Last week I hinted that I’m now working with Mr. Practice Manual, Adam Young and I now hold in my hands/computer a practice plan as well as the foundations to fix a bad ball flight on the spot. He also gave me a solid analysis of my swing in which he pointed out some glaring flaws and the drills to correct them which I’ll cover in another post.
Full Disclosure: What Adam laid out for me, may not (and probably) isn’t exactly right for you. The only way to guarantee improvement for you is to seek out professional help.
I believe that when we have big dreams, the best way to tackle them is by breaking them down into smaller and smaller goals/tasks. And then attack those with tenacity. So below is the practice schedule I’m laying out for myself based on the feedback I received regarding my swing and how to become a better ball striker.
Schedule
Definitions
Technical: drills designed to address specific areas of my swing
Experimental: drills designed to “feel” the movement in an exaggerated way and to understand where the boundaries are. Play like a kid and have some fun with it.
Calibration: essentially checking in on the progress
Transference: designed to blend your work on the range with your real game. Often times using pressure games and full pre-shot routine
Performance: practicing the actual shot shapes and/or targets for an upcoming golf course.
Within each Practice Type are numerous drills but only need to pick one for that particular day. Sessions can range from 10 minutes to 45 minutes depending on the drill and the milestones to hit.
The Technical section is setup to address:
Fat shots - later release drill
Thin shots - squat drill
Left shots - later release (swoosh after the ball)
Right shots - stronger grip position or lead wrist flexion drill
Heel shots - imagine hitting a nail closer to your feet
Toe shots - imagine hitting a nail farther from your feet
Fitness Plan
There’s no less than 548,244 fitness apps and plans out there, but I’ve decided to roll with Mike Carroll’s Fit for Golf app because he seems like a legit dude who is also trying to get better at golf (and not just get better at lifting weights). The boys over on Chasing Scratch co-signed Mike as well and the app seems pretty easy to use. For all those reasons, I’m in.
The app calls for daily mobility work and hitting a total body resistance training 3x per week with active recovery days. Roger that.
On top of fitness plan, I’m working on increasing my clubhead speed by just swinging my Driver hard AF 20x per day.
Time to Put in the Work
That’s it. Don’t take more than 2 days off in a row, no matter what.
Feel free to follow along here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-RjDPQHm1vYlqO7xqgJLGWP_D7LIa2yN-9AyFTxmdD8/edit?usp=sharing
What are your plans to improve?