While most golfers don’t have unlimited time to spend on the driving range, care should be given into how you approach your range time practice.
Just as a better player develops a pre-shot “routine”, better players also develop a “routine” for the driving range.
Stretching is a good starting routine a low-handicapper will begin with and so should you. After stretching, they execute their first swing on the range with a wedge. And you can bet it’s not going to be a full swing, either. They warm “up” moving “down” into the clubs. Swinging a dozen shots with a half to a three quarter swing is a good “routine” for the range. Then slowly moving into full swings and lower clubs. It’s amazing to me to see an amateur walk up to the driving range and pull out the driver. Man, that’s got to hurt, unless you’re a twelve year old. And when you move “down” into other clubs it shouldn’t be more than 2-3 clubs at a time. In other words, don’t go from your pitching wedge to your four iron. A good “routine” should get you “down” into your woods about three quarters of the way into your practice time. Don’t forget to warm “down” back “up” to your wedges, either.
So a good “routine” would look like this: Stretch, warm up moving down into your club set, swinging the woods about three quarters into your practice time, warm down moving back up into your club set. The only difference on the range between practice time and warming up to play is, you don’t warm down when you’re going out to play. Finish your warm up routine with the club your going to swing first on the #1 tee.
This “routine” will be undemanding on your body and more productive on your practice time.
