Any of you fellas have a hard time translating from the range to the course?

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It's like I don't even have the same swing. I start topping the shite out of it on the course.

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Does your range have flags set? Or just yardages, or even just a big empty space?

That matters IMO. When I’m hitting on the range

1 - Get loose
2 - Shape a few
3 - pick a target, approach it the same way you’d hit at a green on the course. Don’t just rake another ball over and swing. If you’ve got a big empty space you might just have to pick different looking patch of grass.

Your problem sounds like almost completely a mental issue. Part of it might just be the lie not being completely flat, but i suspect not.

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If at all possible, avoid hitting off driving range mats. T

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I don’t agree. If the range grass is shite, you can be changing swing thoughts just bc you accidentally hit a grass root on the way back. I like the mats to keep the same lie and practice mechanics. I’ll move to grass when I wanna hit target flags. Easy to tell if you hit mat before. Can feel it and it doesn’t go full distance.

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I spend extra time at home and the course before the round stretching

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This plus TENS for 30 minutes while stretching, ice for 15 minutes, then a hot shower.

Put pain patch on. Then warmup and stretch at range. Swing orange whip. Maybe 20 balls.

Sounds like a mental block. Stay with me…I had a buddy who used to jerk off all the time, but couldn’t get it up for his lady early in the relationship. He thought he had ED. I informed him if you can get it up by yourself multiple times a day you don’t have ED. He was wildly attracted to her and would just absolutely psych himself out. It had been years since he’d been in bed with anyone. Sometimes the same thing happens on the course. We get comfortable with low pressure shots on the range, and when we get on the course and it’s time to perform we go limp. The good news is that it’s NOT that you can’t do it. The mind is a funny thing. Chances are you’re going up to the first tee box thinking about how bad you pulled your head up the last time you went out. Well, that was last time, and it’s probably gonna happen again, but the more you keep getting back on that horse the more comfortable it’s gonna feel. If possible, try to pick a less busy time on a course where you can drop a couple extra balls. Top a ball or hit it fat with a good line? Just drop another one and rep it out. Also agree with the other comments about challenging yourself more on the range. Switch targets, clubs, distances ect while going through a more methodical approach. Lastly, don’t neglect the chipping/putting green. A little confidence on the little swings goes a long ways.

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Yes, 100% but I am an admitted head case and for some reason the things I can feel on the range I can't on the course.

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Thats probably because of one thing IMO.

Why do you hit balls on the range? Most people I’d say never ask themselves that question at all.

For me it’s to get loose (I can hit 10 and do that) and work on specific things.

What are my yardages for my clubs
Shaping shots

If you’re trying to find “feel” you’re way better at visualizing things than me. Fortunately I have a fantastic range that gives me flags to hit at, bunkers to avoid and a great chipping area so I don’t get much difference.

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Why do you hit balls on the range?

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Depends. Sometimes it's a pre round warm-up and sometimes it's a practice session (once per twice a week). Regardless of what the focus is on a particular practice session I still run through most of the clubs in my bag but I'll hit more balls with different attention on a couple I want to focus on.

How do you practice at the range? If you hit a dozen 8 irons and really start making solid contact, that doesn't mean anything because on the course you don't get 11 practice shots. I've also seen friends say this same thing that they hit better on the range. That might be true slighly, but what is really happenning is that they are whacking balls without a target and after a few balls it might feel really solid and in their head they are thinking "I just pured my 8 iron on the range, why did I thin it way to the right on the course?" because they forget that 30% of their shots on the range were also thin shots to the right.

On the range every shot should be an exact replica of a swing on the course. You are either aiming for a flag or if you don't have a flag that is a good distance, you are aiming for 10-20 yards in front of or behind a flag. If you are hitting driver/woods then you aim between 2 flags to represent a fairway. Every single shot you tee-up/place the ball, step back and visualize, practice swing (if it's part of our routine), set up and make your swing. Hold your finish exactly as you would if you were hitting on the course.

Also, the only time I hit 2 balls in a row with the same club is if I'm working on a specific change or warming up. If I'm looking to practice I hit different clubs at different targets just as I would on the course. I have never found myself getting better by hitting the same club over and over again unless there is something very specific I'm trying to change.