I played years ago. But I basically played the same course over and over again. I had the same problem as playing on the range. What I played on my home course for some reason I couldn’t transfer to other courses. I picked up the game this year after being away from it for more than a decade. By the end of the season my fundamentals are better than before. I played on various courses, different strategies for each course. Learning my confidential and distanceys. Huge win!!
@@jordanjones2759 grind on... keep watching breaking 80.. just like me you will shoot 80s all the time.. as in the old videos, always be planting feathers to grow birdies..
I’d prefer playing one round of 9 than 2-3 range sessions. It also helps you to focus on playing ‘golf’ not playing ‘swing’. Play when it’s quiet so it allows you to throw the odd second ball to replay & practice. This helps build confidence & your improvement levels will sky rocket 🚀
I agree with you about the driving range to a certain degree.If you just hit driver aimlessly you might as well go to the bar instead! If you vary your clubs and targets there is benefit. I'll hit a driver, a fairway, a wedge, then go back to driver to simulate course club selection. My last 20 balls will be dedicated to 100 yds and under. I'm always playing different courses to keep the game fresh. So true it doesn't help with sidehill lies and varied turf conditions. Love your vids, you're a great teacher!
First Matt phenomenal you can put out so much content. Well done my man. Second alt for anyone listening. I feared going out to play with other people, and truth is… almost everyone sucks, so don’t fear playing. It is rare to play with scratch golfers, and if you do, try and learn from them. But it’s very rare. Spend less time tripping out on this. I had such bad anxiety playing with others I could barely tee my ball. But after having played around 30 rounds of golf this year, I’ve figured out that, truly, everyone sucks. Some are just better than others at certain things. Some drive better than others, others have a great iron game, some putt great. But truth is what Matt’s saying. Don’t fear going out, go enjoy golf regardless of how bad you might think. Cause honestly, for the most part, everyone’s bad. The only thing I do… is if the holes a par 5 I don’t take more than 8 shots, then I pick up. Keep pace or play going. And buy cheap balls so you’re not spending 3 min a bad shot looking for balls. If after a min or 2 I can’t find a ball or if I know it’s a goner I just leave it. Keep pace of play going it’s the only important part to being bad but playing. Most of the time your golfers will tell you, no let’s look for it. Or no it’s around here let’s look. Most of the time you play with cool people who are looking to get better, and we’re at one point weren’t that great. I play with a great scratch player, and I play with others who suck like me. Either way it’s fun to learn and fun to do. Just enjoy it. And don’t keep yourself from playing cause you think you’re not good enough. Just my .02 cents
Solid advice Matty! On course learning is worth double what you learn on the range. Short game improvements have a way bigger impact on score than long game. Half the game is putting. The other is a quarter scrambling and quarter long game. No one hits all 18 greens all the time.
This channel provides easily the best golf advice on TH-cam, especially if what you is after is more enjoyable rounds with less stress and better scores. I guess as scores lower through these principles and course navigation the extra golf you play and new relaxed way you play the game will naturally improve your technique. Trust the process. This is a mother freekin cult. Struggled to break 100 6 months ago, now regularly hit mid 80’s. Madness
Love your videos but in my opinion you need the driving range: to build muscle memory, work on what your pro has told you to work on. But you also need to work on every club.
@@matts.689 i think muscle memory is a thing but the term can be wrong if taken literally. Of course our muscles don’t have memory. But the pathways being developed between our brain and our body are developed like a muscle. Familiarity. That is why the pga pros should be infinitely better putters than they are. They play the EXACT same green speed every week. With us, we can become familiar with the gravitational pull on our arms, the feel of the low point of the swing…. Many things. It’s called muscle memory but it’s brain body connection.
The best players are putting in time on the range. I agree most people's range sessions are a waste of time. What should a range session look like if you are actually trying to improve?
Practice on start line of your ball after impact (put an object or alignment rod in the ground about 20 yds in front of you as an intermediate target), practice 75-110 yd with multiple wedges, practice consistent driver shape
I’m no expert but when I’m on the range. I pick a couple of clubs and try shot shape. Learn to draw and cut the ball. If you don’t know your distances on your clubs. It’s a good place to get an idea of how far your clubs are taking you. I’ve also tried moving my ball around in my stance forward and back to see what it changes the ball flight.
@@lawrencebogar6136 that makes SO MUCH of a difference. My usual mishit is fat, so on dirt it digs in but on carpet it just compresses the mat and slides, and I still get a decent ball flight. So as a result I lose the feedback that will drive me to fix the striking problem.
