![]() On the green, shorten that target spot to about 20 centimetres on putts inside 15 feet. Most golfers know to aim to a smaller spot on your target line in front of the ball.īut don’t make the mistake of picking this aim spot too far in front of the ball because this can make you look up at address and change, ever so slightly, your body position relative to your target line.įind a divot, a few blades of discoloured grass, a leaf … anything, that is about 50 centimetres in front of your ball, and you’ll find it easier to keep yourself in line with the smaller target you picked. She has selected her small target (main pic), which has allowed her to just pull the trigger on the shot (right) without any doubts.Īs you make smaller distant targets a part of your pre-shot routine, be sure to incorporate a smaller target that lies within your peripheral vision as you address the ball. That advice was given to help his sons survive encounters with the British redcoats, but the aim small, miss small mantra can benefit target shooters as well. Narrowing your focus on a small part of a larger target heightens your awareness of not only your target, but it reinforces your strategy so you can swing with freedom and not second guess your approach, just as Minjee Lee is doing here. Artwork features Moreschis graphite drawing on the front - full front print- of a sniper team in an ace of spades skull nest. In the hit Hollywood movie The Patriot, the hero Benjamin Martin (played by Mel Gibson), tells his sons: Aim small, miss small. It means that if you aim at a man and miss, you miss the man, while if you aim at a button (for instance) and miss, you still hit the man. ![]() If you’re going to hit your drive in the direction of a fairway bunker, don’t just aim at the bunker, aim at a part of the bunker. This memorable line was incorporated into the movie after technical advisor Mark Baker used it while teaching Gibson how to shoot a muzzle-loading rifle. ![]() You could say they live by the adage: “aim small, miss small.” If you adopt this concept, and apply it to every shot, you will improve significantly over time.Īiming small doesn’t mean aiming at a tree, it means aiming a specific part of the tree. ![]()
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