Range boredom - what do you do?

Could spend all day there. Just need an imagination.

I imagine scenarios, work on pre shot routine, work on hitting under pressure, shaping shots, 000’s of wedges etc etc. I’m sure I’m the exception to the rule but couldn’t give a monkeys.
 
Hate the range, but going is important to keep my swing constantand try to stop it slipping. I only take 3 clubs, hybrid, 7 iron and 54 wedge. Start with the wedge to free the arms, then 7 iron to keep the swing going, follow that with a few hybrids then back to the 54 for some chiiping and short pitching. Finish off with 3 or 4 with the 7 iron again. All in, no more than 60 balls, and quite often its less.
 
Not a massive fan of the driving range either. When I go I usually have something specific to work on in my swing, because I just had a lesson or something like that. Or as a quick warm-up before a comp round. Our range is very boring ... three flags out there and the distance markers, that's about it as far as targets go. The mats are awful and at least during the winter months you are not allowed to hit off the grass. Also, we have flight reduced range balls and you usually hit into wind, so neither motivating nor any good for finding out how far you hit your clubs. I normally prefer our short course, which is empty most of the time and is long enough to allow me to hit every club except driver if I play it off the men's tees.
 
Been this morning. 2° but not too bad sheltered from the wind. I only go when I'm working on something, but then I'm always working on something. Rarely have more than 50 balls, sometimes 75 & really concentrate on each one, lining it up properly & doing my brief PSR. Sometimes I take the slo mo camera, which sits nicely on a tiny tripod on a shelf at the back of the bays. This is very educational. You make what feels like a huge change &, on the video, it looks exactly the same.

Using the range, especially in the winter, keeps my game sharp. Bit boring at times but there's usually someone there to talk to & have a coffee with. Happy hour, between 9.00 & 11.00 weekdays is like a retirees club. I do a bit of photography for the boss so there's sometimes a free coffee, or even a brief lesson available. I'm there most days that I don't play, top up my member's card £50 at time.
 
TBh i hate going to the range, but there must be some benefit to it...

when we heading out to play on a Saturday morning all the North District Juniors are all heading to the range for their coaching sessions.

They are still there when we come in, they all love hitting balls on the range, probably why they are all so good where as we are crap:rofl:
 
patricks148 said:
TBh i hate going to the range, but there must be some benefit to it...

when we heading out to play on a Saturday morning all the North District Juniors are all heading to the range for their coaching sessions.

They are still there when we come in, they all love hitting balls on the range, probably why they are all so good where as we are crap:rofl:
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I'm with you @P - really struggle with going down the range - mainly as I don't know what I'm supposed to be practicing. All that tends to happen when I do stumble there is that I hit the first lot various degrees of OK/Rubbish, then I start trying things out and it all goes totally belly up and I struggle to get back to hitting it OK/Rubbish...
 
Dont like ranges with a bay and hard mats much but give me a grass practice area with flags, bunkers and greens and I'd happily spend 2 hours hitting full irons, chips, pitches, bunker shots etc.
 
I hit around 10 balls and then pack up and head back to the warmth of the clubhouse to watch the sport on Sky and a pint.

I guess this is why I don't beat myself up too much when I hit a scabby one out on the course.
 
The range that I use, Silvermere, has excellent ProTracer facilities. It has a variety of functions available, such as gapping clubs, playing virtual courses, launch monitor, points game. It is very good and especially the courses - focuses the mind, as long as you are honest with yourself. :D.

Bashing balls until you drop isn't the future.
 
I could go to the range every day. I don't but I could! Don't get bored and my long game is probably the strongest part. However, unlike some others here I get bored so quickly putting (the worst part of my game). Anyone seeing a trend?!

Rules for a good range sesh:

1. Take a coffee with you, makes you stop and take stock

2. Only get as many balls as time allows, stops you slipping into hitting-for-the-sake-of-it mode, if you find you're rattling them off to be finished in tme for tea you've bought too many balls!

3. Go through the bag without hitting more than 3 with any club and skip every other iron, now you're warmed up

4. Pick a flag, hit one straight at it, a draw, a fade, a punch shot. These might all need different clubs depending on how far the pin is.

5. At my range theres a mound about 50 yards out, I try to drop one on it, just short, just over in sequence. If I mess up start again.

6. Imagine fairways and hit 4i, 3h, 3W or Driver into them depending on how the wind is/what the imagined shape of the fairway is.

7. Pick a flag and try to hit as many of your clubs to it as possible.

I try not to hit the same shot twice and rarely with the same club, raking over balls and just hitting them is fine if you are working on some technical aspect of your swing but gets boring.
 
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