great video, if you can find as good a driving range. One other step would be to clean your grips once every six months or more depending on how often you use them.
@@Shankaporomous He basically told kids how to be dishonest and steal from a business owner. He looks like the type who would go ballistic if he were the owner of that facility and caught someone putting his assets into the back of their car. Attached is my comment on how I feel about that scum bag. Shame on you, shame on you. You are nothing but a common thief. You stealing golf balls period. How the hell would the owner know you will come back? Did you get permission from the owner to steal the assets he paid for? I guarantee there is not one sign displayed that tells customers that it's ok to take their balls home and bring them back to use the next time they come back. That way, no need to pay for another basket of balls when you come back. You are nothing but a common thief and as such should be prosecuted under the law. Your pathetic justification for stealing the owner's balls is bull Sh...t. and you know it. How would you feel if that was your business and you saw some idiot on RUclips encouraging people to steal from you? If i owned that business and i saw your video stealing my assets I would call the police and prosecute you to the fullest of the law. Shame on you, shame on you. That poor owner has overheads, god knows how many thieves like you steel his balls and never come back? Guess who notices that his inventory of golf balls is depleting due to people like you telling others to take their balls home? The poor owner. Get in you car give back the balls with an apologise to the owner, and take down that video. I am so mad at you, its like you stole the balls from me. Nice role model you are to kids who may watch your channel.
Matt, I just want to thank you for fixing my cupped left wrist. I had to square the club face and still got to a 5 handicap but now I'm confident that I'll lower it. Hope to meet and thank you personally one day. You're the best!
1. wear your golf shoes. 2. go to short game area first, if range has one. 3. have a practice plan . ie spend a lot of time in the bunker, if they have one, 4. practice putting have a plan for practicing pitting never use range balls for putting. USE YOUR REAL GOLF BALLS 5. tap putter on green every time you sink a putt. becomes positive reinforcement. 6. do not wear ear phones while practicing. 7. don't need largest size bucket 8. choose different spot on driving range every time 9. if possible, move mat towards target 10. look for free range balls 11. always work your wedges, wear it out. bonus: always clean your grooves. Secret: you might not view "borrowing range balls until next time" but the driving range does view it as stealing.
7. don't need largest size bucket Yes, get 5 of the next biggest size bucket because they are lighter to carry! 😀 I used to live by a range where the tees were a long distance from the clubhouse where you got the range balls, so people would get several buckets at a time to minimize walking back and forth. I'd frequently see guys with 3 jumbo size buckets (around 150 balls or so) banging away as fast as they could.
What I remember about the short game area is I could exit, hit an eagle basket on the range and reenter to continue practicing my short game. I'm not sure if that has changed. Thanks for the range tips. Love seeing the San Diego Mr. Short Game videos.
I haven’t been home to San Diego for awhile (Fry’s was still open and The Murph still standing when I left). I see the range grass conditions could use some love.
Try the Murrieta Driving Range, where Rickey Fowler learned. He recently bought the range. All grass hitting areas, short game area, bunker area, and great putting green. Murrieta is only about an hour north of San Diego.
I pay $30/mo for a range pass at my course. It’s not nearly as nice as that place, but I like not concerning myself with the cost when I go practice. It also motivates me to not let it go to waste. Plus, when I go out to play, I can grab warmup bucket, hit a few and not be concerned, again, with the cost. Our green fees are also part of the membership. Small town life!
3 miles down the road from this facility in San Diego you can get the same deal for $45/mo, plus a discount on rounds and drinks with preferred tee times This place is seriously nice and in the middle of a high $$ valley, the price is high but it is premium. I sometimes go there for the batting cages
Evidently some don't realize the comment about taking the range balls was sarcasm and intended to get more comments in this comment section. Worked like a charm! Lol! Great video!
@@CARPital Lol! That;s the frigging sarcasm dude as that is the excuse people use to justify taking the balls home with them. But whatever you want to think......
@@CARPital You are correct he was serious about taking the balls. Where I come from that stealing. I was shocked he would say such a thing. As a business owner, I was so mad at what he said. I lose thousands of dollars every month to scum bags who steal from my shop. That's like saying I will take three stakes and pay from one. I will pay for the other two tomorrow, next week, or maybe next month. Here is my comment about that idiot: Shame on you, shame on you. You are nothing but a common thief. You stealing golf balls period. How the hell would the owner know you will come back? Did you get permission from the owner to steal the assets he paid for? I guarantee there is not one sign displayed that tells customers that it's ok to take their balls home and bring them back to use the next time they come back. That way, no need to pay for another basket of balls when you come back. You are nothing but a common thief and as such should be prosecuted under the law. Your pathetic justification for stealing the owner's balls is bull Sh...t. and you know it. How would you feel if that was your business and you saw some idiot on RUclips encouraging people to steal from you? If i owned that business and i saw your video stealing my assets I would call the police and prosecute you to the fullest of the law. Shame on you, shame on you. That poor owner has overheads, god knows how many thieves like you steel his balls and never come back? Guess who notices that his inventory of golf balls is depleting due to people like you telling others to take their balls home? The poor owner. Get in you car give back the balls with an apologise to the owner, and take down that video. I am so mad at you, its like you stole the balls from me. Nice role model you are to kids who may watch your channel.
I'm also in Ohio and have never paid more than $12 for a jumbo bucket (100 balls). And yeah I've never heard of am extra fee to use the chippimg/putting green. That's crazy.
There's a couple of good tips, but honestly, the biggest tip on the practice is to do your full preroutine on each balls... tips given by bob rotella... he mentionned that 80% of your shot happen in the preroutine and you should train it to be confident
Most public ranges have some portion of balls that are in crap condition (warn dimples, cuts, etc.). My tips: 1) Don't hit the crap balls as the flight can give you misleading information. 2) If you do hit the crap balls, use them on your shorter clubs where ball flight is shorter. Save the best balls for your longer clubs. If a ball is really trashed with big cuts, throw it in the trash on your way out. You'll be doing the range and future guests a favor.
