We all have limited time and the only way we can expect to improve our golf is through practice.
With limited time you need to maximize your practice to achieve the best results on the course
So what should you concentrate on mastering in your game?
The obvious choice for those in the know would be your short game where you learn to become proficient with the use of your pitching wedge and the 8 and 9 irons.
These clubs can not only get you out of trouble from wayward shots, they can negate a lot of the benefit that others might gain with better drives off the tee.
The mid-range approach shots are the ones that unravel most players.
It is not only the novices who struggle to master these clubs though.
I have seen many low handicap golfers lose games from their inability to control the approach shots to the green.
The high trajectory irons of pitching wedge, 8 and 9 iron are the hardest to master and for that reason many people are reluctant to spend the time required to put in the necessary practice.
There are so many more things to think about that it can be quite nerve racking to remember all the aspects of short-range play.
A little too much swing and you will be over the back of the green or maybe you won't get enough lift or alternatively too much and fall short.
It is so much harder than driving off the tee where most people only have to be concerned with making sure their drive is straight.
So it becomes quite obvious that the most improvement you are likely to see in your game, and the area that you should be concentrating on the most when practicing, is in mastering your approach shots to the green.
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