...about time on the range. In the spirit of "practice how you play," would it generally be better to hit alternating shots--driver followed by 8I, for example--as this is how a typical round is played? Or would it be better to hit, say, five consecutive drives followed by five whatevers in an effort to better "groove" your swing for each club?
Or is there a better method? Basically, I'm trying to make my practice time as meaningful as possible. (I already allocate plenty of time to my short game.)
...about time on the range. In the spirit of "practice how you play," would it generally be better to hit alternating shots--driver followed by 8I, for example--as this is how a typical round is played?
That is great if you want to want to practice playing a round. Not many people do this (probably too lazy), but this is definitely a good way to play a practice round in an hour or less!
If you just want to warm up before a round, you should not bother with all the club changing. In that case 5 or 10 consecutive shots for 8 or 4 clubs across the bag should do. Many people like to finish with the club they will tee of with on the first hole.
If you are working on fixing something in your swing, you should probably use just one club, 6-iron for example.
If you are working on hitting a specific club, use that club!
That is great if you want to want to practice playing a round. Not many people do this (probably too lazy), but this is definitely a good way to play a practice round in an hour or less!
If you just want to warm up before a round, you should not bother with all the club changing. In that case 5 or 10 consecutive shots for 8 or 4 clubs across the bag should do. Many people like to finish with the club they will tee of with on the first hole.
If you are working on fixing something in your swing, you should probably use just one club, 6-iron for example.
If you are working on hitting a specific club, use that club!
I agree with this...if I am not working on anything in particular, I hit a long club followed by a short club, just rrying to maintain tempo and accuracy...also try hitting to the same target with the same club rotation...
I agree with your mentality,but i tend to warm up first ie,stretch a bit and swing to warm body up,then if i have a 100 balls will do a few with sw,then a few with pw,then a few with 9 iron, a few with 8 iron,7 iron 6 iron,5 4 3 the 5 wood 3 wood , driver,then lets do what you do as sounds a great idea,ps i don,t go range anymore as i get my course when quiet and hit 5 drives,5 approach shots and five putts,which is similar to your idea but giving myself 5 on each to groove
My routine is going from short to long. Once I hit a couple of decent shots in a row I'll move on to the next club. After I am finish with the driver, I try to go back to the pw for the last 10 balls to wind down. It never works though because my stance and tempo has changed so much by then that I usually just shank the balls horibly at the end. I'm still learning though.
i dont have a set routine for the range except that i always start with pw. i hit 200 balls a night (for the past 6 nights) and just switch clubs when i feel that it's necessary.
I'd just like to add that when you're on the range warming up before a round, it's best to just do that "warm up". Don't mess with your swing 10 minutes before you tee off. Just hit some balls to loosen up and get the feel of hitting the ball solid befor you go out and play. I used to try and do last minute changes to my swing and then it would destroy my entire round. Just get loose and don't think about too much.
I always practice shots in a repetitive fashion. That is what range practice is all about. If I want to practice my golf course play.... well I'll go and do it on the golf course.
If you are attempting to 'groove' your swing, alternating clubs all the time is not going to make it easy.
My routine is going from short to long. Once I hit a couple of decent shots in a row I'll move on to the next club. After I am finish with the driver, I try to go back to the pw for the last 10 balls to wind down. It never works though because my stance and tempo has changed so much by then that I usually just shank the balls horibly at the end. I'm still learning though.
This works for me also.Start with a wedge because it is easiest to hit and work my way up to driver.If I have a problem I go back to the wedge.
Any professional coach I have seen will have you work on your swing with a mid iron like a 5 or 6 iron. If you want to work on your rhythm, a wedge is the club to work with.
At the end of the day, why are you practicing? If it is to work on your swing, you really have no business varying clubs all about the place. If you are there as a general warmup, then work through your clubs. But make sure you know what you are trying to achieve else your time will, at best, be innefficiently spent.
...about time on the range. In the spirit of "practice how you play," would it generally be better to hit alternating shots--driver followed by 8I, for example--as this is how a typical round is played? Or would it be better to hit, say, five consecutive drives followed by five whatevers in an effort to better "groove" your swing for each club?
Or is there a better method? Basically, I'm trying to make my practice time as meaningful as possible. (I already allocate plenty of time to my short game.)
Thanks in advance.
Well if it was anything like today, sit down and look at everyone else hit for 1/2 hour like I did when I got stuck behind a 5 group bottleneck...
July 29th, 2006, 01:52 PM
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