Driving range EVERYDAY bad for your golf?

[MonkeyClaw]

I'm with a lot of the others - go with a purpose.

1) Warm up (I use the 7 iron) and 1/2 swings. Hit 20 or so of these. Then hit fuller shots until you get fully loosened up, at least another 10.
2) Pull out the driver and hit 5 or 10. Most courses have a long opening hole, so this will be the first club you hit. Hit 5 or so with the driver to a target. Make a mental note of what you are doing, make some adjustments, and hit the driver a few more. If you're hitting better, write in your notebook what you did to make your drives better (you do take notes after a session, right?).
3) Practice some pitches to a target, preferably 50-100 yards. Do another 10 or so of these.
4) Then work out your 3-wood (or whatever wood you use the most, especially for shorter holes or doglegs). 10 or so shots here, making adjustments again. Write down what worked.
5) Work through your irons/hybrids (not necessarily in a specific order). Again, always shooting at a target. It's easy to get into a 'groove' with a club. Switching up helps you groove a swing instead of a club.
6) Work your driver again (it's a lot of fun to hit). Use your previous notes to help start with a good stroke.
7) Finish off with more short chips to a target and you're through 100 balls without hurting yourself or getting too sore.

This has been helping me and allows me to go to the range more often while improving my game.

As you get more consistent, you can switch clubs more often like you would on a course. You'll notice the low cappers tend to suggest this more ;)

One final note I like to do - finish each club with a good shot. I'll leave several extra balls that I'll chip off if I hit a really good driver shot at the end. This lets me feel better about the whole session.

Sit down after the session and write down some notes about the session, what worked and what didn't. At your next session, review the last session's notes. This also lets you watch other people and see that you're not as bad as you think :)

[Cheez-It]

I'm with a lot of the others - go with a purpose.

VERY VERY GOOD DIRECTIONS! To be honest I never thought of even taking notes. That is a wonderful idea. I will try out these directions and am sure I will have some improvement. Thanks for the help!

[FlopShotArtist]

You're just tired. When I get tired, I too tend to slice as I get lazy and just block the ball right. Give yourself a few days rest, and maybe go to the range every-other day, or every third day.

[Norm3333]

You could also be ingraining some bad habits into your swing.

Ingraining bad habits? If you swing poorly at the range or golf course it will be evident in the result. The range is where you ingrain the proper swing then it is used on the course. I do agree that a person must perform their routine for every ball for it to be effective. And when you are fatigued, you must leave. I do see people hitting way too many balls. The range has benefited me greatly this year and it has translated to the course.

[doin-it]

I was doing the exact same thing. Had a bad case of the golf fever, needless to say my swing was getting worse too. I cut back to about 1-2 times per week @ the range and since much better results with my swing..