Back to the old practice regime...

[harpo_72]

The last few years I have adopted a different practice strategy and despite getting some handicap movement in the right direction I have noticed that my striking has been a little flawed. I used to just use a bladed 5 iron which was like a knife and practice hitting balls with that, my striking was almost always out the middle after sessions with this iron. Well I have re-introduced it and I am using the 4 iron which flies as far as my I15 5 iron, the difference in my striking is apparent my whole shot shape up and down the bag is improved and the ball strike marks are concentrated in the middle ... So I can only conclude that this was a good strategy and I was a muppet to drop it !!
Does anyone else have different practice regimes which they have gone back to and why did they use them in the first place ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I just try and practice constructively and make each shot count, whether I'm working on a swing change or just keeping the swing ticking over. Nothing worse than bashing ball after ball and I find it mildly amusing watch guys at the range empty twice as many balls as I have in the time I take to hit maybe 30 or 40. I never rush, always rehearse and groove and really try and get the "feel" for a good shot. Has always served me well by and large

 

[chrisd]

I just try and practice constructively and make each shot count, whether I'm working on a swing change or just keeping the swing ticking over. Nothing worse than bashing ball after ball and I find it mildly amusing watch guys at the range empty twice as many balls as I have in the time I take to hit maybe 30 or 40. I never rush, always rehearse and groove and really try and get the "feel" for a good shot. Has always served me well by and large

I hit like a machine gun. Not sure our individual methods are good or bad!!! After all, on the course you don't spend ages over each shot.

I shall go to bed later with the thought of you being mildly amused!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I just try and practice constructively and make each shot count, whether I'm working on a swing change or just keeping the swing ticking over. Nothing worse than bashing ball after ball and I find it mildly amusing watch guys at the range empty twice as many balls as I have in the time I take to hit maybe 30 or 40. I never rush, always rehearse and groove and really try and get the "feel" for a good shot. Has always served me well by and large

I hit the balls like a machine gun

Tee it up take a stance then hit - repeat to fade :thup: what the hell does anyone need to think about

Mildly amuse yourself

 

[harpo_72]

I think people would say I am a machine gunner, I actually slow myself down by keeping the balls out of reach and standing back on occasion. I think it's easy to get into a rhythm and that's why I break it up, which is what happens during a round of golf.

 

[chrisd]

I just try and practice constructively and make each shot count, whether I'm working on a swing change or just keeping the swing ticking over. Nothing worse than bashing ball after ball and I find it mildly amusing watch guys at the range empty twice as many balls as I have in the time I take to hit maybe 30 or 40. I never rush, always rehearse and groove and really try and get the "feel" for a good shot. Has always served me well by and large

I hit the balls like a machine gun

Tee it up take a stance then hit - repeat to fade :thup: what the hell does anyone need to think about

Mildly amuse yourself

Are you my older brother Phil?

 

[bluewolf]

I picture each hole at my course and play them one by one. Driver off the tee, PW to the green, maybe a chip to the pin.. Etc etc etc...
Oh, and I machine gun them. I can hit 100 balls in less time than the guy next to me hits 30 or 40. I'm always mildly amused when I'm walking out and he's still there grooving his swing...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Are you my older brother Phil?

Older ?:mmm:

 

[Imurg]

I'm always mildly amused by all these people going to the range at a all....:cheers:
I'd rather play 9 any day.....

 

[chrisd]

Older ?:mmm:

Just guessing! :whoo:

 

[pokerjoke]

I picture each hole at my course and play them one by one. Driver off the tee, PW to the green, maybe a chip to the pin.. Etc etc etc...
Oh, and I machine gun them. I can hit 100 balls in less time than the guy next to me hits 30 or 40. I'm always mildly amused when I'm walking out and he's still there grooving his swing...

Very good.

If I ever go to the range,which is very rare.
I always walk out saying to myself "what a waste of time and money".

 

[One Planer]

I enjoy my range time (... Mostly).

I have a similar 'drill' to the OP. When I feel my striking is getting a little ropey, I'll take a bucket of baws, usually a small basket of 50 and go:

10 with the 3 iron
10 with the 4 iron
10 with the 5 iron
5 with the 6 iron
5 with the 7 iron

Then back to 5 with the 4 iron

And finish off with 5 with my 3 iron.

I don't do that drill all that often mind you, only when my striking has been on a poor run. I generally strike my irons pretty well.

Yesterday, I went to the range, just for a little fun (I know, who'd have thought it, fun at the range )

All I hit was 3 and 4 irons and my 4 wood off the deck. I did have a play with my 19° hybrid, but it's turned into a hook machine of late, no idea why.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just guessing! :whoo:

Cheeky fecker

 

[davidy233]

I use a six iron for most of my range practice now, kind of going back to how I used to practice twenty years ago (was a seven iron then) - I find if I'm hitting the six well then I'll hit the rest of the clubs well. The pro I've been getting lesson from for the last two months made me slow down my routine after watching me thrash balls at the start of my first lesson.

I've never been a person who had any real pre shot routine and my stance etc. was awful - slowing down has made it much more natural to set up properly over that couple of months - now I treat each ball on the range the same as I do on the course - set up properly, pick a target and swing the club - big improvement in my ball striking.

Another month or so of hitting full shots and then I'll spend the couple of months before the season starts concentrating on 100 yards in and around the green.