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I know I do. If I hit 50 balls without a serious crap shot I'm outta there - in hopes against hope that the feeling will stay and carry over to my next round.

On bad days I go up and get the 2nd bucket.

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3 minutes ago, gregsandiego said:

I know I do. If I hit 50 balls without a serious crap shot I'm outta there - in hopes against hope that the feeling will stay and carry over to my next round.

On bad days I go up and get the 2nd bucket.

I'm never outta there after 50 balls...  because I just buy a 35 ball bucket.  There is a case that what you do is the opposite of what you should.  Why stick around and "practice" hitting them badly?  When you're hitting them well then buy a second bucket to get more experience with the good swing feeling.  OTOH perhaps you want to practice figuring out whats wrong and righting the ship for when that happens in a round.  Who knows what's best?

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24 minutes ago, allenc said:

I'm never outta there after 50 balls...  because I just buy a 35 ball bucket.  There is a case that what you do is the opposite of what you should.  Why stick around and "practice" hitting them badly?  When you're hitting them well then buy a second bucket to get more experience with the good swing feeling.  OTOH perhaps you want to practice figuring out whats wrong and righting the ship for when that happens in a round.  Who knows what's best?

Probably you are right, especially when hitting badly. When hitting good I'm worried I'll go off the rail again and "lose the feel".

I use old Taylor Made clubs from eBay and golf shops.

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Oh yeah, I leave. The other day I set up 3, practice chip shots, to three different holes. Made all three of them. Picked up my gear, went to the club house, and had a couple of beers. 

I never mess with being lucky.....:beer:

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Patch said:

Oh yeah, I leave. The other day I set up 3, practice chip shots, to three different holes. Made all three of them. Picked up my gear, went to the club house, and had a couple of beers. 

I never mess with being lucky.....:beer:

 

 

I notice you're from Nevada. That sounds like betting strategy. 

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Since I usually only hit balls before posting, I do leave early if I'm loose and hitting it well. If those two conditions are meet, I'm more than ready to play. I usually only hit a couple wedges, a couple mid irons, a few long irons, a few 3 woods, and some drives anyways when I visit the range.

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When warming up for a round, yes. If I go through what clubs I want to warm up with and I'm hitting them all well, I'll leave balls. 

If I'm just practicing, I won't ever leave a ball. I might change what I spend time on if I'm hitting the ball well, but that's it. 

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8 hours ago, DeadMan said:

When warming up for a round, yes. If I go through what clubs I want to warm up with and I'm hitting them all well, I'll leave balls. 

When I'm practicing, I'll leave a few.   I always want to end with success so if I am happy with the 3rd from the last ball, I'll leave two.  

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2 hours ago, dennyjones said:

When I'm practicing, I'll leave a few.   I always want to end with success so if I am happy with the 3rd from the last ball, I'll leave two.  

My ideal as well.

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Will do so once in a blue moon, but reality always kicks you in the face coming back. Will leave a ball or two behind as a gift to the golf gods once in a while in hope they will be kindly when a good bounce is needed.

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23 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

I know I do. If I hit 50 balls without a serious crap shot I'm outta there - in hopes against hope that the feeling will stay and carry over to my next round.

Not a bad idea. I do the same.

 

23 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

On bad days I go up and get the 2nd bucket.

Leave no matter what. "Run Forrest, run."

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If I'm playing a round, I get our small bucket, which is usually around 25-28 balls. I generally go up the order, PW-7I-5I-4H-5H-3W-1W and then down to SW. I'll sometimes go back if I felt I struggled with one. All get hit and then I'm off. 

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When I just go to the range, I have specific things I want to work on. Sometimes I hit a small bucket (30 balls) or sometimes I hit a large bucket. I usually work on at least two things.

When I'm warming up for a round, I'll do some dynamic stretches, hit some chip shots, then hit most of a small bucket. I'm using the balls to practice my set-up - by the numbers - and see if I have any quirks for the day (i.e., a push instead of a draw). If I'm in the golf zone - playing a couple of times a week - I may stop after 15 full shots if I feel good and start putting early.

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15 hours ago, dennyjones said:

When I'm practicing, I'll leave a few.   I always want to end with success so if I am happy with the 3rd from the last ball, I'll leave two.  

I do the same thing...leave a couple if I'm hitting it good and done doing what I wanted to do.

 

 

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No for two reasons.

1. I think you need to be able to deal with bad shots and/or dissapointment so if my last balls are crap shots them so bit it, thats just life.

2. If i spend £4 on a large basket im going to get my money's worth! :-D

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18 hours ago, RussUK said:

No for two reasons.

1. I think you need to be able to deal with bad shots and/or dissapointment so if my last balls are crap shots them so bit it, thats just life.

2. If i spend £4 on a large basket im going to get my money's worth! :-D

Really? That's kind of ending the meal with a bad taste in your mouth. Or going to bed angry. Or (a million other metaphors....)

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4 hours ago, gregsandiego said:

Really? That's kind of ending the meal with a bad taste in your mouth. Or going to bed angry. Or (a million other metaphors....)

Not for me. If i duff my last few balls its just a case of "well they didnt go as planned, not a problem". I didnt used to be like that. I'd bring old balls with me so i could finish on a good shot but i feel, for me, doing that doesnt benefit me. Its a personnal kind of thing.

If i've had a really good session then a few bad shots isnt the end of the world.

I generally finish with pitches so there is less chance of finishing with a duff but if i do then its no biggie. Best to make the mistakes  in dress rehersal than on the night.

I do agree with not going to bed angry though, never good.

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