range vs course

[bigfoot1985]

probably been covered before but...

Why is the range different to the course?

Yes there is more pressure on the course to perform well but at the end of the day a golf swing is a golf swing. So why can we go to the range hit the ball really well yet as soon as we tee up on the course we cant seem to do it how we did on the range!!

 

[HawkeyeMS]

There's no pressure at the range, you don't see the real result of your shots, you are less picky about what constitutes a good shot. On the course you only get one go.

 

[RichardC]

I always prefer to use my course's practice ground, which gives me an ideal mix of both as it's always on grass.

 

[bigfoot1985]

yeah but what im saying is we go to the range swing the club and hit them straight and make good contact so why cant we do that on the course. You have the same club in your hand supposedly doing the same swing!!

 

[RichardC]

As Hawkeye said there is no pressure on the range. Re-load when you hit a bad one.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The range is superb if you are working on swing changes. It provides a flat surface, helps you align and there is no pressure if you much up. Even on grass on the club practice ground the stake are raised as you don't have the mat to help you line up, the lie isn't flat and there is more usually a breeze. However, there is nothing like taking it to the course where you have one chance to get it right (ok two with a reload/provisional) but if you've put the work in on your swing at the range the course is the place to trust it

 

[HickoryShaft]

I have been struggling with this also. It seems that the range does not give you everything.

For me its the how the ball is sitting each time - short grass may be similar but throw in a bit of moisture, bare lie, thick grass, sand, trees obscuring your swing and you have a very different shot to make.

if I throw in water that just about covers my round yesterday

A bit more time on the practice ground balanced with the trips to the range will be the plan for me.

 

[Crawfy]

Slightly off-topic, but I read a good tip the other day, which I am going to use at the range when teh course in closed in winter. Hit your shots on the range as you would around your home course (obviously no putts) i.e My 1st hole is a drive and short iron. My 2nd is a par 5 ( Drive, hybrid, short iron), 3rd is a long par 4 ( Driver, long iron in)...you get the picture. Not only does this help prep you for your own course, but gets you away from the same old hit/reload range syndrome. You can mix it up with a few short chips for missed greens etc

Just a thought...

 

[trevor]

I'm sure the main reason for hitting better shots on the range is the fact that all our muscles are much more relaxed on the range due to it not mattering where the ball goes and no one is watching to see where it goes.

 

[TonyN]

I find it completely the opposite. I can't strike the ball well at all on the range, and I ten not to use them if at all possible. The poor quality of balls feel awful to hit and I really don't enjoy it.

Having hit a good drive and watching your ball fall out of the air at 200 yards gives me a comlex

 

[timchump]

i think its easier to forget bad shots at the range

for example if you went on the range and hit a driver as your first shot i think it would be equally as likely to be a bad shot as a first drive at the course

ten drives later you think your hitting the driver well

whilst at the course your trying to recover from your crap opening tee shot

 

[Mick47]

i think its easier to forget bad shots at the range

for example if you went on the range and hit a driver as your first shot i think it would be equally as likely to be a bad shot as a first drive at the course

ten drives later you think your hitting the driver well

whilst at the course your trying to recover from your crap opening tee shot

Absolutly spot on.