Golf Practice Routine

Is there an efficient way to practice at the driving range. I mean which clubs, in what order, how many balls to hit per particular club, sand shots, putting, etc?

Assuming a 1 hour session and 60 range balls, how can this be done effectively so that you build a decent game rather than being a "one club wonder"

Only an hour...ok.

* 5 minutes stretching, faux swings (without a ball there, just making a fluid slow and easy full-swing motion)

* 5 3/4 swing pw's. Don't care about distance or line. Just pure contact.

* 10 full swing pw's. Make each an exersize in your alignment & setup routine. Aim counts, not distance.

* 5 3/4 swing 7i's. Make this an exersize in flight control. Hit them low, high and normal. Move the ball position a bit and get used to the results. Aim does not matter, just flight.

* 5 full swing 7i's. Repeat the pw alignment & setup for aim.

* take a 2 minute break. Drink water, relax.

* 10 full 5i's. Move the ball left-to-right, right-to-left and straight. Mix this up. Picture a hole and take targets in the range as the boundries. Rate your 10 shots with a point system:
- Proper shape and alignment = 1
- Proper shape but bad alignment (went too far to the left ot right of your eventual target = 0
- Bad shape (regardless of the eventual result) = -1
Count them up, and save to memory. This gives you something to know if you are improving / needs work..etc.

* Depending on your results, you might want to work some drills in. This will take the rest of the time and 25 balls left in the bucket.

* If not, and you like your results.
10 hybrid's or 3i's. Distance control to whatever this club gives you.

* 10 3w's for alignment and setup.

* Finally, 5 Drivers. Each one needs a full setup routine, shape in mind, and a set of boundries to keep it in. Picture real holes that you play.

Do this every other practice session. Chip and putt the other sessions for the hour.

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Greg,

Thanks for the interesting routine. Looks pretty effective and I am going to try it out. btw, I said 1 hour because that is what you get after work!

Cheers!

Kall