this happens a lot to me. almost everytime i practice before a round i usually practice horribly; usually slicing my drives and inconsistent ball striking. then i get out on the course and things seem to be a lot better. my brother, who's a low handicapper, mentioned it might have something to do with knowing the course is the real deal and the practice tee is not.
i hear people talking about the opposite problem (good on the practice tee but have a hard time transferring it to the course). anyone else experience this phenomenon as i do?
this happens a lot to me. almost everytime i practice before a round i usually practice horribly; usually slicing my drives and inconsistent ball striking. then i get out on the course and things seem to be a lot better. my brother, who's a low handicapper, mentioned it might have something to do with knowing the course is the real deal and the practice tee is not.
i hear people talking about the opposite problem (good on the practice tee but have a hard time transferring it to the course). anyone else experience this phenomenon as i do?
It may be a simple case of just getting warmed up. I was watching Playing Lessons With the Pro and saw Dana Qiggley(?) and said that he never warms up. Just steps up to the first tee and hits away. He went on to say that his first couple holes may not be as long, but he smooths out by the third hole. I take a good while to get warmed up. Might take me 30-40 shots to get into a groove of any sort, but I'm just a beginer really. Folks with more experience may only need a few shots, or maybe just a couple really good warm up swings. Just a few thoughts.
mayube because your trying to kill your shots or you get out of your swing. On the tee your concentrating on making good contact instead of trying to over swing
Me too!! I'm consistently better on the course than the practice matts. The 'feel' of the matts just doesn't seem to suit for some reason. Not a cheap way to practice though on the course!
mayube because your trying to kill your shots or you get out of your swing. On the tee your concentrating on making good contact instead of trying to over swing
well, the thing i try to accomplish on the practice tee before my round is tempo, tempo, tempo. i rarely try to kill the ball before a round. but, i'm sure you are right about concentrating more on making good contact on the tee box.
hey, you playing mx-60's? if so, what were you playing before and how do you like them? give me the info on them?
Another thing, and this is difficult for me no matter what is said to try and make a difference, is targets. I just can't compare hitting balls in an open field to hitting a fairway. I have heard everything - imagine the trees lining the fairway, hit at the targets on the range... It's still a big open field. So at the risk of sounding foolish, try hitting to targets on the range. Create a fairway between two landmarks and try to hit there consistently.
As well, it could just be getting loosened up that is the difference...
well, the thing i try to accomplish on the practice tee before my round is tempo, tempo, tempo. i rarely try to kill the ball before a round. but, i'm sure you are right about concentrating more on making good contact on the tee box.
hey, you playing mx-60's? if so, what were you playing before and how do you like them? give me the info on them?
I was playing the mizuno t zoid pros for awhile. Check out the irons review in the forum on the mp 60's. Couldnt be happier with these clubs. Best clubs on the market imo, and the best ive played with.
I was playing the mizuno t zoid pros for awhile. Check out the irons review in the forum on the mp 60's. Couldnt be happier with these clubs. Best clubs on the market imo, and the best ive played with.
just curious...i'm a 19 handi so really doubt they are for me but, boy, they look sweet! hopefully, my next set...next year...yeah right! haha!
I used to have the same problem. Then I started trying to hit my driver between the two yard marker signs as if that was the fairway. And I would try to find a spot to practice from where I'm lined up with the signs going out and hit my irons at the signs as if they were the pin. If the my ball went directly at the sign (regardless of distance), then I felt like I hit the ball where I wanted. It really helped me to concentrate more on the practice tee and I found that my practice rounds improved and my game improved, too.
My course does,nt have a practise area,the nearest driving range is a few miles away but i grudge using it,i have a season ticket for course,i got it in october and i am now literally playing for free,so shelling out to hit balls on the range doesn,t appeal,i go to range if its really bad weather,i use the rubber tees as i don,t like hitting the mat with my clubs,it can,t be good for them,i use my course as a driving range in quiet times and that gives me variety,ie hit 20 balls up the fairway or practise my short game,take 20 balls ten feet from the green in front of a bunker and chip over trying to nail the pin,or indeed lots of putting practise,the driving range is too one dimensional for me.I play better drives if i smmoth it for the first few holes so perhaps your situation is either you are warmed up on the course or perhaps you find the range boring with not as much focus
May 9th, 2006, 08:41 PM
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