My nearest ranges uses very limited flight golf balls so basically every ball you hit gives misleading information. They started out using regular range balls but there was a report that somebody got hit past the end of the range, so they almost immediately switched to the short flight balls. I don't have the time or patience to fight traffic for an hour to get to a range where they use regular range balls.
Great video man, loved every moment of it. At my range their is a security guy, to make sure you do not leave with any of the range property, you can get shot for stealing range equipment 😂😂😂😂
It truly depends in what your practice session is planned around. For example if ur looking to work on working the ball, then it dont matter much. Some intentions of practice need grass such as compression since how divots are taken matter
@@breakthrough8628 well for new golfers you should never use mats let's go that far. I know someone who goes to the range and uses mats and will say "oh I'm hitting so good" then gets to the course and hits them fat!
@@ryanburd3140 that’s definitely me.. unfortunately 🤣, but working to curb that by playing the course more. Might be worth the extra 15 minutes to get to a natural grass range. But gas prices here in Cali 🤯
I have been watching many years and always enjoy MSG. I liked seeing him at the Good-Good Cup, or at the Golf Shows, or whatever. Golf is not just technique it's also where your head is at, and MSG's is in the right place. Have a plan, have a good attitude, and practice. Putting. chipping, practice is key, not just 10 minutes prior to a round. I can't tell you how many times people say, "what time are you out," when I'm on the practice putting green. "It's a practice day," is my answer, sometimes. If you are time constrained an hour on the greens is worth more than a round of golf, especially for putting. Difficult if you don't have the time, but if you do it will really pay off. Also maintain equanimity of mind on the course. Don't get too high over good shots or too low over bad ones.
This was insanely funny, the balls bit at the end has me in convulsions of laughter. Today was the first time since I was 16 I’ve gone to the driving range. My dad passed away when I was 16 and I gave it up as it was our thing rather than my thing. But having been watching your channel and Rick Shields I got a hunger to get back playing and I bought a new set of Cobra clubs this morning, shoes, glove, balls, tees, golf clothing and am getting back playing. Went driving range earlier and it was like I was back with the dad, unreal therapy sports are, glad to be back. Thanks for rounding off an already great day with some proper laughs. 👏
I do an hour on the chips and a small bucket on full swings. I dont hit a lot of greens but man can I scramble and save par. Averaging 75 right now at 59 yo.
You should come to Las Vegas and do a series one at Angel Park, right next door is the TPC Las Vegas and paiute with 54 holes along with new hitting ranges atomic golf, top golf and many more courses
Loved everything about the video. No Earbuds- Check Different Bays- Check Short Game- Check Wedges- Check Taking Balls with You- ABSOLUTELY NOT I all appreciate how generous you are when you travel and the effort you put into making every video. But taking range balls and leaving. That will get you banned at ranges around this area. It’s just a bad look.
And the reason is that if 10 people does that every day, that range ball dispenser run out of balls QUICK and contrary to popular beleif, those balls are nowhere near free for the facility. When thousands of balls "go missing" guess what happens to the prices for using the driving range?
LMAO!!! The "favorite spot" made me laugh. I'm guilty of that at times. The range isn't exactly straight and a "certain bay" has the most centered line. But you're right...change the view an re-adjust for the line. I need to drop the ear buds as well. Great tips...still not done with video, but I had to comment at my guilt for the 'fav bay'.
My last round I was badly hooking my 3 wood. I just went to the range and was hitting fades and I think I fixed it. We'll see how the next round goes when I need to hit 3 wood.
We have a range that is also a par 3/4 course. The first original holes are all par 3. The additional holes were made par 4. I hit my driver at the range and work my short game on the course. $11 for 9 holes is a good deal. 175 yard par 3s, and 375 yard par 4 to finish, with many raised tees and greens. Used to be an old farm.
Quoting "Master of your wedge domain".... Reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where they coined the term "Mater of my Domain". 😂 Taking unhit range balls at the end of the day? I actually saw an old guy do that at the local range one day. He had about half a bucket left, and opened up the big pocket on his golf bag and poured the golf balls into his bag. He told a couple of friends that he'd be back the next day. 😵 Expensive range. The muni golf range closest to me charges $15 for 100 balls, but you can load up a range card and get discounts the more you prepay. My effective cost is around $12 for 100 balls. The short game area looks great. I don't have anything close to that that's less than about an hour in traffic.
I knew you were coming in hard with the earbuds. Always cracks me up seeing those guys. I guess if they played on the course with them then it would be fine, but so true hearing the contact, but mainly you aren't going to use them on the course. Glad you brought that up.
You should make a practice check list so people can kind of have a guide. I haven’t really seen a teaching RUclips channel do that. That do the video teaching stuff but not an option for just a practice check list. Appreciate all the content man.
That’s my home range. I love it, it’s 5 mins from home. It is pricey tho I will admit. I spent 2 hours in the bunker 5 times. That’s 10 hours practicing sand and this was after a playing lesson. I’m still not consistent with my bunker play. Needless to say I got another bunker lesson tomorrow. I’m stoked to be a student of the game! Arrrrg!
I’ve had a pair of dedicated practice shoes, at the moment FJ Dryjoys, that I use on the practice greens and range for the last 20 years! I actually wore the toe cap of a pair out due to the abrasive qualities of the mat!
