How To Practice Like a Pro Golfer // With A Full Time Job

[@dinosaurfiesta]

My favorite range drill is to flip through a deck of cards each number represents its club and each suit is a shot. Really gets you into playing shots not just making swings.

[@KennieKatGolf]

That’s a really cool drill. I’ve never thought about 13 cards representing 13 clubs. I’m stealing that one from you. 🤗😂

[@aaronkelley6703]

If I have a tournament coming up, I usually use google earth to map out my game plan. Then I’ll play the course on the range, hitting the clubs I expect to hit. I also love the 9 box drill Tiger does.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Playing a course on the range is always a solid idea.

[@cdubb63]

One of my favorite drills at the range is to play 9 holes. I'll pick my home course or a course I will be playing on the weekend and go through my shots for each hole. I will use my Rapsodo for the distances.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Love that strategy. Playing courses on the range is always a good idea.

[@prodigyanesthesia]

I appreciate approaches that are designed for the average player instead of the average PGA pro. Well done.

[@natskis]

Found you off the launch monitor reviews. Now I'm binging your content. Keep it up man. This is great stuff. Huge props from down in Australia.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Thanks for the feedback! Welcome aboard!

[@johnapplegate4020]

Which launch monitor do you use? Keep up the good content 💪🏼

[@MichaelA82828]

Top quality content right here!

[@KennieKatGolf]

Much appreciated!

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Practice is important, but it has to be purposeful. Going to the driving range and hitting a bucket of balls is a waste of time, if you want to improve. This is why a lesson or two, and/or having good data on your strengths and weaknesses is so vital. Once you know them and how to correct them, you can practice with purpose to improve them. Without this your just wasting time and will never improve. I practice everyday unless I’m playing, and I always practice with purpose. Not to compete as you do, but to get better and lower my scores. I’m an early bird (up at 4:30am everyday) and have been doing this since childhood. One drawback to getting up so early is that I cannot stay up late, I get sleepy at 9:00pm.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Practice with a purpose!

[@ryanbroyles6684]

Locked in! Love to see it

[@sillybilly00444]

I go to a putting green that has about 6 holes. I go from one hole to the next and try to 2 putt to each one with three balls. 6 holes X3 is 18. I keep score and do as little as two rounds or as many as 6 pending on the time. If the green is busy I'll work on something else, but this is my favorite drill. I also do something like your 18 where I chip to three different holes and try to one putt to each.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Love that game as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@johnapplegate4020]

It’s tough because as a traveling construction worker “electrician”, I work 6:30am-5pm. But, still manage those 4:30am workouts 3xs a week. 6:30 pm range days 3xs a week. Playing on weekends.. -Having an awesome wife and a hood KZbin channel “yours” are meets to improving! Thanks for the vids bro!

[@KennieKatGolf]

Definitely gotta get the wife on board. That’s a packed schedule. Kudos to you for staying consistent.

[@chadchotia4114]

I always keep a set of golf clothes and my clubs in the work truck. get it in whenever its possible!

[@dannellbryant6412]

Thank you for this video, I was wondering how I can put the time in to improve my golf game and now I have a blueprint. Once again thank you.

[@KennieKatGolf]

🙏🏿

[@rickychewy]

Kennie the snow is melting!!!! Its golf season up here in Minnesota and I am rickety ready to start practicing golf outside. Which do you think would be better for the first weekend of golf after the offseason - 1 Spend all weekend at the range and short game areas doing drills like you described in the video - OR - 2 Go play 18 Friday afternoon and 36 on Saturday and 36 on Sunday. I feel like my initial answer would be number 1. Practicing drills and honing in my skills for the course would be best way to start a season. But I'm thinking about it more and maybe playing a ton of rounds could show me what drills I should practice and where my weaknesses are. The true answer could be somewhere in the middle too, if you have the time for a whole weekend then yeah play a round then practice drills then play another and practice some more. Anyways thought the question was fun to think about cause I am watching the snow melt and cleaning my clubs watching your video's Keep it up dude, these videos are top class!!

[@KennieKatGolf]

My parents told me it’s a “heatwave” in the Midwest. If you can get out and play, go play. You’ll find your patterns in 90 holes of golf (that’s a lot of golf! Even for me). Hit shots, see what happens. Then use that information to look at where you need to work. If I could play instead of practicing, I would but I sometimes only have 45 minutes and that’s barely enough to get in 2-3 holes on a busy weekday.

[@MJSchaefer16]

This is great stuff. The "right meow" gets me every time 🤣😹

[@KennieKatGolf]

Kennie Kat In Da House... or is it just a nice Super Troopers reference. 😂

[@JohnOlsen-xv2ep]

Thank you for this video. This year i will go practice much more than a have, but not as much as you ;-) I think i will have a drill, where i will start with some warmup at the pitch and put for 15 minuts, and then go on course for 9 holes. After the round, i will go practice the things that did'nt go good on the course. I hope this will make better, if i can focus in the "bad" stuff wright after they happend......On the days where nothing is wrong, i will just go home and open a six-pack and celebrait ( if that ever happens ;-P )

[@LilMonty]

This is cool. Thanks for sharing

[@KennieKatGolf]

You’re welcome!

[@jefft2193]

Awesome! Hate sitting around myself... 👍🏻

[@jefft2193]

One more thing, I saw an Evenroll putter 33’ mallet - love it! Can you call my wife and tell her $379 is fine ? Lol

[@KennieKatGolf]

Tell the wife Kennie Kat says it's all good. Buy your putter. Haha!

