how often do you practice practice at Driving range?

MBGC always pack during week end, there are lot of member went range there

But not me is too far away for me to range there

Hi bro, just echoing what some of the senior GRians are saying - "It's more about the quality of practice rather than the quantity of practice"

modthing wrote:

hi all..
am wondering if you have a usual practice routine at driving range?
say start with a particular iron? hit X no. of balls, change to another club?
or randomly just hit what you feel like it?

I normally start with my most favorite club which is my 52 deg wedge which i know i can hit swee swee. Instead of pouring my whole bucket of balls out onto the tray, i scoop out about 4 balls which i hit to the 75 metre mark. If satisfied, i will move to the 8 iron and hit another 5 shots. I then alternate between mid/long irons and pitching not hitting more than 5 shots for each unless im not satisfied (will scoop out more balls). When i scoop the balls, i have to move back into my position and realign myself (help with realignment routine).

Target is to hit 3 good shots out of 5 lah then i move on. This is to break the boredom. My one bucket of balls usually last an hour as i really take my time. Anyone else have this scooping of balls out routine instead of pouring it out?

I realise this way I have a better sense of where i need to improve. If not, i will take each shot for granted as I will always think that i have all these balls in my tray and not focus.

divotee wrote:

modthing wrote:

hi all..
am wondering if you have a usual practice routine at driving range?
say start with a particular iron? hit X no. of balls, change to another club?
or randomly just hit what you feel like it?

I normally start with my most favorite club which is my 52 deg wedge which i know i can hit swee swee. Instead of pouring my whole bucket of balls out onto the tray, i scoop out about 4 balls which i hit to the 75 metre mark. If satisfied, i will move to the 8 iron and hit another 5 shots. I then alternate between mid/long irons and pitching not hitting more than 5 shots for each unless im not satisfied (will scoop out more balls). When i scoop the balls, i have to move back into my position and realign myself (help with realignment routine).

Target is to hit 3 good shots out of 5 lah then i move on. This is to break the boredom. My one bucket of balls usually last an hour as i really take my time. Anyone else have this scooping of balls out routine instead of pouring it out?

I realise this way I have a better sense of where i need to improve. If not, i will take each shot for granted as I will always think that i have all these balls in my tray and not focus.

I did e abv if I bring my cart bag.
Usually I brought 3 or 4 clubs per session of 90 balls. PW 7 5 & (19H or 21H) or PW 8 6 4 3W.
Same routine each visit.

hkhamateur wrote:

divotee wrote:

modthing wrote:

hi all..
am wondering if you have a usual practice routine at driving range?
say start with a particular iron? hit X no. of balls, change to another club?
or randomly just hit what you feel like it?

I normally start with my most favorite club which is my 52 deg wedge which i know i can hit swee swee. Instead of pouring my whole bucket of balls out onto the tray, i scoop out about 4 balls which i hit to the 75 metre mark. If satisfied, i will move to the 8 iron and hit another 5 shots. I then alternate between mid/long irons and pitching not hitting more than 5 shots for each unless im not satisfied (will scoop out more balls). When i scoop the balls, i have to move back into my position and realign myself (help with realignment routine).

Target is to hit 3 good shots out of 5 lah then i move on. This is to break the boredom. My one bucket of balls usually last an hour as i really take my time. Anyone else have this scooping of balls out routine instead of pouring it out?

I realise this way I have a better sense of where i need to improve. If not, i will take each shot for granted as I will always think that i have all these balls in my tray and not focus.

I did e abv if I bring my cart bag.
Usually I brought 3 or 4 clubs per session of 90 balls. PW 7 5 & (19H or 21H) or PW 8 6 4 3W.
Same routine each visit.

Session of 90 balls..sounds like you go to punggol range..

Zig Zag wrote:

hkhamateur wrote:

divotee wrote:

modthing wrote:

hi all..
am wondering if you have a usual practice routine at driving range?
say start with a particular iron? hit X no. of balls, change to another club?
or randomly just hit what you feel like it?

I normally start with my most favorite club which is my 52 deg wedge which i know i can hit swee swee. Instead of pouring my whole bucket of balls out onto the tray, i scoop out about 4 balls which i hit to the 75 metre mark. If satisfied, i will move to the 8 iron and hit another 5 shots. I then alternate between mid/long irons and pitching not hitting more than 5 shots for each unless im not satisfied (will scoop out more balls). When i scoop the balls, i have to move back into my position and realign myself (help with realignment routine).

Target is to hit 3 good shots out of 5 lah then i move on. This is to break the boredom. My one bucket of balls usually last an hour as i really take my time. Anyone else have this scooping of balls out routine instead of pouring it out?

I realise this way I have a better sense of where i need to improve. If not, i will take each shot for granted as I will always think that i have all these balls in my tray and not focus.

I did e abv if I bring my cart bag.
Usually I brought 3 or 4 clubs per session of 90 balls. PW 7 5 & (19H or 21H) or PW 8 6 4 3W.
Same routine each visit.

Session of 90 balls..sounds like you go to punggol range..

Gotcha bro ZZ.
U too often there?

hkhamateur wrote:

Gotcha bro ZZ.
U too often there?

Lol he stays opposite only lucky fella , i also frequent there

ironstarz wrote:

hkhamateur wrote:

Gotcha bro ZZ.
U too often there?

Lol he stays opposite only lucky fella , i also frequent there

Yup..stay opp the range. Frequent there too.

Zig Zag wrote:

ironstarz wrote:

hkhamateur wrote:

Gotcha bro ZZ.
U too often there?

Lol he stays opposite only lucky fella , i also frequent there

Yup..stay opp the range. Frequent there too.

Wow....so lucky both!

I stay a few street away but consider myself lucky also haa

hkhamateur wrote:

Zig Zag wrote:

ironstarz wrote:

hkhamateur wrote:

Gotcha bro ZZ.
U too often there?

Lol he stays opposite only lucky fella , i also frequent there

Yup..stay opp the range. Frequent there too.

Wow....so lucky both!

eh hong gor u oso lucky rite?

I only started playing golf about a month ago, 29/9/12 to be exact. I got hooked to the game. I practice twice a week, 90 balls per session. I also frequent Punggol.

slinger wrote:

breaking 100: if u bogey every hole, thats a 90 score, think if one manage his/her game well, it should be attainable within a year, most strokes are lost in 2 main areas......

1) penalty strokes ie OB, hazard, lost ball etc
2) in/around the greens

if one play around the hazard n keep the ball in play most times, i dun see how it cant be attained.

as mentioned previously, analyse the course, not all par3s are 180m, par4s are 400m n par5 500m, thus from white tees, just play smart n be realistic about your level of play, there are many ways to play bogey, sometimes a couple of double bogeys is alrite, as long as one keeps away from triple or worse, breaking 100 is very possible.......

for example; par 4 320m, bunker at 210-220m left n right, take 3w/5w n play abt 190m/200m, only left 120-130m to the green, no reason to cheong driver, if not a wood person, then play 5i to 150m, follow by 6i to abt 20-30m away from the green, away from greenside bunkers, hit those high percentage shots, dun need to cheong for GIR, chip on green n 2 putted for bogey, if most holes bogey follow by couple of double, then how not to break 100.......jmho

gonna spent 4-5hrs on the course, why get frustrated, work is already frustrating, so just enjoy the walk n company of friends........ u can be frustrated at the range, but once on the course, a wise old man said to me "why pay n be frustrated, so stupid"

I'm very glad I have found this site. Great tip!