Are you looking to chip or pitch your golf ball more consistently? How about hitting your 6 iron solid each and every time? What about your score? How do you go from shooting 82 one day to 96 the other?
Unfortunately, hitting the golf ball solid more often does not always translate into lower, more consistent scores.
To have consistency, there are two things you have to consider: course management, and ball striking.
Having a key thought during the day will always help you play more consistent and manage the golf course better. Every time you go for a round of golf, select a single thought to focus on. Make sure to think about this thought the whole time you play. Think about this thought rather than reacting to your shots. You could use this same thought for weeks, months, or even for a whole season.
A prominent PGA Tour player, Ernie Els, holds on to the thought about tempo throughout his game. And he thinks of nothing else.
There are some people who like to think of mechanical swing thoughts. They could either think about adding a bit of shoulder turn in a back swing, keeping the right knee a bit flexed, or even getting the club face to be a little more square up on top.
Whatever the swing thought may be, you are being proactive by having a key thought rather than being reactive when you hit a little bit of a fade into the woods. A reactive approach would have you attempt to fix your slice. Instead, be proactive and continue to use the same swing thought that you had when you hit many great shots before.
Be sure to decide on your swing thought before you tee off on your first round. Think about it the whole time you play, and this will make you more consistent on the golf course.
So how do you increase the consistency of your ball striking? One trick is to maintain the angles of your body. Having consistency in your angles will help you have more solid shots. This would mean that your posture, hip flex, and the height of your chest stays the same throughout the whole swing.
Essentially what’s going on when you maintain your body angles is you allow the club to bottom out on the same spot repeatedly. Concentrate on maintaining the height of your chest throughout the golf swing. Being aware of your chest will ensure that you don’t stand up or drop down during your swing. Maintain the height of your chest and the result will be more consistent shots.
To bring this to a close, improving your consistency during your game of golf happens when you take note of these two points:
1. Committing to a single swing thought and a thought process starting on the first tee that will help you be proactive not reactive.
2. Keep your body angles at a similar position throughout your whole swing. Remember to keep your chest height at the same level from the back swing, to the impact, and finally to the follow through.
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