How to Practice
by Bill Patton
 
Every golfer who wants to excel at the game will devote significant time to practice.  But even extensive practice can be a fruitless endeavor if the player does not think through what he is trying to accomplish.  Simply concentrating on the kinds of shots one likes the best will not necessarily improve a player’s game.  Instead, like everything else in golf, one must let the game itself be the player’s guide.
让运动本身成为球员的练习指引：
(表格请看上一篇博文） 
表一 分析的是18洞的类型
4个Par3，不超过250码
10个Par4，250y-450y
4个Par5，450Y以上
 
表二 72杆的构成
20y以内的短杆 36杆 50%
距果岭100-180y 铁杆 18杆 25% 
发球木 14杆 20%
球道木 4杆 5%
 
围绕高尔夫比赛的核心——进洞——延展开去，首先是推，加上切/挖/沙坑击球，结合上表得知高尔夫有一半杆数是围绕果岭产生的，所以你应该分配至少一半时间去练这些。 
Regardless of length of the hole, you are expected to take two putts.  In this case, we add in chips, pitches and bunker play, because no one, not even the pros, hits every green in regulation.  Many players do not realize that fully half the game of golf is played on or around the green.  But that is the case, and dictates that a player should devote at least half his total practice to that aspect of the game. 
根据你自己的表现适当地调整各种短杆练习时间的百分比
Keep track of how many greens you hit in regulation.  Adjust the percentage of time you devote to each aspect of the short game accordingly.  Practice most the kinds of shots you find yourself playing the most.
然后是铁杆（旁征博引地用很多数字说明铁杆的精准度之重要，最后总结：离洞超过8尺，你只有50-50地看运气了。） 
Every hole, even the par 3’s, will require that you hit an iron to the green.   Remember that the closer to the pin you can place your iron shots, the more likely you are to score well.  The adage is, “you drive for show, you putt for dough.”  But analysis by Dave Peltz has shown that the best putters on the pro tours are not the most frequent winners.  Putting, he found, is really a matter of statistics.  The reason is obvious:  an average foursome will take 600 steps on any given green.  The resu 阅读全文>>