Golf Practice Plan

A Practical Driving Range Routine for Amateur Golfers

The range is useful when every ball has a target, a decision, and a consequence.

30-minute routine

5 minutes of warm-up, 10 minutes of contact calibration, 10 minutes of tee-shot or approach dispersion, and 5 minutes of one-ball pressure practice.

60-minute routine

10 minutes warm-up, 15 minutes wedge calibration, 15 minutes target-specific approach shots, 15 minutes tee-shot dispersion, and 5 minutes review.

90-minute routine

Add variable targets, a driver-versus-safer-club test, and a scored nine-shot finish. Break the session into clear blocks and pause briefly between them.

The range is not the whole game

Putting, short game, on-course decisions, and post-round review may be a better use of part of your week. Your plan should reflect the strokes you actually lose.