Pre Shot Routine - Improve Focus & Performance

A pre shot routine is really a structured series of tasks that you create for yourself before actually playing each golf shot.

The length and quantity of these tasks will vary depending on personal styles and preferences, so you'll need to spend a bit of time practicing to find out what system works for you.

There are certain golf swing fundamentals that have a significant influence on the outcome of your golf shots and need to be addressed before the actual golf swing takes place.

By including some checks for these fundamentals in your pre shot routine, you can ensure that you are giving yourself the best possible foundation to hit your golf shots.

These pre shot fundamentals are:

1) Grip - making sure clubface is square to target when applying your golf grip.

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2) Aim - checking that you are correctly aligned to your target.

3) Setup - check ball position, posture and making sure shoulders, hips and feet are square to each other and aligned correctly to target.

As well as covering these basic pre shot fundamentals, having a pre shot routine will give you something positive to focus on and increase your concentration levels for the shot in hand, which will reduce the chances of any negative thoughts or worries about swing techniques, etc, creeping in.

An Example Of A Pre Shot Routine:

Once you have visualized the golf shot you are going to play and are comfortable with the club that you have selected, an example of a pre shot routine could be:

1) Stand behind the golf ball so you are directly in line with the target, and find an object, maybe an old divot or leaf that is roughly a couple of meters away and in line with your target.

2) Use this object to help you make sure that you are aiming correctly at the target, when addressing the golf ball.

3) Take a practice swing a foot or so away from the ball to get a feel for the shot in hand.

4) When addressing the ball, make sure that your clubface is square to the object that you identified and then applying the golf grip that you are comfortable with.

5) Check ball position is correct and shoulders, hips and feet are squarely aligned to target.

6) Play the shot!!

The above is just a simple example of what a pre shot routine could look like, my advise would be to work on a few variations until you find one that you are comfortable with.

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