00:00:34.040
the pressure
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:35.040
situation.
12
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:39.040
So the challenge is when you're practicing, how can you apply some pressure?
13
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:44.900
That's where I like games that help you keep score, but sometimes you're in a
14
00:00:44.900 --> 00:00:45.680
rush or you
15
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:48.800
didn't print off a sheet or you just kind of forgot some of the rules.
16
00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:53.980
I think one of the easiest ways to inherently build some pressure is to try to
17
00:00:53.980 --> 00:00:54.620
do X number
18
00:00:54.620 --> 00:00:56.520
of shots in a row.
19
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:01.250
So you can give yourself different tolerances depending on your skill level,
20
00:01:01.250 --> 00:01:01.960
but trying
21
00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:07.170
to hit sequential shots that are like, let's say in a particular zone, pick a
22
00:01:07.170 --> 00:01:07.720
zone that's
23
00:01:07.720 --> 00:01:11.290
a little bit better than your skill level or handicap level to force yourself
24
00:01:11.290 --> 00:01:11.680
to be a
25
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:16.020
little bit better in practice than we need on the course, that will naturally
26
00:01:16.020 --> 00:01:16.480
create
27
00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:17.880
some pressure.
28
00:01:17.880 --> 00:01:24.190
So one of the best ball strikers that I ever played with, his main practice was
29
00:01:24.190 --> 00:01:24.880
he had to
30
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:29.090
hit five good shots, whatever he determined that was, but he had to hit five
31
00:01:29.090 --> 00:01:29.760
good shots
32
00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.840
with each club before he could leave the range.
33
00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:36.910
And I'd see him work through the clubs and he'd get stuck on one and he would
34
00:01:36.910 --> 00:01:37.600
stay there
35
00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:39.480
until he got it.
36
00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:43.250
And that pressure of, okay, I've just hit four shots, I've got to hit this one
37
00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:43.840
in order
38
00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.430
to move on, that's more similar to what we're going to experience on the course
39
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:47.640
.
40
00:01:47.640 --> 00:01:50.200
So we'll see if we can pass his game.
41
00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:56.560
We'll pick as a rough starting point, I'd say three or four fingers.
42
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:01.180
So I've got three fingers between those two flags that are out at about 160 or
43
00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:01.600
so.
44
00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:04.160
That's not terrible for an eight iron.
45
00:02:04.160 --> 00:02:06.960
So we'll just aim in the middle though is that's my field goal.
46
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:14.720
My goal is to get five of them to finish inside that field goal.
47
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:17.520
Now I'm going to ice myself a little bit.
48
00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:20.450
Ideally when I'm doing this I'm training for on the course, so I'm probably
49
00:02:20.450 --> 00:02:21.080
going to use
50
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.220
my full pre shot routine, but for the sake of the video I'm going to rush
51
00:02:25.220 --> 00:02:25.960
through it
52
00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:36.000
a little bit and just do kind of a mini step in, just kind of like that.
53
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.320
So a little fin, but made it in the goal.
54
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:45.680
Now the challenge will be my brain wanting to fix the thin contact and I haven
55
00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:46.400
't looked
56
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:52.880
at it on video today, so I don't have a clear plan for fixing the thin contact.
57
00:02:52.880 --> 00:02:54.400
But that was one in the zone.
58
00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:00.600
Let's see if we can get a second one right here.
59
00:03:00.600 --> 00:03:05.720
That was, I call that eight plus, a little better turf contact.
60
00:03:05.720 --> 00:03:09.720
Again, we're just doing kind of the mini walk-in instead of the full pre shot
61
00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:10.880
routine to keep
62
00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:19.430
myself honest, see if we can go three, all right, three in a row, pressure
63
00:03:19.430 --> 00:03:20.520
starting to
64
00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:22.000
build.
65
00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:25.990
I don't want to be here all day, I want to see if I can get through this game,
66
00:03:25.990 --> 00:03:26.360
I can
67
00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:30.790
just feel my head wanting to jump ahead or my mind wanting to jump ahead and I
68
00:03:30.790 --> 00:03:31.160
have
69
00:03:31.160 --> 00:03:40.080
to stick to my pre shot routine.
