Practice Schedule for Maximum Game Improvement

I get asked all the time by my students as to when, what and how long they should practice. With the understanding that time is precious and that it can be difficult to get away to work on the game, here is a "perfect world" layout as to what a weekly practice schedule should look like to maximum your opportunity to improve your game.

Monday-Thursday (1 hour)
- 10 minutes putting: 2 ft., 3ft., 4ft., and 5ft. putts
- 10 minutes chipping: change clubs every fourth shot
- 10 minutes pitching: 10, 15, and 20 yard shots

(25 minutes hitting golf balls):
- 5 minutes: ½ swings
- 5 minutes: short iron full swings
- 5 minutes: mid/long iron full swings
- 5 minutes: fairway woods & driver
- 5 minutes: ½ swings

- 5 minutes putting: 10 ft., 15 ft., 20ft., and 25ft. putts

Friday (Day off)

Saturday and/or Sunday (2 hours)
- 30 minutes putting: 2 ft., 3ft., 4ft., and 5ft. putts
- 15 minutes chipping: change clubs every forth shot
- 15 minutes pitching: 10, 15, and 20 yard shots

(45 minutes hitting golf balls):
- 10 minutes: ½ swings
- 10 minutes: short iron full swings
- 10 minutes: mid/long iron full swings
- 10 minutes: fairway woods & driver
- 5 minutes: ½ swings

- 15 minutes putting: 10 ft., 15 ft., 20ft., and 25ft. putts



Note: Any practice day can be substituted with play, however, during the round you should keep track of your putts, up and downs, greens in regulation, fairways hit, and sand saves to find out where your strengths and weaknesses are. If time permits after the round you should spend 15-30 minutes working on the area of your game that needed the most improvement according to the statistics from the round.