A few years ago, I put up a video post called How to Get Good at Golf. It was about installing the right movements into your swing.

After you have done that, the next step is to learn how to repeat those movements. That’s what this post is about.

Use your driver. That takes the ground out of play.

Tee up a ball. Now make five swings in one continuous motion. Pay attention to getting your swing right and identical several times in a row. It might take more than five swings to get there. If you’re having trouble, slow down until you can repeat.

When you do, without hesitation, address the ball and make your swing just like you have been practicing. If you hit a good shot, do it again: continuous swings you can repeat, then hit a ball.

If you did not hit a good shot, repeat, but WITH A SLOWER SWING. Very important.

Keep repeating, slowing down a bit more if you keep hitting bad shots. Sooner or later you will bust one. That is your tempo. Keep practicing at that tempo. DO NOT SPEED UP.

By swinging at that tempo, you give your swing the time it needs to fall into place. Swing faster and you push your body beyond its ability to perform a complicated series of movements correctly, which means you don’t accomplish your purpose. You actually make it worse because you are not giving the right things you learned a chance to emerge and repeat.

And remember, the point of this drill is not to hit balls. The ball is merely an indicator. This is a swing drill. Do it over and over until you get to the point where the right way is the only way you can swing.

That’s a lot to ask, but it’s the price of becoming good at golf. It’s with the price.