golf is a target sport

We all know golf is a target sport! correct?

I find as a golf coach that the majority of club golfers understand the principle that golf is a target sport.
Sadly some golfers think that golf is a sport where you make a series of complicated swinging actions and you hit the ball, with no concious thought for the actual goals at hand, the target.

Having read a fantastic article by Neil Plimmer @ openmindgolf.wordpress.com on shot selection before club selection it got me thinking about many conversations I have had with pupils regarding specifying your target.



Look at the dartboard above. imagine preparing yourself to throw a dart at the bullseye. What are you be thinking about, what would be your specific target?
Hopefully its the bullseye, and not the dartboard

I am amazed at the idea's that golfers have, and the advice given to them as regards medium to long distance putting. I have heard "I am imagining putting up to dustbin lid" and even " a kids paddling pool sized circle" around the hole. Believing that putting to distances like these around the hole is benefical, to me this is wrong.

Do you think the best darts players like Phil Talor aim at the whole dartboard and hope they hit the bullseye? No way,if Phil Taylor wants to hit the bullseye he will aim for the bullseye

On the putting green you want to get the ball in the hole not in a circle around it. Golf is a target sport, and the ulitmate target is the hole So everytime you are attempting a putt do not think about finding an enlarged target aim for a specific target.

THE HOLE