[@jefft2193]

@@KennieKatGolf Got today! Thanks 🙏

[@dgoloks2896]

This was awesome so relevant to me! Keep up the good work!

[@KennieKatGolf]

We all just want to get a little better.

[@ericlocke3315]

Great content and insight to your routine Kennie.

[@KennieKatGolf]

👍🏿

[@bamabaso]

Great video

[@KennieKatGolf]

Thanks for the visit

[@kfraser01]

Great video and some great ideas for training. Question: Don't you get tired at work if you get up so early every day?

[@KennieKatGolf]

Not really. I’ve been waking up at 5am for years. You get conditioned to it.

[@jakefromstatefarm6375]

great vid!

[@eliotskinner9550]

Love seeing and hearing your practice routine. Awesome seeing someone else using the 18 game to practice short game. Kat, when your playing 18 do always throw the ball over your shoulder? Or do you find yourself dropping in harder or easier places around the green depending on how well you're doing in the game? I, most of the time, play 18 like the ladder dropping in harder or easier places depending on the last "hole".

[@KennieKatGolf]

I mix it up from 3 easy, 3 medium etc... to 1 easy, 1 med, 1 hard then restart. The hard ones are where I find the tightest downhill lies, thick rough and short sided, step on the ball etc... I get creative but for video purposes I just recommended you toss the ball where you can’t consciously try to give yourself a predictable lie.

[@michaelmacaraeg8395]

Drill I use are trying to hit the ball on the heel, middle, and toe with every club, basically understand how to control delivery. How far do you live from your practice area?

[@KennieKatGolf]

I switch between the two and they are 15 minutes and 5 minutes away...

[@ashleywalls4097]

@@KennieKatGolf lucky

[@AlanMcCarthyguitar]

My only issue with this amazing routine is burnout , it does seem excessive, a day or even two days rest some weeks could benefit you , Monday would seem like a good day to rest if you played a tournament day before , God bless your energy is all I can say and your dedication to get up at 5 am and not turn over and snuggle into your gorgeous girlfriend 😂

[@KennieKatGolf]

Always adjust for your specific goals lifestyle needs. Thanks for sharing!

[@eldredmerricks5378]

What do you do to practice downhill, uphill, and side hill shots?

[@KennieKatGolf]

I just play 9 holes. Plenty enough random shots happens.

[@sleepycsannel8825]

Hi Kennie! I started golf about a year a go. This year I decided to get my handicap down to the low teens. Te big issue I have is that in the country I live in golf is not so popular, so the closest golf course and range is about a 70 minute drive from were I live. So what's the best way for me to work on my swing? (I do have a hitting net) I work a lot on my putting and chipping with foam balls. But working on my full swings is hard with me not seeing the result of my shots. Do you have any tips for that?

[@KennieKatGolf]

You might want to invest in a Skytrak or Mevo Plus that allows you to simulate golf in your net. They are $2000 but if you factor in the 70 minutes of travel it might be a worthwhile investment.

[@sleepycsannel8825]

@@KennieKatGolf Thank you so much!

[@coachbennett10s]

website does not work :(

[@KiwiInUK]

Might have to start getting up early? In the summer I am at the course 3 to 4 days a week in the evening around 7 to 7. 30. And stay to 9 to 10. 50% of the time I am on the course playing 7 to 9 holes. Or hitting balls the other 50%. Last year hitting balls was just having fun. Just before winter, started to get serious and do the analysis. Lock down should be finished shortly so back into golf.

[@KennieKatGolf]

It’s nice when the sun is still up at 7.

[@brandonrivers8275]

You into graffiti I like the obey stuff behind you I really like this video man

[@KennieKatGolf]

I like all forms of art.

[@sillybilly00444]

What is the timeline of your handicap? say five years back to today? any plateaus?

[@KennieKatGolf]

I’ve been golfing about 4 years. Not sure of my exact handicap as I don’t track it. I track tournament scoring average and I’m an 81-82 average which would be somewhere around a 6-8. I’ve been struggling to break below a consistent 78-79 scoring average for the past year.

[@NathanielWebbNoggin]

You don’t think she’s watching...they are always watching.

[@KennieKatGolf]

Always watching! 😂

[@TheFalconi]

10 feet puts (in my garage) while I am on a conference call and just listen. Multitasking 😅

[@KennieKatGolf]

I see you’re playing chess not checkers. 🧠 💪🏾

[@iceman4065]

Great video! Solid drills I will use for sure. The me video I request I have is if you could do kind of a golf fitness video, like some good workouts to help increase flexibility, range of motion, swing speed, strength. Would love that! Thanks Kennie!

[@KennieKatGolf]

I may be able to do something with THP. They are the experts, I just pick the things up and put them down 😂

[@iceman4065]

@@KennieKatGolf I get it man! It’d be super dope if you could!

[@mosshopper7932]

A Bryson smash session. Because it is fun as hell.

[@KennieKatGolf]

That's 100% the truth. Sometimes you just gotta grip it and rip it.

[@chrisjeffers7300]

why is the CC in Vietnamese? and translated to gibberish

[@KennieKatGolf]

🤷🏿‍♂️

[@VelocityXSales]

Are you looking for Investors?

[@KennieKatGolf]

Only if they promise not to interfere with my creative process!

[@ryanshaw8663]

Encanto?!?

[@KennieKatGolf]

Yessir

[@BigDawg-mv4bf]

simple answer. No kids

[@KennieKatGolf]

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