You have to hit multiple shots to work out shot shaping, trajectory and distance control etc. Trying to learn shots during a round leads to high scores and frustration. On course practice with more than one ball is ideal if that option is available.
Conditions in the winter in the UK can beat up a high handicapper like me. I play virtual golf at my range in the winter, it slows me down, makes me think about my shots, uses all my clubs and shots, much more fun than cold, wet, heavy, depressing conditions.
The driving range is useful if used right. Pick a field goal like Matt does on the course and hit say 10 good shots through the uprights. If you only hit 8 then a duff then back to zero. Hit 10 then move onto the next club. Breeds consistency.
Matt if a driving range is all we have available, what do you suggest a good driving range practice session would look like? One suggestion I found is from the book every shot has a purpose where you go to the range and shoot shots like you're playing a round: driver to a fieldgoal post like an imaginary fairway, an approach shot with an imaginary green, and then if I miss my target, I do a short pitch shot with my PW or SW. I implemented this into my driving range sessions with some success, but I found that I just was hitting way too many balls and lost focus. Maybe this is a good idea with only 50 balls, and then practice like I am playing a round. Imagine hitting every imaginary green and fairway is a stroke, like adding one stroke for every fairway hit, 2 strokes for fairway missed, and then add 2 strokes for every green hit, and 3 strokes for every green missed or you only add two strokes if you hit a pitch shot perfectly. Basically make an imaginary set of par 3, 4, and 5 holes for a 9 or 18 hole round. What do you think of an approach like this? Thanks for the awesome video!
Excellent. Make ANY AND ALL practice purposeful and conscious. Take something with you after every session. Don’t try band aid TH-cam fixes that don’t apply to you. Don’t scrape and hit. Take your time. Work on partial shots. Go to the putting green and chipping area too.
Range is great for learning “stock” distances for each club but most people are Ranger Rick and can stripe it all day long and then get in the course and it’s different
When you’re at the range, and you hit a bad shot, it is nowhere near as upsetting as when you do it on the course. Learning how and why to deal with that takes experience and is a key to comfortability and performance.
I couldn't agree more. Great video for those that can afford it. It better for your health and abilities for sure. I don't like mats either. If you can find a grass range, and use it effectively...I think it can be a ton of fun. I use my imagination to play 9 holes after I warm up. I try all kinds of fun stuff. But yeah...if you lack creativity, and have a lot of money, you should definitely play more than you go to the range.
I felt the same way about cost, but now driving ranges in my area are so expensive. It is the same cost for an early morning back nine on a decent public course as for a bucket balls.
I tend to use range for exactly that. Carry distance knowledge especially as the seasons change and ball flight goes longer/shorter. In addition, I practise my chipping and pitching carry distances and accuracy at the range in addition to the chipping green cos I can get volume information for backswing feel. Giotg (an Italian word) is a no compromise approach 😂 Stinky winky! 👍🏼
I can’t argue with your logic, but it also depends on course availability (winter conditions) and your time (only weekends for most), so sometimes the range is a necessary evil. Love the videos, keep them coming 👍
Just started golfing for a few months here, invested heavily in a good coach (indoor session), been practicing three times a week., just to pick it up quickly so i can go golfing with some of my boys who are already pretty good. I played my first round last week, shot a 131, my friend shot 80ish, he said i should just go to the real course at least once a week., i argued how am i supposed to improve my swing, which is ofcourse still very inconsistent and broken, on the course Yes i know real course and the driving range are totally two different game., but to say that real course is more important, i think thats definitely not for the beginners who are just trying to figure out how the wrist should hinge and how the hip should turn
I play my best golf when I manage a 50/50 ratio. That 50% practice could be long game all the way to a 3 foot putt. I pick and choose what I practice as required. But you must also play practice rounds under tournament conditions to get better. No mulligans, no gimmies, count every shot. I suppose it depends on how serious you are about handicap reduction.
Only thing I use the driving range is to essentially try to remember what certain shots "feel" like. When im shooting really well my arms fall into this "slot" that I know is exactly where it needs to be. The way I felt where that "slot" was, was by hitting 5,000+ drives on the stupid boring range. But I like going on the course for practice, it just costs too much and I can't do that after work. :(
True. The driving range should be used to ingrain the golf swing and swing changes, optimally along with lessons so you're not ingraining a bad pattern. There's no replacement for actually playing on course.
