Do you go to the range before you hit the course and play?

[NorthCoastSteelersFan]

I rarely hit a range before playing, unless the course has a GRASS range. Hitting off of a mat doesn't seem to help me in the least.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I dial in my wedges and hit a few tee shots with driver and long irons. Xanax may call your nerves,

 

[Sportsguy9695]

i always go to the ranger before playing a round of golf

 

[NorthCoastSteelersFan]

i always go to the ranger before playing a round of golf

To do what? Bribe him? Or maybe get the lowdown on course conditions?


Just kidding. Wasn't sure if the bolded word was a typo, and had to make a joke.

 

[J_E_T_S]

If there is a range at the course, i'll hit balls. If not....unless its an outing or something i'll just warm up around the 1st tee.


I also like about 5-10 minutes on the practice green.....i'll hit 99% of the putts inside of 5 feet and end with a couple LONG ones to try and get the speed down.

 

[J_E_T_S]

I rarely hit a range before playing, unless the course has a GRASS range. Hitting off of a mat doesn't seem to help me in the least.

Nor should it.....can't hit down on the ball if ya can't take a divot.

 

[J_E_T_S]

Also on the practice green.....seeing as they are sometimes crowded, don't putt towards a hole.


Hit a putt.....and then try and hit the same exact putt. Getting a feel for your stroke is more important than getting a feel for a green you wont putt on the course.

 

[lakersrule]

Thank you. I will try that. I usually only looked from behind my ball or in front of it.

Do you usually walk or ride? Walking up to the green can give you a good general sense of the slopes.

Sometimes I hit the range. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes I stripe it off the 1st tee. Sometimes I don't. There's no correlation for me.

 

[lakersrule]

Nor should it.....can't hit down on the ball if ya can't take a divot.

Mats can give you a false sense of actual ability. I like grass

 

[redseat]

Do you usually walk or ride? Walking up to the green can give you a good general sense of the slopes.

Sometimes I hit the range. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes I stripe it off the 1st tee. Sometimes I don't. There's no correlation for me.

walk. Unless it's a course in NH that my brother in law plays at since it's way to long to walk, plus the cart is included. IF it's a course that "recommends" carts, I usually do it because my knee is messed up.

 

[TobyTyler]

Almost always. But never as a practice session, only as a warm up. Practice sessions for me are for days that I don't play golf.

 

[TobyTyler]

Mats can give you a false sense of actual ability. I like grass

I won't practice on mats unless all the shots I'm working on are shots off of a tee.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Do you usually walk or ride? Walking up to the green can give you a good general sense of the slopes.

Sometimes I hit the range. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes I stripe it off the 1st tee. Sometimes I don't. There's no correlation for me.

90% of courses here...probably 80% of recreational golfers would never finished if they walked all 18, just way too much elevation change.

Still, your point is well taken...I typically walk it in from my approach shot a good bit of the time from 125 in...sometimes to blow off steam from a bad shot, but you do get a better lay of the land by walking to the ball on the green or even around the green.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Sometimes, not often though. Feel like the range is much easier and the ball flies off those tees and the green, not a fan of them. Gives me false hope.

 

[redseat]

Now stretching out before playing is always a good idea, for my age anyways.

yeah I made that mistake once... Didn't do any stretching or take any tylennol and or advil before the round and i screwed up my back and was basically hunched over for a week

 

[Wazmankg]

I only hit balls before a couple times out of the year as well. This is gonna sound weird, but it makes me play worse.

But putting and chipping will always help get a feel for the speed and touch for the greens

This is it for me exactly and I never hit balls before a round anymore. It takes a couple of holes for the swing to loosen up, but the only cost is a little distance until I'm loose.

 

[night]

Most of the time unless I'm running late. Just by making a few adjustments after seeing some ball flight I can easily save me 2-3 strokes during my round. I'll work on a little putting beforehand too but for 5-10 minutes tops.