The Golf Bandit

Have You Developed a Pre-Shot Routine?

 A pre-shot routine is something most golfers have. Very rarely do you see someone take a club out of their bag, walk right up and smack the ball without any aforethought.

 Your pre-shot routine is where you get comfortable with your stance, where you get mentally geared up for the shot, and where you hunker down to test your physical prowess in the game.

 Men and women both do it.  We walk up to the teebox, plug the tee into the ground, step back, aim, line up, waggle back and forth a couple of times, and eyeball the fairway – and it becomes a system we use each and every time we address the ball.

 Some people always do two warm up swings.  Others lift the clubface off the ground and quickly move it back and forth over the ball before they make contact with it.  What’s your pre-shot routine, or are you even aware that you have one?

 In a famous I Love Lucy episode, Ricky and Fred make fun of Lucy and Ethel by tricking them into thinking they have to hop skip and jump toward the ball or use an “over the shoulder, left-handed, whirling stimey” before they swing the club.

It’s not too much of a stretch for many golfers!  Some have the weirdest set-up pre-shot routines you’ve ever seen, but it doesn’t really help the ball go farther or straighter. 

What it does do is help the golfer feel less anxious about the shot. It’s like a Linus blanket. In fact, some need the pre-shot routine to release the built up tension they feel about hitting the ball – especially on the teebox.

If you want to develop a pre-shot routine that actually works for you better than just being comforting, then make sure it includes lining up your ball and mentally focusing on relaxing during the shot.

Position your clubface behind the ball and imagine a line that your clubface will swing through as it comes down for the follow-through.  Take one practice swing behind the ball and envision the shot.

When you address the ball, commit to the shot, take a breath, and bend your knees.  If you need to take a waggle, do it – but make sure you know what works best and what may be hindering your real backswing and follow-through.

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