3 Swings, 1 Ball: The Practice Method That Actually Lowers Your Scores

You already play good golf — so why do the swing changes you grind on at the range keep falling apart on the course? Usually it's not your swing. It's how you practice. Here's the method I use with my clients to make changes actually stick.

🎁 Free: My Practice Plan PDF — the exact 3-to-1 ratio system below, mapped into ready-to-run 30-minute and 1-hour sessions. [Grab it free here → [PRACTICE PLAN URL]]

Watch it live

▶ Watch the full video here — I walk through the method on the range, club by club.

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The 3-to-1 method, in a nutshell

Make three deliberate practice swings focused on the one feel you're changing, then hit one ball trying to reproduce it. That's a rep. Most golfers do the opposite — beat 100 balls, sneak in the odd rehearsal — and train their old pattern under fatigue. Flip the ratio and the new move gets the majority of your reps. That's what turns a change into a habit that holds up under pressure.

Two things that make it work:

• Judge the swing, not the shot. When you're changing something, success is hitting the position — not where the ball goes. Ball flight lags behind the change; chase good shots and you'll abandon the new move the first time it misses.
• Hit fewer balls. Cap yourself at 20–30 for the session and make each one count. Quality reps build habits; volume just builds fatigue.

The bottom line

Great golf is repeatable golf, and repeatable comes from habit. Three swings, one ball — get clear on your one or two changes and ingrain them.

🎁 Ready to run it yourself? The free Practice Plan PDF lays out exactly what to do at the range. [Download it free → [PRACTICE PLAN URL]]