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What does effective golf practice actually look like?
In this episode of Divot: The Golf Performance Podcast, Steve Thomas is joined by renowned golf coach Hugh Marr for a wide-ranging conversation about how golfers practise, how they improve and why traditional practice doesn’t always produce better performance on the course.
They explore when golfers should work on technique, when they should stop thinking technically, how practice should be structured and how to decide whether a player needs to change their swing or simply change the way they train.
The conversation also covers:
• What separates productive practice from simply hitting balls
• How to make limited practice time more effective
• The difference between how elite and club golfers practise
• When repetition is useful and when it becomes unproductive
• How golfers can create practice that better prepares them for the course
• The role of challenge, feedback and measurement
• Common beliefs about practice that may be holding golfers back
This episode is for golfers who practise regularly but aren’t seeing the improvement they expect, as well as coaches who want to think more deeply about how skills are developed.
Divot: The Golf Performance Podcast helps golfers understand how to practise more effectively, make better decisions and take their game from the practice ground to the golf course.
Subscribe for more conversations about golf coaching, practice and performance.
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Big numbers don’t usually come from one bad swing. They often come from a pattern you haven’t properly noticed yet.
In this episode of Divot: The Golf Performance Podcast, PGA Performance Coach Steve Thomas explains how to use The Double Bogey Audit to find the shots, decisions, and mistakes that are really costing you on the course.
Instead of blaming your swing every time your score gets away from you, this episode helps you look at the evidence. You’ll learn how to review your double bogeys, identify the real cause of your dropped shots, and turn that information into a clearer practice plan.
Inside this episode, Steve covers:
• Why double bogeys are one of the biggest scoring leaks for many golfers• Why the shot you remember isn’t always the shot that cost you the score• How penalty shots, poor recoveries, short-game mistakes, three-putts, and bad decisions create bigger numbers• How to track your double bogeys over your next few rounds• How to use the pattern you find to choose a better practice priority
If you feel like you’re playing better golf than your score suggests, this episode will help you stop guessing, review your game more clearly, and build a smarter plan for improvement.
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A better golf swing can help you hit better shots.
But it doesn’t automatically mean you’ll shoot lower scores.
In this episode of Divot: The Golf Performance Podcast, I break down why so many golfers improve their swing in practice but still struggle to transfer that improvement onto the course.
Inside the episode, I cover:
1. Why swing improvement alone isn’t enoughA better movement gives you potential, but scoring requires more than technical change.
2. The gap between the range and the courseWhy golfers can hit it well in practice but lose clarity, confidence, and control when every shot matters.
3. What golfers often missTechnique matters, but so do skill, strategy, decision-making, emotional control, routines, and practice structure.
4. A simple performance frameworkHow to move from guessing what to fix to using a clearer process:
Diagnose → Prioritise → Solution → Practise → Measure → Transfer
5. A practical action step for your own gameAfter your next round, write down the three shots that cost you the most and label each one as:
Technique, Skill, Strategy, or Performance.
That one exercise can tell you far more than simply asking, “What’s wrong with my swing?”
Because the goal isn’t just to build a better-looking swing.
The goal is to build a game that works on the course.
Listen to the full episode now.
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Why do so many golfers practise, take lessons, watch videos and buy new equipment, yet still struggle to improve?
In the first episode of Divot: The Golf Performance Podcast, PGA Fellow Professional Steve Thomas explores why most golfers aren't short of information, they're short of a clear process. Discover the difference between practising and simply hitting balls, and learn the framework that creates lasting improvement on the golf course.
