| If you are looking to improve your next round of | | | | up and get a feel for your game. Youdo not want to |
| golf do not forget toproperly use the driving golf | | | | spend endless time grinding and working on |
| range before you hit the links. | | | | improvingyour swing. Just work on finding your swing |
| The driving golf range is an often overlooked | | | | for that particular day andtry to find the one swing |
| resource in the casualgolfer's game plan. | | | | thought that will help you make repeatableswings |
| We'll take a look at the two basic uses of the driving | | | | while on the links. Next we will take a look at how |
| golf range and howyour approach should differ for | | | | you shouldspend your time on the driving golf range. |
| each application. We'll look at howmuch additional time | | | | The temptation is to break out your driver and hit |
| you should allow at the driving golf range beforeyour | | | | bomb after bombwhile on the driving range. It is |
| next round. We'll take a look at how you can best | | | | better for your scorecard if you resist thistemptation. |
| spend your timeon the golf range. And we'll take a | | | | Instead start out with your shorter wedges and |
| look at what else you should workon before you tee | | | | irons. Studiesshow that wedges and irons are your |
| it up. | | | | scoring clubs. Only afteryou have loosened up should |
| The driving golf range has two basic uses. You can | | | | you hit a few shots with your driver. Youmight want |
| use the driving rangeto work on and improve your | | | | to finish your session on the golf driving range |
| golf swing. Do you have a fundamentalflaw such as a | | | | practicingthe specific shot you will face on the first |
| slice in your golf swing? Practice sessions on the | | | | tee. |
| golfdriving range are the time to try and fix those | | | | On a final note, be sure to leave a few minutes to |
| flaws. Are you looking formore distance? Try those | | | | work on your putting. |
| new techniques during your practice sessions. | | | | Spend a few minutes on the golf putting green |
| The second use of the golf driving range is to find | | | | getting a feel for thespeed of the greens. Be sure to |
| your game before around of golf. Each golfer's swing | | | | practice putting from all differentdirections and |
| is a little different each day. Warmingup and hitting a | | | | distances. |
| few balls before a round helps us define our | | | | We have looked at the two different uses of a golf |
| tendenciesfor that day. In the few minutes before | | | | driving ranges and howto best use your time on the |
| our round on the driving golfrange we are not trying | | | | range before a round of golf. We have taken alook |
| to improve our overall golf game. No, we are | | | | at how much time you should spend on the range |
| justtrying to get a handle on our game for that day. | | | | before a round aswell as what you should work on |
| We just want to seehow the ball is flying that day | | | | before your round of golf. And we havelooked at |
| and maybe develop one swing thought tohelp us | | | | other aspects of your golf game that you should |
| through our next round. | | | | give properattention before the round. We hope the |
| How much time should you spend on the driving golf | | | | steps outlined will improveyour game and make it |
| range? You wantto spend just enough time to loosen | | | | more enjoyable. |