70
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.210
I had the feeling that I was talking a little bit too much on that missed just
71
00:03:44.210 --> 00:03:44.880
left of the
72
00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:48.720
zone, so I would have to start over.
73
00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:54.250
Tough break, without walking in, can we make it four out of five just for
74
00:03:54.250 --> 00:03:55.560
saving a little
75
00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.400
bit of my pride.
76
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:05.020
Yeah so we got four out of five, but the one where I was talking a little bit
77
00:04:05.020 --> 00:04:06.200
too much
78
00:04:06.200 --> 00:04:11.580
through it off, that kind of relates to the whole trash talking which means
79
00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:12.880
maybe I can
80
00:04:12.880 --> 00:04:16.130
rehearse my or dial in my swing a little bit more to make it more automatic,
81
00:04:16.130 --> 00:04:17.040
less conscious,
82
00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:22.400
but overall not too unhappy, got with three, felt the pressure, now I have an
83
00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:23.240
idea of what
84
00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:25.120
to expect when I get under pressure.
85
00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:28.870
It felt like I pulled just a little bit more with my upper body and pushed a
86
00:04:28.870 --> 00:04:29.480
little bit
87
00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:33.330
too much with my lower body, so it felt like I kind of avoided my core, I can
88
00:04:33.330 --> 00:04:34.040
guarantee
89
00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:36.630
you the next time I practice, I'm going to work on getting my core more
90
00:04:36.630 --> 00:04:37.300
involved to help
91
00:04:37.300 --> 00:04:41.800
clean that up, hopefully I'll be able to get through five next time.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Create Pressure While Practicing at the Driving Range
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Set specific shot goals to enhance focus and accountability
- Learn to handle pressure by practicing under self-imposed conditions
- Develop the skill of hitting consecutive shots in a targeted zone
Learn how to simulate pressure during your practice sessions to improve your performance on the course. This drill will help you create a competitive mindset that translates to better play under pressure.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.600
This drill video is creating natural pressure on the driving range.
2
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:14.470
So one of the challenges between practicing on the driving range is going on to
3
00:00:14.470 --> 00:00:14.820
the course
4
00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:17.700
is oftentimes people feel more pressure on the course.
5
00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:22.920
Now some research in basketball has shown that if you can get some pressure
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:23.460
with your
7
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:28.680
practice, even if it's not at the same level as what you're feeling on the
8
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:29.940
course, by elevating
9
00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:33.380
the pressure somewhat, it tends to have more of a carryover to the game or to
10
00:00:33.380 --> 00:00:34.040
the pressure
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:35.040
situation.
12
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:39.040
So the challenge is when you're practicing, how can you apply some pressure?
13
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:44.900
That's where I like games that help you keep score, but sometimes you're in a
14
00:00:44.900 --> 00:00:45.680
rush or you
15
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:48.800
didn't print off a sheet or you just kind of forgot some of the rules.
16
00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:53.980
I think one of the easiest ways to inherently build some pressure is to try to
17
00:00:53.980 --> 00:00:54.620
do X number
18
00:00:54.620 --> 00:00:56.520
of shots in a row.
19
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:01.250
So you can give yourself different tolerances depending on your skill level,
20
00:01:01.250 --> 00:01:01.960
but trying
21
00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:07.170
to hit sequential shots that are like, let's say in a particular zone, pick a
22
00:01:07.170 --> 00:01:07.720
zone that's
23
00:01:07.720 --> 00:01:11.290
a little bit better than your skill level or handicap level to force yourself
24
00:01:11.290 --> 00:01:11.680
to be a
25
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:16.020
little bit better in practice than we need on the course, that will naturally
26
00:01:16.020 --> 00:01:16.480
create
27
00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:17.880
some pressure.
