how can i swing on the course like i do on the range

Go to your practice range, the local ball field, schoolyard or anywhere you can safely hit golf balls 20-30 yards or less. Pick a target only 30-50 feet away and hit your normal pitch, observing the trajectory. Then try to hit each successive ball no further, but using a longer, more flowing, fluid swing motion than the one before.

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How do you swing freely on the golf course?

In order to swing freely on the golf course, all your conscious thinking needs to be done during your pre-shot routine. By the time you’re over the ball, you are committed to what you are about to do, so your mind is quiet and ready to calmly access that super-fluid movement.

How do you take your range game to the course?

And while set up routines may be different person to person, identifying yours is one of the greatest ways to take your range game to the course. An example of this might be to place your hands onto the club, bow from your hips to set the club to the ball and then adjust your feet to get into good ball position and posture.

Should you play golf on the range or on the course?

When you’re on the range, you’re fully accessing your natural swing. In other words, unless you’re working on a drill, you’re not thinking too much and just trusting your swing. You’re more connected with the target and the shot, than you are on the course.

What are the benefits of free swinging on the range?

You are more relaxed on the range There is certainly something to be said about the value of being more relaxed. Free swinging on the range and letting it go will allow you to stay more relaxed in your hands and arms and even your entire body, helping with better contact and distance.

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Are you making any “costly” mental game mistakes during your pre-shot routine?

What does it mean when you hit it better on the range?

Even if you hit it better on the range than you do on the course, it is showing you potential and hope.

How to be a better golfer?

Rather than being upset, better players often just go and get the ball and make the best of that situation. Learn the lesson from better players and do the best you can. Take a good practice swing. Understand your game as well as you can. Enjoy your good shots.

Why do you put alignment sticks on the outside of your golf ball?

Taking an extra moment to add an alignment stick on the outside of your ball to avoid interfering with the proper swing path can pay dividends on the course. If you know where you’re aiming when you’re on the range, then you will know how to adjust when you go to the course.

What skills can you work on when you are on the range?

One of the best skills you can work on when you are on the range is to have a consistent set up and set up routine that you practice on the range and take to the course.

What is a warm up on the range?

A typical warm up on the range would be to move steadily through your bag from short clubs to long clubs. While hitting the same club all the time can be just fine if you are working on a technique change, it does not resemble what happens on the course at all.

Is it better to swing on the range or to be more relaxed?

You are more relaxed on the range. There is certainly something to be said about the value of being more relaxed. Free swinging on the range and letting it go will allow you to stay more relaxed in your hands and arms and even your entire body, helping with better contact and distance.

Can you practice distance control in short game?

You don’t practice short game distance control. It’s a great idea to practice both your pitches and chips. When you have time, you should commit time to practicing and understanding distance control for your high shots and low shots, too. With many of my students, we actually calibrate each of these shots.

What is the difference between good and inconsistent golf?

One major difference between good and inconsistent performance among golfers is brain activity. Studies have shown that the higher the handicap the higher the brain activity of a golfer. And this “over-thinking” gets worse the more pressure the player feels. Generally speaking, inconsistencies in a golfer’s performance are due to an inconsistent ...

How does the brain work in golf?

The brain works best when it thinks sequentially, not flickering randomly between several thoughts (just one thought at a time). In order to swing freely on the golf course, all your conscious thinking needs to be done during your pre-shot routine.

What was Nick Price's key swing thought?

I remember Nick Price saying that was one of his key swing thoughts. Despite having one of the quickest tempos on Tour at the time, he always made sure the first 12 inches of the swing was very smooth.

What does it mean when your mind is quiet during a swing?

There are certain swing thoughts or “swing triggers” that can act to quiet the mind before and during the swing to help you access the super-fluid state.

Why is there inconsistency in golf?

Generally speaking, inconsistencies in a golfer’s performance are due to an inconsistent mental approach to each shot and to what extent the conscious brain is allowed to interfere with the swing. “Swing motion at its highest level is the uninterrupted flow of natural rhythm from within.”. –Tom Woods.

What does it mean to practice hitting a shot?

Really visualizing the shot you want to hit and feeling that shot with your practice swing means that you’ve already felt that swing you are about turn into reality. If you’ve practiced a drill during your practice swing you’ve wasted an opportunity to really connect with the shot and make your real swing more fluid, without controlling thoughts.

Is balance a swing thought?

Balance is a great swing thought. Your tempo is directly related your balance. During your swing, your weight moves between both feet and if you’re not well balanced you won’t make a good transition of your weight to maintain your tempo and rhythm.

Tiger struggles with it

A friend of mine sent me this video a few weeks ago after Tiger Woods played at the Greenbrier Classic. I want to show it to all of you to give you some perspective.

How do you fix this?

I believe the way to relieve this tension is a combination of two things. You need to get out on the course more, and learn to be more comfortable with an actual round of golf. Too many golfers are just not used to being on the course, and their nerves get the best of them because they don’t have enough experience.

Why is it so easy to make small adjustments on the golf course?

It’s easy to make small adjustments every shot while on the range so that you eventually find your balance for that particular club. It’s much more difficult on the golf course when you only have one shot.

What clubs do you use to practice golf?

You Practice Opposite To How You Play – On the driving range – you usually start with your shortest clubs (wedge , 9 iron, 8 iron) and progressively move to your longest club (Driver). On the golf course – you start with your longest club (Driver) and progressively move to your shortest clubs (wedges, short irons and putter).

How many yards of width do you need to hit a golf ball?

Plus, you have a minimum of 200 yards of width to work with. Meaning – the golf course is much tighter and more claustrophobic when getting ready to hit. And if you hit a bad shot on the range, all you need to do is take as much time as you’d like to make the necessary corrections and then drag another ball over to hit.

When do you hit a ball on the golf course?

You’re Not In Control Of The Situation – On the driving range – you hit a ball when you want to hit a ball. On the golf course – you hit a ball when it’s your turn (it doesn’t matter if you’re ready or not … you gotta hit). So instead of hitting at your leisure (when you feel as if you’re ready to make a good swing) … you’re hitting ...

Can you hit the same club twice in a row?

On the golf course – you rarely hit the same club twice in a row … as opposed to the 15 or 20 shots in a row on the range.