Wanted: Golf Transfer Cable - From Range to Course

[philly169]

I went down to the range tonight to work on my short game as the floodlights are rubbish and only shien for 60-75 yards clearly (just about see to 100).

My wedges have been awful of late, especially around the green when I end up short on my approach, however tonight, everything went perfect!

9 iron flew like it should and my short wedges (56* and 60*) to the flag, 40-50 yards, always ended up 3-5 foot around the flag. I even started hitting it wedges with eyes closed to a foot from the flag.

Why can't i do this on the course!! GRRRRRR!!!

 

[Oddsocks]

If you find the cable, pick me one up as well

 

[Whereditgo]

I have exactly the same problem

At the range my PW goes 115 to 120, 52 deg goes 90 to 100 and the 56 deg goes 70 to 80.

On the course the 52 goes about 50 after nearly disappearing up my left nostril!

Spent last week at the range working out how to hit 100 and 80 yard shots with my PW so at least I know I have something in the bag that I can trust for those distances.......now if only i could hit it straight!

 

[philly169]

my main wedge problem is bottling it on the downswing, ending up either topping it a couple of inches or thining it straight along the green over the back and in any hazard available!

On the range it beautiful synchronised chips and lovely chip and runs..

Outrageous!

 

[MashieNiblick]

I too have experienced this. I have wondered if it's due to hitting off the mats. My theory is that there is more margin of error on a mat if you hit a bit before the ball as the club slides through (especially with a wedge which has a wide sole) and you still get a decent strike wheras on the course it would dig in and you'd hit it fat (and short). Can any of you technical guys out there say if that could be right?

 

[Leftie]

I've seen people hit the mat a couple of inches behind the ball, ball pops up into the air and they catch it with the club and think they have hit a good shot.

To my mind, ranges are ok for teed up shots but not for irons off the mats. If nothing else, wrist damage could occur through excessive mat work. Short irons and chipping should be practiced off grass to prepare you for the course.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

At the range you get into a rythem and muscle memory plays a big part in consistency. On the course you spend a lot of your time hitting full shots where you rely on your big arm muscles to be explosive which is exactly the opposite of what you want for a 50yd pitch. I'm gonna sound like Dave Pelz here but you need to learn to hit pitch shots with your body and try to eliminate hitting through with your arms. Adrenaline and tension will make it difficult to control your arm muscles to be consistent.

I'm guessing at the range you hit to a target? Doing this you are relying on muscle memory for consistency. What you need to do is learn to hit pitches with your body and try to passify your arms, I find keeping my arms and my chest connected helps and never making a full follow through.

Once you've learned the swing, hit 10 shots with say a half swing but not at a target. You should find that they all go roughly the same distance. Make a note of how far your half swing goes with each wedge and do the same for 1/4 & 3/4 swings. When your on the course you have some dialled in distances you know you can hit fairly consistently. I always keep a log of each wedge shot so I can keep the yardage book up to date. After a few months you should find you'll become more consistent with your wedges. Works for me

Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible explains the principle in more detail

 

[Happyhackersam]

Im definately in need of one of these cables! I think its as the pressure is off on the range and suddenly heaped on on the dreaded 18. Perhaps its just a train of thought that is in need of change. Take the range to the course. On your drives pretend your going for the back flag on the range?