That’s sound advice but it’s €120 plus per round here in south Tenerife till may/ june .. no exceptions What would u do ? Range is the only option till then unfortunately for us
Driving range? Maybe early in the season. Or off season. On course is the way. If I am not scoring well. I drop 2,3 maybe 4 balls and figure it out. Playa. Happy Thanksgiving Matty Boom Boom
This something I just realized recently since I've been scoring like 🍑. I need to get back on the course more often. The variability in lies is the biggest thing for the front back dispersion
Range can sometimes be a bit boring but is a crucial part of improving. I would not offer this advice. If you use the range properly it will translate to the course. If you are having lessons and trying to ingrain a new feel. There’s only one way to do this, you gotta put in the reps. Yes you can practise on the course but most people that do don’t fix divots or repair pitch marks. There’s a reason pros hit thousands of balls a week. It will greatly improve your bill striking. Better advice would be if you have time for both then do both. If you only have limited time, go to the course.
@ ball striking. Same as lifting weights. Things improve through reps. Helps them and us. But most armatures don’t have the time so as I said if you lack time go to the course.
Better advice then would be get a coach, practice what the coach tells you on the range Which is always my advice, but for anyone with sloppy mechanics, flipping, reverse pivoting, etc ...most range sessions serve no purpose Always get a coach if you're going to be messing iwht mechanics and doing drills
The range is good for working on a general repeatable swing and or whatever mechanics your instructor wants you doing. Not just showing off hitting your driver past everyone like you’re king ding a ling of the range.
Words of wisdom from the greatest instructor that ever lived: “Practice in your normal mode is the worst way to practice. You’re just getting better at repeating your mistakes.”😉
If people want to 'practice' on the range Then there are only a handful of genuinely productive options: 1. See a pro, and get EXACTLY what to work on to improve and show him the updates to make sure you're still doing it correctly. ingrain it. 2. Play a golf course on the range, with the same amount of time between shots as a real solo round - in other words, your 50 ball bucket should take you 2 hours. 3. Make a ball land 40 yards, 60 yards and 80 yards away from you with as many balls as possible, nominating the distance and remember the feels to do it on the course. 4. Rent a Trackman studio for 1-2 hours, take the ball you play golf with on the course to hit into the screen so it's accurate for you and spend 1-2 hours finding your carry distances. Get the report emailed and then use the distance that comes up the most often and also discover your shot dispersion left and right. 5. Be conscious and purposeful on every single shot. Have an intention and remember the feels to transfer to the course. 25 purposeful practice shots is infinitely better than hitting 10 trays of balls. What almost everyone actually does: 1. Whackfuck never paying attention to the ball flight, shot shape, distance. 2. Hit five PW, five 7 irons, five 7 woods, 35 drivers all inside 12 minutes. Buy another bucket and try fix the driver they just messed up with another 50 balls in 9 minutes. Go home and hit the first tee, shitting themselves where the ball will go. 3. Try 28 tips from TH-cam from 7 different channels all at once and think they are doing good work. 4. Shank, top, thin and then get frustrated sighing so everyone else can hear their pain. Grip tighter, more tense arms and shoulders. Never go see a pro, just keep doing this every week, 3 times a week for 2 years. Then quit. 5. Ignore the empty putting green, bunker practice, chipping area completely. There is almost no point in practicing if you are: - flipping the ball into the air with your wrists. - reverse pivoting - swaying ahead of the ball - have no idea what compression looks and feels like - have no idea what impact position looks and feels like - have no intention or purpose for your session preprepared I know because I did it for the longest time. I could never dial in partial wedge distances. I could never control my ball flight or shot shape. Until I found out what I did wrong, and fixed it with stuff from a person who knows.
range really is a boring waste of time. I only focus on chipping or putting at the range. hitting the ball and not caring where it goes or being punished is how to score awful on the course. You need to play the courses to learn to score. range does not transfer 90% of the time unless you are PRETTY damn good. When I started out I played only rounds and got so much better within the first year.
Driving range used for a purpose is 100% necessary to improve at golf. Practice with a purpose, either a technique, ball striking, distance (stock yardages and distance control), and shot shaping; you cannot practice these things enough during a single round of golf.
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Matt, there are some players who cannot hit a ball even on the range. The range should be respected for what it is - to work on a particular theme(s) in their swing. If you cannot hit the ball on the range, you're not going to hit it on the course where situations are as you say, always different.
I wish this was an option for me, more course time.. but its frigid here playas. So heated range is the only option.. I take score cards from other rounds, and those are the clubs i choose in order.. GIOTG...
DISCLAIMER if you are new or can’t make contact please hit the driving range before the course and save us all a 6 hour round… once you can make contact and hit it semi straight go to the course.
