[Cyncceply]

I like grunting really hard and then ripping my driver a good 215 yards hehe.

Actually, I don't even notice other people when I'm at the range. I don't care who hits when or who stands where. Just never really noticed. I always cover my divots with the sand/seed mixture if it's there. As for keeping them in a little box, I don't know. I try to keep them centralized in a general location, but I'm not skilled enough to have perfect divots most every time i hit the ball.

[goldeneggs]

I've been doing a similar thing for years. Only what I do is to try and make a straight line. You start with the first ball, then every ball after that, place it about an inch behind the original divot. That way I am only hitting an inch or two of new turf. If all goes well, there should be a straight line at the target.

I try to do the same thing. My biggest problem is that the way I move my feet really digs up the turf and I wind up with two random foot holes from hitting my driver. I do say things to myself every now and then, but I really try to keep it low enough where people can't hear it and its definitely not every swing.

[Zebrabitch]

i usually have my ipod on since i hate hearing parents screaming at their kids with "do this" and "do that" speeches on the range. the range i go to is pretty packed with jr golfers + their parents, so it gets a bit loud.

if i'm on the grass range, i stay consistent with my divots as far as keeping them compact and localized so that the next person has a good clean grass area to hit from.

Im the same way, I have my Ipod on and I am in my own little zone, keeping all my divots together as to not tear up a large area of the turf. Seeing the "mine field" all over where people just drop and hit a ball without keeping them together drives me NUTS!

[jhfsdhf]

bugs the crap out of me when people talk / coach / curse to themselves audibly after every shot. makes me want to choke them.

haha....headphones! accept headphone cords always tend to wrap around my neck. So I typically just go to an end of the range where there are not as many ppl if possible.

[jhfsdhf]

That's fine as long as you hit off your divots. The problem is when people just hit balls from random spots all over their area.


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Exactly F2G. I've always tried to keep a small footprint even when I started. Even I would thin/chunk a shot but I would still try and put a ball on the smallest piece of turf to minimize impact.

[jhfsdhf]

had this last week, young kid, moaned and groaned after every shot. heard his dad later say he had just taken golf up that day!! talk about big expectations.

if I ever stop having fun and start moaning about bad shots, someone, please take my clubs away from me and sell them on ebay.


with regards divots etc, if i go to my course i can hit in their practice area on grass, otherwise most ranges around here are mats. the practice area is a bit of a mess and they could learn from this video.

I'm usually tolerant of others talking as I'm usually in "the zone" where I filter things out, but there have been times. I can usually tell by looking at someones swing, age, personality, etc why they are talking and can give them a break.

[jhfsdhf]

I will usually take it a step farther and hit from the same area the next time I visit the range too. Our public course has divots everywhere and you can probably find only about 20 areas where people are playing behind their previous divot.

That's a great idea and I guess I have done that by accident as I usually try and find a clear spot. Can always find a clear spot around a good divot area!

The worst is having to stand in a minefield of divots. Talk about un-balanced! I'll hit my irons like that but I'll move to the back of the ropes to hit driver.

[jhfsdhf]

And please for the love of all that is good let me know if you are going to pick up a tee or ball out in front of the ropes! The last thing I need is to mishit one into your shin.

BTW I'll update the front post with tips and gripes.

Thanks for all the great feedback!

[bWxNFI3c]

The "divot box" is a great idea and I've done it that way for quite a while but I think that golf courses / ranges really do need to promote that more and to make people aware of the practice. To some it seems like common sense but others may not think of it or know of it and I think it's the range's responsibility to promote it.

But to me, the most annoying thing at driving ranges are people talking on cell phones.
There are two reasons why this bugs me and the first is that most people seem to feel as if they have to shout into the phone in order to be heard and the other is that because they're shouting, I'm forced to hear a disjointed, one-sided conversation and there's definitely something surreal about that.

Many times someone will receive a call and no one hears a phone ring (because it's on vibrate) and the silence is suddenly broken by a loud voice from nearby saying, "Hey how ya' doin'?"

This naturally causes people to turn towards the voice because it sounds as if someone may have recognized them and is saying hi.
But then you see the phone parked in their ear.

At that point, it's like:

"I'm at the driving range"...
"not too bad"...
"Seven thirty?"...
"No I told him eight"...
"Yesterday"...
"No I haven't"...
"When?"...
"What, is he crazy, I cant do that"...
"What?"...
"No she's working"...

And so it goes until they're finished.

But the people who really crack me up are the ones with that stupid thing sticking out of their ear who are having a phone conversation - WHILE THEY'RE HITTING GOLF BALLS.
From my perspective, it looks as if they're some crazy person talking to themselves and that surely some men in white coats will be here to collect them later and take them back to their room.

I mean, a driving range session is what... an hour or so?
These folks can't "disconnect" from the world for one lousy hour?
And if the call is so important, why do they have to stand near everyone else shouting to some disembodied voice? Why can't they just walk away to someplace where they won't be bothering anyone?

I can handle real conversations between real people, I can handle the shot-by-shot self critiquing, I can even handle the "Happy Gilmore" crowd who are just there to see if they can hit the ball over the net.

But the cell phone people drive me crazy.

[thehhhyips]

Generally the range I go to isn't very busy, so you don't have to worry about messing with the people around you. I play at The First Tee so there tends to be a few kids running around at times. They make me nervous, but it is funny to hear their reactions when they are watching someone that bombs it.