This routine that can be followed on those days that are just dedicated to focused practice. I would call other days play days or when a player is playing a round for fun or competing. Golf is one of the few sports that practice is very individual, so it’s important to know your own game and to have a plan when you head to practice each day. This is one sample routine that is used by successful golfers on tour!

Putting 60 minutes per day – 5 times per week

1. Feel Drills – This practice routine is to create a feel for speed on putts from 15, 20, 30 and 40 feet. Each distance should be practiced separately and you should use different areas of the green, uphill, downhill etc.
2. 1. Take 3 balls, (use yours, not range balls), start from 15 feet, putt to a hole or a tee, if it’s short you need to feel more speed or long less speed. If you find the speed right away, then repeat the same feel. Only focus on how it feels to you. Don’t think mechanics. Do this with all the distances listed above or other variations; be consistent in your practice!
   2. Take five tees and space them out about 4 -5 feet apart, start about 8 feet from the first tee, putt to the first tee, then the second, third, fourth, fifth, focus again on the feel. Do this from different angles, uphill, downhill, side hill
   3. Eyes closed drill – use 3 balls and find a 20 foot putt and close your eyes with to that hole, hit one putt and feel if it is short or long and then repeat. You should be able to have a good feel if you strike the putt too hard or too soft.
3. Confidence drills – This is too improve focus, build your stroke and confidence.
4. 1. Putt 10 two footers and focus on making the putt, notice where you are hitting the ball into the hole, back of the cup, center cup, front of the cup. You should be able to do this easily over time, but also notice what feels best to you, if you hit the center, the back or the front. This will help you feel confident with a plan over these putts in competition. Do this with 3, 4, and 5 foot putts, moving around the cup in a circle. Work on fundamentals that you have been taught to build a stroke that repeats. Each day you should be able to do this drill with ease and feel confident in your stroke.
   2. Hit 10 different putts on the green from 10 different spots and distances, go through your routine and pretend like you are playing in a tournament.
   3. Every day tell yourself that you are great putter and you want to have the opportunity to have a putt to win a tournament. Believe in yourself !!!!!!!!!!!!

Chipping Drills – 60 minutes per day for 5 times per week.

1. Sink it drill – Start with a 20 foot chip from just off the green. The goal is to sink the chip in as few balls as possible. For example if you hit 10 balls and then make it, do it again and see if you can do it in less shots. Your goal is too sink it in one shot.
2. Three cup drill- find 3 holes that have different distances, one short, one medium, one long. Rotate hitting each hole, change clubs if necessary. Pay attention to the feel and your landing spot on the green. Repeat the drill until you can hit 10 balls within 3 feet of each hole.
3. 11 ball drill- hit 11 balls to a hole, take the 5 closest and the 5 furthest Away and see what the average is, remember 2 – 3 feet is a good goal.

Pitching Drills – 60 minutes per day for 5 times per week (Use for Sand play)

1. Hit 10 balls from 30, 40, 50 and 60 yards to a green, take practice swings and feel the speed and the swing you need to hit each distance. Focus on the target and the landing spot for each distance and also how much it rolls.
2. Hit 10 balls from different distances and try to hit one low(pitching wedge) medium (gap wedge) and one higher (sand or lob wedge) and see if you can control the trajectory with each club and notice where the ball lands to an intermediate target and how much it rolls. You should have a clear picture of what each club does from various distances inside 100 yards from the hole.
3. Hit full pitches to targets of 70 – 100 yards and focus on the target only and use your mind to try and hit the flag!!!!!! This is a great place for you to work on visualization. See the shot you want to hit, see the ball land and see the ball hit the flagstick. You will be surprised at how close you will start to hit shots to the hole from this distance by practicing it 5 times a week

Full swing drills- 60 minutes per day 5 days a week.

1. Hit balls working on last lesson you had. Use many practice swings to feel the “right” swing and focus on those keys. Try to only focus on the specific body moves that you are trying to train. You can only practice one or two things at a time. Make sure you are focusing on specific targets and also spend some time working your pre shot routine. Try not to beat ball after ball without a purpose.
2. Check your alignment with clubs on ground and make sure you are aligned properly. Also try to pick out two points on the range to hit through.
3. Change clubs and targets after you do the 10 shot drill. Which is once you find a swing that feels right or comfortable, then hit 10 balls and see how many out of ten that you execute the way you want. Also pay attention and keep track of the shots that you don’t hit well. If you see a pattern like too thin, too fat, mostly right, mostly left. Keep track of the direction of your shots, the contact and the curve of the ball. You will need to bring this feedback to your coach, so they can understand what you need to keep practicing.

Play at least 2 – 3 times per week, 9 or 18 Holes

1. Focus on targets, visualize shots and play one shot at a time. Stay in the moment of each shot. Try not to be obsessed with score!
2. Pay attention to missed shots and why? You need to understand why you missed shot and not get overly emotional or upset. Like was there outside interference or internal, “like I felt nervous or I didn’t trust the club I was using. Lack of attention on target, too much thought on mechanics and not enough on the target, did I miss aligned or just was it the bad swing that still creeps into my game.
3. Pay attention to distance you hit your shots from the pin on your approach shots, pitches, sand shots, chips. This will help you determine your weaknesses. For example if are hitting greens in regulation, but you are always 40 feet from the hole, you may not be choosing the correct club or you are curving the ball too much. On shots inside 100 yards or short chips if you are not within one putt range you may need to work harder on those shots.
4. Pay attention to fairways hit or missed. Distance is not important, but accuracy is, so you need to know how often you hit a fairway or miss one.
5. Pay attention to situations that you find yourself in that you truly didn’t know what shot to hit. You will not learn everything, but you need to have many shots in your bag and be creative.
6. Pay attention to how many total putts in a round, also be mindful of short putts missed, if you had the correct speed, if you read the correctly.