Titleist Tips: Random Practice - A Key to Wedge Play Artistry
In order to improve your finesse wedge game, it's important to practice intelligently. As Titleist staff member James Sieckmann advises, try to structure your practice to be as similar to real playing
... conditions as possible. One way to recreate real-world conditions is to use games to simulate on-course pressure.Another, as James discusses in this video, is to dedicate a large portion of your practice time to random practice. In random practice, you play a wide variety of finesse shots from different lies, distances, etc. (just as you encounter during a round of golf). Block practice, where you hit a number of shots the same way, with the same club, over and over, is important for building proper technique, but so much of the short game relies on artistry - imagination, creativity and adaptability - that James suggests splitting up your practice time as follows:
- Block Practice: Fundamental Development (10-20%)
- Random Practice: Skill Development (70%)
- Practice Games: Transfer Training (10-20%)
Follow James' formula for working "hard and smart" and bring your short game skills to the next level.
In order to improve your finesse wedge game, it's important to practice
... intelligently. As Titleist staff member James Sieckmann advises, try to structure your practice to be as similar to real playing conditions as possible. One way to recreate real-world conditions is to use games to simulate on-course pressure.Another, as James discusses in this video, is to dedicate a large portion of your practice time to random practice. In random practice, you play a wide variety of finesse shots from different lies, distances, etc. (just as you encounter during a round of golf). Block practice, where you hit a number of shots the same way, with the same club, over and over, is important for building proper technique, but so much of the short game relies on artistry - imagination, creativity and adaptability - that James suggests splitting up your practice time as follows:
- Block Practice: Fundamental Development (10-20%)
- Random Practice: Skill Development (70%)
- Practice Games: Transfer Training (10-20%)
Follow James' formula for working "hard and smart" and bring your short game skills to the next level.
- Alex Buckner
- Brad Faxon
- Dan Whittaker
- Dr. Mo Pickens
- Matt Leach
- Matthew Johns
- Sophie Walker
- Cameron McCormick
- James Sieckmann
- Mark Blackburn
- Michael Breed
- Trillium Rose
- Jonathan Yarwood
- Dave Phillips
- Brandon Stooksbury
- Justin Parsons
- Layne Savoie
- Dr. Rob Neal
- Dr. Greg Rose
- Skip Guss
- Jason Baile
- John Kostis
- Jennifer Hudson
- Ryan Hager
- Corey Lundberg
- Tom Patri
- Driver
- Fairway
- Hybrid
- Utility Iron
- Iron
- Wedge
- Putter
- Fundamentals
- Shot Shaping
- Anti-hook
- Anti-slice
- Alignment
- Tight Lie
- Long Rough
- Bunker Play
- Consistency
- Distance Control
- Trajectory
Why Your Pre-Shot Routine Must be Adaptable
Course Management vs. Strategy in Golf
How to Select the Right Club for Your Tee Shots
Dial In Your Chipping and Short Game Distance Control
Fine Tune Your Short Game Strategy
Pressure and Your Pre-Shot Routine
Titleist Instruction Newsletter
Titleist Tips: Make the Most of Your Golf Practice Time
One of the coolest things about the game of golf is the fact that we play the same game as the pros. Most of us will never take batting practice in...
Morgan Hoffmann: #ProvingIt
On Dec. 4, 2017, Morgan Hoffmann penned an article for The Players' Tribune, an online media platform that provides first-person content written by...
Iron Selector Tool
This iron selection tool starts the fitting process by suggesting a recommended and alternative iron set. The next step is to experience a...
