Just get yourself into a routine, and do that every time you swing. Be intentional. Have at it.
Fergie32
Keep wasting all the good ones on the range
Sea_moore
Probably thinking too much because you’re on the course vs. the stress free swings on the range. Just get up to the ball and hit it.
The more you think the more you mess up. Did this yesterday. Shot 39 on the front, got up to a hole I always mess up, thought about that, and messed up. Went to the next hole and just swung without thinking and got through it
charcharcharmander
For me, it’s the visual difference, difference in ground feel, and lack of reps on each tee box that make it harder out on the course.
highbrowshow
If you really want to practice on the range the way you play on the course just give yourself 1 ball instead of a bucket, then you‘ll see it’s exactly the same
Kyrie-Swirving
Confidence. No consequences on the range so you can get up there and not think about hitting a bad shot, so naturally you’re more relaxed
Cartavian
Because you’re not skilled enough to do it consistently. Keep practicing.
Competitive_Test6697
Tee height or mental game
StageGeneral5982
Because youre constantly thinking about why you can’t hit driver while on the course
Normal-Afternoon-594
Superstition. It’s in your head.
If you can do it on the range, you can do it on the course. Plain and simple.
Necessary_Position51
Because the fairway isn’t 80 yards wide. You just swing the club on the range, but get tight and try steering it on the course,
mikka777
Have you tried alcohol or similar?
lotusxl
Paging Dr Rotella, is Dr Rotella in the house.
HamsterEagle
You need to have the club the other way up.
Logboy77
Because you aren’t as relaxed as you are on the range.
No_Explorer721
Just because you hit the sweet spot, doesn’t mean the ball is going straight.
generalizedweakness
The space between your ears is usually the problem. Mickelson once said really smart and dumb people do well. Everyone else their brain gets in the way. My last couple years of playing I went to the course with a what would a dumb guy do attitude and I was happier.
abjectobsolescence
Somebody recommended [Golf](https://youtu.be/-L97cjemM5k?si=Z5mN3a7S6P-UjQrk) is not a game if perfect by Bob Rotella in this sub last week, I read it and it’s fantastic, he talks about this a lot. Have a read (or a listen)
txmullins
“Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.” — Arnold Palmer
pinnerjay17
Mental game.
Sasquatch_000
I think a lot of it is the visuals. At the range your just freely swinging to an open spot. In the course you’re trying to pin point.
Scacho
No pressure.
jigglyho
Chalk Mountain gang rise up!
internet_humor
Because you aren’t doing a pre shot routine.
On every single shot. Pick a very small “field goal” made up to two items in the distance (posts/trees/markers) and then step back behind the ball. Look down the line. Aim. Set up. Hit.
Manually log the hit/miss left/miss right/etc. repeat starting from behind the ball and re aiming. Strive for 100%. Leave with a minimum of your probabilities for misses and in which direction.
uSaltySniitch
Other way around for me.
I look like an absolute buffoon on the range and then everything goes back to normal on the course.
I think it’s because I’m trying to add distance when on the range and it messes my tempo up a lot, which creates loads of problems. When on the course, I only focus on my usual tempo and sending the ball where I want.
bellzy09
Thin?
wacojacoco
Because you’re good at golf ?
Capable_Obligation96
Pressure.
NotoriousMFT
I’m of the mindset that you find a flow and don’t think at the range.
That’s a kind of freedom we never allow ourselves on the course
Manray2099
Because that’s where it matters
NoArm7707
With a golf ball? Yes you can
McButcher2k
You can, you just won’t
Top-Caregiver7815
Simple, you’re not under pressure.
sleepytime03
Spray the hock itch spray on your balls on the course, gotta stay dry baby.
Teachmehow2dougy
When you are on the range are you hitting your driver once then putting it back in the bag and not hitting it again for 13 minutes?
Kitkatcrusher
Can’t wait to do another practice session!!!
2010_12_24
Because you get one shot from the tee as opposed to dozens of shots from the range.
It’s relatively easy to make minor corrections in your swing after 8 bad attempts on the range. So just drilling driver at the range over and over isn’t helping. You need to practice like you’re actually playing a round sometimes. Hit driver, then a 7i approach shot. Maybe hit a wedge. Then go back to driver.
You gotta randomize your shots at the range to get better quicker.
Punkymeadow
Is that chalk mountain driving range??!
derby555
Do you make a sacrifice to the golf gods before you tee off? If not, then there’s your answer.
Illustrious-Past-115
But…. There’s only one good strike and three misses?
AsheronRealaidain
Did you spray the face with something?
Leandrys
Because there’s a real target, dangers on the sides, a score to deliver, because there’s : PRESSURE.
So, your swing’s is not the same, your mindset is not the same, your tension is not the same, your routine isn’t the same…
Your drives ? Straight to jail.