Tip #13.. after working with specific clubs or whatever you hit with on the range.. save about 20 or so balls and at then visualize playing a couple of holes that you know/remember well.. setup.. pre shot your drive.. hit.. based on the flight/landing pretend you are there now for the next shot.. pre shot routine..hit etc.. play 2, 3, 4, etc holes. Range practice with specific clubs is fine… but remember that on the real course you’re not hitting your driver or 7 iron 10-15 times in a row…
I live in Florida and understand people come here to go on vacation and I get it and we benefit as a state for that. I don't get where playing load music, smoking big cigars, and drinking until you can't hit the ball comes from. Just enjoy being outside and the golf course. Listen to your strike. You can get better just by relaxing a bit.
since its just about peak of golf season, most ranges are packed full of patrons. makes me truly happy. BUT it means you almost always dont have a choice in hitting bays. just be creative at what you have to work with :) purposeful practice is key
Was going to say the range near me charges $15 for a bucket and I thought THAT was a ripoff, and their short game area is free. Never heard of a place charging for using the putting and chipping green.
Right down the road at Tecolote Canyon you can get a bucket of range balls a day for $45 a month. If you want to go to a top 10 driving range in the middle of a tourist city, you are gonna pay for it and if you want to play golf at a nice course, it is going to cost you $$ no matter where you go. Try getting a tee time at Augusta.
I know a few guys at my local range that will hit the range balls into the practice net for a good while, then hit them out into the range, such a great cheat code, they'll be fully warmed up, they work on their body motion first, then and get twice the ball strikes for ya £££'s.
Yeah, I always start from my lowest wedge to warm up. I then go through every club in the bag starting from my 60 wedge to the driver. After that, I pretend to play a hole. Starting from driver, maybe a wood or long iron, then a hundred yard club, to a wedge. Then repeat using different clubs each time.
I just use my own balls on the chipping area, as mentioned in this video, better to use the balls you're actually going to use on the course for the short game...not like you're going to lose them chipping (hopefully).
Love stadium golf but the problem is getting bays. Sometimes always SO crowded. If you’re still in SD I’d love to take out for a round at Steele Canyon, my treat.
Another driving range secret is the Tour Pros get to hit fresh brand new premium balls, not those shitty worn out limited flight range balls. They hit their real balls on the range. ProV1s, Chrome Soft, TP5s, etc. That's why they fly so beautifully. That's a nice perk of being a tour pro.
One more tip. When I go to the range one thing I always do is practice my preshot routine. I do it on every shot on the course, and you need to practice it at the range.
I generally dedicate my practise session for one specific part of my game. Bunker practise coming up, 2 hours grinding on the beach. It's the only way to really engrain the muscle memory. Oh, and dang right about the music. In putting, I concentrate on pace. First, I go through my putting swing for 5 min, then just pace. I do the TW method, visualizing the roll of the ball thereby feeling the pace and then looking at the ball while still looking at the roll of the ball in my head. My body does the rest. No music, for sure.
I'll share a favorite putting drill: Stand at the hole or a tee in the green, take one step drop a ball. Step again drop a ball. Step, drop, step, drop. You now have four balls on a line at 1, 2, 3, and 4 steps out. Measure the distances or know your stride length. Address ball #1, out loud say "three feet" or "one step." Putt it for pace. Address ball #2, out loud "six feet" or "two steps." Putt for pace. Repeat down the line, and repeat in four (or better eight) radials from the hole. This does two things: 1) imprints a brain connection between the distance and the stroke strength and 2) gives you a measurement system you can quite literally take to the course. Just step it out.
I am very fortunate, one of the best, if not the best, local practice facilities in our area is at my home golf course, just 5min drive away. They have an awesome driving range, excellent short game area, huge practice greens with greenside bunkers for practice. The far end of the driving range also has a training building with launch monitors, cameras, all sorts of gizmo's. I can even adjust and reset my loft and lie angles of my irons on their machine whenever I like. Just an outstanding place to practice. I spend most of my time there practicing in the short game area and putting. Only spend a little bit of time on the range with mid-irons and a little driver. Otherwise, short game all day baby! .. scoring is done with short game, period. BTW, my practice and range looks a LOT nicer than the one shown here. MUCH MUCH nicer, and we don't hit off of matts .. only REAL grass. Like you, I am a range scavenger. Sometimes there are so many balls left on the range I can practice until dark without buying a single bucket of balls (like 4-6hrs of practice time).
I couldn't help but laugh. One range by me has signs posted saying taking range balls home is stealing and will prosecute. That's why I get the small bucket and search for the donations. LOL
100% right about short game practice. I spend around 15 hrs per month at least on short game practice alone. I would take on anybody with my 3 wedges and give a really good account. You have to do a fair bit of long game practice as well,as l discovered. Very difficult game at the best of times. Stop nicking those golf balls Matt. Well if I,m honest, l've nicked the odd dozen myself here and there. Aren't golf ranged expensive though? Don't ya think? 😂
- Stretch before you swing - Don't dump all the balls in the tray and hit, hit, hit. Just take 3 balls out of the bucket. After each 3 think about it then hit 3 more - Don't use the same club over and over. Mix it up. You don't hit the same club over and over at the course.
Never understood that last one. I am working on my swing. Working on the club path to stop over the top swings. In any sport practice until it is muscle memory. Why would I not be using the same club and making multiple swings in a row until I get that feel with the right flight? The point of the range is to practice. Whatever you need to practice should be the focus. Generalized rules do not make much sense to me.
You speak out of my mind. I do agree all the tips except fo r the last one :P despite they are somewaht contradic to my teaching pros and most people do. While I am a budget beginner with incomplete club set but a pair of good golf shoes is the first one I spent cos it helps firm lower part and as a result promote my swing.
The golf course is my driving range, play a minimum of 18 holes every day but normally 27 holes every day Monday - Friday and a minimum of 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday but typically 45 holes.
I really like Top Golf for practice. Unlimited balls to hit. Variety of targets. Top Tracer data that shows direction, ball speed, carry distance. I go through the entire bag each session. I do chipping and putting at home.
