To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.
I do not trust doctors. They are like golfers. Every one has a different answer to your problems.
Everything was fine until I walked on to the first tee!
I miss it, I miss it, I miss it, I make it.
In the United States, I'm lucky; in Europe, I'm good.
Every time a fellow golfer gives me a piece of advice I have thought about it. A different thing is that this advice can be introduced into my golfing routine.