[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-approach-shots-drills-to-improve-approach-shots":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"drills-to-improve-approach-shots","Drills to Improve Approach Shots","Use focused range games to sharpen carry control, start line, trajectory, and pressure skills instead of just beating balls.","\u002Fimg\u002Fapproach-shots\u002Fdrills-to-improve-approach-shots_drills-improve-approach.png","Drills to Improve Approach Shots illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"approach-shots","Approach shots","\u003Ch3>Why drills beat random practice\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Approach shots improve when practice looks like golf. Hitting thirty 7-irons to the same flag teaches very little after the first few swings. Better practice changes clubs, targets, lies, and consequences so your brain has to solve the same problems it sees on the course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Three useful drills\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>The ladder:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Pick 80, 100, and 120 yards. Hit one ball to each distance in order, then reverse it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Nine-window irons:\u003C\u002Fstrong> With a mid-iron, try low, medium, and high flights to left, center, and right targets.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Green-light\u002Fred-light:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Choose one pin you may attack and one you must ignore. Practice the discipline of aiming away.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch3>Putting it in focus\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For approach work, FocusGolf is most useful when you compare club patterns rather than single swings. The smartwatch app can detect swings automatically on Garmin, Wear OS, or Apple Watch, track shot distances without club sensors, and keep session history by club. Add video with motion data, and you can see whether the 9-iron that finished pin-high also shared a calmer tempo and cleaner transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Measure the right things\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Track proximity in zones rather than obsessing over one perfect shot:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Inside 20 feet: excellent.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>On the green: useful.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Safe miss: acceptable.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Short-sided or penalty: decision to review.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Final thoughts\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The best approach-shot drill has a target, a consequence, and a note afterward. Make practice specific and the course starts to feel less random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",244,{"slug":15,"title":16},"common-approach-shots-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Approach Shots Mistakes and Simple Fixes",{"slug":18,"title":19},"how-approach-shots-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Approach Shots Affects Ball Flight and Scoring",1782812354142]