Backspin Volume 3, Issue 7 | Page 38

lessonspin Jake Narro https://youtu.be/ CQnOXSWo2uo Routines in golf are important just as they are in any other facet of life. We all get a little nervous from time to time, and routines can help us focus and perform under pressure. Routines exist in all sports. It’s why coaches force shortstops to throw the ball over and over again to first base and why basketball players practice free throws until their footprints are left on the line. While some routines are all about the technique, others are movements and 38 motions that just make players feel comfortable. In this video, Backspin Publisher Jake Narro takes viewers through his routine and explains why golfers should have an approach that is the same every time they approach a shot. “Maybe you’ll develop a routine,” he says. “And maybe that will lead to some consistency in your game. While it may seem silly to grip and re-grip (and maybe re-grip again), routines can calm the mind, Narro says.