I don't take range balls, that's bad. But i do take any random ball i find in the trees (while I'm looking for my lost ball) during a round of golf. And there are usually a lot. I've amassed a pretty decent collection of practice balls for home that way!
Only a few places in the USA can one hit golf balls in 70 degree weather during Dec-Feb timeframe. Of course the cost of living in a place like San Diego, CA is terribly expensive but damn!
Not so sure about taking the remaining balls away to come back another time. I know that would not go down well at the Ranges I frequent. Maybe it's different in the US???
Hey Matt, there are a few things you forgot to mention. 1. Never go to a driving range that has mats. A golf course is grass and mats screw up your game because you have to swing differently because you can't hit down and take a divot on a mat. 2. Hole 5 bunker shots before moving on (learned that from Gary Player on a Playing Lessons from the Pros with Gary Player on the Golf Channel). 3. Hole 10 chips before moving on. 3. Get some friends and play horse in the chipping area and try to come up with ridiculously difficult shots for each other such as hitting flop shots over 30 foot trees, hitting shots through the "Y" in the branches of a well groomed tree, hit shots from a buried lie in the bunker where you can barely see the top of the ball. 4. Use your own balls for chipping and putting (very, very important) 5. The best thing I ever did is play in a Friday afternoon skins game with 10-12 of us in one group. Anything goes. You could talk, yell, scream, throw tees at the guy hitting, talk a little s*it. It totally desensitizes you to the external things around you. Now when I'm playing golf, someone will apologize for talking in my backswing. I tell them, don't worry about it, I didn't even notice. Those are 5 ways to get seriously focused and become a better golfer.
As someone that works at a driving range, unfortunately too many out there think as you joked. But it is theft. Our range allows you to put your name on a note any we will hold your in hit partial bucket behind the counter for up to a week so you can hit them later. If you are caught taking range balls and or baskets you will not only be asked to leave but also no longer welcome at our facility. The same goes for bringing another ranges balls to ours. Trust me we know who is doing it and have asked people to leave because of it. You are renting the balls to be hit on our range and also paying for use and upkeep of the facility, equipment and wages for staff.
Good advice - particularly around the short game and earbuds. One more that others have already mentioned is do your proper pre shot routine each time. Practice should replicate the course as much as possible. And of course the obvious one - don't get on the range and immediately take the driver out of the bag. Leave it alone! Until the end of the session.
What sucks is when you have a great short game area but without a decent green to measure your shots against the roles. Obviously the focus is on where you want to land it but a lot can be said for having a green the roles or checks up on your chips.
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Ok the take balls home is more of a joke at the end of the video. Not something I typically do. 😂
"typically"
I laughed so hard! Great video!
The fact that so many people missed the joke here is hilarious! Great video as always!
great video, if you can find as good a driving range. One other step would be to clean your grips once every six months or more depending on how often you use them.
Yeah sure "joke". It's a "joke" now that you've been called out for it. This was the last Mr Short Game video I'll watch.
I'd get shot if i tried smuggling an extra large bucket of golf balls into my car boot like you just did mate.
Yes, bad advice thanks for pointing that out
@@Shankaporomous He basically told kids how to be dishonest and steal from a business owner. He looks like the type who would go ballistic if he were the owner of that facility and caught someone putting his assets into the back of their car. Attached is my comment on how I feel about that scum bag.
Shame on you, shame on you. You are nothing but a common thief. You stealing golf balls period. How the hell would the owner know you will come back? Did you get permission from the owner to steal the assets he paid for? I guarantee there is not one sign displayed that tells customers that it's ok to take their balls home and bring them back to use the next time they come back. That way, no need to pay for another basket of balls when you come back. You are nothing but a common thief and as such should be prosecuted under the law. Your pathetic justification for stealing the owner's balls is bull Sh...t. and you know it. How would you feel if that was your business and you saw some idiot on RUclips encouraging people to steal from you? If i owned that business and i saw your video stealing my assets I would call the police and prosecute you to the fullest of the law. Shame on you, shame on you. That poor owner has overheads, god knows how many thieves like you steel his balls and never come back? Guess who notices that his inventory of golf balls is depleting due to people like you telling others to take their balls home? The poor owner. Get in you car give back the balls with an apologise to the owner, and take down that video. I am so mad at you, its like you stole the balls from me. Nice role model you are to kids who may watch your channel.
Matt, I just want to thank you for fixing my cupped left wrist. I had to square the club face and still got to a 5 handicap but now I'm confident that I'll lower it. Hope to meet and thank you personally one day. You're the best!
1. wear your golf shoes. 2. go to short game area first, if range has one. 3. have a practice plan . ie spend a lot of time in the bunker, if they have one, 4. practice putting have a plan for practicing pitting never use range balls for putting. USE YOUR REAL GOLF BALLS 5. tap putter on green every time you sink a putt. becomes positive reinforcement. 6. do not wear ear phones while practicing. 7. don't need largest size bucket 8. choose different spot on driving range every time 9. if possible, move mat towards target 10. look for free range balls 11. always work your wedges, wear it out. bonus: always clean your grooves. Secret: you might not view "borrowing range balls until next time" but the driving range does view it as stealing.
Thanks for doing the lord work
Check ✅️ on every point.
No mats, always grass.
Thanks!!
7. don't need largest size bucket
Yes, get 5 of the next biggest size bucket because they are lighter to carry! 😀
I used to live by a range where the tees were a long distance from the clubhouse where you got the range balls, so people would get several buckets at a time to minimize walking back and forth. I'd frequently see guys with 3 jumbo size buckets (around 150 balls or so) banging away as fast as they could.
What I remember about the short game area is I could exit, hit an eagle basket on the range and reenter to continue practicing my short game. I'm not sure if that has changed.
Thanks for the range tips.
Love seeing the San Diego Mr. Short Game videos.
