Getting Ready to Play Starts at the Driving Range

Getting Ready to Play Starts at the Driving Range

All golf courses, reputable ones anyway, have driving ranges. This has nothing to do with the maneuverability of a golf cart, 

but the player practicing shots and getting loosened up for a round on the links. 

The driving range

The driving range is the best place to practice a new shot or technique that the golfer has heard about but has not tried as 

of yet. It is never a good idea for the golfer to attempt a new shot, or a new grip on the golf course. This is because a 

muffed shot, and those are easy to hit, can cause the golfer to lose faith in the stroke, the club or the grip he or she 

was using. Therefore, it is always best to work on the shot at the driving range before ever considering trying it on the 

course. 

Each golfer

Every golfer has his or her own way of getting ready to play when they go to the driving range. For some, the idea it to take 

the smaller clubs, such as the pitching wedge, hit a few balls to get loosened up, then hit with larger and larger clubs, 

finishing up the workout with the woods. But, for others, he or she will start with the larger clubs, getting their stroke 

down with the driver and woods first, then working their way to the smaller clubs, such as the pitching and sand wedge. 

For others, though, they will take one particular club to work on. This is normally done when a golfer is having problems 

hitting this club regularly. 

Using a club

By using only one club, the golfer has to focus on what they are doing with it. Are they gripping the club in a comfortable 

manner that will allow their wrists to be flexible on the follow through? Or, is their stance too closed or too open? 

This can have an adverse affect on a shot, with a closed stance preventing the golfer from getting the distance he thinks 

he or she should get with this particular club. A stance too wide open will affect the golfer\rquote s balance and, therefore,

 the accuracy of the shot. These are some of the things a golfer will work on at the driving range.  

A new tip

But, then again, there is always the new tip that is guaranteed to increase both the length and the accuracy of the shot 

(and there\rquote s also oceanfront property in Oklahoma for those interested in making such a purchase). A lot of these 

so-called \ldblquote tips\rdblquote  are ways for someone else to make money from golfing equipment or videos. 

Still, there are some tips that are legitimate and will help. Regardless, all tips should be tried out on the driving 

range before any golfer ever thinks about stepping up to the tee on the first box. 

First try out on the driving range

Remember, though, the driving range is not for all terrain vehicles, four wheel drive pickups, monster trucks, or to see 

how sharp a golf cart can be turned. A driving range is a place where golfers go to get ready for their game and try new tips.