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Tempo Drills for Better Contact
Tempo is the single biggest contact predictor — and the easiest thing to improve with a metronome and a rep count.
Drills for this practice plan
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Strike Test Score
Pick one iron (7 or 8). 15 shots through a 20-yard wide corridor. Score 3 for a pure strike that finishes in the corridor, 1 for corridor wi...
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Mid-Iron Pressure Cycle
Alternate 6-iron and 8-iron. Call target window before every swing (12 yards wide at the club carry). The drill ends only when you stack 6 c...
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The Pocket Yardage
Pick the 3 par-3 yardages you face most often on your home course (e.g., 145, 165, 180). Hit 5 shots at each. Score: 3 points inside 15 ft, ...
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Strike Zone Mapping
Spray dry shampoo or foot spray on your 7-iron face. Hit 12 shots. Wipe and re-spray the face every 4 shots so each new mark is clean. Goal:...
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The Tempo Trap
Hit 8 7-irons at normal tempo, 8 deliberately too fast, 8 deliberately too slow. Compare ball flight, contact, and distance across the three...
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Mirror Finish Audit
Hit 12 mid-iron shots positioned next to a mirror or using your sim camera replay. After each shot, freeze the finish for 3 seconds and chec...
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Face Strike Mapping (Indoor)
Apply dry shampoo or foot spray to your 7-iron face. Hit 16 shots in 4 sets of 4, wiping and re-spraying between sets so each set leaves cle...
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Path Gate Iron
Place two tees or alignment sticks just outside the toe and heel of the ball, forming a gate barely wider than your clubhead. Hit 15 7-irons...