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Even though I prefer to hit balls prior to my round I have found time and time again that it doesn't make a bit of difference to the score that I will shoot.

 

Hitting a few putts on the practice green does help but hitting balls is meaningless to the outcome of my round.

 

I do have to stretch though.

 

How about you?

 

 

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I tend to play better or at least have a better sense of what kinda swing I'm coming into the round with if I go to the range. It helps me form a plan of how I'm gonna attempt to play and score.

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I've said many times that hitting balls on the range doesn't do much for me.  If I hit a bad shot... or three... then basically my round is ruined.  If I hit a good shot, then that's one for the course that I wasted.  As I got older, I have found that being out on the course for 4 hours is tiring and I cannot afford to waste any shots. 

 

I must putt; it takes about 20 putts from short range with my right hand to get the feel of the club. The I putt a few different lengths for speed control. If I have extra time, I will chip.  Between the putting green and the first tee I will stretch wrists, shoulders, torso, and hammies.

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I use to have to go to the range to get my driver dialed in. Now it's the irons that need the work. However, I'm careful not to overdo it. Range is definitely important to me.

 

 

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I don't do anything on the range before a round.   I someone left some extra balls,  I will hit 5-6 with a mid iron.  I spend pre-round time on the putting green and hitting some short pitch shots.  On the putting green I will start with rolling in a few 2-3 footers and then set tees at 5,10,15,20,25, 30 and get a feel for speed.  

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I like to have some warm up shots of I can, but performance doesn't seem to change much. I have straight-ish days with woods and slice says, for whatever reason. It helps me to know which kind of day it is looking like before the first tee.

 

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Most first hole on most courses are quite forgiving I could get away with not hitting the ball before hand. In addition, I usually start at least one round a week before sunrise so there's no warming up there.

 

To me a couple of chips and some short putts usually enough to put my focus on track.

 

 

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Stretch, a few chips and putts on the practice green and a few full swings before teeing off is about all I do. The range where I play has mats, and I find them hugely different then hitting off of turf.

 

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If I do have time, one of my ritual is to hit the approach shots to the green for the first 3-4 holes. I know 1st hole par 5 I'd have 50-80 yards, I hit that, second I'd have 100-115 the I hit that, and so on. Full swing doesn't count much especially off the tee as they are the same.

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If there's a range I like to warm up hitting like 10 wedges, then a couple of swings with the driver. If there isn't one, I hold back on the first tee and just try to hit it straight, and by the 4th hole or so I'll loosen up and it's suns out guns out 

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If there is a range and time. I like to hit a few to loosen up but not to dial anything in.. I will putt a little but I have found most practice greens are not the same as on the course.

 

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I think I hit too many balls before a round. I usually do some putting, some chipping, some bunker shots, and end with about 40 balls on the range. I know it's probably too much but I just can't help myself!

 

 

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I'm not a range before playing guy. I just wanna play and hitting on the range, for me, won't help me hit better shots on the course.

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I take a small bucket out to warm up the old bones.  I hit a few with my 7 or 8 iron, a few with my hybrid and 4 or 5 with my driver.  I don't see it helping me play better however I do feel a bit more flexible on the first tee.

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Going from the car to the tee box will most likely result in some less than ideal shots for myself.  If time allows a couple  ibuprofen, 20-40 range balls, and 20 min on the putting green will get me ready for the round.  I'm jealous of those that can start off cold and still perform.  

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I much prefer hitting balls for a little while before playing because my shoulders tend to feel really tight without some stretching. I can play without hitting balls,  but it is hard for me.  I have to stretch a lot, and I'll do a few exaggerated long driver swings to just make sure everything is lose, but even so, the golf club will still feel like a foreign object in my hands for the first few holes when lined up to the ball. 

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Even though I prefer to hit balls prior to my round I have found time and time again that it doesn't make a bit of difference to the score that I will shoot.

