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Driving range practice

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Structure range sessions so practice transfers to the course.

What coaches agree on

  • Start every range session with a short, easy-tempo warm-up on your wedge, gradually building up distance, before working on mechanics or picking up a longer club.
  • When working on a swing change, isolate one focus at a time and rehearse it slowly before building back up to full speed; trying to fix several things at once at full speed doesn't stick.
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  • Finish the session with target-based, game-like practice: go through your full pre-shot routine and change your club and target on every shot, just as you would on the course.

Common mistakes

  • Showing up with no plan and rushing through the whole bucket shot after shot, often with just one club, without pausing to evaluate anything, does not lead to real improvement; the quality of attention on each shot matters more than the number of balls hit.
  • Trusting the ball flight off a range mat or a worn range ball as accurate feedback is misleading, since mats can hide a fat, heavy strike by skipping the club into the ball, and range balls fly shorter with less spin than the ball played on the course.
GOLF PRACTICE at the DRIVING RANGE
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GOLF PRACTICE at the DRIVING RANGE

Coach's take: Real coaching logic - isolate the change, slow it down, then build touch with a differential-distance drill.

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