range ball distance

Junior Golfer Posts: 155 Join date: 2009-10-07

ralphlim wrote:

one way to control the desire to just keep pounding away is not to take so many balls from the machine at 1 go...

sometimes i go range and see golfers reach their bay, first thg they do is to go to machine and draw 2 big basket of balls, pour onto the bay tray and starting pounding away... naturally you will be less likely to think through your shots/setup...

i try to take no more than 30 or 45 each time, finish, then take more.... though i make more trips to machine, it gives me a time to think and rest also...

try if it will work for you...

Good tip Ralph!

I also seldom go to the range with a full bag...firstly it is bloody heavy, secondly I tend to get the urge to try other clubs.

As such, I use my Sunday bag to bring only select clubs so I dont have any other choice.

I tend to bring:

Only Wedges

Only Woods/Driver

Only Irons

I'd like to think that it helps my game but based on my scores....maybe not lol!

Subject: Re: range ball distance Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:13 pm

wah i don't think i can bear to do that.. haha i don't get the chance to go to the range often so each time i go i have to at least hit every club in the bag.. i do regulate the amount of balls i pour into the tray though.. about 15 each club. Smile

Subject: Re: range ball distance Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:16 am

TPY range is yard meh?
I don't think so wor.

Cos all my club distance measured at other range is the same at TPY. Very Happy

In the course, I play 1 club lesser compared to range.

Subject: Re: range ball distance Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:21 am

Technospaz wrote:

Ooniik, doesn't that format of practice result in less consistent practice with a particular club? The constant swapping of clubs to use doesn't allow you to properly identify and correct your errors (if any).

Hi TS,

Please allow me to add my input.

I also follow this same practice routine but only for the 2nd half. The 1st half, I practice a particular club with a few hits. After about 60-70 balls, I do what Ooniik does as this allows you to have a "simulated" feel of how it is like to play on the course. you hit your driver first/ followed by woods / hybrids/ short irons / approach shots.

Subject: Re: range ball distance Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:32 am

hmm i think tpy should be yards.. i hit my 50* GW at the 100 mark there and when i go to MBGC i hit it around 90 thereabouts.

Newbie Golfer Posts: 39 Join date: 2009-09-25

Technospaz wrote:

Ooniik, doesn't that format of practice result in less consistent practice with a particular club? The constant swapping of clubs to use doesn't allow you to properly identify and correct your errors (if any).

Hi Techno,

I agree that you may limit certain practice with a particular club... but on a whole it works well for me because we don't take that many strikes on a single club anyways....

well at the end of the day if during my routine, I find that say my wedge shot sucks, then will practice a couple more rounds on distance and direction control....

My 2 cents.

Subject: Re: range ball distance Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:34 am

ooniik wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Ooniik, doesn't that format of practice result in less consistent practice with a particular club? The constant swapping of clubs to use doesn't allow you to properly identify and correct your errors (if any).

Hi Techno,

I agree that you may limit certain practice with a particular club... but on a whole it works well for me because we don't take that many strikes on a single club anyways....

well at the end of the day if during my routine, I find that say my wedge shot sucks, then will practice a couple more rounds on distance and direction control....

My 2 cents.

Don't get me wrong, bro. Do whatever you feel helps you improve your game. I know many golfers who have differing routines and each believes that it works for them. As long as it works for you, that should matter the most. Don't let my incessant nosiness get in the way of your range sessions Smile

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Newbie Golfer Posts: 39 Join date: 2009-09-25

Technospaz wrote:

ooniik wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

Ooniik, doesn't that format of practice result in less consistent practice with a particular club? The constant swapping of clubs to use doesn't allow you to properly identify and correct your errors (if any).

Hi Techno,

I agree that you may limit certain practice with a particular club... but on a whole it works well for me because we don't take that many strikes on a single club anyways....

well at the end of the day if during my routine, I find that say my wedge shot sucks, then will practice a couple more rounds on distance and direction control....

My 2 cents.

Don't get me wrong, bro. Do whatever you feel helps you improve your game. I know many golfers who have differing routines and each believes that it works for them. As long as it works for you, that should matter the most. Don't let my incessant nosiness get in the way of your range sessions Smile

heheh.... no worries bro... just explaining the difference I see now compared to when I first started by blasting basketfull of balls and going home with nothing but a sore back and hands..... lol!

Very Active Golfer Posts: 941 Join date: 2009-06-21

thats the endurance training...

Subject: Re: range ball distance Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:59 am

went tpy range last night and i took my time! took about 1.5 hours to hit 120 odd balls.. Smile

Subject: Re: range ball distance Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:19 am

ironfist wrote:

went tpy range last night and i took my time! took about 1.5 hours to hit 120 odd balls.. Smile

I bet you were bored stiff and fell asleep midway through your 120 balls Razz

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Very Active Golfer Posts: 589 Join date: 2009-06-20

find difficult to practice irons/wedges at the range...its totally different on the course. Depends on swing i guess as i take a divot rather than sweep at the ball. Even my 3 hybrid take small divot.

Turf City and range mat is quite a difference. Maybe i am very inconsistent so got difficulty going from one to another.

The only club i can really 'practice' is the driver. But 10 driver swings in a row, i spent liao....with all kinds of bad habits starting to show, more reverse pivot, folded hands, more stack and tilt action, less weight transfer (already got lots of bad habits to start off with, dont need more)

Also at the course, i seem to hit 1-2 club length further. Could be the ball but cannot be so much difference leh.

moral of the story, i will play more course, less range.

Subject: Re: range ball distance Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:10 pm

tronos wrote:

find difficult to practice irons/wedges at the range...its totally different on the course. Depends on swing i guess as i take a divot rather than sweep at the ball. Even my 3 hybrid take small divot.

Turf City and range mat is quite a difference. Maybe i am very inconsistent so got difficulty going from one to another.

The only club i can really 'practice' is the driver. But 10 driver swings in a row, i spent liao....with all kinds of bad habits starting to show, more reverse pivot, folded hands, more stack and tilt action, less weight transfer (already got lots of bad habits to start off with, dont need more)

Also at the course, i seem to hit 1-2 club length further. Could be the ball but cannot be so much difference leh.

moral of the story, i will play more course, less range.

if gonna spent less time range, i recommend more time on the chipping n putting ground, like wat S70B always does...... no wonder he is everybody idol

Very Active Golfer Posts: 941 Join date: 2009-06-21

I've tested and proven... lack of short game practice affects your score more than your full swing... as long as your full swing shots dun OB or hazards.

Sometimes u top the ball and u still hv decent distance. U top your chip and you will be playing tennis around the green.

Subject: Re: range ball distance Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:58 pm

slinger wrote:

tronos wrote:

find difficult to practice irons/wedges at the range...its totally different on the course. Depends on swing i guess as i take a divot rather than sweep at the ball. Even my 3 hybrid take small divot.

Turf City and range mat is quite a difference. Maybe i am very inconsistent so got difficulty going from one to another.

The only club i can really 'practice' is the driver. But 10 driver swings in a row, i spent liao....with all kinds of bad habits starting to show, more reverse pivot, folded hands, more stack and tilt action, less weight transfer (already got lots of bad habits to start off with, dont need more)

Also at the course, i seem to hit 1-2 club length further. Could be the ball but cannot be so much difference leh.

moral of the story, i will play more course, less range.

if gonna spent less time range, i recommend more time on the chipping n putting ground, like wat S70B always does...... no wonder he is everybody idol

I so agree. The short game is just as (if not more) important.

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