Played a lot of 9 holes this summer, and my game improved playa. I got nothing outta going to the range. Real gangbangas hit the links to get the feel of the different scenarios.
First time i have disagreed with you. We dont have the weather or the time to play every week. How do you find out your carry on each club without the range. How do you practice the lessons you keep telling us to take if you dont go to the range. Thailand golf course not even close to the mud , wet and cold in the UK.
I know but when I was practicing on the golf course, some assholes behind me were talking shit to me because I was playing slow. I let them pass through telling them I was practicing on the course but they still didn't care. People don't care that you want to improve at the game.
You cannot ground your club in a bunker. It's against the rules, Thus no practice swing. This is why people have difficulty in bunkers: they can't ground the club with a practice swing. You have to practice outside of the game.
I love you Matt but this is nonsense. I guess all of those pro players out at the range must be just wasting their time. Name a sport where not practicing the basics makes you better. As someone who has followed you for years you have many videos putting, getting training with instructors and the reason is because golfers need to get the repeatable swing down so it's second nature. Then going around the course and navigating it like a boss is how to lower your score. Keep up the good work.
This is an L take in my opinion. The only people swinging all out and not caring where their ball goes at the range are people who don’t care what they are doing. The range is the perfect place to practice your form and if you’re not an idiot you can pick something to AIM at and work on your consistency with all of your clubs🥴 not to mention it’s the cheaper option especially for someone just getting into golf.
When’s the last time another player talked about your game? Nobody cares. All a player talks about after a round is their own game. They don’t ask about yours. Ever.
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I played years ago. But I basically played the same course over and over again. I had the same problem as playing on the range. What I played on my home course for some reason I couldn’t transfer to other courses. I picked up the game this year after being away from it for more than a decade. By the end of the season my fundamentals are better than before. I played on various courses, different strategies for each course. Learning my confidential and distanceys. Huge win!!
New courses all the time is a great way to become a great golfer. And playing on different grasses in different areas
Been watching your videos for the last 6 months, a few lessons in and broke 90 over the weekend 🙌💪🏽
@@jordanjones2759 grind on... keep watching breaking 80.. just like me you will shoot 80s all the time.. as in the old videos, always be planting feathers to grow birdies..
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I’d prefer playing one round of 9 than 2-3 range sessions. It also helps you to focus on playing ‘golf’ not playing ‘swing’. Play when it’s quiet so it allows you to throw the odd second ball to replay & practice. This helps build confidence & your improvement levels will sky rocket 🚀
Perfect
That's what I do most of the time, play at sunrise in the summer, over lunch in the spring and fall.
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I agree with you about the driving range to a certain degree.If you just hit driver aimlessly you might as well go to the bar instead! If you vary your clubs and targets there is benefit. I'll hit a driver, a fairway, a wedge, then go back to driver to simulate course club selection. My last 20 balls will be dedicated to 100 yds and under. I'm always playing different courses to keep the game fresh. So true it doesn't help with sidehill lies and varied turf conditions. Love your vids, you're a great teacher!
"unhinged like a blue har" got me to like instantly!
Matt will throw out some subtle social commentary here and there.
Pretty funny.
First Matt phenomenal you can put out so much content. Well done my man.
Second alt for anyone listening. I feared going out to play with other people, and truth is… almost everyone sucks, so don’t fear playing. It is rare to play with scratch golfers, and if you do, try and learn from them. But it’s very rare. Spend less time tripping out on this. I had such bad anxiety playing with others I could barely tee my ball.
But after having played around 30 rounds of golf this year, I’ve figured out that, truly, everyone sucks. Some are just better than others at certain things. Some drive better than others, others have a great iron game, some putt great. But truth is what Matt’s saying. Don’t fear going out, go enjoy golf regardless of how bad you might think. Cause honestly, for the most part, everyone’s bad. The only thing I do… is if the holes a par 5 I don’t take more than 8 shots, then I pick up. Keep pace or play going. And buy cheap balls so you’re not spending 3 min a bad shot looking for balls. If after a min or 2 I can’t find a ball or if I know it’s a goner I just leave it. Keep pace of play going it’s the only important part to being bad but playing. Most of the time your golfers will tell you, no let’s look for it. Or no it’s around here let’s look. Most of the time you play with cool people who are looking to get better, and we’re at one point weren’t that great.
I play with a great scratch player, and I play with others who suck like me. Either way it’s fun to learn and fun to do. Just enjoy it. And don’t keep yourself from playing cause you think you’re not good enough.
