Continued Short Game practise

As the start of the season is near, me and Jack Bartlett both are spending a lot of time working on our short games, hoping to get them technically superior to what they were last season. I know that distance and directional control is the most important aspect of golf. But i really enjoy practicing the short game, i love tinkering with my technique to improve the flight and spin of the shots

We also played a game of worst ball over 9 holes, its safe to say that game is the hardest form of practice! My overall goal for the year is to break 75 for 18 holes Worst Ball. So far 43 over 9holes is a bit far off the mark but it really is TOUGH. Its the most mentally challenging game you will ever play!

I like playing a lot of competitions to put our scoring games under pressure. A personal favorite is par 18. It was invented by Karl Morris! we also play it with bunkers and some pitching games to put the technique practise under the gun.

Bunker par 18 scores - if you score 22 or better u play with 2 balls

Me 1 Ball - 21

Jack 1 Ball - 20

Me and Jack 2 Balls - 25

Then onto the par 18 and we had scores of

Me 1 Ball - 18 (my lowest score ever)

Jack 1 Ball - 20

Both with 2 balls we scored 23 each

This type of practise has been great and i can really feel my short game getting really sharp, which is exactly what you need in preparation for tournament golf.

Im continuing to work on my golf swing, using the information from my coach Hugh Marr. At the moment im trying create more width and the top of my swing and to continue working on my takeaway, making sure it doesnt roll to the inside as this leads to a poor top of the backswing position.

My Friend here Jack Bartlett is a fantastic player, he is a senior here and graduates in May. He is hoping to make it on the European Tour just like me, he has had some great results since coming over to the US most notably a quarter finalist in British Am in 2009. We both love to practise our swings maybe a bit too much. Check Jacks work station out, his goal here is to feel like he swings towards his water bottle, his tendency is to get the club working under plane so this gives him a great feel.

Looking forward to tournaments now

Mitch Farrer