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and you have access to the range and the putting green, how do you spend your time? Putting on the practice green? Chipping a few? Maybe hitting a few practice balls with the driver? Leaving the clubs in the bag and just stretching?
Recently, I've found that my own game gets off to a better start if I have time to hit a few full wedge or 9 iron shots. Assuming I don't have time to work my way through half the bag, I'd rather hit a few wedges before teeing off than to swing the driver on the range. How do you get ready when you have limited time before teeing off? |
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| # 1 6/8/2012 3:19:32 PM |
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I usually just do the putting green if I have 30 minutes, much less 10. Maybe chip/pitch a few, but I'm not forced to change my routine if I have less time than I'd like.
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| # 2 6/8/2012 3:29:25 PM |
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I try stretch for about 3 or four minutes, before I tee off. Then I'll go putt for about 5 minutes, work on the 5 footers and then work on the 10 to 15 footers. My goal is if I putt 5 in a row move on. I try to keep it simple as possible.
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| # 3 6/8/2012 5:02:15 PM |
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Funny you posted this, because as of lately I don't hit any balls before I play. I have proximal A-Fib, and I only have so many swings in me before my heart starts jumping.
So I start out on the putting green putting 6 foot putts to learn exactly how much the greens are breaking. This will get me ready for all 18 clean up putts during the round. Then I swing two clubs to loosen the muscles. Lastly I take a half dozen or so full swings with my 5 wood. That club balances me perfectly on a full swing. I rarely miss my first drive of the day after swinging my 5 wood. As a matter of fact, I sometimes swing it during the round before I hit my driver. Works for me. |
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| # 4 6/8/2012 5:04:21 PM |
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I would work on my putting so that I have a feel for the speed of the greens and hit a few mid irons and a few with the driver.
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| # 5 6/8/2012 5:38:55 PM |
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putting. I rarely hit the driving range.
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| # 6 6/8/2012 9:10:58 PM |
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(in order of importance)
1a. chip 1b. putt 2. hit at least 1 full swing shot with a 6-iron or more club, up to a driver 10 minutes is very little time, but depending upon the course and the setup of the range-practice green-first tee, you can squeeze in 2 full drivers, 6-10 chips and 6-10 putts pretty easily. again, that's depending upon the course setup. i always keep a range ball or two in my bag for just these kinds of situations. if the course's setup won't allow for all of that, i prefer to at least putt before teeing it up. as much as i don't like my first swing of the day to be live on the No. 1 box, I hate with the heated passion of a 1,000 suns taking my first putt of the day live on No. 1 green. that might just be me, but there it is ... |
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| # 7 6/8/2012 9:58:30 PM |
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If your GIR is less than 50%, then does 5 minutes of chipping followed by 5 minutes of putting.
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| # 8 6/8/2012 9:59:56 PM |
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With only 10 minutes I agree with most of the responses and would hit the putting green if you can figure out the green speed in those 10 minutes it could save your round
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| # 9 6/9/2012 12:49:41 AM |
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I hit 5 wedges, 5 7-iron, 3 fairway woods, and 8 drivers then putt...
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| # 10 6/9/2012 11:42:25 AM |
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Thank you for the replies. Tomorrow I'm playing but I'll get to the course at least an hour early and have time to go through the whole routine, but more often than not, I find myself getting there with very little time to do anything before the first hole.
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| # 11 6/9/2012 2:35:08 PM |
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So, we can tell you how we spend our time, but that doesn't mean you should do the same. Heck, it doesn't even mean we are doing what's best for us!
If I've been practicing regularly, I'll go straight to the putting green. Stroke 3-6 foot putts for 5 minutes and then long lags from as many different lengths and circumstances as the practice greens offer in the time allowed. With the former, I'm working on grooving my putting stroke and gaining confidence by hearing that magic sound again and again. Also, you can get in a lot of 3-6 footers in 5 minutes time. The long lags locks in your feel with the speed of the greens. |
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| # 12 6/9/2012 3:14:23 PM |
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If 10 minutes is all that I have, I would spend a minute to chip a few onto the putting green. then a couple of minutes putt from fringe to fringe for feel, then 4-5 putts from 3-5 feet in for confidence.
The rest of the 5-6 minutes to stretch the core and swing a couple of wedges to loosen up. |
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| # 13 6/11/2012 2:05:29 PM |
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Only 10 minutes? Grab a Bloody Mary and get loose!
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| # 14 6/11/2012 5:36:21 PM |
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I would practice my chipping then hit a couple of putts to get feel for the speed of the greens and lastly loosen up and take a couple of practice swings on the first tee.
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| # 15 6/12/2012 1:00:05 AM |
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If I have limited time, chipping for sure. It allows me to a) read the greens and at least get a partial rhythm with my swing.
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