What you practice for is a 100 yard shot. Start with this because it’s an easy distance to judge and it’s a common shot to have to make in an actual round. Most golf courses have markers for 100 yards from the green. For some golfers, a 100 yard shot would be made with a pitching wedge, for others it may be a seven iron. Find the club and swing you need to consistently get a 100 yard shot.
After you find that club, practice that swing six thousand times. Well, practice it as much as you have time for. Save that swing in your muscle memory so that you could do it in your sleep. It is your benchmark. On the course you should feel confident knowing that you can hit the ball exactly 100 yards if you need to.
When that swing is saved to your muscle memory, go up one club. From a pitching wedge, move to a nine iron, from a nine iron to an eight iron, and so on. Use the same swing, and see how much farther the shot goes. For most golfers, this isn’t very much. Twenty five or fifty yards. Make mental, or even better, written notes on how much each club increases distance.
If you practice like this, you will be able to not only judge the distance to the green, but place a shot right on it consistently. Then you can show your friends who have the long drives that getting the ball on the green will lower your score much more.
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