Welcome to TOP 100 GOLF TEACHERS roundtable, where some of the best instructors in the business answer the game’s most pressing questions. The purpose? To help your game and lower your scores ASAP.
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow – and that means we have six more weeks of winter (at least). It’s awful that our furry forecaster has extended our winter blues, but on the bright side, it leaves a lot more time for off-season practice.
The off-season isn’t the most fun time of year for a golfer, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be productive. In fact, if you know what to work on, you can come out of winter a much more complete golfer than ever before.
So what should you practice this offseason? Below, a panel of the top 100 GOLF teachers discuss.
1. Speed ​​training
The best area to focus on in the offseason is swing speed. It doesn’t matter where the ball goes in the winter, so forget technique and increase your swing speed. You’ll thank yourself come summer. – Jason Birnbaum
2. Wedge distance control
If you have access to a simulator, work on controlling distance on wedge shots. Indoor wedge practice with a simulator that provides feedback is a great way to get your distance shots once the snow melts. You can feel your swing speed relative to the distance traveled, which is a great way to practice shooting 30-100 yards. -Tim Cooke
3. Make swing changes
Practice the form and motor patterns you want to change. Without the pressure or anticipation of hitting a ball, the off-season is perfect for working on new patterns, new sensations and incorporating them into your nervous system and memory. — Dr. Alison Curdt
4. Find the center of the face
Exercise indoors? Use face spray on the club face and make every swing about one thing: finding the center. Don’t follow the flight or speed of the ball, follow the stroke. When you can consistently find the center face, distance stabilizes, starting lines improve, and mistakes are reduced. Master the strike and everything else in motion becomes smoother. – Mark Durland
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