Driving range practice

Common Mistakes in Driving Range Practice

Common range practice traps, cleaner fixes, and a better way to judge what comes next.

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Where it goes sideways

The usual trouble in Common Mistakes in Driving Range Practice is not a lack of effort. It is a golfer letting the previous miss shape the next bucket instead of reading what the practice tee is asking now.

A cleaner fix

A cleaner range practice fix starts by naming the miss that actually matters. If use one ball for the final tee-shot rehearsal is the problem, do not repair it with three unrelated changes. Adjust the target-change drill, setup, or target only if it explains the result you saw.

Coach’s note: For range practice, the best correction is often the one you can still remember after a bogey.

Reset before the next one

Before the next bucket, say the range practice job plainly: what trouble are you avoiding, and what result would keep the round moving?