Busy-Ad-6912
I think it’s a little of everything. Mental gymnastics, being on a mat, perfect lie, no pressure, etc.
Forsaken-Can7701
Fear. Anxiety. Distrust.
Also, you swap clubs after every shot on a real course. Do you practice like that at the range?
chickenbucket7
disagree with most people here. the reason is that at the range you hit 50 driver shots in ten minutes ignoring the shanks and loving the bombs. on the course you might have the same shank/good hit ratio but you get 15 minutes to obsess over every shank
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Just get yourself into a routine, and do that every time you swing. Be intentional. Have at it.
Keep wasting all the good ones on the range
Probably thinking too much because you’re on the course vs. the stress free swings on the range. Just get up to the ball and hit it.
The more you think the more you mess up. Did this yesterday. Shot 39 on the front, got up to a hole I always mess up, thought about that, and messed up. Went to the next hole and just swung without thinking and got through it
For me, it’s the visual difference, difference in ground feel, and lack of reps on each tee box that make it harder out on the course.
If you really want to practice on the range the way you play on the course just give yourself 1 ball instead of a bucket, then you‘ll see it’s exactly the same
Confidence. No consequences on the range so you can get up there and not think about hitting a bad shot, so naturally you’re more relaxed
Because you’re not skilled enough to do it consistently. Keep practicing.
Tee height or mental game
Because youre constantly thinking about why you can’t hit driver while on the course
Superstition. It’s in your head.
If you can do it on the range, you can do it on the course. Plain and simple.
Because the fairway isn’t 80 yards wide. You just swing the club on the range, but get tight and try steering it on the course,
Have you tried alcohol or similar?
Paging Dr Rotella, is Dr Rotella in the house.
You need to have the club the other way up.
Because you aren’t as relaxed as you are on the range.
Just because you hit the sweet spot, doesn’t mean the ball is going straight.
The space between your ears is usually the problem. Mickelson once said really smart and dumb people do well. Everyone else their brain gets in the way. My last couple years of playing I went to the course with a what would a dumb guy do attitude and I was happier.
Somebody recommended [Golf](https://youtu.be/-L97cjemM5k?si=Z5mN3a7S6P-UjQrk) is not a game if perfect by Bob Rotella in this sub last week, I read it and it’s fantastic, he talks about this a lot. Have a read (or a listen)
“Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.” — Arnold Palmer
Mental game.
I think a lot of it is the visuals. At the range your just freely swinging to an open spot. In the course you’re trying to pin point.
No pressure.
Chalk Mountain gang rise up!
Because you aren’t doing a pre shot routine.
On every single shot. Pick a very small “field goal” made up to two items in the distance (posts/trees/markers) and then step back behind the ball. Look down the line. Aim. Set up. Hit.
Manually log the hit/miss left/miss right/etc. repeat starting from behind the ball and re aiming. Strive for 100%. Leave with a minimum of your probabilities for misses and in which direction.
Other way around for me.
I look like an absolute buffoon on the range and then everything goes back to normal on the course.
I think it’s because I’m trying to add distance when on the range and it messes my tempo up a lot, which creates loads of problems. When on the course, I only focus on my usual tempo and sending the ball where I want.
Thin?
Because you’re good at golf ?
Pressure.
I’m of the mindset that you find a flow and don’t think at the range.
That’s a kind of freedom we never allow ourselves on the course
Because that’s where it matters
With a golf ball? Yes you can
You can, you just won’t
Simple, you’re not under pressure.
Spray the hock itch spray on your balls on the course, gotta stay dry baby.
When you are on the range are you hitting your driver once then putting it back in the bag and not hitting it again for 13 minutes?
Can’t wait to do another practice session!!!
Because you get one shot from the tee as opposed to dozens of shots from the range.
It’s relatively easy to make minor corrections in your swing after 8 bad attempts on the range. So just drilling driver at the range over and over isn’t helping. You need to practice like you’re actually playing a round sometimes. Hit driver, then a 7i approach shot. Maybe hit a wedge. Then go back to driver.
You gotta randomize your shots at the range to get better quicker.
Is that chalk mountain driving range??!
Do you make a sacrifice to the golf gods before you tee off? If not, then there’s your answer.
But…. There’s only one good strike and three misses?
Did you spray the face with something?
Because there’s a real target, dangers on the sides, a score to deliver, because there’s : PRESSURE.
So, your swing’s is not the same, your mindset is not the same, your tension is not the same, your routine isn’t the same…
Your drives ? Straight to jail.
I think it’s a little of everything. Mental gymnastics, being on a mat, perfect lie, no pressure, etc.
Fear. Anxiety. Distrust.
Also, you swap clubs after every shot on a real course. Do you practice like that at the range?
disagree with most people here. the reason is that at the range you hit 50 driver shots in ten minutes ignoring the shanks and loving the bombs. on the course you might have the same shank/good hit ratio but you get 15 minutes to obsess over every shank