Tell me about how much you practice.

[Hategolf]

@Dave2512Cause you are chained to desk?. I probably wouldn't practice much if I was a seven either...save the money to play!

Edited April 14, 2017 by Hategolf
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[Dave2512]

26 minutes ago, Hategolf said:

@Dave2512Cause you are chained to desk?. I probably wouldn't practice much if I was a seven either...save the money to play!

Unfortunately mostly due to injury, still not 100%. But I won't be 7 long if I don't get back at it, at least that's my guess. I am playing a weird version of old man swing and course management now. To prep for 9 holes on Sat and Sun I have to stop exercising on Thu and get to bed early and hope I sleep well and wake up without back stiffness.

Anyway when I was capable of serious practice I did most of it at home. Previous house had high basement ceiling and I had a net, mat and 18' of practice putting surface. After my morning workout I'd hit balls every day and I wouldn't come up until I made 18 3-4 foot putts. When I had an instructor I did all of my homework in my office, I'd enlist people here to take vids with my phone and I have a mat here too. Since I plan on playing this weekend I will be hitting ball in here shortly to see if my back is up to it. That will determine how much "fun" I have tonight.

[Groucho Valentine]

When I'm working on full swing mechanics, i typically don't hit alot of balls. Typically less than 50 per session.  A small bucket or bag at most ranges. I do this once a week when I'm in season. But when I'm working on hitting a particular shot (low fade, high draw etc) i will sometimes hit hundreds without even noticing. When i did the private club thing, it didn't really matter. But at a driving range the cost can definitely add up. Most of my practice (id guess up to 70%) is actually short game and putting. And lot of the time  public courses will just let you use their practice areas for nothing. 

[Aflighter]

Practice?????? Whats that?

[Marty2019]

Where I generally play, I usually go and pay $9 for a large bucket of balls, and with that, I can go for hours.  I don't hit that many real hard full shots, but I hit some easy short irons, then work my way around the bag, then when about half the balls are gone, I go over to the chipping area, and hit little chips and pitches for a while, gather them back up, maybe go to the putting green, putt about 60 or 70 putts, evenly split between 6 footers and long lag putts, then go back to the driving range, hit the rest of the balls.  I recently got a 60 degree wedge, and I've had a lot off fun learning to hit flop shots with it. 

Usually I'm kind of working on some priority, but I'm not real strict with myself.  I practice for fun really.   Putting practice is like work; I have to force myself to do it.   Chipping, pitching, hitting balls on the range, that's a lot more fun than putting.  

Total practice time can take up to 3 hours if I'm really enjoying it.  Lately we've had beautiful weather here. 

How much do I practice?  At least once or twice a week when the weather is as great as it has been lately around here.

 

Edited April 14, 2017 by Marty2019