Pre Shot routine: What it is and why you need one

Watch any top player and you will notice a routine or ritual which he/ she follows before every shot they play.

What this is for is to help you perform better on the course when put under pressure.

We filmed this video at the end of the practice area as if playing on the course. This is something that you need to do to groove your routine enough to make it a natural process when on the course.

When top pros practice, they practice not only technique. Technique in fact will be a small percentage of the practice they do.

Most of the practice will revolve around hitting different shots, shots they may face on the course.

If you are practising in preparation for shots you may face on the course, it makes sense to practice these shots while practising the routine you will use on the course.

At the end of the day, practice is all about preparing yourself to perform at your best on the course.

So next time you go to the range, keep this in mind and spend at least half of your practice shots practising your routine as well as the shots.