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IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY BALLS YOU HAVE
This Is How You Will Succeed in the Driving Range
The first thing you should determine when you’re in a driving range is your goal: are you there to practice your swing or are you there because you’re having an anger management issue? If it’s the latter, good job for hitting balls instead of people. If it’s the former, calm down, simulate and take your time.
If you’re playing in a golf course, you tend to stop and estimate first before taking your shot, right? You don’t just swing your club, and that’s because your aim is to have a decent shot, or else you’ll have to wait for another minute or more before you can have a chance again.
However, in the driving range, people tend to go crazy and hit one ball after another. The way they do it would make you wonder if the world has lied to you all your life and golf is not about shooting balls into holes but hitting as many as you can. The set up of driving ranges- unlimited balls for a limited time- affects how people usually play: they tend to maximize the experience and define success by the quantity of balls they hit instead of the quality of the shot.
You have to remember that you are in the driving range to practice, to improve your swing and be a better golfer. And you will not achieve any of that if you just keep swinging your club and hitting balls.
Simulate. Imagine you’re in a golf course and not in a driving range. Focus and remind yourself that the task is to send the ball to your target. Take your time swinging your club and hitting the air until it feels just about right. When you think you’ve got the trajectory right and you’ve finally made a connection with your club, take the shot.