In order to improve your golf game and reach your potential, practice is the key to success. Learning how to practice and how much to practice is the difficult part.

First of all, try to make your practice sessions interesting. Just beating balls without a purpose is not very beneficial. If you have just taken a lesson write down the key points of the lesson and plan your practice session just like it is a homework assignment.

If you are an inexperienced player start with a short iron such as an eight iron and work on your alignment to the target, ball position, stance, grip, posture and balance and gradually work up to your longer
clubs. Remember to take your time and don’t hurry your practice.The intermediate and advanced player can vary their practice by trying to hit various types of shots such as high, low, fades, draws and punch
shots. This will make your practice sessions more interesting and beneficial. In fact, you can play the course on the practice tee. Pretend that you are on the first tee, hit your driver and then select the club that you would hit for your second shot. Do this all the way around the course on the practice tee. This drill will help you develop your ability to focus.

On the putting green after you have stroked a few putts to get the speed of the green putt with just one ball and keep your score and see how many putts you take for eighteen holes. This is a fun drill and it will improve your putting stats.

Remember, when you practice it is quality not quantity.