[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-pre-shot-routine-making-pre-shot-routine-more-like-real-golf":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"making-pre-shot-routine-more-like-real-golf","Making Pre-Shot Routine More Like Real Golf","Make pre-shot routine feel more like the course, where every shot has a target and a consequence.","\u002Fimg\u002Fpre-shot-routine\u002Fmaking-pre-shot-routine-more-like-real-golf_making-pre-shot.png","Making Pre-Shot Routine More Like Real Golf illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"pre-shot-routine","Pre-shot routine","\u003Ch3>Add consequence\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Before you step in, real golf does not let you hit seven identical 7-irons until one feels right. To make pre-shot routine transfer, add variety and consequence. Before you step in, change clubs, targets, lies, reads, and routines. Use one ball so the routine has a real consequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Play games with teeth\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Try these:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>When the target is chosen, pick a nine-hole “course” on the range.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Say the target and shape before stepping in.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>When the target is chosen, score fairway, green, or up-and-down points.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Before you step in, start over if you skip the routine.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch3>Practice the next shot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Before you step in, if you miss the target, do not pretend the hole ended. Under first-tee pressure, choose the recovery, chip, lag putt, or reset routine that would follow. Before you step in, the more your practice includes consequences, the less surprising the course becomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",154,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-to-track-progress-during-pre-shot-routine","How to Track Progress During Pre-Shot Routine",null,1782812355631]