Before you even set foot on the golf practice range, know what you want to achieve from the session.Many golfers have small target areas in mind and practice to improve them.But you should only focus on one area per session and that will allow you to stay focused and achieve the best results.

There are four different types of golf practice.

Blocked practice is what you do if you are trying to make a mechanical change to your golf swing. It is about using the same club and repeating the same swing motion over and over until it is imprinted in your motor memory.

Random practice is where you change something on every shot. You might change the club, ball flight, target or distance. Playing a round of golf on the range is an effective form of random practice. Use a score card to replicate an actual game and choose different shots depending on your results.

Creative practice, also known as discovery golf practice, is fun. Use it to learn how to manufacture shots with various clubs to different targets such as high fades, low draws and punch shots. It helps you become aware of your clubhead and hand control.

Pressure practice is probably the least used method of golf practice. Yet is the most effective at improving performance in competition golf. Simulate pressure by setting targets for yourself. For example, an objective might be to hit three out of five golf balls to the red flag. If you achieve this, move onto a harder target and hit another three out of five balls to that. Don’t move to the next target until you complete the first.

In Summary:

A golf swing lasts less than two seconds. So even hitting 100 balls is only about three minutes of golf practice. This is why it makes sense to do it as much as possible, with a ball, and in between shots without a ball, to effectively reinforce the golf swing in your motor memory.