Practice Preference

[MendieGK]

I must say I find it really interesting how everyone looks at the driver/full swing side of this only. What about practicing short game and putting????

To be fair the question wasn't worded great around that. Who is going to say they'd rather have no short game facilities over what you were suggesting?

 

[chrisd]

I must say I find it really interesting how everyone looks at the driver/full swing side of this only. What about practicing short game and putting????

I learned to chip and pitch indoors using GC2 with the face technology - it worked when I used it outdoors

 

[g11pro]

To be fair I did word the question driving range or indoor with short game and putting facilities. I don't know may driving ranges that have short game and putting facilities, especially with these open to the public. I'm really interested in the practice habits of you guys.

The perfect scenario would be a grass range with access to good short game and putting facilities, but they are few and far between!!!

 

[Sats]

My club has a nice putting green, short game area, sand bunker practice and a range. Saying that I'd like an indoor simulator or a launch monitor for gapping etc.

 

[MendieGK]

To be fair I did word the question driving range or indoor with short game and putting facilities. I don't know may driving ranges that have short game and putting facilities, especially with these open to the public. I'm really interested in the practice habits of you guys.

The perfect scenario would be a grass range with access to good short game and putting facilities, but they are few and far between!!!

How about an indoor short game area now we're talking

 

[MadAdey]

I couldn't practice on an indoor range. I do not know why but everytime I am indoors hitting on a launch monitor I always pull every shot. Is that me or the software not being able to identify my clubface angle correctly, I don't know. I been on cheaper ones all the way up to the high end models like GC2, but hey are all the same.

 

[Fish]

How about an indoor short game area now we're talking

I'm sure there's something like this in Scotland but not aware of any in England?!

 

[anotherdouble]

Have only used outdoor range.

 

[OnTour]

Outdoor for me, my main range is the Forest of Arden sadly they don't let you hit off the grass but its pretty quiet through the week👍

Good short game area also 😀

Warwickshire is good as you have the 9 hole par3 course as an option 🏌

 

[g11pro]

If the launch monitor is behind tracking the ball i.e Flightscope or Trackman the it could be your alignment to the direction the launch monitor is looking at. For side on i.e GC2 etc then I'm afraid to say it's your club face and path relationship.

 

[shortgame]

I'd have to choose the option with a short game area... I could spend all day chipping/pitching but get bored bashing balls

Although to improve I need to spend more time bashing balls!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'd try and use both. Prefer hitting my balls off grass on my clubs practice ground so I can get proper strike and see the flight of the ball. I can also work on my short game and in particular pitching distance control and bunkers. However if I've been working on a swing change from a lesson it's also good to use modern technology to affirm path etc. I have to be honest, I've fallen in love with all things short game again so would rather work on that than hit loads of balls and if I am hitting balls, quality over quantity is king for me

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Yes you can set them to factor in wind strength and direction, temperatures and altitude (say you were going to play in South Africa on holiday for example).

That sounds perfect to me