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Old August 21st, 2012, 02:42 PM
emmarose
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Originally Posted by NinaD View Post
Thanks, yes, last week I started practicing at a soccer pitch near here. It is just kind of dull. LOL
putting and midrange practice is waaaaayyy more important... and more fun... and less likely to throw your arm out.

this year i started a midrange practice routine where i would empty out most of my drivers and replace with doubles/triples of my midrange or fairway drivers... i would go to my nearest local course and after throwing a drive (you know, for funsies), would pick and choose a spot for upshots, throwing 2-3 discs to the basket. i would try to choose a shot that offered 2-3 routes to the basket so that i could have the opportunity to practice a hyzer, anhyzer or straight on approach all from the same spot to the same target.

inadvertently this practice technique proved very effective in an aspect of game in which i was felt that i was fairly weak: believing in and trusting my shot selection during a tournament. i was finding that when in a tournament on an unfamiliar course i was feeling shaky about my shot selection... i wasn't trusting my own judgement or my own discs and therefore was unable to throw with the confidence i needed to properly execute and get to the basket... after starting this midrange practice routine i no longer have this issue during tournaments...


... buuuuut, i still don't really throw my drives all that far...
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