Love this video! I grind lunch buckets every day I’m in the office and having a plan before I go every time is so important. Great video as always!
I haven’t been home to San Diego for awhile (Fry’s was still open and The Murph still standing when I left). I see the range grass conditions could use some love.
Try the Murrieta Driving Range, where Rickey Fowler learned. He recently bought the range. All grass hitting areas, short game area, bunker area, and great putting green. Murrieta is only about an hour north of San Diego.
I pay $30/mo for a range pass at my course. It’s not nearly as nice as that place, but I like not concerning myself with the cost when I go practice. It also motivates me to not let it go to waste. Plus, when I go out to play, I can grab warmup bucket, hit a few and not be concerned, again, with the cost. Our green fees are also part of the membership. Small town life!
3 miles down the road from this facility in San Diego you can get the same deal for $45/mo, plus a discount on rounds and drinks with preferred tee times
This place is seriously nice and in the middle of a high $$ valley, the price is high but it is premium. I sometimes go there for the batting cages
Evidently some don't realize the comment about taking the range balls was sarcasm and intended to get more comments in this comment section. Worked like a charm! Lol!
Great video!
He was not joking. He even said he got tired and paid for it. When it's a joke he wouldn't be so specific
@@CARPital Lol! That;s the frigging sarcasm dude as that is the excuse people use to justify taking the balls home with them. But whatever you want to think......
@@CARPital You are correct he was serious about taking the balls. Where I come from that stealing. I was shocked he would say such a thing. As a business owner, I was so mad at what he said. I lose thousands of dollars every month to scum bags who steal from my shop. That's like saying I will take three stakes and pay from one. I will pay for the other two tomorrow, next week, or maybe next month.
Here is my comment about that idiot: Shame on you, shame on you. You are nothing but a common thief. You stealing golf balls period. How the hell would the owner know you will come back? Did you get permission from the owner to steal the assets he paid for? I guarantee there is not one sign displayed that tells customers that it's ok to take their balls home and bring them back to use the next time they come back. That way, no need to pay for another basket of balls when you come back. You are nothing but a common thief and as such should be prosecuted under the law. Your pathetic justification for stealing the owner's balls is bull Sh...t. and you know it. How would you feel if that was your business and you saw some idiot on RUclips encouraging people to steal from you? If i owned that business and i saw your video stealing my assets I would call the police and prosecute you to the fullest of the law. Shame on you, shame on you. That poor owner has overheads, god knows how many thieves like you steel his balls and never come back? Guess who notices that his inventory of golf balls is depleting due to people like you telling others to take their balls home? The poor owner. Get in you car give back the balls with an apologise to the owner, and take down that video. I am so mad at you, its like you stole the balls from me. Nice role model you are to kids who may watch your channel.
I knew the second u said take the balls with you. People were going to lose their minds! 😂 So predictable! Love your videos!!!
HEY kislux I have been watching you for years and im so proud of where you have made it! I love you so much! Also thanks for making my day
Doing lessons with a pro a few weeks now and everything the pro thought me this guy just laid out … awesome video man …!
God video! I've been teaching and coaching 29 years and this is all good.
30 bucks for a range session?!?! Fuck that. $14 for a large bucket here in Ohio with free short range practice.
$9 in New Hampshire.
10 in North Dakota 30 who's the thief
He phrased it poorly. $22 total including the the $8 short game area. $14 for a large bucket. $15 gets you nearly 50% more.
$10 here and free short game in CO
I'm also in Ohio and have never paid more than $12 for a jumbo bucket (100 balls).
And yeah I've never heard of am extra fee to use the chippimg/putting green. That's crazy.
There's a couple of good tips, but honestly, the biggest tip on the practice is to do your full preroutine on each balls... tips given by bob rotella... he mentionned that 80% of your shot happen in the preroutine and you should train it to be confident
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Doing same routine as yours. I also don't leave range balls. I practice 3-4x a week and when I took some range balls home, I bring them back. 😊
Most public ranges have some portion of balls that are in crap condition (warn dimples, cuts, etc.). My tips: 1) Don't hit the crap balls as the flight can give you misleading information. 2) If you do hit the crap balls, use them on your shorter clubs where ball flight is shorter. Save the best balls for your longer clubs. If a ball is really trashed with big cuts, throw it in the trash on your way out. You'll be doing the range and future guests a favor.
My nearest ranges uses very limited flight golf balls so basically every ball you hit gives misleading information. They started out using regular range balls but there was a report that somebody got hit past the end of the range, so they almost immediately switched to the short flight balls. I don't have the time or patience to fight traffic for an hour to get to a range where they use regular range balls.
Agreed, always use the worst balls with the shortest clubs.
Great video man, loved every moment of it. At my range their is a security guy, to make sure you do not leave with any of the range property, you can get shot for stealing range equipment 😂😂😂😂
Maybe tip number *11 should be “Pass on the good golf practice vibes by leaving the free golf balls you found at the range.” 😂
I usually take those home w me. Lol
@@breakthrough8628my range just upped the prices of buckets because everyone takes home balls
Tip no.12 stop hitting on mats!!!!!!! They are very deceiving and do not replicate a real shot!
It truly depends in what your practice session is planned around. For example if ur looking to work on working the ball, then it dont matter much. Some intentions of practice need grass such as compression since how divots are taken matter
@@breakthrough8628 well for new golfers you should never use mats let's go that far. I know someone who goes to the range and uses mats and will say "oh I'm hitting so good" then gets to the course and hits them fat!
If you have the option, hit off of grass. Mats do a great job of masking where the bottom of your swing really is.
@@ryanburd3140 that’s definitely me.. unfortunately 🤣, but working to curb that by playing the course more. Might be worth the extra 15 minutes to get to a natural grass range. But gas prices here in Cali 🤯
yall must be really lucky to live in some nice places in the winter if you can hit off grass 365 days a year...
