Here are a few of the book’s suggestions for golf driving range that you can work on the next time you go to the range.
1. Play Holes That Are Not Real
This means picturing the hole, picking a target, and drawing the shape of a fairway or green. You can pretend you are playing the 13th hole at Augusta National for fun, but take it seriously. And no mulligans!
2. Shoot At Different Targets With Different Clubs
What’s the opposite of standing in one spot and hitting to one target with one club? You may not be able to move yourself, but you can change your targets and clubs.
Choose a club at random, pick a target that works with it, and then do it again after you hit the shot.
The idea that you shouldn’t get too comfortable on the range keeps coming up. After all, on the golf course, you will need to learn how to change.
3. Take One Ball
Don’t bring more than one ball with you to the short game area. Most of the time, you can’t do that on the golf course, so don’t let them do it on the putting or chipping green.
You can putt or chip your one ball to different targets. That means changing the length of the shot, the type of shot, how the shot lies, and how steep the slope is. If you hit a bad one, move on to the next one. It’s better than starting over.
4. Same Club, Different Targets
Take only one club to the range, but get creative with your targets. Let’s say, for example, that you usually hit your 7-iron about 150 yards. Choose a target that is 150 yards away, then hit a target that is 140 yards away with your next shot. Then try one that’s 50 yards away, and then switch things up by swinging for one that’s 160 yards away.
Getting better at being creative has a lot of positive effects on your game. It will make you more aware of your golf swing by letting you make small technical changes.
5. Same Goal, Different Tools
And when you get tired of that, you can switch things around. Pick a target 100 yards away, and then use different clubs to hit shots at it. You can use wedges, mid-irons, or even a driver. It’s a fun way to make practise more interesting, and it’s also very helpful.
6. Same Club, But Different Ball Flights
As you can see, changing things up is a big part of transfer practise. So, when you’re done hitting different clubs and different targets, pick a club and hit the ball in different ways: high, low, left, right. Also, don’t say, “I’m not good enough to do that.” You have to start somewhere, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly you can get better.
7. Use Your Routine
This may seem boring after a fun way to practise, but using your pre-shot routine before every shot will really help you on the course. Even though it’s boring, doing your routine more often will help you feel more at ease on the course.