Alan WILSONProfessional Secret Revealed - Playing Golf by Ear
October 23rd 2008 07:05
Professional Secret Revealed - Playing Golf by Ear
Sound is useful tool for all golfers, providing some additional information to help with shot-making decisions.
When you see a professional back away from a shot because of a wind gust, chances are that the player has heard a wind change in the trees even before feeling it on the skin.
You will often see top players lining up a delicate chip or pitch shot playing a practice shot over several times. As well as trying to get a feel for the touch shot, the professional is often just trying to hear how the club head sounds when it meets grass under the ball.
This may sound a bit sophisticated for the average player, but everyone can learn something from listening to the sound of shots.
Try this drill.
Get on a mat with a rubber tee and hit the tee without a ball.
The idea is to make a crisp, clicking sound rather than a flat smack.
If you get a heavier, thud sound, changes are you will not hitting the golf ball correctly.
Adjust your swing to try to make the right sound, and keep swinging at the empty tee and until you can make that crisp, clicking sound over and over again.
You will probably feel that your swing is becoming smoother and more rhythmic as you concentrate on the sound.
Place a ball on the rubber tee and try to recreate the same sound as you hit the ball. If you can get the sound right, you will almost certainly get your best strike on the ball.
When practicing out of bunkers (you can’t do this when you are playing because you are not allowed to ground your club), practice the shot you are trying to achieve and listen to how the club head makes a spanking sounds as it cuts through the sand when you get the feel of the shot right. Then try to replicate the spanking sound when hitting the ball.
On the putting green, make a mental note of the sound that your putter head makes when you strike a perfect putt. Remember that sound when you are lining up your next putt and try to repeat it. It can be amazing how much easier it becomes to replicate your best putting stroke using this method.
By listening to the sound that a good ball contact makes and trying to make that sound happen, you are giving yourself an extra level of sensory perception that sometimes be more helpful than worrying about the mechanics of the swing.
Happy Golfing
Alan Wilson PGA
www.qgsgolf.com
Sound is useful tool for all golfers, providing some additional information to help with shot-making decisions.
When you see a professional back away from a shot because of a wind gust, chances are that the player has heard a wind change in the trees even before feeling it on the skin.
You will often see top players lining up a delicate chip or pitch shot playing a practice shot over several times. As well as trying to get a feel for the touch shot, the professional is often just trying to hear how the club head sounds when it meets grass under the ball.
This may sound a bit sophisticated for the average player, but everyone can learn something from listening to the sound of shots.
Try this drill.
Get on a mat with a rubber tee and hit the tee without a ball.
The idea is to make a crisp, clicking sound rather than a flat smack.
If you get a heavier, thud sound, changes are you will not hitting the golf ball correctly.
Adjust your swing to try to make the right sound, and keep swinging at the empty tee and until you can make that crisp, clicking sound over and over again.
You will probably feel that your swing is becoming smoother and more rhythmic as you concentrate on the sound.
Place a ball on the rubber tee and try to recreate the same sound as you hit the ball. If you can get the sound right, you will almost certainly get your best strike on the ball.
When practicing out of bunkers (you can’t do this when you are playing because you are not allowed to ground your club), practice the shot you are trying to achieve and listen to how the club head makes a spanking sounds as it cuts through the sand when you get the feel of the shot right. Then try to replicate the spanking sound when hitting the ball.
On the putting green, make a mental note of the sound that your putter head makes when you strike a perfect putt. Remember that sound when you are lining up your next putt and try to repeat it. It can be amazing how much easier it becomes to replicate your best putting stroke using this method.
By listening to the sound that a good ball contact makes and trying to make that sound happen, you are giving yourself an extra level of sensory perception that sometimes be more helpful than worrying about the mechanics of the swing.
Happy Golfing
Alan Wilson PGA
www.qgsgolf.com
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