Too Many Practice Swings?

How many times have you watched a player stand near their ball and take practice swing after practice swing, wasting your time and uneccessarily prolonging the game? This occurs consitently because many players just don't understand the purpose of the practice swing.

A practice swing has two purposes: to keep the golfer relaxed and to adjust for terrain. Maintaining a relaxed posture when addressing your shot is essential to a good swing. The practice swing should be used to test the terrain and lay of the land.

Players that take more than one practice swing don't realize how they incumber their playing partners, they not only slow down play, they create boredom. If you take too many practice swings try just one and you will notice an immediate improvement in your game.