[seatlyled]

Long Irons. Always trying to get better with them.

[Immonnaornach]

For some reason, I hit a lot of Pitching Wedges and 5 irons. I hit two 5's then 2 PW. Not sure why, I just like the differences in length.

[mvjvz]

Will dedicate at least one basket to the driver - and a lot of those, I try to learn to KILL the ball !

the rest I divvy up to the other clubs, no particular order, hmmm, well wedgies and fairway clubs more than the middle clubs.

but now that I have about 250 used balls.... I will do some of the short work at home.

[Noxassope]

PW, 7I, 5 wood and driver. This is if I'm warming up before a round, if I'm at the range to work on my swing I'll hit them all.

[ResistNewWorldOrder]

Generally, I spread out a bucket over most of the bag (a few short irons, a few long irons, and then the woods). However, recently, I've been hitting a few more 3-woods than normal to try and get (mostly) repeatable results with that club.

[mas-dkt-sive]

Generally, I will hit a few 9 irons softly to loosen up and establish my tempo. The I do one of two things. I will either hit a couple of shots with almost every club, starting with the 9, then maybe a 4, then 7, then PW, then driver...no particular order, but I don't pound one shot after the other with the same club. I try to keep moving around in the set.

If I have a round coming up at a course I have played before, I will play the round on the range. If the first hole is a driver hole, I will hit driver and try to recreate the shot I need for that hole, fade or draw, etc. Then I guess what I would hit based on the drive I just hit. I move through the course until I finish or run out of balls. I usually run out of balls...

One funny thing is that most people seem to hit their wedges to establish a tempo....I am much better of to hit driver to get my tempo down.

[evennyNiz]

I'll start with full swings wth the SW because it's probably the heaviest club in my bag, then the PW, then the 8, 6, 4 irons, then my 5 wood, then my 3 wood on the mat and on a short tee, then about 10 swings with the driver. I'll finish up the bucket trying to put balls on the 50yd green or the trash cans in front of them.

[ruforumczspam]

If I'm working on something specific, drill with the 7i and then test it with the other clubs.

Warming up for a round? One wedge, one mid-iron, one hybrid, and the driver.

[zooworms]

Two different scenarios as follows:

Practice on the range:

Warm up with 6 or 7 iron...usually hitting it softly to about 100-120 yards trying to find my sequence. Some days are better then others and some days I spend 90% of the bucket on this. If I find it, then I start working with other clubs through-out the bag but go back to the 7 iron if I loose my sequence and start over...can you tell that I am currently working on sequencing???

Warm up for a round or tournament:

Warm up with 6 or 7 iron...usually hitting it about 100-120 yards trying to find my sequence. After 10-20 balls I will start hitting full shots to see what swing I have for that day. I will hit a few 3 irons (maybe off a tee) to warm up the long clubs and finish with a few Drivers prior to going to the first tee (if that is the club I will be using on the 1st tee)...

[Sydneyfonzi]

I need to start with wedges first to get my muscles going, etc. before I get into the longer sticks

[drgshmcm]

I always warm up with SW, with slow easy swings or half 2/3 swings, since its the heaviest therefore stretches out all of the core swing muscles slowly.

Then I go up every other one, one range day its the driver, odd's and the PW, the next time I go to the range it's the 3W, even's and the GW. This way I hit the wedges and all my iron's fairly evenly. I play good lies, divots, etc always hitting at something to gauge my accuracy, dispersion, consitency etc.

Then when I feel I have practiced enough full swings I chip/punch/flop with various clubs for a while then top it off with some crazy shot shaping swings with whatever club I felt I either need work on or the one I hit the best. If I am feeling extra studious then I play a couple holes tee to green in my head using made up fairway's and landing spots etc. Even though it sounds like a TON of balls I use only three (sometimes four if I am goofing off) bags of 50-58ish and take no more than 2 hrs or so...........this also includes putting for at LEAST 30 minutes, sometimes even more, MUCH MUCH more.

[Nutpoode]

I'm not fond of practicing

+1. I don't like the range very much. I hit too many balls too quickly, then find myself repeating a bad swing because I am fatigued.

[Vikonbarius]

I always hit my PW first. I hit about 5 - 10 balls, taking lots of practice swings between, 4- - 5. This gets me pretty warmed up, and it also sets a slow tone for the practice session. I find that I have a much better session at the range when I take my time.

After PW, I hit my 7 / 6, then jump to my 4 wood / hybrid / driver before hitting the long irons. I don't hit my long irons consistently, so I always need to feel confident about my swing before hitting them. That's why I try to get into a good groove before hitting them. If i have a couple bad swings with the long irons, I'll switch back to the PW and swing until I feel confident again.

Being a beginner, I find that confidence makes such a difference in how well I strike the ball --> that's why I probably end up hitting PW with 30% of my range balls even as I'm trying to figure out my long irons :P

[Shemker394]

at the moment i concentrate on my 5 wood through to the 7 iron. I have worked out that it is the poor execution on these shots that cost me GIR's and therefore shots. Particularly on longer par 4s.

I do warm up with some PW shots though...and if before a round will hit a couple with the driver too.

[BuyNetHosting]

i always start and finish with the wedges.....but i change clubs every/every other shot

[Geetiill]

I start with a wedge and then move to a 6 iron, fairway wood and then driver. most of the time is spent with the wedge and the 6.

[Stainditnew]

......Do you find yourself hitting on the range more so than others?


For me it's driver and four iron maybe a seven thrown in for good measure.

[Sydneyfonzi]

I hit them all. I try to spend equal parts on everything. I start with wedges then irons (9 down to 4), hybrid, woods, then finish with driver

[vicgirl]

I practice my wedges more than anything else when I am not testing equipment.

[Caluabdum]

I work on whatever club needs work, currently driver, but for warmup i always start with the 7 or 8.