Stop thinking and start hitting better shots with Lynn Marriott’s advice.
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How much time does he spend on the ball before it hits?
It’s a question you may have asked yourself—or maybe you’ve thought about it after watching your partner play shake and re-tighten club for 90 seconds before finally pulling the trigger.
It’s important to feel comfortable on the ball before starting your swing, but exactly how long should this take? GOLF Top 100 Teachers Lynn Marriott addressed this question in a video recently posted on LPGA Professionals YouTube Page — and her answer can help you improve (and perhaps limit) yours pre-shoot routine in a useful way.
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According to Marriott, players should think minimally after addressing the ball. If you find your mind wandering and your limbs restless as you stand over your photo, perhaps you could benefit from Marriott’s Think Box and Play Box concept.
The Think Box is essentially a space away from where you drive where you can sort out all your thinking for the next shot. Once you’re comfortable with the task at hand – yardage, club selection, stroke strategy, aim – open your address position in the Play Box. From here, Marriott says it should take less than 10 seconds to execute your shot.
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The Think Box/Play Box concept is useful because it engages your full attention to the task at hand, says Marriott.
“It’s about being present through your senses. It’s about being an athlete. It’s about making golf a sport again,” says Marriott. “Once you get in, you aim and line up and go.”
If you find that 10 seconds is not enough time in your Play Box, you should reevaluate how you are spending your time in your Think Box.
“After nine seconds, you start having that internal dialogue,” says Marriott. “So make sure you line up every shot. There is a place to think and there is a place to play.”
Give Marriott’s advice a try to reign in your wandering mind and start making more focused shots.
