Golf With A Game Plan (English version of Mein Golf Training)

• "Very good checkpoints for amateur golfers. Good to store in your bag." Tim Cusick, nominated as "Best Teacher" by Golf Digest.

• The Aussie Golfer writes: "The book is superbly made. It’s has a hardy plastic cover with each exercise is printed on thick paper so you can keep it in your golf bag without worrying it’s going to get knocked about too much."

• "The book is useful for all sorts of players, both beginners and scratch players, and even your idol tour player is practicing in kind of the same way", writes Golficiency.

• Practical Golf describes: "A Great Practice Companion. Each drill has clear instructions along with an illustration. More importantly, it gives you a way to score yourself, and what your goal should be based on your level of play."

• "Golf With A Game Plan is a great training book for players of any skill level." Review by The Golfing Dads.

• On the website of iPracticeGolf: "What I love about this book is that it is one of the very few I have seen that provides complete details of how to construct specific golf training exercises to develop and sharpen specific skills from driving to short game and putting."

Train according to a gameplan
Golf training is very complex, and that’s why it is usually done with a coach. However, the main task of the coach is to explain how a technique functions and which swing exercise leads to which improvements. Practice exercises are, on the other hand, seldom recommended by coaches.
You will find exactly these practice sequences – little training plans – in this booklet. The idea is to run through a series of practice exercises in a short space of time, which makes training a lot more interesting.

Number #1 on Amazon (Ger) in the category Golfing Presents Because professional golfers and top amateurs also make use of training plans, I asked some of them for advice and was even allowed to spend time watching them during their training sessions. It’s logical actually, because without training plans they would hardly be able to log as much as six hours improving their game every day.

"Golf with a Game plan" contains 30 different exercises, clearly set out in categories. The booklet should find a place in your golf bag so that you can use it while training. You can also record your results in the booklet, thereby documenting your training progress. In this way you will know whether you are making progress in a specific area.

Usually it is a lot more fun to train in a team. Don’t shy away from training with friends or other members of your club. For each exercise described, the booklet contains variations for groups or pairs. Small bets are also highly recommended – no matter if it is about buying the next drink in the clubhouse or cleaning your rival’s clubs. It serves the development of some healthy rivalry while putting a little pressure on each participant.

Review by Plugged in Golf: "Overall, I think Golf with a Game Plan is a solid practice booster. The drills are all high quality and the presentation is straightforward and easy to digest. Even as someone who knows a lot of drills, I’ve enjoyed having it in my bag as a way to change up my practice routine and keep things fresh."

Here you find a short Video on the book on Instagram.

About the Author: Timo Schlitz

Timo Schlitz is a golf author and single-digit handicapper. With "Mein Golf Training" and "Besser Driven," he has already sold more than 20,000 training books across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. His work has been featured by outlets including Tagesspiegel, Golf Week, GOLFPOST, and Golf Journal, and he regularly writes as an author for perfecteagle.com. His books draw on his own tournament experience and collaboration with PGA professionals such as Fabian Bünker. (more)