Which drill is designed to test a player's consistency and patience?

Which drill is designed to test a player's consistency and patience?

• A. Hands Together Drill
• B. Play a single-player worst-ball scramble
• C. Hold the Finish Drill
• D. Line Drill

Answer: (B)

Consistency and patience show up when practice forces you to endure repeated suboptimal outcomes and stay focused through an entire round. Playing a single-player worst-ball scramble puts you in that exact situation: on each shot you work from the least favorable ball position, so you must execute solid fundamentals again and again regardless of how the previous shot went. This trains you to trust your process, keep a steady tempo, and resist rushing or overcorrecting after mistakes—qualities at the heart of staying consistent and patient. The other drills focus more on mechanics and setup. Hands Together drills work on grip and release, Hold the Finish drills reinforce the finishing position, and Line drills emphasize alignment and path. While these improve repeatable technique, they don’t inherently push you to maintain composure and performance across a series of challenging shots the way the worst-ball scramble does.

Consistency and patience show up when practice forces you to endure repeated suboptimal outcomes and stay focused through an entire round. Playing a single-player worst-ball scramble puts you in that exact situation: on each shot you work from the least favorable ball position, so you must execute solid fundamentals again and again regardless of how the previous shot went. This trains you to trust your process, keep a steady tempo, and resist rushing or overcorrecting after mistakes—qualities at the heart of staying consistent and patient.

The other drills focus more on mechanics and setup. Hands Together drills work on grip and release, Hold the Finish drills reinforce the finishing position, and Line drills emphasize alignment and path. While these improve repeatable technique, they don’t inherently push you to maintain composure and performance across a series of challenging shots the way the worst-ball scramble does.