How to ACTUALLY PRACTICE... (for every type of golfer!)
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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My tip advice is to hit the driver as HARD as possible for an hour then count your furthest as your average, go to the club house and buy a pint x
Do not think of the money, do not think of the money .... ;o) mental game
There is a school of thought that unless you are a single-digit handicap, there is no need for you to be on the range and try to shape the ball left to right, right to left, low or high. The main goal should be to make repeatedly good contact with the ball and have a golf shot/shape that you can reasonably rely on. I am a decent golfer (single hcp) but when I play in tournaments I have learned not to try to hit a fade for that one pin that is tugged in the right corner of the green, when 90% of my shots before were just straight or draws. I think a lot pros tell their amateur partners in Pro-Ams to stick to one shot shape. I rather try to work on controling trajectory based on wind or obstacles on the course. Remember, something like 80% of all golfers are around 15 HCP or worse. There are other struggles than fades and draws on command to get to a 10 HCP.
Find a range with Trackman. Practice the same setup routine as you are going to use on the course. Start with Short Irons and work up the bag to driver.
Take note of the trackman numbers for every shot.Especially if you are trying to make changes. When you've hit all your balls Stop and watch the ba5tard in the next bay stripping it 320yards 9there's alway one)make the grrrr sound. and then go and spend at least twice as long on the short game and putting areas.
I honestly think that the biggest mistake is hitting of matts, if you can find a grass range, use it
Pete am from Liverpool mate if I do them lunges in the range am getting golf balls threw at me head😂😂
😂
I can hear the scouse in this classic comment
Best to do them before leaving the house 😆
just warm up by nicking the wheels of a car in the car park. (just kidding - up the scousers! :-) )
@@andrewhoughton2617 If he is from liverpool, his bird will fill him in as well! 😂
Imagine turning up to the range and Peter Finch is there doing lunges going ‘oh mammy’ 😂😂😂
Just like Al Jolson
Love the fact you channel people towards your club pro for help before pushing out your advice. Yes your help and advice helps many. Your club pro knows the swing and how to tweak it. Pete you are the best people person. You’re a great human. One of my favs 💚
I love warming up on trackman courses. It makes me focus more on proper setup and aim, and every shot is important.
Great video, Peter! I prefer to start my practice at the chipping range, much like Tiger Woods. Once my short swing is in sync and my shots are consistent, I move on to full swing shots and finish with the putter. Additionally, I make sure to stretch at home and on the way to the range. To prepare my back, I turn on the heated car seat. 50+ years routine. Cheers!
Great job explaining feels and exaggerating them to see results. Most people dont understand that feels aren't necessarily what's happening, it just feels like it
Exactly! Feel vs Real
Great to see you incorporate a warm up - it’s an area often overlooked and many golfers come in cold, and start hitting.
Using a warm up specific to a players needs can sometimes be the difference between being able to get in to the position to execute the skill you want or not, and also potentially avoiding injury.
Say you have the inability to perform an overhead squat correctly like you showed, (Getting a TPI assessment for example can help to identify that) and have an issue like early extension identified by your coach, addressing that pre-practice in a warm up means your practice could be more effective.
Doesn’t mean you don’t play good golf, but if it’s a factor that is effecting your ability to swing efficiently and an area your coach wants you to improve on then using a proper warm up may help you get there faster.
Keep up the great info
If you don't have all the tech... something I've enjoyed is going to the range with a golf buddy. Literally a friend who firstly simulates conditions because you'll always be chatting on the course. Secondly instead of reviewing video constantly instant feedback from the mate should help and thirdly it stops you from rushing through the balls and challenges each other to focus on the pre-discussed routine.
Finally it also gives you someone who helps you grow your game especially if they're better or in the case that they're not better than you teaching them helps you enforce your own fundamentals.
Thanks Pete!!!
Finally someone who starts the practice session with some warm up.... thanks!
Really good info for all skill levels Pete. Sometimes it is just about going and bashing balls, but we all can improve with these drills. I would include one thing though, always practice your chipping. You can always chip a few extra balls and work on types of shots. Some high, some low, some with lots of spin, and a couple of low runners as well.
I also like to start with short range reduced swing shots. Then work up to the longer irons. Then work on the 9 window drill to focus on club head control.
Thanks, Pete! I have a GC3 and hit 150+ balls everyday at home, I have been trying to get a more smooth/consistent swing like yours. I defiantly think only working on one change at a time, is so important. Trying to change to much at once only leads to frustrations. Thanks
*definitely 😉
Remember practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
I prefer time sessions rather than number of balls and to work on specific clubs I.e. yesterday 1 and 1/4 hours with 5w that I was struggling with and driver that all of a sudden started going wayward off of the tee the day before.