I have been watching many years and always enjoy MSG. I liked seeing him at the Good-Good Cup, or at the Golf Shows, or whatever.
Golf is not just technique it's also where your head is at, and MSG's is in the right place.
Have a plan, have a good attitude, and practice. Putting. chipping, practice is key, not just 10 minutes prior to a round.
I can't tell you how many times people say, "what time are you out," when I'm on the practice putting green.
"It's a practice day," is my answer, sometimes.
If you are time constrained an hour on the greens is worth more than a round of golf, especially for putting.
Difficult if you don't have the time, but if you do it will really pay off.
Also maintain equanimity of mind on the course. Don't get too high over good shots or too low over bad ones.
This was insanely funny, the balls bit at the end has me in convulsions of laughter. Today was the first time since I was 16 I’ve gone to the driving range. My dad passed away when I was 16 and I gave it up as it was our thing rather than my thing. But having been watching your channel and Rick Shields I got a hunger to get back playing and I bought a new set of Cobra clubs this morning, shoes, glove, balls, tees, golf clothing and am getting back playing. Went driving range earlier and it was like I was back with the dad, unreal therapy sports are, glad to be back. Thanks for rounding off an already great day with some proper laughs. 👏
I do an hour on the chips and a small bucket on full swings. I dont hit a lot of greens but man can I scramble and save par. Averaging 75 right now at 59 yo.
You should come to Las Vegas and do a series one at Angel Park, right next door is the TPC Las Vegas and paiute with 54 holes along with new hitting ranges atomic golf, top golf and many more courses
Loved the car tip. My range has mats that don't move but I've been using the home depot alignment stick 😄
Loved everything about the video.
No Earbuds- Check
Different Bays- Check
Short Game- Check
Wedges- Check
Taking Balls with You- ABSOLUTELY NOT
I all appreciate how generous you are when you travel and the effort you put into making every video.
But taking range balls and leaving.
That will get you banned at ranges around this area.
It’s just a bad look.
And the reason is that if 10 people does that every day, that range ball dispenser run out of balls QUICK and contrary to popular beleif, those balls are nowhere near free for the facility. When thousands of balls "go missing" guess what happens to the prices for using the driving range?
It was a joke. Relax Linda.
It was a joke not a dick. Don’t take it so hard.
lol if you have the money to play golf but not spend $60 of 50 golf balls... you need help
LMAO!!! The "favorite spot" made me laugh. I'm guilty of that at times. The range isn't exactly straight and a "certain bay" has the most centered line. But you're right...change the view an re-adjust for the line. I need to drop the ear buds as well. Great tips...still not done with video, but I had to comment at my guilt for the 'fav bay'.
My last round I was badly hooking my 3 wood. I just went to the range and was hitting fades and I think I fixed it. We'll see how the next round goes when I need to hit 3 wood.
Happy to know that I already do all this. Probably why I've seen improvement over these last 3 years.
LOTS of really good tips and having a fun time at the range ! 😊😊
We have a range that is also a par 3/4 course. The first original holes are all par 3. The additional holes were made par 4. I hit my driver at the range and work my short game on the course. $11 for 9 holes is a good deal. 175 yard par 3s, and 375 yard par 4 to finish, with many raised tees and greens. Used to be an old farm.
Great tips! I'm in the UK but would love to try out some of these US ranges and courses. The Stadium looks like a lot of fun.
Never would have guessed that StadiumGolf off the 15 was a top 10 range in the country. Always good seeing you back home in the motherland, MSG
Quoting "Master of your wedge domain"....
Reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where they coined the term "Mater of my Domain". 😂
Taking unhit range balls at the end of the day? I actually saw an old guy do that at the local range one day. He had about half a bucket left, and opened up the big pocket on his golf bag and poured the golf balls into his bag. He told a couple of friends that he'd be back the next day. 😵
Expensive range. The muni golf range closest to me charges $15 for 100 balls, but you can load up a range card and get discounts the more you prepay. My effective cost is around $12 for 100 balls.
The short game area looks great. I don't have anything close to that that's less than about an hour in traffic.
Nice tips Matt. Played golf for 30 years and still learn some nice nuggets from other serious players.
Great video! Thanks for reminding me to move to another bay where I'm not comfortable, and also for reminding me to use my shoes on range day.
I knew you were coming in hard with the earbuds. Always cracks me up seeing those guys. I guess if they played on the course with them then it would be fine, but so true hearing the contact, but mainly you aren't going to use them on the course. Glad you brought that up.
You should make a practice check list so people can kind of have a guide. I haven’t really seen a teaching RUclips channel do that. That do the video teaching stuff but not an option for just a practice check list. Appreciate all the content man.
Possibly your best video! Immensely helpful. Having a plan for practice is second only to planning your strategy for a hole.
That’s my home range. I love it, it’s 5 mins from home. It is pricey tho I will admit. I spent 2 hours in the bunker 5 times. That’s 10 hours practicing sand and this was after a playing lesson. I’m still not consistent with my bunker play. Needless to say I got another bunker lesson tomorrow. I’m stoked to be a student of the game! Arrrrg!
Don't know why your not at a million subs. your videos are great and they have really improved my game.
I’ve had a pair of dedicated practice shoes, at the moment FJ Dryjoys, that I use on the practice greens and range for the last 20 years! I actually wore the toe cap of a pair out due to the abrasive qualities of the mat!
I knew I recognized you from somewhere when I first saw your videos! Great work as usual.
That place is where I go for a practice !
Happy to see this place in your vid.
Tip #13.. after working with specific clubs or whatever you hit with on the range.. save about 20 or so balls and at then visualize playing a couple of holes that you know/remember well.. setup.. pre shot your drive.. hit.. based on the flight/landing pretend you are there now for the next shot.. pre shot routine..hit etc.. play 2, 3, 4, etc holes. Range practice with specific clubs is fine… but remember that on the real course you’re not hitting your driver or 7 iron 10-15 times in a row…
did enjoy the great advice. Thank you.