Just my .02 cents
I love your interactions with the caddies. 😂😂 waddaplaya
Solid advice Matty! On course learning is worth double what you learn on the range.
Short game improvements have a way bigger impact on score than long game. Half the game is putting. The other is a quarter scrambling and quarter long game. No one hits all 18 greens all the time.
This channel provides easily the best golf advice on TH-cam, especially if what you is after is more enjoyable rounds with less stress and better scores. I guess as scores lower through these principles and course navigation the extra golf you play and new relaxed way you play the game will naturally improve your technique. Trust the process. This is a mother freekin cult. Struggled to break 100 6 months ago, now regularly hit mid 80’s. Madness
Love your videos but in my opinion you need the driving range: to build muscle memory, work on what your pro has told you to work on. But you also need to work on every club.
You’re not learning to score on the range
My swing coach says muscle memory in golf is a myth.
@@matts.689 because every lie is different... hills , grass, humidity,, .. practicing in sand, the deep stuff, chip and run totally helps..
@@matts.689 i think muscle memory is a thing but the term can be wrong if taken literally. Of course our muscles don’t have memory. But the pathways being developed between our brain and our body are developed like a muscle. Familiarity. That is why the pga pros should be infinitely better putters than they are. They play the EXACT same green speed every week. With us, we can become familiar with the gravitational pull on our arms, the feel of the low point of the swing…. Many things. It’s called muscle memory but it’s brain body connection.
@@GolfSidekick True story.
The best players are putting in time on the range. I agree most people's range sessions are a waste of time. What should a range session look like if you are actually trying to improve?
Practice on start line of your ball after impact (put an object or alignment rod in the ground about 20 yds in front of you as an intermediate target), practice 75-110 yd with multiple wedges, practice consistent driver shape
I’m no expert but when I’m on the range. I pick a couple of clubs and try shot shape. Learn to draw and cut the ball. If you don’t know your distances on your clubs. It’s a good place to get an idea of how far your clubs are taking you. I’ve also tried moving my ball around in my stance forward and back to see what it changes the ball flight.
Their range sessions are on grass, not the carpet. That makes all the difference.
@@lawrencebogar6136 that makes SO MUCH of a difference. My usual mishit is fat, so on dirt it digs in but on carpet it just compresses the mat and slides, and I still get a decent ball flight. So as a result I lose the feedback that will drive me to fix the striking problem.
Conscious purposeful shots every single shot. You can do more with 20 purposeful shots on a range than 500 scrape and hit sessions
You have to hit multiple shots to work out shot shaping, trajectory and distance control etc. Trying to learn shots during a round leads to high scores and frustration. On course practice with more than one ball is ideal if that option is available.
Conditions in the winter in the UK can beat up a high handicapper like me. I play virtual golf at my range in the winter, it slows me down, makes me think about my shots, uses all my clubs and shots, much more fun than cold, wet, heavy, depressing conditions.
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I want to move to Thailand just have these caddie experiences lol!!
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The driving range is useful if used right. Pick a field goal like Matt does on the course and hit say 10 good shots through the uprights. If you only hit 8 then a duff then back to zero. Hit 10 then move onto the next club. Breeds consistency.
Matt if a driving range is all we have available, what do you suggest a good driving range practice session would look like? One suggestion I found is from the book every shot has a purpose where you go to the range and shoot shots like you're playing a round: driver to a fieldgoal post like an imaginary fairway, an approach shot with an imaginary green, and then if I miss my target, I do a short pitch shot with my PW or SW. I implemented this into my driving range sessions with some success, but I found that I just was hitting way too many balls and lost focus. Maybe this is a good idea with only 50 balls, and then practice like I am playing a round. Imagine hitting every imaginary green and fairway is a stroke, like adding one stroke for every fairway hit, 2 strokes for fairway missed, and then add 2 strokes for every green hit, and 3 strokes for every green missed or you only add two strokes if you hit a pitch shot perfectly. Basically make an imaginary set of par 3, 4, and 5 holes for a 9 or 18 hole round. What do you think of an approach like this? Thanks for the awesome video!
Excellent. Make ANY AND ALL practice purposeful and conscious. Take something with you after every session. Don’t try band aid TH-cam fixes that don’t apply to you. Don’t scrape and hit. Take your time. Work on partial shots. Go to the putting green and chipping area too.
@@GolfSidekick Awesome thanks for the reply. Also bought a Prime Putt matt and put you down as the reason I bought it! Can't wait to get it!