 

Hitting a few putts on the practice green does help but hitting balls is meaningless to the outcome of my round.

 

I do have to stretch though.

 

How about you?

 

 

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Hitting balls on the practice tee prior to playing doesn't make or break my round. I use that time for warming up and setting my mind on the game for the day. More importantly for me is not rushing. I almost always try and get to the course an hour early. I like to ease into the round on my own schedule not the starters.

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I rarely hit balls B4 playing. We are usually the first group off so timing and sunlight become a problem. But I always hit the practice green and roll putts in different directions to get the speed of the greens.

 

 

 

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It really depends, most times I don't do the range...for tournaments I might hit 4-5 balls just to loosen up

 

 

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90% of my rounds I don't hit balls before.  No reason other than I don't have time.  Even if I do have time I only hit maybe 10.  A few 9 irons and maybe a couple drives.  When I hit it's not to get anything dialed in, it's purely a way to loosen up and help stretch.

 

I tend to loosen up in the bar rather than on the range.

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I get a free small bucket every day with my membership, about 45-50 balls. First ten swings are just getting loose. Then stretch. The rest of the range time, which is maybe another 15-20 swings is checking my alignment. If I've been away for a bit, I may "pre-play" the first three or four holes.

 

I doubt I'd do well without the first 10 swings as I need the warm up. But the rest I could likely skip and still shoot about the same

 

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I haven't hit a full bucket of balls since I was a teenager. I really like to hit a few balls before the round just to warm and loosen up. I really don't have the time to practice other than that.

 

My father on the other hand is a range rat - I can't even watch

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I enjoy going to the range to practice and it's a part of my membership.

 

I played today, didn't hit any balls, did hit a dozen or so putts and stretched -

 

Our practice green is identical to the greens on the course. The membership would have a heart attack if it weren't

 

 

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Honestly, some of my best rounds have been when I've rolled out of bed, driven to course, got to the first tee and just went. My brain and swing go onto autopilot. Same thing on the course too, if I struggle early I take one swing where I swing like a nutcase for a hard reset as I call it.

 

I don't practice putt much, maybe a few if I'm early or waiting. Range the same. If I go I'd hit maybe 5-7 shots working on my L to L swing or 9-3 if you're a clock face person with a sand or lob wedge.

 

It isn't that I don't think it can be valuable, it's just something I never did much of growing up.

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I enjoy going to the range to practice and it's a part of my membership.

 

I played today, didn't hit any balls, did hit a dozen or so putts and stretched -

 

Our practice green is identical to the greens on the course. The membership would have a heart attack if it weren't

 

 

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Our practice green is maintained the same as course greens, so I get a good sense of speed before each round.  This is why I changed clubs two years ago.  At my old club the practice green was NOTHING like the greens on the course.  Nobody practiced putting on it.  I used it for chipping and pitching practice only.  Now I have a separate pitching green with a practice bunker and nice putting green.  The extra cost is definitely worth it.

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Even though I prefer to hit balls prior to my round I have found time and time again that it doesn't make a bit of difference to the score that I will shoot.

 

Hitting a few putts on the practice green does help but hitting balls is meaningless to the outcome of my round.

 

I do have to stretch though.

 

How about you?

 

 

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I think there are 3 ways to use the range:

1. Warm up.

2. Implementing a swing change.

3. Shot practice (working the ball left right high low 3/4 punch etc).

 

A simple warm up isn't going to affect your score much--a stroke or two at best... you'd be warmed up after a couple holes anyway. It's swing improvement and better shotmaking that will change your score. Swing improvement takes a bit more time and knowledge than most people have available a few minutes before tee time. But if you include shotmaking in your warmup you might benefit a little more than from just a bucket of full swings trying to hit them long and straight.

 

Most people i see at the range are just pounding balls. They hit a LOT of balls and get no real benefit from it... their swing looks the same at the end of the session as it did at the beginning, and they didn't learn to hit any different types of shots any better.

 

 

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