Practice routines
The Best Drills for Practice Routines
Inside a practice routine, drills that give immediate feedback instead of just filling a bucket.
Feedback beats volume
The best routine-building drills tell you something right away. Ten balls of block practice followed by a nine-shot random challenge works because the result is visible: start line, strike, face angle, or speed. Inside a practice routine, you do not need a complicated station; you need a drill that makes the miss obvious.
Three reliable options
- Inside a practice routine, gate drill: set two tees just wider than the clubhead or ball path.
- When the session has structure, landing-zone drill: pick a towel, fringe spot, or painted range target.
- For routine-based practice, random-call drill: change club, target, or shot shape every ball.
Coach’s tip: A routine drill should make the next ball feel more like the first tee, not just the last ball in a pile.
Match the drill to the course
When the session has structure, a drill should eventually look messy. When the session has structure, golf gives you sidehill lies, odd yardages, different speeds, and nervous hands. Before leaving the range, once you can do the drill in place, randomize it. Inside a practice routine, that is where range skill starts becoming golf skill.