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My Go-To Range Practice Routine
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My Go-To Range Practice Routine
Walking It Across The Road is a phrase used to define the transition of a good range session to a good round of golf. That means that you need a focused range session to begin with, and here's one that will help you transfer a good session to a good round.
For me personally, that means some modified block practice mixed in with some random or variable practice.
Here's the 3 part range session that I did last Saturday. It took two large buckets of balls, and less than an hour.
I loosened up my spine first with a Thoracic Spine Warmup Drill that I do religiously before I ever swing a club fast.
I personally use a swing system with five main points of focus, and I do this Part I drill in dry mode (no ball - body motion only) in my yard more often than I do it at the range. I believe that there is huge value in drilling the fundamentals regularly, and Part 1 of my range practice session accomplishes that. It's also the same drill that I have my students do at their Full Swing Part 1 lesson.
Part 1 of 3
- Ten swings concentrating on my first point of focus.
- Ten swings concentrating on my first and second points of focus.
- Ten swings concentrating on my first, second, and third points of focus.
- Ten swings concentrating on my first, second, third, and fourth points of focus.
- Ten swings concentrating on my first, second, third, fourth, and fifth points of focus.
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I hydrated after every five swings, and went through a specific setup routine before each set of five swings. I used a 7 iron, but my club choice may vary from session to session, sometimes between each set of ten swings. It depends on how consistent my ball striking is. At the moment, it's not where I want it to be - 7 out of 10 with excellent compression and a consistent draw - so I stuck with one club.
I call this a hybrid block and variable practice session, because I'm introducing different points of concentration to each set of swings.
I hydrated and rested for 3 minutes, then proceeded to Part II of the session, which is playing the course hole by hole on the range.
Part 2 of 3
- I hit tee shots and approach shot(s) imagining holes 1 - 18 at BCC.
- If I calculated that I didn't hit the green on any approach shot, I would execute a chip shot. I would vary the chip shot technique between compression chips and bounce chips.
This is my go-to range practice routine when I have time, and it's very effective for preparing for course play. I actually think it's equally effective in the "dry" ( no ball) mode, when I do all, or parts of, the same routine at home with a stance mat and my divot board. If you don't have a divot board, use a hitting mat with a ball drawn on it, or clip a tee loosely stuck in the ground.
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