I was at Aronimink this week. Walked the course, watched practice rounds, and took some notes.

Plus a 5-step practice session structure that's changed how I train this spring.

In this issue:

• My notes from walking the PGA Championship course
• A wind app, a great newsletter, and a ball striking stat that'll make you jealous
• The practice routine I wish someone gave me 10 years ago
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Thoughts from walking Aronimink this week.

Spent a couple days hanging out around Aronimink working on a project for PGA Coach.

Cool stuff going on on coaching helping other coaches with some great insights!

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The place really felt like a major. Energy of the crowd on a Monday and Tuesday was great.

It always blows my mind how much is built up for just a week. 🤯

"208 temporary structures.
45 miles of electric cable.
5,500 tons of gravel.
3,200 event volunteers.
575 golf carts."

Everyone is saying it's really easy off the tee but I definitely saw some guys hacking it out of the rough so there could be some penalty if they miss fairways.

Watch the second shots on 9 as the layup isn’t that easy either.

One unique thing is the cross over between holes - 1 and 10 tee box. 9 and 17 tee boxes cross each other.

Besides that... Coming down the stretch on Sunday you're going to see where everyone is and hear the roars depending on what's happening.

Unique from courses where each hole is isolated.
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The green run offs with severe slopes make shortsided situations tricky. Curious if we see more wedges or putts from off the green.

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Great views most places on the course. The elevation changes and everything being situated around a low point makes it a great place to walk around and take in the golf. (see the Fried egg video on the course)
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Pumped to watch this tournament 🙌

​ 🙌 Well Played: This Week’s Top Finds: ​ 📧 One of my favorite newsletters to follow is the Quadrilateral from Geoff Shackelford. Especially on a major week. He's got all the inside scoops from being onsite and has a unique perspective. ​ 💨 Strike Wedge just came out with a Wind App I'm curious to try out. Has some cool features like "wind card" that you can print off. 🟰 The low variability on data like this is really what it means to be a great ball striker.

5 Steps to Practice Like You Actually Want to Get Better

I know that if I don't have a plan and a score that I'm trying to beat from last time, my practices often go off the rails. Just getting obsessed with my golf swing

So I've taken a lot of this from Coach Will Robbins and the Scoring Method, and here's how I've been practicing this spring

Step 1: 4-Foot Putting Circle

Set up five tees around the hole at four feet on a 1-2% slope. Hit 10 putts. How many do you make? That's your baseline. Every session after that, you're trying to match it or beat it.

Step 2: Lag Putting (30-50 Feet)

Pace off at least 10 steps from that same hole. Hit 10 putts from random distances and angles. How many finish inside the four-foot circle you were just putting from?

Step 3: Stock Chip Shots

Nothing fancy. Just basic chip shots. Can you chip inside that same four-foot circle? Most of the crazy flop shots happen in weird situations where you're probably not getting up and down anyway. Get good at hitting simple chips into a four-foot circle first.

Then head to the range.

Step 4: Wedge Yardages

Pick 10 random yardages between 50 and 120. Hit each one with different clubs and order. How many land within 3 yards long or short of your number?

Step 5: Go-To Tee Ball

Grab a few different clubs for off the tee. For me that's a 5-iron, hybrid, and driver. Hit 5 balls with each and see how tight you can get the dispersion with a reliable shot shape. You want to know what to expect on any hole. How far it goes, how far right and left it misses. No surprises.

The whole session works from the hole outward because that's where the strokes are for most of us.

Will proved it on camera when he took a guy who's played 10 times and showed him exactly where he was bleeding shots.

Check out our series with Coach Will and the Scoring Method: 👉

​VIDEO 1 - This Simple Strategy Eliminates Double Bogeys (Forever)​
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​VIDEO 2 - This Simple Strategy LOWERS SCORES (even when you hit it bad)​
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​[NEW] VIDEO 3 - The 6-Hole Golf Lesson Every Beginner Needs To Watch​

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-Cordie

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