[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-high-shots-how-to-practice-high-shots-under-pressure":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-to-practice-high-shots-under-pressure","How to Practice High Shots Under Pressure","Make high-shot practice game-like so the shot survives wind, hazards, scorecards, and one-ball situations.","\u002Fimg\u002Fhigh-shots\u002Fhow-to-practice-high-shots-under-pressure_practice-high-shots.png","How to Practice High Shots Under Pressure illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"high-shots","High shots","\u003Ch3>Add consequences\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A high shot on the range is easy when another ball is waiting. On the course, you get one chance. Pressure practice bridges that gap by adding a score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try a simple game: choose a target and give yourself five balls. You need three to finish pin-high or on the safe side. If you miss the first two, notice whether your swing changes. That’s the real practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Simulate course problems\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Don’t just hit perfect-lie wedges. Create situations:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Carry an imaginary bunker to a front pin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hit a high 8-iron that must stop before the back edge.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Play a soft wedge after doing ten seconds of light movement to raise your heart rate.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Change clubs every ball.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Pressure is easier to handle when you’ve met the situation before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Use one-ball rounds\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Play nine imaginary approach shots on the range. Pick a course you know, choose the club and target for each hole, and hit one ball. Score the decision and execution honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> If the safe miss would leave a putt, count it as a successful high shot even if it isn’t perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch3>Review the pattern\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, write down which misses appeared: thin, short, right, over-spun, too high in the wind. That pattern tells you what to practice next. Random hope does not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Quick recap\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>High shots become trustworthy when practice includes pressure, variety, and review. Make the shot matter before you need it to matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",248,{"slug":15,"title":16},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-high-shots","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to High Shots",null,1782812355223]