Really depends on how serious I take it. During the golf season, I use League play as my "practice." It's my excuse to play/practice at least once a week. I don't like hitting off mats. I think that's one of the reasons why I don't hit balls enough. There are very few courses or practice facilities that allow hitting off grass near me. The course closest to me has a short game practice area, which is where I spend most of my time. If I know I have an event coming up in the near future, then I'll find a way to practice more. I'll make it my priority to go after work every day & practice in some sort of way.
 
Late last year it was 3 times per week. And playing once per weekend. Then it cooled off, it got dark when I drove home from work, and I lost motivation.
 
I practice 4-5 times a week during the winter and maybe 2-3 during the rest of the year. I hit int he sim but I also chip and putt in the basement a lot of nights as well.
 
During the season I practice once a week. I start with 50 yard pitches, then work my way in to shorter ones and then chip shots. Then I hit on the range, but very seldom hit drivers (unless I'm not hitting my driver well and feel like I need practice). So, I'll hit with various clubs for about 30 minutes, then go putt for about 20 minutes. In that
hour and a half, I've hit a variety of clubs and short game shots and I'm ready for another week of playing.
 
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I do some form of practice nearly every day. @Jman mentioned this in a prior thread sometime back. Practice doesn’t have to be an hour long session, working through a bucket of balls.

I have a putting mat in my office. I work on my putting stroke, particularly takeaway, every work day. During the summer, I go into a grass playing field across from my office a few times a week for a half hour and work on pitches of 50, 65, and 80 yards. I look at a full length mirror to check my posture and grip multiple times per week.

Then, during the winter particularly, I work on my swing indoors at least a couple of times per week.

There is another thread with some discussion about laying up from a specific distance, say 100 yards, versus getting as close to the green as possible. I was surprised at the number of people who posted that they never work on partial wedge shots. It seems like if you want to try to maximize your ability, you have to put some time in on some of those things that can’t work themselves out simply playing a round of golf.
 
When I’m healthy, almost daily if I can get outside (even if I’ve played a round in the morning). I’m the winter, probably 4 days per week on the LM.
 
Practice two days, play one day does it for me. I have some things I practice very time, and I practice shots that gave me trouble the last time I played to get things fixed up.
 
I do some form of practice nearly every day. @Jman mentioned this in a prior thread sometime back. Practice doesn’t have to be an hour long session, working through a bucket of balls.

I have a putting mat in my office. I work on my putting stroke, particularly takeaway, every work day.
My putting mat is in the guest bedroom and got put away at Christmas when the guest bedroom becomes the wrapping paper room. I need to set it back up tomorrow.

The biggest thing I work on is hitting the sweet spot and getting the ball started on line. The best part of my game as a teenager was putting because 10-20 minutes a day on a putting mat working on specific things adds up quickly.
 
How often do you go out to just practice, whether it to be hitting at the range, short game chipping area or putting? Not before a round of golf, but just to practice?
At least once a week, usually twice for outdoor putting. I try to do 10-15 minutes of indoor putting mat work wiht a mirror daily at home.
TBH, I probably don't practice with purpose as much I should.
My concentration/attention span ain't what it used to be.... :ROFLMAO: :(
 
Went to the range today.. it was not great..
 
Usually, never.

Been trying to go once per week starting 3 weeks ago leading up to WWGC. Successful so far.
 
Went to the range today.. it was not great..
It was 30° with at 10mph wind directly in our faces and I shanked 2 of my 3 balls at demo day while trying to get readings on the Mizuno shaft optimizer so that was fun.
 
Usually once a week, depending on the week. I haven’t in a bit, might try and slip out next week for a bit
 
We talking about practice??

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Eh not too bad. Little long.


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I’m at the range 4-5 times during the week. I try to limit the number of balls to 60. If not I pay for it physically. At least one day just short game/bunker. Putt each session to begin or end. Usually have a plan in my head or a lesson plan based on some rabbit hole I went down
 
I have cut back to 3 days a week in 2024 related to repetitive motion injuries. I can practice from home and typically will not make more then 60 swings which include my chips and pitches I always start with. I call this small batch practice and learned that small sessions almost daily in the 2020's was my key to trying and learning new things. By comparison, i figured out why lessons followed by a trip to a range weekly never did work for me. Until I make something like riding a bike I tend to forget it in 2 days.
 
I try to one a week
 
I enjoy practicing putting. I don’t enjoy hitting balls but will spend time doing specific swing drills. Over the winter, I’ll practice putting and chipping in the basement.
 
My favorite practice sessions are short game area - trying different clubs to gauge height/spin/rollout from different turf conditions. I will do that 1-2 times per week leading up to a big match.

Otherwise, not that much range time. If swing is good, I don’t want to mess with it. If swing is bad, I buy new clubs 🤣🤣🤣
 
I’m at the range 4-5 times during the week. I try to limit the number of balls to 60. If not I pay for it physically.
I have cut back to 3 days a week in 2024 related to repetitive motion injuries.
If you haven’t already consider going to graphite shafts in your irons. I made the switch this year and it is amazing. My hands wrists and arms feel so much better the next day.
 
I don't have much time to get to the course, so if I go, I'm playing.

But the SkyTrak+ has me practicing at home 1-2 times a week. There's also a putting green at the office, because my bosses are awesome. So I can sneak in a short putting session at work most days.
 
I spend less time on full swing now - l like to video it, adjust, video to see changes. I spend more time on short game and putting. The wedge short game is creative and more interesting - putting yourself in difficult positions as you would find on a course and find a technique to deal with those shots
 
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