Practice Range vs. Golf Course

photo credit: tnarik   Players are often bewildered as to why their golf shots on the course are not as good as they were earlier on the practice range.  This common complaint is heard routinely. 

The reason why the quality of the shots can be so different is that on the range you are hitting one shot after another.  On the golf course there is much more time between shots, time for more thought and muscle tension to set in.

In many cases, a player will just hit too many practice shots.  When you go to the range, before a round, there is no need to hit a large bag of balls.  Twenty or thirty shots should do.  Get there early and take plenty of time between shots to preserve your timing.