Golf Lessons at Bellwood Oaks Golf Course in Hastings, Minnesota

TEE TO GREEN GOLF TIPS

By Letitia Zilar, LPGA Teaching Professional
www.letitiazilargolf.com

Tip #1
Have you ever hit a bad golf shot and then followed it up with more bad shots? You hit a bad drive off the first tee box and then each time you go up to the tee box, your mind flashes back to that bad drive off the first tee. The key is to accept your mistake, be positive and do your best on the next shot. Don’t let your mind replay the bad shots, only the good ones.

Start thinking/visualizing your shots. If you want to break 90 this season, start thinking of breaking that now by visualizing yourself shooting in the mid 80’s!

DRILL:
Read Every Shot Must Have A Purpose. By Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott
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Tip #2
Make your practice fun!

I love basketball and used to play “horse” and “around the world”. When I started playing golf in my teens I would take these court games onto the golf course when I practiced, you can too…

DRILL:
Take someone with you on the putting green and challenge them to a game of “horse” on the putting green and then carry it over to the range as well.

If you practice/warm up before you play a round of golf, start off with a wedge and hit 5 shots to a short distance target, then move up a couple of clubs and pick a different target and hit 5 shots, continue this until you have worked your way up to the Driver!

Don’t forget the last Tip and visualize each shot, the length, trajectory etc….