Getting Over Bad Shots There are many things that can help a person get over bad golf shots.  The first is to understand that the game is difficult and that you're going to hit bad shots.  So it becomes about how you react and recover after hitting one.  The second would be to do all that you can prior to hitting the shot.  For example, analyzing all of the correct data needed to choose an appropriate target as well as the correct club and shot.  There are others also but one you should think about employing into your practice is this and it will make a dramatic difference: 

Many golfers have a tough time getting over bad shots because they don't practice getting over bad shots.  Here's how you can start to apply a simple but extremely important tactic into your practice sessions. 

Next time you're practicing, whether it's time allocated to full swing practice, putting, chippping or any other aspect of the game, consider doing the following:  after striking a poor shot (let's say it's a chip shot that you chunk producing a result that trickles two feet onto the green and 20 feet short of your intended hole), instead of raking over another ball to hit pick up your putter and proceed to read it, go through your routine and roll it just as you would have to if you were playing.  Whether you make the putt or not is insignificant at this moment.  The fact that you're learning to "pick up the pieces" after a terrible chip shot is what matters most.  It'll make a huge difference in your on-course play.

Practice Great to Play Great,
Trent Wearner
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Golf Courses Are Not Flat More and more golf courses look like the picture below ... it's difficult to find a flat lie other than the tee box.  That said, our coach, Trent Wearner, describes how to properly setup for uneven lies in the video at the bottom of this post.  Get out there and practice these lies and all other situations the game presents.  We at scratchgolfer.org are dedicated to helping you look at the game in a way that's not so mechanically driven.  Our biggest feature is our Skills Challenges which create situations and practice that better prepare you for the golf course and tournament play.  You can now measure and track your practice in progress.  Competitive amateurs, professionals, college golfers and others are using our site to improve their game and make their practice sessions more meaningful.  If you need to see progress in your game, start with how you practice it.  Take your game to the course with more success via scratchgolfer.org.

 

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Read Greens When It Rains If you have a green at your local club that gives you trouble with regard to reading it, head out to that green when it rains and see what you can learn.  This exercise also helps you learn quite a bit about green reading.  Watch our video below to see how this green drains water.

Trent Wearner, PGA
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