I live in Florida and understand people come here to go on vacation and I get it and we benefit as a state for that. I don't get where playing load music, smoking big cigars, and drinking until you can't hit the ball comes from. Just enjoy being outside and the golf course. Listen to your strike. You can get better just by relaxing a bit.
I practice two putting and that has helped me immensely. I take 3 balls, and when i put a ball in play, it is live until it is in the hole.
Very entertaining and informative!
Good tips. I would also add sometimes it's fun to play imaginary golf holes so you get used to switching from driver to irons and wedges better.
Thats an absolute must. Along w defining boundaries apx width pf fairway etc
since its just about peak of golf season, most ranges are packed full of patrons. makes me truly happy. BUT it means you almost always dont have a choice in hitting bays. just be creative at what you have to work with :) purposeful practice is key
I worked on chipping in my yard. My goal was to get the balls over the driveway. I think it made me good around the green.
The knowledge share is priceless and your entertainment / delivery is the bonus! :)
$22 for a bucket of balls is criminal. Then $8 for the short game area on top of that. Wow
He IS in San Diego….ain’t nothing cheap anywhere near there.
$13-$15 for big bucket at my ranges in ohio.
Commiefornia prices
Was going to say the range near me charges $15 for a bucket and I thought THAT was a ripoff, and their short game area is free. Never heard of a place charging for using the putting and chipping green.
Right down the road at Tecolote Canyon you can get a bucket of range balls a day for $45 a month. If you want to go to a top 10 driving range in the middle of a tourist city, you are gonna pay for it and if you want to play golf at a nice course, it is going to cost you $$ no matter where you go. Try getting a tee time at Augusta.
Prefer to drive the extra mile to hit off grass. Thx for the upload none the less, good stuff!
I got a chuckle out of that. Good commentary .⛳ Thank you
Good thing you clarified the ball home issue .... love your video's keep them coming!!!!
Before hitting the range, where you can't retrieve the balls,always use your bucket of balls for chipping practice first.
I know a few guys at my local range that will hit the range balls into the practice net for a good while, then hit them out into the range, such a great cheat code, they'll be fully warmed up, they work on their body motion first, then and get twice the ball strikes for ya £££'s.
Yeah, I always start from my lowest wedge to warm up. I then go through every club in the bag starting from my 60 wedge to the driver. After that, I pretend to play a hole. Starting from driver, maybe a wood or long iron, then a hundred yard club, to a wedge. Then repeat using different clubs each time.
I just use my own balls on the chipping area, as mentioned in this video, better to use the balls you're actually going to use on the course for the short game...not like you're going to lose them chipping (hopefully).
@@Sarconthewolf I have the same exact routine. 👍
I use my own balls in the practice area. It isn't like you are going to lose them, so there is no downside.
I like the first tip because I do that. I wear the golf shoes at the range.
I appreciate you making a video like this. Always trying to improve and maximize my range time.
Ordered 2 belts. Thank you for the discount code MSG!
Love stadium golf but the problem is getting bays. Sometimes always SO crowded. If you’re still in SD I’d love to take out for a round at Steele Canyon, my treat.
I bought the same black Vessel golf bag earlier this summer. I was looking for a luxury carry bag, and I found it!
"Take your balls home" lol what a legend!!! that was funny.... thank you for the tips. great tips
Another driving range secret is the Tour Pros get to hit fresh brand new premium balls, not those shitty worn out limited flight range balls. They hit their real balls on the range. ProV1s, Chrome Soft, TP5s, etc. That's why they fly so beautifully. That's a nice perk of being a tour pro.
Agreed short game is needed on every single hole you can score good with a mediocre long and mid game with a good short game.
Where do you rate Terranya Resort short game range? Love that range ❤
Thank you, great job! I love it
One more tip. When I go to the range one thing I always do is practice my preshot routine. I do it on every shot on the course, and you need to practice it at the range.
I generally dedicate my practise session for one specific part of my game. Bunker practise coming up, 2 hours grinding on the beach. It's the only way to really engrain the muscle memory. Oh, and dang right about the music. In putting, I concentrate on pace. First, I go through my putting swing for 5 min, then just pace. I do the TW method, visualizing the roll of the ball thereby feeling the pace and then looking at the ball while still looking at the roll of the ball in my head. My body does the rest. No music, for sure.
I love matts, never hit a bad shot.
😂😂😂 also doesn't translate as well to the course. Always hit from the grass.
@@BlackWat3rGTRunfortunately that’s not always possible
Where was this filmed? Just curious. In Los Angeles, we don't have a lot of great practrice areas.
Just figured it out. San Diego.
I'll share a favorite putting drill: Stand at the hole or a tee in the green, take one step drop a ball. Step again drop a ball. Step, drop, step, drop. You now have four balls on a line at 1, 2, 3, and 4 steps out. Measure the distances or know your stride length. Address ball #1, out loud say "three feet" or "one step." Putt it for pace. Address ball #2, out loud "six feet" or "two steps." Putt for pace. Repeat down the line, and repeat in four (or better eight) radials from the hole.
This does two things: 1) imprints a brain connection between the distance and the stroke strength and 2) gives you a measurement system you can quite literally take to the course. Just step it out.
