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Part 3- Advanced Golfers Program Weekly Training Schedule
By Tony | September 26, 2008
Over the next five days I will take you through the weekly training schedule of one of our students enrolled in the Australian High Performance Golf Academy AHPGA Advanced Golfers Program. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the AHPGA 18 hole competition days. On these days the students record all of their statistics from their rounding so as we can continue to measure ,analyse and improve their performances.
WEDNESDAY
8:00am- Arrival at AHPGA facility
8:15am- EM Wave training
Our students train 15 to 20 minutes daily on the Heart Math (EM Wave) Technology to improve and educate them in how to optimize their mental game`s/ emotional control and coherence level`s on course for improved performance.
8:30am- Mind on the Game Mental Skills Class
At the Australian High Performance Golf Academy we conduct a weekly mental skills class. Just as you must continue to work on your fitness to keep your body strong and healthy, so must you continue to work on your mental skills to keep your mind strong.
9:30am- Full swing
Today we continued to work on improving the swing path and plane of this student. He has a tendency to deliver the club on too steep an angle. He has specific training drills to isolate and continue to improve and eventually make a permanent change to his current motor pattern. All of our students work daily on their specific personalised training drills as a part of their 4 week improvement cycle.
10:15am- Full swing 9 shot drill using a mid iron
In this drill our students hit a series of shots using three balls for each shot. The shots are a low fade, standard flighted fade, high fade, low draw, standard flighted draw, high draw, low straight, standard flighted straight and a high stright shot alternating daily between mid irons, long irons, fairway woods and the driver.
11:00am-Putting training
Today we worked on putting technique. The student in question has a tendency to rock his head back on the forward swing phase of his putting stroke resulting in poor contact and direction. By using the `straight eyes putting mirror`the student is able to see his head in the reflection of the mirror and focus on a steady head on both the back swing phase and the forward swing phase of his putting stroke. I also like to set up a golf tee on either side of his putter head in the address position to maintain a consistent swing path. Following this technique session the students compete against each other in various skills tests and competitive challenges.
12:00pm- Lunch/ Rest time
01:00pm- On course training at Palm Meadows GC
Today we spent our on course session focusing on distance and direction control with the pitch shots. In this on course training session we have the students play approach shots into the green`s from distances ranging from 50 metres to 90 metres. We record the proximity from the hole, green`s in regulation hit and conversion (approach and one putt) over 9 pitch shots. These results are measured, analysed and improved.
03:00pm- Self improvement training
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