The 30-Ball Range Session

A useful range session has a beginning, a purpose and a finish. It does not end when the balls run out.

Balls 1–6: find the ground

Hit small wedge shots to one target. Your only job is to brush the turf in the same place and finish in balance. Start below full speed. Do not judge direction yet.

Balls 7–14: build one pattern

Choose a mid-iron and a generous target corridor. Hit eight shots with the same pre-shot routine you use on the course. After each shot, say where it started and curved. You are learning the pattern, not correcting every miss.

Balls 15–22: change the question

Alternate among a wedge, mid-iron, long club and driver. Never hit the same club twice. Pick a fresh target every time. This moves practice from repeating a motion to solving a shot — the same principle behind the target-variation drill in our driver practice guide.

Balls 23–30: play four holes

Imagine four holes from your next course. Play tee shot and approach for each. If the tee shot would be blocked, hit a recovery instead. Keep a score: one point for committing to the target, one for finishing in your chosen corridor.

Leave with one sentence

Before you go, write one useful note: "My stock shot today started left and stayed left," or "A slower start gave me better contact." Take one observation to the course, not five swing commands. For a more detailed structure to build sessions like this around, see our range session structure guide.