Can’t remember how many balls I hit…but feel much better today!
Just what i have been working on - focus per shot (15 shots per minutes or so... :)
Thanks for the supplemental tips! Let it rip!
I find one target, and work all the styles to it, different clubs for the same shot, really helps on the course given the situations.
If only this video got released earlier today before I went the range myself. Thanks for the tips, Pete.
You are by far my favorite RUclips golfer , great advice and straight up funny guy. Thank you
I think these are fantastic tips. Too many people smashing endless balls without purpose. However, there is something to be said for repetition. Practicing a shot, distance , flight, et. to ingrain muscle memory has its benefits also. Great video as always!!
I'm still happy if I hit the ball.. and when I do, every club I have goes 100 yards. Love it.
I use the tracking tech at the range to make sure I work out all my carries accurately, including for 1/2 and 3/4 swings for the shorter irons and wedges.
I try to finish with one of the challenges - nearer the pin or tee to green.
Hack motion sent me a set of videos for drivers that struggle with a slice for free and it absolutely changed my game. I am not very good, but it literally added 30-40 yards on every club and got rid of my short slice (when executed, still needs lots of practice). I am 100% ordering a hack motion now, I never knew how much wrist angles effected my game.
Hi Pete. Perfect time for this video!! I haven't been able to get to the range recently but I am going on Saturday. So will definitely look to bring these tips into my session. Then playing on Sunday so look to take what I am working on to the course
I cant do that.. if i try to take range to course my head is a mess..
I used to practice at the local racecourse which had rugby posts in its centre. Starting at 100yds trying to hit through the uprights and scoring 1 pt for a conversion and then going back until I had a 7 iron in hand. My handicap went from 19 to 9 in one year. Width of the rugby posts being narrower than the green width my approach play improved leading to closer proximity to the hole and more birdie chances and easier pars.
Great to see and hear how he thinks when practising. I make the mistake of too much repetition and then get bored with the session, and my swing gets worse.
Next time I'll try some of these thought process tips. Great video team! ❤
Quality video! I struggle with how to practice properly. Cheers Finchy 👍
I just do the, play my holes i am headed to, so tee ball and than 2nd shot, miss the green so chip.. always practice set up for me..
Great video Pete. Really useful. As I (slowly!) Get better at the game, the benefits of a structured session at the range (particularly in winter when courses are struggling) is vital.
More like this please 🙏
Watch golfsidekick breaking series... how to read lies.. pure gold..i went from 120s for 18 holes to mid 80s in a four years.. like pete says, what you practice.. Putting is the easiest to get good at, and slashes stokes. Best of luck..
It's not just a structured session. It's learning and imbedding your pre-shot and setup routine so it becomes natural. If you don't do that, you'll never play consistent golf.
This is sooo good. Like a free full lesson
Thanks Pete, I admit I had to look up the word "Practice" (new to me) but thereafter good stuff 🤣 Appreciate all the input as always 👏
1. I go though 2 buckets sometimes because it’s just fun to hit at targets or challenge yourself
2. I hit balls as the warm up
Great video Peter, thank you.
Two things I like to remind myself when on a range, 1. Don't focus on distance with range balls. Studies show that range balls do not fly as far as a new quality ball, so don't worry if your 7 iron isn't going as far as you know it should. The balls are hit 1000's of times and they are usually reconditioned and refinished old balls and in some cases, they are limited flight. 2. spend more time on my short game than on your long game unless you're working on a specific thing. Short game is 50% or more of my range practice. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 yard shots.
How does your first point not impact and contradict with your second point? If range balls don’t go the right distance, what’s the point of dialing those sub70 10 yard gaps with shit balls?
It's about rythm and timing. At a 60 yard shot the loss of distance on a range ball is only a couple yards. At 30 it's negligible. But at 130 with a wedge it could be as much as 10. Focusing on short game to clean up the strikes and consistency will carry over onto the course much easier than it will trying to force a range ball to get your normal full wedge orn7biron distance. Plus I bring my launch monitor with me.
@@mozzarella3416 correct
Would enjoy seeing a video on how you improved your impact position with hack motion. Currently having the same issue with being too bowed/flexed. Struggling to work towards more flatter lead wrist.
This is exactly what I do. The only difference is I hit twice or three times as many balls without any plan whatsoever, just swing away and pray for solid contact and a somewhat straight ballflight.
I have recently reached single digits after consistent time on the range and a great deal of mental training, I like to train hitting different flights and shapes, then playing pressure building games on the range. When playing I’ll let the natural shape of my shots become apparent for the day and favour those.
I will avoid hitting new shots with new clubs as the round goes on, If it’s a fadey driver day I’m better off hitting a straight ball that’s allowed to fade a bit, then starting one right and going for the draw.
