One Club Challenge Run: Nick Faldo’s Secret Get In The Zone Drill

One Club Challenge Run Drill: Nick Faldo

This one club challenge run drill is from the Golf Practice Planner.

Name
One Club Challenge Run Drill

Category
Golf Fitness Drills

Difficulty
7 out of 10

Time
90 minutes

Props
One club and three balls. Golf Practice Planner.

Overview
This golf fitness exercise is a favourite game for golf pros, including Nick Faldo, to improve creativity, physical fitness, and mental grit.

Golf fitness is something you can do at home, so purchase a yoga mat, unfurl it in your front room, home office, or bedroom, and start doing some golf-specific fitness workouts.

Getting golf fit is one of the quickest and easiest ways to improve your golf game. And hey, the side effects aren’t bad either: live longer, increase the quality of life, and release loads of happy endorphins into your bloodstream, gain muscle and flexibility, reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes, strengthen your bones and muscles, prevent falls (falls are the leading cause of death, injury and hospital admissions among the elderly), reduce your risk of some cancers.

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Steps

Step 1: Watch
Watch the video.

Step 2: Arrive Early
Get to the course early, so you’re the first one teeing off.

Step 3: Five Iron
Only take a 5-iron onto the course (or choose another club). Put two spare balls in your pocket in case you lose a ball.

Step 4: Play 
Play 9 or 18 holes. Keep score as if you’re playing in a tournament. Run between shots. Because you’re running, you’ll be huffing and putting over the shots. That’s good because it simulates real tournament pressure. We all huff and puff under pressure. Running also helps you keep fit.

Step 5: Keep Score
Keep score during the 9 or 18 holes. Try to beat your best score every time you take on this challenge.