28
00:01:17.880 --> 00:01:24.190
So one of the best ball strikers that I ever played with, his main practice was
29
00:01:24.190 --> 00:01:24.880
he had to
30
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:29.090
hit five good shots, whatever he determined that was, but he had to hit five
31
00:01:29.090 --> 00:01:29.760
good shots
32
00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.840
with each club before he could leave the range.
33
00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:36.910
And I'd see him work through the clubs and he'd get stuck on one and he would
34
00:01:36.910 --> 00:01:37.600
stay there
35
00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:39.480
until he got it.
36
00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:43.250
And that pressure of, okay, I've just hit four shots, I've got to hit this one
37
00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:43.840
in order
38
00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.430
to move on, that's more similar to what we're going to experience on the course
39
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:47.640
.
40
00:01:47.640 --> 00:01:50.200
So we'll see if we can pass his game.
41
00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:56.560
We'll pick as a rough starting point, I'd say three or four fingers.
42
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:01.180
So I've got three fingers between those two flags that are out at about 160 or
43
00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:01.600
so.
44
00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:04.160
That's not terrible for an eight iron.
45
00:02:04.160 --> 00:02:06.960
So we'll just aim in the middle though is that's my field goal.
46
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:14.720
My goal is to get five of them to finish inside that field goal.
47
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:17.520
Now I'm going to ice myself a little bit.
48
00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:20.450
Ideally when I'm doing this I'm training for on the course, so I'm probably
49
00:02:20.450 --> 00:02:21.080
going to use
50
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.220
my full pre shot routine, but for the sake of the video I'm going to rush
51
00:02:25.220 --> 00:02:25.960
through it
52
00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:36.000
a little bit and just do kind of a mini step in, just kind of like that.
53
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.320
So a little fin, but made it in the goal.
54
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:45.680
Now the challenge will be my brain wanting to fix the thin contact and I haven
55
00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:46.400
't looked
56
00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:52.880
at it on video today, so I don't have a clear plan for fixing the thin contact.
57
00:02:52.880 --> 00:02:54.400
But that was one in the zone.
58
00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:00.600
Let's see if we can get a second one right here.
59
00:03:00.600 --> 00:03:05.720
That was, I call that eight plus, a little better turf contact.
60
00:03:05.720 --> 00:03:09.720
Again, we're just doing kind of the mini walk-in instead of the full pre shot
61
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routine to keep
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myself honest, see if we can go three, all right, three in a row, pressure
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starting to
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build.
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I don't want to be here all day, I want to see if I can get through this game,
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I can
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just feel my head wanting to jump ahead or my mind wanting to jump ahead and I
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have
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to stick to my pre shot routine.
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I had the feeling that I was talking a little bit too much on that missed just
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left of the
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zone, so I would have to start over.
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Tough break, without walking in, can we make it four out of five just for
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saving a little
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bit of my pride.
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Yeah so we got four out of five, but the one where I was talking a little bit
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too much
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through it off, that kind of relates to the whole trash talking which means
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maybe I can
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rehearse my or dial in my swing a little bit more to make it more automatic,
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less conscious,
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but overall not too unhappy, got with three, felt the pressure, now I have an
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idea of what
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to expect when I get under pressure.
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It felt like I pulled just a little bit more with my upper body and pushed a
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little bit
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too much with my lower body, so it felt like I kind of avoided my core, I can
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guarantee
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you the next time I practice, I'm going to work on getting my core more
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involved to help
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clean that up, hopefully I'll be able to get through five next time.
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This drill video is creating natural pressure on the driving range.
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So one of the challenges between practicing on the driving range is going on to
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the course
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is oftentimes people feel more pressure on the course.
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Now some research in basketball has shown that if you can get some pressure
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with your
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practice, even if it's not at the same level as what you're feeling on the
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course, by elevating
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the pressure somewhat, it tends to have more of a carryover to the game or to
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the pressure
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situation.
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So the challenge is when you're practicing, how can you apply some pressure?
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That's where I like games that help you keep score, but sometimes you're in a
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rush or you
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didn't print off a sheet or you just kind of forgot some of the rules.
