Tee shots
Drills to Improve Tee Shots
Practice tee balls with targets, consequences, and enough variety to resemble golf.
Fairway gate drill
Pick two flags, trees, or range poles that create a fairway. Hit ten tee shots and score them:
- 2 points: ball finishes inside the gate.
- 1 point: playable miss with a clear next shot.
- 0 points: penalty, reload, or punch-out only.
Change clubs halfway through. Many players discover that their “safe” club is not safer until they practice it with the same attention as driver.
Three-flight ladder
Hit one normal drive, one lower controlled tee shot, and one higher carry shot. Do not chase perfect launch numbers; learn what ball position, tee height, and tempo produce each window.
FocusGolf can make tee-shot practice easier to review because the Wear OS, Apple Watch, and Garmin app records swings automatically, tracks shots and distances without extra sensors, and stores session history. The swing metrics and video review help you see whether the balanced “fairway” swing actually produced better distance control and dispersion than the rushed one.
Finish with pressure
End the session by playing the first tee of your home course in your mind. One ball. Full routine. Live with it.