I am very fortunate, one of the best, if not the best, local practice facilities in our area is at my home golf course, just 5min drive away. They have an awesome driving range, excellent short game area, huge practice greens with greenside bunkers for practice. The far end of the driving range also has a training building with launch monitors, cameras, all sorts of gizmo's. I can even adjust and reset my loft and lie angles of my irons on their machine whenever I like. Just an outstanding place to practice. I spend most of my time there practicing in the short game area and putting. Only spend a little bit of time on the range with mid-irons and a little driver. Otherwise, short game all day baby! .. scoring is done with short game, period. BTW, my practice and range looks a LOT nicer than the one shown here. MUCH MUCH nicer, and we don't hit off of matts .. only REAL grass. Like you, I am a range scavenger. Sometimes there are so many balls left on the range I can practice until dark without buying a single bucket of balls (like 4-6hrs of practice time).
This is the Mike Iconelli of golf. Lovin it!
Iaconelli. Has an A
That’s a great golf range, and great tips many thanks.
I couldn't help but laugh. One range by me has signs posted saying taking range balls home is stealing and will prosecute. That's why I get the small bucket and search for the donations. LOL
100% right about short game practice. I spend around 15 hrs per month at least on short game practice alone. I would take on anybody with my 3 wedges and give a really good account. You have to do a fair bit of long game practice as well,as l discovered. Very difficult game at the best of times. Stop nicking those golf balls Matt. Well if I,m honest, l've nicked the odd dozen myself here and there. Aren't golf ranged expensive though? Don't ya think? 😂
Needed this - thanks!
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- Stretch before you swing
- Don't dump all the balls in the tray and hit, hit, hit. Just take 3 balls out of the bucket. After each 3 think about it then hit 3 more
- Don't use the same club over and over. Mix it up. You don't hit the same club over and over at the course.
Never understood that last one. I am working on my swing. Working on the club path to stop over the top swings. In any sport practice until it is muscle memory. Why would I not be using the same club and making multiple swings in a row until I get that feel with the right flight? The point of the range is to practice. Whatever you need to practice should be the focus. Generalized rules do not make much sense to me.
They can make that facility better by having different sand in different bunkers and have a fairway bunker option as well.
You speak out of my mind. I do agree all the tips except fo r the last one :P despite they are somewaht contradic to my teaching pros and most people do. While I am a budget beginner with incomplete club set but a pair of good golf shoes is the first one I spent cos it helps firm lower part and as a result promote my swing.
Good basic & simple tips! Thanks for your knowledge.
Stadium golf is great. It’s my favorite range.
The golf course is my driving range, play a minimum of 18 holes every day but normally 27 holes every day Monday - Friday and a minimum of 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday but typically 45 holes.
thank you sir ! wish I had found your channel earlier
It’s $15 for the Eagle bucket that he got and $8 for the short game area (unlimited time).
I really like Top Golf for practice. Unlimited balls to hit. Variety of targets. Top Tracer data that shows direction, ball speed, carry distance. I go through the entire bag each session. I do chipping and putting at home.
Tried it and it was too expensive and too long a wait…they want to sell booze and hamburgers…the gimmick wore out
@@alcw625 It's the right place for me with a weekday membership.
I don't take range balls, that's bad. But i do take any random ball i find in the trees (while I'm looking for my lost ball) during a round of golf. And there are usually a lot.
I've amassed a pretty decent collection of practice balls for home that way!
30+ golf courses within 50 miles from me. Not one has a short game area that isn’t just dirt & a fairway green. 😑
Only a few places in the USA can one hit golf balls in 70 degree weather during Dec-Feb timeframe. Of course the cost of living in a place like San Diego, CA is terribly expensive but damn!
Other than a small putting green generally for free, I have never seen a short area before.
Not so sure about taking the remaining balls away to come back another time. I know that would not go down well at the Ranges I frequent.
Maybe it's different in the US???
Yeah, you can't take them home. It's called stealing.
Hey Matt, there are a few things you forgot to mention. 1. Never go to a driving range that has mats. A golf course is grass and mats screw up your game because you have to swing differently because you can't hit down and take a divot on a mat. 2. Hole 5 bunker shots before moving on (learned that from Gary Player on a Playing Lessons from the Pros with Gary Player on the Golf Channel). 3. Hole 10 chips before moving on. 3. Get some friends and play horse in the chipping area and try to come up with ridiculously difficult shots for each other such as hitting flop shots over 30 foot trees, hitting shots through the "Y" in the branches of a well groomed tree, hit shots from a buried lie in the bunker where you can barely see the top of the ball. 4. Use your own balls for chipping and putting (very, very important) 5. The best thing I ever did is play in a Friday afternoon skins game with 10-12 of us in one group. Anything goes. You could talk, yell, scream, throw tees at the guy hitting, talk a little s*it. It totally desensitizes you to the external things around you. Now when I'm playing golf, someone will apologize for talking in my backswing. I tell them, don't worry about it, I didn't even notice. Those are 5 ways to get seriously focused and become a better golfer.
"hole 5 bunker shots". No I'd be there all day. Let's all do what Tiger did at the 2006(?) Open.....72 holes, no bunkers.
As someone that works at a driving range, unfortunately too many out there think as you joked. But it is theft. Our range allows you to put your name on a note any we will hold your in hit partial bucket behind the counter for up to a week so you can hit them later. If you are caught taking range balls and or baskets you will not only be asked to leave but also no longer welcome at our facility. The same goes for bringing another ranges balls to ours. Trust me we know who is doing it and have asked people to leave because of it. You are renting the balls to be hit on our range and also paying for use and upkeep of the facility, equipment and wages for staff.
Good advice - particularly around the short game and earbuds. One more that others have already mentioned is do your proper pre shot routine each time. Practice should replicate the course as much as possible. And of course the obvious one - don't get on the range and immediately take the driver out of the bag. Leave it alone! Until the end of the session.
Don't steal the balls please... we need them at the range to use!
Tip No.1 Move house to be near a range with short game and bunkers (i.e. nowhere in the UK)
What sucks is when you have a great short game area but without a decent green to measure your shots against the roles. Obviously the focus is on where you want to land it but a lot can be said for having a green the roles or checks up on your chips.