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Pastimes : Golf! A thread for the hopelessly addicted! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TH who wrote (1404)	5/10/2000 9:13:00 AM
From: Magnatizer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43980

TH That is a great example of how to use the range to benefit your play. Another problem I see in most players on ranges. They grab driver out of bag on the first swing. No stretching, no warm up, not even a cursory wedge or two. Just straight to the driver. IMO, one should always start with the shorter clubs. Wether it be a wedge or 7 iron. Working up to the driver. Then at the end play a few holes as you described. This is for a standard range session. If I am working on a specific part of my swing then I normally stick with a mid to high iron for a good 40-50 swings. Then switch it up a little to work on the swing change with other clubs. I plan on a full summer of work to make a change "stick" to my swing. I rarely do this because changing a swing is often not the solution for a low handicap player. It is usually short game or mental game work which needs to be done. Anyway, the whole point of this soapbox session was to leave the driver in the bag until one has hit at least 30-40 balls... ht Mag

To: TH who wrote (1404)	5/10/2000 10:43:00 AM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43980

Excellent idea Thurston. I once had a friend trying the tour that went to the Diplomat in Florida to get fine tuned by a teaching guru...my friend was told to go practice for a while and the instructor would join him in a few minutes. The instructor then watched his practice routine for a while and then went out and made him change his habits. To make a long story short, he made the player go through a complete on course shot routine before hitting each shot (even to the point of putting the club back in the bag and taking his glove off). You MUST practice like you play. tc