Is it a grass or artificial range?

For me you have to work out your own practice sessions

I hit very few woods or drivers on the range

My practice sessions revolve more around my short game

I never hit off of mats as that gives false readings etc

I see too many people hitting too many balls during a practice session and don't gain anything...if I hit say 150 balls during a session that is like 2 rounds of golf for me

Practice with a purpose

I play off plus 2 and that's down to a good swing gained over years

We only have plastic mat here and its true that the practice and feel doesnt bring the same to the course. Your points about short game focus ed is noted. I plan to put more time in it as well. Thanks.

Worked with a Master instructor during our PGA Hope program and he gave us a drill using five tees. Helped learn to hit the ball on line without hitting any of the tees except the one in front of the ball. Difficult to explain, that is why I would recommend seeing a good instructor. Great drill for tempo and alignment. He gave us a lot of other drills to practice. My two cents. We have some great instructors at the muni where I play for every level of play. I do not count the number of balls, I work on specific flaws, after seeing my teaching pro.

Thanks for the advice.

I normally hit 50 on the range and will spend a while before or after on the short game area and then hit around 25 putts of varied lengths.

Don't hit too many balls. If you are tired you can end up practicing bad habits. Also take breaks. On the course you have a lot of time between shots and hit a lot less than 150 balls. You can also play holes in you head. Driver, 175 remaining (175 yard club). It's easy to hit a club goos after 20 shots. That won't happen on the course.

I have three things I work on GRIP,POSTURE.ALIGNMENT. I don't count the number of balls. I just work on the fundamentals and go from there.

Practice mostly with irons and the shot game. Home course has a chipping and bunker practice area. Only hit the Driver and woods for a few shots.

Show up late, blade a couple wedges, slice 3 drivers and head to the tee! A time honored tradition

I personally find any more than 60 balls too much.

My fault is the opposite to yours and I come a little outside to in.

I stick a headcover about a grip length behind the ball and slightly outside, so if I come from the outside I’m hitting it,

I like the head cover idea. My miss is over the top. Thanks!

Practice with mostly wedges and irons. I'll end with a couple drivers, but the focus is mostly with the irons. I go with a purpose. For example, takeaway move to get me over to the right side more and stay behind the ball (I have a tendency to swing left too much). I try to focus on one or two things and really drive those home each session. I spend many sessions working on the same thing, too.

I usually only hit Driver and long clubs on the range if I need to fix a problem, or if I’m simulating holes.
For me, the benefits that transfer best from practice area to the course are confidence with body position, and smooth, consistent contact with the ball using shorter clubs. Additionally, I rarely hit the range before a round. Chipping and putting prior to the round brings the”feels” back sufficiently.

I never count number of balls hit. I treat a range/practice session like a trip to the gym… 30-45 minutes of very purposeful practice.

Most of my practice is with short irons and wedges. I never practice without alignment sticks.

Too many balls is bad. When you get fatigued, swing faults pop up.

Rarely hit short irons.

Do “shootouts”. My go to hybrid is an 816H1 27* with Diamana S70+ stiff at 38”. I did a side by side with an 816H1 23* (same shaft type at 39”) and 910H 27* with Ilima R at 38.5”. The 23* didn’t show any added value. The two 27s are even but the shorter stiff shaft is tighter.

Quite awhile ago was setting up two bags for my son and roomie. Dialing in shafts and head weights on the drivers, fairways.

My other purpose on the range is shot shaping. Includes choke down shots too.

Absolute tops in any one session is 60 balls.

Practice with a purpose with no more than 60 balls on a grass range hitting odd irons one day and then evens the following day. I'll also practice with my older Vokeys to keep my grooves fresh for the course.

I rarely hit more than 30-60 balls in any one range session. Swing faults have a way of popping up when you get tired.

i may have to try this, keep my practise more focused

I try and stick to no more than 50 balls. Sometimes just 25. Use a few to warm up and then take random clubs at different yardages and flights. Driver followed by 8 iron then wedge etc etc. If I take more balls it is because I am doing block practice on fixing a swing issue. Often will just take the bucket and work on the short game area.

Practice with purpose is key otherwise limited benefits in my case.

When I practice, I usually only hit about 30 balls. Most of the time is getting a feel, exaggerating, the swing thoughts or changes and I am working on. I make about 3 exaggerated feels, then 3 practice swings, then finally hit one ball. I do that over and over again. Obviously talking to a teaching professional will give you the best insight, but that is what works for me. Kind of depends on if you are trying to make swing changes or just get some practice in.

I concur with hitting fewer balls. If you limit the number of balls it makes you take each shot more seriously and that makes your practice more like a round. I just got a club membership last December for the first time and messed up my swing by hitting so many balls. One day I hit one of those big buckets they put on the practice tee. Lol, probably 200 + balls. Just wound up sore with some bad habits after that.

For me, it’s 30-60 depending on what my objective is. If I am working on the swing mechanics, it’s 60 balls with the first 30-40 working on the swing mechanics with drills and the last 20-30 getting out of the mechanics and hitting shots. Otherwise it’s 30 balls where it’s like a round. Very target and distance focused and pretend I’m playing holes (hit driver then iron based on where I think the drive went). I don’t mind hitting off mats but won’t do it 2 sessions in a row to make sure I’m am getting correct feedback. In the winter it’s mats all the time so I just play more that time of year.

Use alignment sticks or at least know the line your shots should be going as that is critical feedback.

I sometimes check set up and ball position as part of my warm up. I also do this in my living room at home. May also practice the takeaway in my living room.

Short game work and putting is either before or after hitting balls, usually depending on how crowded practice greens are.

Once a week practice session of 150 balls. Start off with 30 balls using wedges, and then hit 3 or 4 with driver. If that goes well I work on my mid irons with 10 shots each. Sneak in 3 or 4 shots with the driver, 3 wood, or hybrid now and then. Usually finish up with about 20 low check up 50 yarders and 20 flop shots about 50 yards. If something needs work I will adjust accordingly. On play days I only hit about 20 balls to loosen up. I use alignment sticks a lot for practice days.

My teaching pro had me change up my practice routine. Instead of just aimlessly hitting balls I’ll imagine 9 holes of the actual course. Start with driver then go to the second shot etc. helps to have cards with the course layout. Also keeps you sharp constantly rotating between clubs.