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I think one of the easiest ways to inherently build some pressure is to try to
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do X number
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of shots in a row.
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So you can give yourself different tolerances depending on your skill level,
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but trying
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to hit sequential shots that are like, let's say in a particular zone, pick a
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zone that's
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a little bit better than your skill level or handicap level to force yourself
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to be a
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little bit better in practice than we need on the course, that will naturally
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create
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some pressure.
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So one of the best ball strikers that I ever played with, his main practice was
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he had to
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hit five good shots, whatever he determined that was, but he had to hit five
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good shots
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with each club before he could leave the range.
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And I'd see him work through the clubs and he'd get stuck on one and he would
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stay there
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until he got it.
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And that pressure of, okay, I've just hit four shots, I've got to hit this one
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in order
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to move on, that's more similar to what we're going to experience on the course
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.
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So we'll see if we can pass his game.
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We'll pick as a rough starting point, I'd say three or four fingers.
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So I've got three fingers between those two flags that are out at about 160 or
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so.
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That's not terrible for an eight iron.
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So we'll just aim in the middle though is that's my field goal.
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My goal is to get five of them to finish inside that field goal.
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Now I'm going to ice myself a little bit.
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Ideally when I'm doing this I'm training for on the course, so I'm probably
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going to use
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my full pre shot routine, but for the sake of the video I'm going to rush
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through it
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a little bit and just do kind of a mini step in, just kind of like that.
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So a little fin, but made it in the goal.
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Now the challenge will be my brain wanting to fix the thin contact and I haven
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't looked
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at it on video today, so I don't have a clear plan for fixing the thin contact.
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But that was one in the zone.
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Let's see if we can get a second one right here.
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That was, I call that eight plus, a little better turf contact.
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Again, we're just doing kind of the mini walk-in instead of the full pre shot
61
00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:10.880
routine to keep
62
00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:19.430
myself honest, see if we can go three, all right, three in a row, pressure
63
00:03:19.430 --> 00:03:20.520
starting to
64
00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:22.000
build.
65
00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:25.990
I don't want to be here all day, I want to see if I can get through this game,
66
00:03:25.990 --> 00:03:26.360
I can
67
00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:30.790
just feel my head wanting to jump ahead or my mind wanting to jump ahead and I
68
00:03:30.790 --> 00:03:31.160
have
69
00:03:31.160 --> 00:03:40.080
to stick to my pre shot routine.
70
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.210
I had the feeling that I was talking a little bit too much on that missed just
71
00:03:44.210 --> 00:03:44.880
left of the
72
00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:48.720
zone, so I would have to start over.
73
00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:54.250
Tough break, without walking in, can we make it four out of five just for
74
00:03:54.250 --> 00:03:55.560
saving a little
75
00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.400
bit of my pride.
76
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:05.020
Yeah so we got four out of five, but the one where I was talking a little bit
77
00:04:05.020 --> 00:04:06.200
too much
78
00:04:06.200 --> 00:04:11.580
through it off, that kind of relates to the whole trash talking which means
79
00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:12.880
maybe I can
80
00:04:12.880 --> 00:04:16.130
rehearse my or dial in my swing a little bit more to make it more automatic,
81
00:04:16.130 --> 00:04:17.040
less conscious,
82
00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:22.400
but overall not too unhappy, got with three, felt the pressure, now I have an
83
00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:23.240
idea of what
84
00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:25.120
to expect when I get under pressure.
85
00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:28.870
It felt like I pulled just a little bit more with my upper body and pushed a
86
00:04:28.870 --> 00:04:29.480
little bit
87
00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:33.330
too much with my lower body, so it felt like I kind of avoided my core, I can
88
00:04:33.330 --> 00:04:34.040
guarantee
89
00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:36.630
you the next time I practice, I'm going to work on getting my core more
90
00:04:36.630 --> 00:04:37.300
involved to help
91
00:04:37.300 --> 00:04:41.800
clean that up, hopefully I'll be able to get through five next time.
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