FIND YOUR DISPERSION PATTERN 2 Every golfer has a pattern – a certain direction they like to see their shots move, and a common miss to go with
Your dispersion with the same club might be 20 yards, but that’s OK. Try my point system to help build accuracy while learning how far apart your shots do land. If you get fewer than 12 points, increase your target zone. What you’re doing is becoming more familiar with where your ball could end up in relation to your target, and hopefully you’ll account for that when making club selections and choosing where to aim.
isn’t a bad thing; it’s not knowing your pattern and adjusting for it that can cause big problems. I’ll often pop quiz myself to double check my accuracy. On the range, I’ll hit 20 balls with the same club to the same target and see how the balls travel and how far apart they land. For me, I’m trying to land my mid- irons within 10 yards of my target. I’ll give myself one point for every ball that stays in that area.
it. My pattern is left to right. I hit fades about 80 percent of the time, and my misses are shots that start a little left of my target and fly straight instead of curving back. I know I’m better off missing it slightly off the toe of the clubface because a toe fade will travel straighter than a heel fade. The lesson: Having a pattern
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