How do you know when something you’re working on is actually getting better?

I’m around a 20 handicap and usually work on whatever part of my game has been giving me trouble.

Sometimes it feels great at the range, then the next round it’s back. Other times I’ll have one good round and think I fixed something when I probably didn’t.

How do you guys decide when something has actually improved and it’s time to move on to something else?

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u/Turbulent-Court-7870 — 3 days ago

How do you guys figure out what’s actually worth working on?

I’m around a 20 handicap and usually after a round I have a pretty good idea what went wrong. At the range I mostly just hit balls, aim at different targets and go by feel. If something feels really off I’ll record my swing and take a look.

The part I struggle with is knowing what’s actually a recurring problem vs just a bad day. One round my irons are terrible, next round they’re fine and something else falls apart.

Do you guys keep track of what keeps going wrong over multiple rounds, or do you mostly just remember and work on whatever feels bad at the time?

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u/Turbulent-Court-7870 — 3 days ago

1.4 - Draft how'd I do in a 10-man draft

Wish I took a TE earlier bowers, mcbride, and loveland off the board by round 3. But overall, I'm feeling positive with my draft

u/Turbulent-Court-7870 — 4 days ago

After a bad round, what's the hardest part about actually getting better?

I'm curious how different golfers approach improvement because I suspect the answer changes with handicap.

After a bad round, what's the biggest challenge?

  • Figuring out what to practice?
  • Knowing what to practice, but not being able to make the change stick?
  • Taking improvements from the range to the course?
  • Finding time to practice consistently?
  • Something else?

What's your handicap, and which of those is the biggest challenge for you?

I'm curious because I feel like there are a lot of golf resources out there, but I'm not sure what the real bottleneck is for most golfers.

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u/Turbulent-Court-7870 — 13 days ago