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Range is great for learning “stock” distances for each club but most people are Ranger Rick and can stripe it all day long and then get in the course and it’s different
When you’re at the range, and you hit a bad shot, it is nowhere near as upsetting as when you do it on the course. Learning how and why to deal with that takes experience and is a key to comfortability and performance.
I agree 💯 % thanks for the videos I’m really enjoying the content
I couldn't agree more. Great video for those that can afford it. It better for your health and abilities for sure. I don't like mats either. If you can find a grass range, and use it effectively...I think it can be a ton of fun. I use my imagination to play 9 holes after I warm up. I try all kinds of fun stuff. But yeah...if you lack creativity, and have a lot of money, you should definitely play more than you go to the range.
I felt the same way about cost, but now driving ranges in my area are so expensive. It is the same cost for an early morning back nine on a decent public course as for a bucket balls.
Another great video, laced with your trademark humour..! Well done mate. 👍🍻
I tend to use range for exactly that. Carry distance knowledge especially as the seasons change and ball flight goes longer/shorter.
In addition, I practise my chipping and pitching carry distances and accuracy at the range in addition to the chipping green cos I can get volume information for backswing feel. Giotg (an Italian word) is a no compromise approach 😂
Stinky winky! 👍🏼
@ I know. I add ~8-10 yards on my mid irons and factor up n down a bit. Works out on the course with my club selection
I can’t argue with your logic, but it also depends on course availability (winter conditions) and your time (only weekends for most), so sometimes the range is a necessary evil. Love the videos, keep them coming 👍
Of course
Then the better idea is to move to warmer climates LIKE A BAUS
I agree. Little on the range, plenty of building muscle memory just swinging without the ball. Then lots of putting and chipping.
"nawm' sayinnnn @ 3:09 is so good 🤣
personally my Favorited swing technique is the the pump and dump with the soft bucket really helps
Agree.
Just started golfing for a few months here, invested heavily in a good coach (indoor session), been practicing three times a week., just to pick it up quickly so i can go golfing with some of my boys who are already pretty good.
I played my first round last week, shot a 131, my friend shot 80ish, he said i should just go to the real course at least once a week., i argued how am i supposed to improve my swing, which is ofcourse still very inconsistent and broken, on the course
Yes i know real course and the driving range are totally two different game., but to say that real course is more important, i think thats definitely not for the beginners who are just trying to figure out how the wrist should hinge and how the hip should turn
Well Matt looks like I am golfing in 0 degrees this winter if I truly want to get better! I still have courses open!
I play my best golf when I manage a 50/50 ratio. That 50% practice could be long game all the way to a 3 foot putt. I pick and choose what I practice as required. But you must also play practice rounds under tournament conditions to get better. No mulligans, no gimmies, count every shot.
I suppose it depends on how serious you are about handicap reduction.
Good video, i basically found this myself also, the driving range is perfect, who plays perfect golf? No me, off to the course I go!
Gary (Wadda) Player. Loving the moves on the tee box!
Only thing I use the driving range is to essentially try to remember what certain shots "feel" like. When im shooting really well my arms fall into this "slot" that I know is exactly where it needs to be. The way I felt where that "slot" was, was by hitting 5,000+ drives on the stupid boring range. But I like going on the course for practice, it just costs too much and I can't do that after work. :(
PERFECT USE OF THE RANGE
I practice dialing in my distanceys and targets from highway overpasses
Biggest issue with driving ranges is hitting off mats. Always hit off grass if there’s an option to do so.
True. The driving range should be used to ingrain the golf swing and swing changes, optimally along with lessons so you're not ingraining a bad pattern. There's no replacement for actually playing on course.
Matty Boi it’s refreshing to see you with Driver in hand off the tee.
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If I could I would play a round instead, but UK weather can be awful and its dark very early
That’s sound advice but it’s €120 plus per round here in south Tenerife till may/ june .. no exceptions What would u do ? Range is the only option till then unfortunately for us
I'm with you Matty boy!
6:25 that's not a bunker, it's a mining pit, a chasm, that's huge
Quality info from this dude….Son watches him..Best part is his face..😂
@@fredsanford6501 watch the old videos, breaking 100 is still key for those of us that play 80s..
The best face in history
I only like to go to the driving range if I’m tweaking my swing.
I definitely don’t want to be meddling with my swing on the course.
Forget the dream of playing with a PGA star. I want to play a round with this dude! Respect!