If a par 3 is screaming for a fade to avoid bunkers on the left protecting the pin, I’m better off hitting the ‘stock draw’ into the middle of the green and backing myself to 2 putt.
When scrambling from behind a tree for example, I’ve gained confidence on the range and can back myself to hit the (high/med/low) (hook/draw/fade/slice) and go at it with confidence…
Scoring isn’t always pretty and you’re better off thinking about birdies once you’ve got a wedge or a putter in hand, not from the fairway with a 2 iron 😂
Love your work Pete - please come to Australia 🙏🏽
The #1 flaw or mistake I see in the USA, is guys who pull out DRIVER and hit the first 10 balls from the bucket expecting perfection. This is complete insanity. Start with PW, then 8 iron, 6 iron, a few 5W/3W's, and then Driver. I hit 4-5 shots with each iron before touching a wood. (This is advice I acquired from Mr. Jack Nicklaus in the mid-1980's.)
Love your cap…🇳🇴
For a beginner, the tip that worked for me the most is don't hit irons off the mats. Only wedges and woods. 1. Mats are bad on your body. 2. Realism off the grass. Get into real grass as much as possible because the sight, feel of stance and turf interaction is just so much different than on a mat. You could crush it at the range, and once you hit grass you just fluke. Keep it in grass and aim shots as if you are looking at a pin.
Well done Pete 👏 😊
150 yard gap wedge....in winter, stuff of dreams....not sure I've got enough energy or discipline for all that but hopefully I can try a few things from that absolute treasure chest of good advice!
ya this was a great video! I'll add music and a whiskey reward for goal attained
Thanks Pete.
Great video 🎉❤
Good video. I’d like to see similar but focused on warming up at the range before a round. What shots/ routines do you hit then?
Great practice video.
Not sure if you'll see this Pete. My question is about hitting off matts. Does this not wreck your swing as it's totally different hitting off grass?
-If you don’t want to waste money-
Get a bag of golf balls (150) and a pitching wedge, and a 7 iron go to your local field. If they have goal posts perfect, walk 50 yards away from them drop half. walk another 50 yards, repeat, chip to the goal posts, aim to hit the cross bar do fades stingers draws the lot, keep yourself engaged an having fun, Do this regularly and your short game will be deadly. Range balls🫥driver and putter is dependent on the weather and season, you can’t master them in non course conditions. Practice in awkward positions(out of the thick rough), not ideal positions (teeing off/ off mats)
some great ideas there Pete, ta mate.
At my range I pay $60 a month and I can go there every day and hit 90 balls, and rather than just getting up there a hitting ball after ball with the same club only changing every 20 or more shots I choose their virtual golf and pick one of many golf courses..that way I’m actually choosing a different club on every shot..it’s much more fun than work..✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Been playing this game since I was 10years old
the worst thing ever introduced was track tracing
and chasing numbers becomes more important to many
Also don’t go crazy at the range on the day of a round. Do all your work the days before so that you’re able to enjoy the round!!
Yep, set up, and what shot shape do you have that day.. than just go play
Twisting that shaft round your back gave me a stress rash. 😅
I agree about the less balls, but. My thought is that if i can hit 180 balls then my endurance increases. Therefore I can increase how many balls before my swing starts falling apart.
Great video. Subscribed
As someone who lives in a ski resort my practice is limited to a hitting mat and a net in my garage where the ceiling height means I can only swing a 9 iron without damaging anything - any tips to make that work? Otherwise - I will put these tips into place when spring comes round again!
Have a plan of what your practice session will be focused on. Every shot, choose a small target. Use alignment sticks. Build a preshot routine that is quick and simple. Do all your thinking before you go into your preshot routine. Once preshot routine starts, just focused on target, and a quiet mind. No negative thoughts.
The best repeatable warmup for me, is 3 beers and 9 more sitting in ice.
Do you have any advice on the best way to work on distance control on the range without trackman? My range doesn't have that or any yardage markers.
I never use tech.. find a ball which you believe to be a 9, 8,7, wood distance and so on. now hit at it..watch that ball flight, to help you aim.. you will get great at it in a few times out.. best of luck...
I imagine the tic tac toe thing to be Celebrity Squares and every seat has Les Dawson gurning in it.
I have a strong preference for the venue to be renamed The Knuts, Beechford
Great vid. Right, off to the range for 30 minutes to smash 100 balls with a driver.
Peter teach me your ways
What's your opinion on using practice nets and foam balls at home? I ride a motorcycle, so going to the range is not easy. But I also don't want to use something at home that won't truly assist me.
The balls used at a range massively impact how you practice. With some of the cheap or low distance range balls you can't get reliable shape or distance data. It can actually be harmful to your game out on the course.
