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Im 15 years old and i really want a career in golf. I know I have the skill for my age but i still need to get better to be able to compete with the championship flights in the adult tournaments and win more junior tournaments. I have all day everyday for this summer and would love to hear a schedule that will improve my game 4 or 5 strokes over this summer. My club has a nice 18 hole course and a driving range (mats). I wish they had grass but i guess they can't have EVERYTHING. They have a good sized putting green. A chipping area and a practice bunker. Right now I get there at about 9 when my dad goes to work and stay until dark. I usually play about 36 holes a day and spend about an hour on the range. I would love to have a detailed practice schedule with how long and what drills to do. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

usually, the place most people can find the most improvement is from 100 yards in. dial in your scoring clubs. practice your chips around the greens. practice your putting. no matter what practice routine you create, you should probably focus most on those areas.

I agree with grapeape....spend as much time as you can on your short game maybe even twice as much as the long game. That's what really seperates the good players from mediocre players. Also, when hitting balls on the range always have a specific thing that your working on (hitting draws, fades, lag putts etc.). don't just hit 300 balls just to hit them, always have game plan for what your working on that day and you will definitly see improvement.

Identify your weaknesses and concentrate your efforts primarily in those areas, without neglecting everything else. Make better misses, and learn to get up and down--that will be your 4 or 5 strokes right there.

Definitely keep track of where things could have been better in every round you've played. In fact you could try the Golf Digest challenge which tracks handicap for various aspects of your game to decide where improvements should take place.

The Golf Digest Challenge

OK...my kids weekly routine, he's 16. He wakes up at 9am...and he's off with a lite breakfast to run five miles. Once he's back he cools down, then he has more to eat. Then it's off to golf. He'll sometimes play 18 or he'll play 36....depends on his mood. He does take a break, though he's not supposed to head for the range. His Pro said no more range...instead handle it on the course. ~ we're talking about course management which he needs to work through~.

To add to it...he also take pilates lessons twice a week, which he hates. His pro wants that inner core strength, length of those muscles, plus that flexibility.

I wish you luck!!!!

Oh and I would add quit playing with adults. Find a good jr tour that will work for you and your parents.

I just make sure I get out and play at least 9 holes maybe 18 depending on how hot it is. I would also add weight lifting, I started just a few weeks ago and I can already feel a difference in my game. Also, stick with it even when you get burnt out.

Haven’t yet been able to get to practice, but my plan for the summer will be to do this twice a week ....

8AM-9- Putting
Drills-
* Ladder Drill
* 360 Drill (Phil’s Drill)
* Toothpicks at hole
* Toothpicks on putter path
* Lag putts
* Free Throws (5 footers)

9-945- Range, Swing weighted club, Distance Wedge shots
945-1015- Chipping/Bunker
1015-1045- Pitching
1045-2- 18 holes
2-230- Break
230-3- Putting
3-345- Short Game Test
345-530- 9 holes

Some resources/literature/aids that I’m using to improve my game…

Long Game- Power Hitter, Stance Minder, The Plane Truth
Short Game- Dave Pelz’ short game bible
Putting- Drills off certain websites

And one other thing...to the OP...don't hold your breath about making pro. I'm sorry hon...bottom line is the odds will out weigh you, I'm including my kid. We focus on school first, golf second.

Keep those grades up, plan on attending a good school with a great golf team...then see where life takes you.

Again, good luck.

I spent all day yesterday working on my game at my course. I used to do this three days a week during the summer when I was in high school. The key is to make these sessions good ones, meaning don't just hit balls, I would have a specific shot in mind with each swing and exact targets that I wanted to hit to. You can hit a thousand balls a day, but if you just swing and let them go where they may, it doesn't help your touch or control develop. While playing is very good and helps you with actual situations, I wanted to give myself more practice on areas that I am not guaranteed will take place on the course, such as plugged lies in bunkers and buried lies in the greenside rough. I would then play 18 holes the other 4 days of the week and spend another two hours or so on the range and three hours on the short game area.

Here is the schedule that I followed yesterday:
Got to the range at about 10 am and hit a few to loosen up and get the blood moving. I then went through a bucket (100) of balls with just my wedges, working on different trajectories and flight. Then headed over to the short game area where I spent three hours working on chips and pitches ranging from the fringe to fifty yards out. Then back to the range for a bucket of short irons (7, 8, 9) again working on shot shape and trajectory.

Took a quick break for some food and then hit the putting green for a couple of hours. Spent a lot of time using the two tee drill, spacing them out just a hair wider than my putter head and making sure that I came back to the ball squarely . I finished putting with the circle drill that Mickelson does, I got to 77 the first time and 67 the second before making all 100 in a row. I also did the ladder drill to work on distance control from longer distances.

Went back to the range for a bucket of long irons (3,4,5 & 6) working on the same as with the other irons. After that I spent about an hour in the bunker working on greenside explosions and 40-50 yard shots. Then hit a bucket of woods. Finished up with another hour on the short game area and putting green.

I'm tired after just reading that. ~thud~

He did ask for a tough schedule, that one served me well. This helped me pass my PAT while still in college and a position as an assistant pro my junior year. Hope the original poster understands that there are many more positions in golf other than "Tour Pros."

Congrats. And I completely agree with the statement....there are many other jobs that are golf related besides playing on the tour.

A few that could be even more fun than the tour (IMO)