How to build Muscle Memory into your Golf Game

Golf is hard, at times we have too much to think about. With the elements, mechanics, body movements, positions of the arms and hands, our mind is active processing all this information. The problem is we are processing this information in the seconds right before we pull the trigger. Then we are left with trying to diagnose what went wrong and how to fix it.

How is it you can type on a keyboard effortlessly, without thought of where your fingers are going? Skilled typists rely on implicit muscle memory to locate letters on the keyboard without conscious thought of where the letters are located.

 When you try to type for the first time there is zero implicit memory to fall back on, you first must learn the fundamentals, ingrain them to memory, then and only then can you type on a keyboard properly without conscious thought. In Putting terms, implicit memory involves remembering the fundamentals of how-to set up to the ball and roll it without conscious thought, without thinking about how to do it.

To build Feel into your putting stroke, we must install implicit memory. That is, you must learn the fundamentals before you can Putt the golf ball without conscious thought. This starts at home where Blackout Putter Training introduce the fundamentals of the pre-putt routine, then the fundamentals of the Putting Setup and Stroke.

Just like with typing on a key board, the seasoned player must install implicit memory into their golf swing. That is, you must learn to strike a golf ball without conscious thought. This starts at home with Fairway Wedge Training, where we’ll introduce the fundamentals of the pre-shot routine, then the movements of the three stock wedge swings used for distance control inside 100-yards.

We’ll follow that up with the fundamentals of how to change speeds to the three stock wedge swings. You’ll learn to trust yourself before you step on the range for the wedge drills. This is necessary to build your Feel for distance control.