[mas-dkt-sive]

I think you know I can't hit my woods right now, but need to remedy that even though I'm getting used to teeing off with a 4i. My problem is that when I'm playing, I hesitate to take the woods out because I don't want to get frustrated. So, this weekend, I plan to take them to the range. My brother explained what I was doing wrong - now I just need to put what he told me into practice. I hate hitting off of the mats, but since it's my woods it won't matter. How do you fix things - on the course or at the range?

I am big on fixing it on the range, not on the course. If it is broken on the course, I just use whatever "work around" I need to get it up and down with the least strokes today. Lots of times, after a round, I will go to the range to work on something specific I was having trouble with on the course. For example, if my irons were going left when I thought I was aimed straight at the pin, I will set up a hitting station on the range and get myself back in alignment. You just can't do that on the course.

I'm not saying I don't make adjustments on the course, if my shot shape off the tee is a fade today, I will aim for it and play it, or adjust my set up just a little to flatten my swingplane on the next tee shot so it doesn't fade, but that's about it. I find if I try to make too many adjustments I start adjusting my adjustments and then I get totally lost.