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I'm new to the golf sim world. Just got mine setup a few weeks ago. I have a Bushnell Launch pro Circle B, with FSXPlay and GSPro subscriptions. Been hitting balls almost every day with a focus on my short game/wedges. And playing the occasional round to try the great courses available on GSPro.
With this said, I'm concerned repetition without knowing what to specifically work on, won't really help improve my "outdoor" game.
I'm roughly a 15 handicap and over the last 5 years, I have only found the time to play about 10-15 rounds per year (I play a few rounds per year leading into an annual golf trip, then on the golf trip itself), then I can't find the time much other than that the rest of the year outside the occasional summer golf round. Obviously improving my game hasn't been a priority to make time for. I just haven't been able to find 4-5 hours to go to a course, and play an outdoor round of golf so it's hard to justify to myself the need to go to the range and hit for 30-45 minutes to improve my ball striking/game. Now with a home golf simulator I don't need 4-5 hours to go to the course and play a round. My goal is to use the home sim to get down to a single digit handicap when I do play outdoors. I'm just concerned that playing more golf sim rounds, and/or hitting more balls by itself doesn't equate to improving my game.
I definitely plan on playing some rounds of golf on the great GSPro courses, but I doubt playing rounds on the sim would likely be the best way to really work on my game to see quick results when playing outdoors. I should likely spend more time "practicing" specific parts of my game. With so many practice options on GSPro (and even FSXPlay), I just don't know where to start.
What are the best ways to work on specific aspects of the game to see noticeable improvements that will translate when I do play outdoors?
Should I work on target practice results (like "ladder "drills or the "60 shot scoring practice" on GSPro, etc...), or should I focus more on data driven results (correct spin by club, launch angle, spin axis, club speed, etc...).
Are there any good practice plans available online somewhere I should check out? Something like...do X for 15 minutes (or X number of balls), then Y for 10 minutes (or Y number of balls), then finish up with Z for the final 5 minutes(or Z number of balls)?
With this said, I'm concerned repetition without knowing what to specifically work on, won't really help improve my "outdoor" game.
I'm roughly a 15 handicap and over the last 5 years, I have only found the time to play about 10-15 rounds per year (I play a few rounds per year leading into an annual golf trip, then on the golf trip itself), then I can't find the time much other than that the rest of the year outside the occasional summer golf round. Obviously improving my game hasn't been a priority to make time for. I just haven't been able to find 4-5 hours to go to a course, and play an outdoor round of golf so it's hard to justify to myself the need to go to the range and hit for 30-45 minutes to improve my ball striking/game. Now with a home golf simulator I don't need 4-5 hours to go to the course and play a round. My goal is to use the home sim to get down to a single digit handicap when I do play outdoors. I'm just concerned that playing more golf sim rounds, and/or hitting more balls by itself doesn't equate to improving my game.
I definitely plan on playing some rounds of golf on the great GSPro courses, but I doubt playing rounds on the sim would likely be the best way to really work on my game to see quick results when playing outdoors. I should likely spend more time "practicing" specific parts of my game. With so many practice options on GSPro (and even FSXPlay), I just don't know where to start.
What are the best ways to work on specific aspects of the game to see noticeable improvements that will translate when I do play outdoors?
Should I work on target practice results (like "ladder "drills or the "60 shot scoring practice" on GSPro, etc...), or should I focus more on data driven results (correct spin by club, launch angle, spin axis, club speed, etc...).
Are there any good practice plans available online somewhere I should check out? Something like...do X for 15 minutes (or X number of balls), then Y for 10 minutes (or Y number of balls), then finish up with Z for the final 5 minutes(or Z number of balls)?