Golf
Lesson 6
Effective
Practice Routines
Lesson Objectives: Students will
understand the need for effective practice.
Instant Activity
Lesson:
1. Review Course Etiquette Quiz
2. Importance of Effective Practice
3. Routine Practice Drill
4. Round of Golf Drill
Keys to Success
Start each practice
with warm-up
Practice all shots each time
Use variability of practice strategies
Practice in game like conditions
Routine Practice Drill
Equipment
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Golf clubs, 2 per student ( 5 & 7 irons)
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Golf balls, 20 per student
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targets, 5-9 spread out
Instructions to Class
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Using the same routine before every shot is
an important key to golf.
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Your routine signals your body that you are
ready to hit and guarantees that you start from the same foundation each
time.
Student Options
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Select a different target each time
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Work with a partner, who will time a check your
routine sequence
Student Success Goal
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20 shots using correct routine each time
To reduce difficulty
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Allow alignment clubs.
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Provide markers for intermediate targets.
To increase difficulty
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Vary target each time
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Allow partners to distract
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Make students change clubs each time
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Remove alignment clubs
Round of Golf Drill
Equipment
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Golf clubs, set per pair
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Golf balls, 20 per student
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Targets
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Scorecards
Instructions to Class
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One way to effectively practice is to imagine
that you are playing a round of golf, even though you are only in the practice
area.
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Start by imagining the first hole; perhaps it
is a 400-yard hole with a series of bunkers on the left of the green but
a good opening on the right. The fairway is wide and open and does
not have many hazards.
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Decide which club to use for the first shot.
Then actually hit a ball. Notice where it actually lands in the practice
area, and imagine where that would have been in the imaginary fairway.
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Once you have imagined your ball landing, decide
what shot you should hit next-perhaps a 5 iron onto the green, and then
actually hit a 5 iron. Continue hitting the shots that would be appropriate
for the imaginary hole.
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Finish each hole by taking out a putter, choosing
a target on the practice area, putting the ball, and imagining it going
into the hole.
Student Option
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Play with a partner, practice taking turns depending
on where the balls land.
Student Success Goal
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9 holes of golf in your mind. Complete
actual routine before each shot.
To reduce difficulty
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Provide diagrams of holes to be played
To increase difficulty
Lessons
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