You go to the range to learn how to play on the course better, not to hit range balls better.<\/p>\n
That sounds obvious, but from what I see at the range, and what I catch myself doing there, range golf and course golf are two different things. They shouldn\u2019t be.<\/p>\n
As you stand over a range ball, remember how you hit the ball on the course, with the club you\u2019re holding, when you have one chance, and it has to count. I\u2019ll bet you make a careful, controlled stroke. That\u2019s the kind to make with this range ball.<\/p>\n
Back on the range, seeing how far you can hit it, or trying a new swing thing just this one time, all that moves you backward in your progress, not forward.<\/p>\n
Use your golf course swing at the range. Which one is that? When I\u2019m hitting the ball well during play, I have the feeling that I\u2019m just chipping the ball around the course. It\u2019s that effortless and that controlled. I get into trouble when I try to do more. More than perfect isn\u2019t perfecter.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re there to perfect that controlled swing. By that I mean learn to do it over and over, the same way every time. Don\u2019t try to keep getting more out of it. Teach yourself to get the same thing out of it every time. <\/p>\n
Have you ever seen a good player at the range hit one great shot after another, with the same easy swing? That\u2019s what those golfers are doing, learning how to repeat THAT swing. That\u2019s what I want you to do.<\/p>\n
So on the practice tee, take your time between shots. Pick a target, line up the shot, go through your pre-shot routine, every time. Then use your golf course stroke.<\/p>\n
Around the green, whether chipping or putting, go through all the preparations you make on the course, before every chip or putt. Hit the shot like it\u2019s on the course.<\/p>\n
There will be more time between shots, so don\u2019t get impatient. You\u2019re learning how to make quality shots, and that\u2019s the way to improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You go to the range to learn how to play on the course better, not to hit range balls better. That sounds obvious, but from what I see at the range, and what I catch myself doing there, range golf and course golf are two different things. They shouldn\u2019t be. As you stand over a … Continue reading Getting the Most Out of a Visit to the Driving Range<\/span>