The driving range hates me

[robemosc]

Everytime I've been to the range in the past month or so almost every shot I hit is shocking, when on the course I feel I'm performing well to my ability. My drives go fairly straight and where I want them. Any work with my irons gets or is close to the desired result.

But I feel like the driving range is now just a physical exercise for me.

 

[G1BB0]

just treat it as that then, dont worry about the flight/direction too much, maybe mats just dont suit you. I only use the range for tee shot practice now.

I find it detrimental to my 'real' game as I struggle taking a divot if I practice too much on mats.

 

[One Planer]

Do you go to the range to work on anything specific or just to hit balls?

 

[RGDave]

But I feel like the driving range is now just a physical exercise for me.

Interesting.

I hardly ever practice with my Driver at the range. I like to "see" the shot and know what I'm trying to do, which (for me, for some reason) means the course is the place.

Ranges seem to be a place just to ingrain and repeat a swing, so some folk can enjoy that and others can't.

Whatever makes you happy and improves your consistency.

Personally, I find it very sad to see beginners and brainless idiots hitting slice after slice with a driver for 100 balls....surely it's making them worse?

You can always tell a good "range practiser", they are doing something with purpose and honing their timing or swing.

2 years ago, I spotted a guy at the range who I'd seen a couple of times really doing some useful work. We got chatting. He was off 22 and had decided to take lessons and practice 2 or 3 times a week until he got to a standard he felt happy with. He's off 8 now and must be 50 at least.....

and some people say ranges are a waste of time.

 

[robemosc]

If I go down to the range I will just get 25 balls and take one club. So I might take my 9iron and just practice my swing and distance as to what club.

I've even tried the grass range at my local. Slightly better but its in poor condition.

 

[DaveM]

Agree with RGDave. The range is the place to work on groving areas of your swing, not having to worry about course managment. You can concentrate on what ever. But I to feel sorry for beginers who though no fault of there own are groving a nice slice swing. I am not the best golfer around by a country mile. But I do have a good grip and stance and will help beginers in this department if I can. Also tell them to get to a pro before they grove the wrong things. Hard enough this game as it is.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I try and utilise the practice ground as much as possible as I prefer hitting balls off grass than of a mat. However my swing is pretty rotten at the moment and so I think the sanctuary of the range with its neatly alignmed mat and decent surface will be the best place to work on the problem. I think a neglect of the long game is the problem and I've developed an old set up flaw and lost my tempo/timing but we'll wait and see tomorrow. First day back at work after a week off so I'm probably going to feel like bashing a few balls anyway to work the stress off

 

[HickoryShaft]

At least you have it the right way round - many a time I have headed down the range and thought its all happening then hit the course and it goes wayward.

I tend to work through the bag with a target line to a distance marker and try and keep em all down the middle of that working on swing speed and tempo to try and groove it a bit more each week, then concentrate on pitching and gap wedge distance to flags that are on the range - it I have time I then try a few other irons to the same flags to get into my mind how to hit different clubs to the same distances. It's starting to pay off ....i think.

It a good use of time between leaving work and picking HID up - no time to get to the club but the range is half way to where she works so is perfect for me. Can't get there evry night but I do make it at least 3 times a week at the moment