Me too
Driving range? Maybe early in the season. Or off season. On course is the way. If I am not scoring well. I drop 2,3 maybe 4 balls and figure it out. Playa. Happy Thanksgiving Matty Boom Boom
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This something I just realized recently since I've been scoring like 🍑. I need to get back on the course more often. The variability in lies is the biggest thing for the front back dispersion
Course management builds a confidential golfer 😎
I need a caddie like this
Couldn't agree more
Couldnt agree more.
Idk but I need a hype man like the caddies you have 😂 😂😂
Range can sometimes be a bit boring but is a crucial part of improving. I would not offer this advice. If you use the range properly it will translate to the course. If you are having lessons and trying to ingrain a new feel. There’s only one way to do this, you gotta put in the reps.
Yes you can practise on the course but most people that do don’t fix divots or repair pitch marks.
There’s a reason pros hit thousands of balls a week. It will greatly improve your bill striking.
Better advice would be if you have time for both then do both. If you only have limited time, go to the course.
What’s the reason the pros hit thousands of balls and how does it relate to a mid handicapper scoring lower on the course?
@ ball striking. Same as lifting weights. Things improve through reps. Helps them and us. But most armatures don’t have the time so as I said if you lack time go to the course.
Better advice then would be
get a coach, practice what the coach tells you on the range
Which is always my advice, but for anyone with sloppy mechanics, flipping, reverse pivoting, etc ...most range sessions serve no purpose
Always get a coach if you're going to be messing iwht mechanics and doing drills
@@GolfSidekick Tottally agree with that. Range is for grooving stuff. ✌️
The range is good for working on a general repeatable swing and or whatever mechanics your instructor wants you doing. Not just showing off hitting your driver past everyone like you’re king ding a ling of the range.
Your caddy is awesome!
I think so too!
Words of wisdom from the greatest instructor that ever lived: “Practice in your normal mode is the worst way to practice. You’re just getting better at repeating your mistakes.”😉
If people want to 'practice' on the range
Then there are only a handful of genuinely productive options:
1. See a pro, and get EXACTLY what to work on to improve and show him the updates to make sure you're still doing it correctly. ingrain it.
2. Play a golf course on the range, with the same amount of time between shots as a real solo round - in other words, your 50 ball bucket should take you 2 hours.
3. Make a ball land 40 yards, 60 yards and 80 yards away from you with as many balls as possible, nominating the distance and remember the feels to do it on the course.
4. Rent a Trackman studio for 1-2 hours, take the ball you play golf with on the course to hit into the screen so it's accurate for you and spend 1-2 hours finding your carry distances. Get the report emailed and then use the distance that comes up the most often and also discover your shot dispersion left and right.
5. Be conscious and purposeful on every single shot. Have an intention and remember the feels to transfer to the course. 25 purposeful practice shots is infinitely better than hitting 10 trays of balls.
What almost everyone actually does:
1. Whackfuck never paying attention to the ball flight, shot shape, distance.
2. Hit five PW, five 7 irons, five 7 woods, 35 drivers all inside 12 minutes. Buy another bucket and try fix the driver they just messed up with another 50 balls in 9 minutes. Go home and hit the first tee, shitting themselves where the ball will go.
3. Try 28 tips from TH-cam from 7 different channels all at once and think they are doing good work.
4. Shank, top, thin and then get frustrated sighing so everyone else can hear their pain. Grip tighter, more tense arms and shoulders. Never go see a pro, just keep doing this every week, 3 times a week for 2 years. Then quit.
5. Ignore the empty putting green, bunker practice, chipping area completely.
There is almost no point in practicing if you are:
- flipping the ball into the air with your wrists.
- reverse pivoting
- swaying ahead of the ball
- have no idea what compression looks and feels like
- have no idea what impact position looks and feels like
- have no intention or purpose for your session preprepared
I know because I did it for the longest time. I could never dial in partial wedge distances. I could never control my ball flight or shot shape. Until I found out what I did wrong, and fixed it with stuff from a person who knows.
@ if you’re doing the first 2,3,4 & 5 in your normal mode, the improvement will be slow and a wall will soon be hit.
Shame it's 5 degrees and raining here in the UK😂
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What is the caddies' OnlyPage?
It's the cheerleader!😅
range really is a boring waste of time. I only focus on chipping or putting at the range. hitting the ball and not caring where it goes or being punished is how to score awful on the course. You need to play the courses to learn to score. range does not transfer 90% of the time unless you are PRETTY damn good. When I started out I played only rounds and got so much better within the first year.
Driving range used for a purpose is 100% necessary to improve at golf. Practice with a purpose, either a technique, ball striking, distance (stock yardages and distance control), and shot shaping; you cannot practice these things enough during a single round of golf.