If you're at a range that uses premium balls then sure, figure out ranges, gapping and shot shapes. Otherwise focus on the quality of ball striking, because you might be seeing a problem that's the result of the balls and not your swing.
Mr. Shortgame did a good video on this not long ago testing different balls with a swing robot.
Great vid, as a golfer tying to level up my game this type of video always gives bits of advice that help me out! 👉(Plus the swing quest channel) 👈 had to!! Thanks Peter
Im sorry I know those warm ups are great but I would not be able to stop laughing if I saw someone doing those when I walked up to the range
Just finished smashing over 2 thousand balls in the last 4 days. I have not been focused bc I don't remember what worked and what did not. Lol😅 this is why im stuck at 9 handi
Great video mate. Is that Ogio bag still available? It's lush
How do you deal with failure on the range, like you try to work on you technical change but it's getting worst, or you try the tik take toe but you can't even hit the ball. what do you do? do you go home ?
One really important thing that's been missed here is that range balls are in a lot of places, a percentage of a real ball. So, don't use them for distances.
Mate, I love your videos but if I rocked up in hull doing lunges I'd get chased out with burning pitchforks 🔥
I understand this , but I’ve been playing around 5 months . My only aim right now is trying to just hit the ball in air. I understand I come over the top and mess 80% of my shots , really struggling of the feel of coming from the inside
Mate, Rome wasn't built in a day.. you can play with a slice shot shape and still score.. set up position,and body position help a ton.. watch golfsidekick breaking 100,90, and yes 80 as well..maybe keep 4,5 iron,3 wood out of the bag..loft is everones friend. Get a 9 wood or 7w?you got this..
@ cheers mate , I have exceptionally high standards of myself and get frustrated but have to remember sometimes pros don’t hit the green
@@TomP11895 exactly..
Are all UK ball machines square baskets? I've never seen that in the USA. I've been given bags of balls.
Also, and this works for every type of handicap : get yourself an Ogio bag.
I mean, come on. Life's too short and the british weather too gray to not grab one.
You've left out the most important part - putting. Also use an aim stick at least initially to really focus on your target. It can always be removed later. He who has no target often hits it.
Next minute…. He’s at my local ha ha ha
Very good tips but my guy I just want solid contact every time I don’t care where it goes or how far I just want to hit it pure every time lol no way can I make a pressure practice yet because I would still be chunking half of them
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I do 100 balls warm up and 100 working on the swing 😂
One of the biggest mistakes is hitting too many balls before a round. Just hit 20 balls or so balls your not looking at diatance just make solid contact and now your ready!!
😂😅 warm-up... indeed. This without ball 10% of total training time. 30 balls warm-up and just getting contact and timing in check.
But merely 100 balls total for technique and pressure training is way to little.
There is one area that needs volume and that's automation. Getting something ingrained in the neural propreoceptors.
Any pro in any ball or puck sports would go for 200 balls or more.
Check NBA or tennis or Ice hockey.
Power or speed training is something completely different ball game.
Love the channe 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Do you not feel too many people focus on swing technique and body position and too few (like Jon Rahm) focus their efforts on outcome?
Is the ball going where you want it to go? Make that your priority!!
12:30 It's funny how you think we can hit the same target and the same ball flight twice in a row
Your on bay 29 there surly if you where on bay 1 the targets would be different your not guaranteed the same angle every time, however I do like the idea of what your doing it’s just a shame am lucky if I don’t top the ball lol
I like the Hackmotion, but when you're plugging a product in these types of video I think it's important to talk a bit about what version you are using.
The screenshots you're displaying here are from the most expensive $1000(!) version of the software and might mislead your viewers into thinking they're going to get the same data on the $300 'core' version.
Subscribe to this man - I bet you’ve come here from Solina. Me too. Let’s get him to 1m!
I improved by quitting 20 years ago. 👍
Quitted after 3 years 😢😢😢
But just can’t quit Pete’s videos 🤣
Think I could have done without the "oh yeah" & the other "oh something When you were exercising 🤦🤣
Yh no chance I’m doing any of them warm ups
"Never hit the same shot shape twice" easy, fat, followed by thin followed by shank.....
I can play 9 holes in an hours, surely that is better…
Driver max swing first shot and then same every other shot untill basket is empty lesson over
We know you have to make a buck, but loose the Hack Motion.
Absolute useless 😢 this is if you explain a 3 year old how to practice.
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Gay
Why do you speak so slowly and unnaturally on video?
Poor advice with the block practicing. It’s trash practice and leads to really bad, over thought, weak shots.
Great video Pete well explained practice session, 👌🏌♂⛳
Have you swapped out the DF3 for a jailbird finchy???? Could help but notice the headcover