Does practice make you better or worse?

[Smiffy]

Whenever I have gone I aim at the tractor driver.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Whenever I have gone I aim at the tractor driver.

Even if he was stationary you still wouldn't hit him!!!I pretty much follow what Bob posted - start off with wedges and then move up through the bag to finish with the driver, although I will only hit about 5 with the driver if I have hit the 3 wood or hybrid ok. I like to vary my practive though - sometimes will only work on short game around the green (chipping, bunker play and putting). Will also try not to be too self critical.

 

[Whereditgo]

I pretty much structure my sessions along the line of Bobs post, but do hit a lot more balls than most. Like Murph I am currently trying to get a swing change grooved and can easily hit 250 balls in a session, not all are full swings and very, very few with the driver, but I am not evenly remotely tired after that many.Often I will play a 'virtual' round during the session, playing each stroke as I would on our course.Bobs post also shows the importance of understanding the ball flight laws to be able to diagnose what happened in the swing from the ball flight.Hit 250 Sat and Sun and will be going for an hour or two tonight.Perhaps I need to get a woman!?!?!

 

[sydney greenstreet]

I always hit 100 balls but start with about a 1 minute stretch then similar to the OP ie 25 balls with my AW between 25-50 yards then 8-PW with about 30 balls then about 7 balls each for the rest of the clubs until there are no balls left

 

[trevor]

In Korea and Japan where it can be extremely expensive to play their driving ranges put ours to shame. Not only do they have tilt and slide matts, whith overhead heating for winter and cooling fans for summer, they also have mirrors and video analysis to play back each swing automatically.

Sounds like the range I go to. Our mats also slide, we have over head heating in the summer (sun) and cooling winds in the winter, there used to be a mirror until someone hit a ball into it and I can always picture my last shot in my head of the ball flying over the net onto the 9th green again.

 

[sydney greenstreet]

In Korea and Japan where it can be extremely expensive to play their driving ranges put ours to shame. Not only do they have tilt and slide matts, whith overhead heating for winter and cooling fans for summer, they also have mirrors and video analysis to play back each swing automatically.

Yes but it is also about £9 for 50 balls, i cant see many paying that here.

 

[garyinderry]

In Korea and Japan where it can be extremely expensive to play their driving ranges put ours to shame. Not only do they have tilt and slide matts, whith overhead heating for winter and cooling fans for summer, they also have mirrors and video analysis to play back each swing automatically.

that sounds amazing !!

 

[DaveyG]

Ok... 70% may of been a little bit far but it looks like a stage in Takeshi's Castle...

Its abit Benny Hill style down my range!

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I've given up practising my long game. I know it's OK and if I go to a range and start tinkering then invariably it raises more questions than it answers.

If I get the time (very rare) then I practice my short game. Chipping and putting, for me, is all about feel so, to my mind, the more you practice this then the better your feel.

 

[Midnight]

I have had this sort of issue for a while, On a range I hit my irons really well (well good for me), go out onto the course and I can not remember the last good iron shot I did. I have tried games with no pressure , tried being relaxed, step up to the ball and it goes wrong?

Have no idea why ? Would a lesson on the course help ? Or do I stick with the range ?

Cheers

Midnight...

 

[algar5]

Great Post Bob.

I usually go to the Range full of good intentions then after a few wedges to warm up I end up hitting my driver. I prefer to practice at the club where I take my time and put in some decent and constructive practice.

 

[Bash]

I agree with Bob about working up the clubs then down again. I don't think I've ever hit 100 balls. 50 or 60 is plenty for me. The only thing I would add is that I see people hitting ball after ball, some taking the time to work out what they did wrong when poor shots come out, but I rarely see people taking the time to look at their grip/alignment, think of the feel of their body/swing etc after hitting a great shot to try to understand why they hit it so well

 

[Deleted member 1418]

In Korea and Japan where it can be extremely expensive to play their driving ranges put ours to shame. Not only do they have stack and tilt matts, whith overhead heating for winter and cooling fans for summer, they also have mirrors and video analysis to play back each swing automatically.

Blimey, they even have special driving ranges specially for JustOne............ :rofl:

 

[leaney]

Great post Bob, thanks.

Currently I'm only getting 50 balls at at a time. I spend a few minutes warming up with practice swings and doing some stretches, I then take hit try and hit 3 good shots with my PW before moving on to my 9 iron, where I then try and hit another 3 good shots and so on..... And I won't move on until to the iron until I hit 3 good shots with that particular club.

 

[Piece]

My range visit is a min of 100 balls, usually about 160. Start with small chips to different targets and lengths. Then work up through the bag with the even clubs until driver. Hit about 5-10 drivers to different targets, then start up through the bag with the odd clubs. End with wedges.

Then top the drive off the first tee.

 

[SocketRocket]

In Korea and Japan where it can be extremely expensive to play their driving ranges put ours to shame. Not only do they have tilt and slide matts, whith overhead heating for winter and cooling fans for summer, they also have mirrors and video analysis to play back each swing automatically.

Yes, I have seen them in Japan, they even put them over car parks with a net for the fairway. They also have three tier heigh of driving bays. Many Japaneese can't aford to play golf on a course as it is so expensive so their only chance to play is at a range.

 

[pbrown7582]

Good post Bob, some very simple but sensible advice on there.

I think that working through a basket of 50 balls is the best way to go, forget big baskets of 100 balls. You can concentrate on what you are doing far better with a single basket.

Thanks for the advice Bob.

What he said!

 

[whackywoman]

practice at the range is good, back at lessons today and seen marked improvement with the guidance of the pro, though good to practice on course too as that highlights what I need to work on (a lot in my case)

 

[Junior]

Depends if your practicing the right thing or the wrong thing.

Thats why the odd lesson helps to get drills so you know your engraining the right moves. I think i'm overdue one !! Drivers still going all over, whereas everything else seems spot on !!

 

[whackywoman]

Depends if your practicing the right thing or the wrong thing.

Thats why the odd lesson helps to get drills so you know your engraining the right moves. I think i'm overdue one !! Drivers still going all over, whereas everything else seems spot on !!

Exactly best to practice the right things, got enough bad habits already thanks without practising them