Winter practice

[harrinjj]

What do you guys do during the winter months? Any drills you do during the winter? I plan on getting to the dome at least once a week and just practicing putting in my basement. Is there something I should concentrate at the dome?

[callawaygolf]

During the winter, I just hit balls into the net in my garage.

[nyjets2806]

same thing as during the summer except with a jacket and pants (sometimes winter gloves if its extra cold-around 45-50*) it really doesnt get too cold in alabama, lows are never really below 40 during midday and theyre usually higher than that.

[vvrinne]

The winter is mighty cold here in Finland so I'm setting up a practice area in my garage as well. Bought a net for hitting into and a mat to hit off. Swinging a driver in the garage felt a little claustrophobic, even though there was enough room for it, so I think I'll just be sticking to irons. I'll probably try going to the dome once or twice a week as well so I can actually see where the balls are going :)

[VanillaEps]

I head on over to a heated driving range. There's a couple in my area.

[phillygolfer]

I usally just hit the heated range once in a while and Putt alot in the house

[$2 Nassau]

Not much actually, I really should do more. Last year I didn't touch a club for about 3 months and really paid for it come Spring time. I doubt that will happen this winter, my golf addiction reached an all time high this year so I don't think I can go 3 months without hitting balls...probably couldn't make it 2 weeks.

[Fried Egg]

I usually hang up the clubs until I take a vacation or two down south. Some drills are a little too dangerous if you can't hit some balls in order to see what effect those drills actually had on the flight of the ball. You might use the drill so much that by the time you play again you've over corrected what you were working on.

[sonicblue]

I sometimes take a large couch cushion and prop it up vertically on the floor, against the base of the couch (carpeted floor). Take something low, like a 6I or 7I, and stand just far enough away so the club can't reach the pillow. Make slow motion half-swings, concentrating on nothing more than keeping a rhythm (albeit very slow), staying connected, making really good contact, downward strike, and following through balanced. Sounds weird but, yes, you can do this indoors, and you may surprise yourself how you can actually make that ball *thump* into the pillow, and how this will carryover into a full, actual playing-speed swing.