I know what I need - a Thai caddy, preferably one that can cook a Pad Thai. Caddy, confidant, cheer squad and cook all rolled into one! She’s fantastic! 😊
So right about practising from a bumker. This is how you learn to hit the ball first
Matt, there are some players who cannot hit a ball even on the range. The range should be respected for what it is - to work on a particular theme(s) in their swing. If you cannot hit the ball on the range, you're not going to hit it on the course where situations are as you say, always different.
Correct.
I wish this was an option for me, more course time.. but its frigid here playas. So heated range is the only option.. I take score cards from other rounds, and those are the clubs i choose in order.. GIOTG...
DISCLAIMER if you are new or can’t make contact please hit the driving range before the course and save us all a 6 hour round… once you can make contact and hit it semi straight go to the course.
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Best caddy ever
Top 3
I think golf ranges are a perfect place to practice tee shots
what do you find helps to transfer to the course?
Played a lot of 9 holes this summer, and my game improved playa. I got nothing outta going to the range. Real gangbangas hit the links to get the feel of the different scenarios.
I like to play 9 holes as a warm up then play 18
I saw the thumbnail and thought we might be getting a Bdog update. How are Bdog and the Zen boyfriend Jmac? Are their handicaps going down??
But what if I’m not conscious ?
You are flying and we’re still crawling
Sage!!!
First time i have disagreed with you. We dont have the weather or the time to play every week.
How do you find out your carry on each club without the range.
How do you practice the lessons you keep telling us to take if you dont go to the range.
Thailand golf course not even close to the mud , wet and cold in the UK.
I don’t think we’re disagreeing
Jeeab becoming the actual sidekick was not the plot twist I saw coming this season... [edit: name correctly updated]
lol mai is a question word in thai. Her name is actually Jeeab
@ 😅 well, I’ve learned something but I stand by my comment nonetheless!
Like a Bauz!!!!!
No! It's your equipment 😮
Black ball.. no Diddy
I know but when I was practicing on the golf course, some assholes behind me were talking shit to me because I was playing slow. I let them pass through telling them I was practicing on the course but they still didn't care. People don't care that you want to improve at the game.
Surely a stud like you is constantly under pressure ??
Eh, not really a waste of time. I have often solved my swing problems by going to the range by myself and working through the issues.
Whole heartedly disagree. As an absolute beginner, I have no idea what a swing is 😅 driving range for 40 minutes is a must.
This is not for beginners
That caddie your wife or what? Lol. She's great!
Squid game escapee
@GolfSidekick nice!
Would love if Vktry didn't charge £30 shipping for the UK boyfriends!!!! 😂
So worth it
If you want to learn to swing better, practice your positions. Quietly, indoors, no ball.
You cannot ground your club in a bunker. It's against the rules, Thus no practice swing. This is why people have difficulty in bunkers: they can't ground the club with a practice swing. You have to practice outside of the game.
Do what you want on practice rounds And social rounds don’t be a Karen
@@GolfSidekick Keeping your followers out of trouble in a game is not being a Karen, I heard the rule on more than one channel.
POV: I decided i am going to comment before watching the video about how Matty is wrong because my feelings got hurted.
I love you Matt but this is nonsense. I guess all of those pro players out at the range must be just wasting their time. Name a sport where not practicing the basics makes you better. As someone who has followed you for years you have many videos putting, getting training with instructors and the reason is because golfers need to get the repeatable swing down so it's second nature. Then going around the course and navigating it like a boss is how to lower your score. Keep up the good work.
What percentage of people are using the range effectively and productively? Not even 5 in 100 people at any moment. Hit the course. Learn to score.
This is an L take in my opinion.
The only people swinging all out and not caring where their ball goes at the range are people who don’t care what they are doing.
The range is the perfect place to practice your form and if you’re not an idiot you can pick something to AIM at and work on your consistency with all of your clubs🥴 not to mention it’s the cheaper option especially for someone just getting into golf.
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When’s the last time another player talked about your game? Nobody cares. All a player talks about after a round is their own game. They don’t ask about yours. Ever.
Correct
I tried this in real life and got yelled at for standing in the middle of the fairway trying to learn how to take a good divot 😢😢😢 terrible video. 😂😂😂
can you buy me new clubs? i feel like they will hekp more then the driving range
I got old forged clubs, add new grips, they force you to get better... plus, they are very inexpensive.. full set like 100 or less.. play away playa..
Steal them
If you think the range a waste of time. You’re not practicing properly, this guys wrong
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