I wrote on Iona’s Instagram how she should have immense confidence in herself not only as a golfer but as a presenter. She is always just herself and her passion for the game is so evident but also is her desire to give something back. Here we have yet another example of a friendly look at how she approaches practice. A ‘this is what I do’ video rather than a ‘this is what you should do’, presented in a way that you want to try it out. Thanks again Iona. For me, you are the voice of golf. Just keep being you.
Excellent as always, Iona. You have all the skills & a timely reminder to use my Tues practice session in advance of Wed comp day in Lisheen Springs, Co. Dublin. U may know are Club Pro Raymie Burns ??
Went to the range to hit a bucket after work. Brought only my 7 iron. I tried to focus on staying connected and split the bucket into sets of 3 balls to slow down the hitting tempo. I enjoyed the best strikes of the season. The swing can easily get away from you and it's not always easy to get back. Thank you Iona for the great reminder.
Iona - I apologize for not being familiar with you. I caught you playing with Rick Shiels and became an instant Iona fan. Your swing, your personality, your smile all won me over. I simply cannot imagine someone watching you and not becoming a convert. I immediately subscribed. I don't know if you will make my golf better, although I suspect you will. But you will definitely make my watching much more fun.
As a new viewer to this channel and having watched numerous others, I can say that I’m now a convert. Really helpful tips and drills and somehow a more simplified way of practicing. Thanks Iona
I want to compliment you on how relaxed, chill and easy going you present the things you do. You are pure, all natural. Keep this up! I enjoy this very very much
Would like one of these I-Range mini phone holders, only delivery to US on the website, looked on eBay and Amazon with no look any ideas anyone? Great advice Iona 👌🏻
TLDR - sports psychology principles encourage doing some authentic practice. I know most people recommend starting with the wedge etc on the range but if I may offer a different opinion for the weekend warriors (non-pro golfer). Warm-up is super important and one should develop a warm-up routine (I use resistance bands) to activate the muscle groups etc. On the range, I do abt a 8 minute warm-up and then... I go to hit Driver (or 3 wood) first, or whatever you are going to tee off with on the weekend. Then I work my way down the irons and into pitching. Why? Because this portion is authentic practice. Most of us weekenders are not able to do a range warm-up before our tee-times, for all sorts of real world reasons (like no range at the course!). So we need to adapt to a "good warm-up and into a driver swing" routine, followed by the shot sequence on the course (irons then pitching). It builds great confidence because thats how it happens on the weekends. The pros and competitive players do the reverse because they come 2 hours before their tee-time and do a full range warm-up. I will do this "warmup to driver" routine from time to time on the range in order to get into the correct weekend mindset!
Such a great video! There are some really good ideas there that I’ll take to my next range session. I will try to remember “Quality over quantity” for all of my range sessions from now on! Thank you again, Iona!
Fantastic advice. The two things i am taking away: 1) I need some alignment sticks, 2) I should try the towel trick to promote a more neutral swing plane and learn my natural tempo.
Good advice, I hit about 40 balls on the club practice area 14:21 starting as you do to wake my body up. If no one else is on the range I will go and pick up after 10 balls. Probably only hit 2 drivers at the end. Then it’s off for coffee and sausage sandwich!
Thank you so much for this video! I watched it before heading to the range this evening, and I was so much more relaxed and felt like I really learned some things. Love your approach to mindset and I'm really digging the chasing the red series.
Iona, I want to thank you for your honesty and guidance regards practice. I play off of 10, used to be 4 but I gave up the game decades ago to do other things. I practiced every day to reach 4. No I basically do a muscle warm up and putting. Your video has given me a push to now use my local ranges and..... not hit a 100 balls (lol)... But have a goal, and work on it. Thanks for sharing your tips. 😊😊
That setting the second alignment stick parallel to the line of the ball is a great tip. I've been just dropping one and aiming it slightly left of the target. I need focus on quality and not quantity as you said.
Superb video. I for one, struggle when on the range. I go through the bag but with no real purpose and practice. I will definitely use this approach by splitting up balls into small groups. 👏
Content like this is great. Think we’ve all been guilty of going to the range and just smashing balls without really focussing on anything! I like the sets of three, going to use that one myself.
Really enjoyed this! I try to decide before I leave home what it is that I want to do at a range session on that given day: Some days, if I've had a rotten day at work, I do just want to get 100 balls, move through the gears quickly, and blat a load of drives (the golfing equivalent of letting off steam at a punchbag at the gym). Some days, I want to go and work on a specific aspect of my game. I'll typically get 50 balls, spend 30 of them on my objective for the day, but still "treat" myself to 20 balls of "fun", which might be ten of wedge target practice and ten drives. And then if it's a warm-up prior to a round, I'll simply get 30 balls and work down the bag, using alternate clubs for four balls each: PW, 8i, 6i, 4h, D. Then off to the chipping green, putting green and the first tee! So yeah, for me it's all about setting off to the range with intent and purpose. Tell yourself what you're going to do, do what you're going to do, then reflect on what you did.
I saw your Instagram post with the towel a couple of weeks ago and it's really helped me stop pulling my shots left. Can"t recommend it enough as a drill. Great video about quality over quantity. And again a healthy mental approach is preached.
Outstanding video. I have been guilty of 100 balls in 45 mins. I have seen the towel drill but never knew how and why. It was good to see it being used. Something I am going to try. A lot of people will gain a lot by watching this.
Great video as Always Iona 😁😁 Pity you weren't ripping your Driver, I'm sure I'm not the only one whose keen to see that 😁Please share your chipping practice as well. I think a lot of us could benefit from your experience around the green😊👍
Deliberate practice is important and key to getting better at most things in life. Pick a target, shape, line/aim point etc before stepping up makes it possible to determine if you succeeded - measuring is the only way to know if improving. Reviewing video is great to see if what you intended was executed. With all that said I still succeed in having golf range time work like meditation where I can disconnect from regular life.
Great advice on using the time at the range to advantage, Iona. Like you, I use alignment sticks for ball position and target line then take them away once I get a groove going. If I go awry, out come the alignment sticks and it's back to work. It is way too easy to slip into "whack a mole" mode with the range balls. I find it helpful to switch up my target as I move between clubs. I'm always focusing on a swing target at the back of the range so that I swing the club rather than hit the ball at a marker, or flag, etc.
Another tip is taking that target alignment rod and placing it a couple of feet in front of you sticking down on the ground. You know have a target line and you can practice on shot shaping left and/or right. If you hit the target line rod, your club’s face was perfectly squared to your target line. Hope this tip helps
Great advice and presentation skills, and a very honest explanation of a driving range practice routine. Using the marker sticks on the range I will definitely be trying. Great comment about ball position too, I reckon many of my bad shots are down to wrong ball position not just a lack of ability.😅
So helpful to get your guidance on proper practice Iona, I’m so guilty of whacking 110 balls in a session with little idea of whether I’m improving or just tiring myself out. Quality is the key! X
Excellent. Thank you again. I would love to have a similar video showing how you practice putting and chipping. In particular how you build confidence in putting. I am a 6 handicap golfer but a very poor putter.
Thank you so much for your training tips. At the moment I am not sure of my distances, so I take 100 balls and hit three with each club and register my longest strike. After that I will practice my chipping. However, I have realised that I am not ready to go out on a course.
Thanks! Good tips for the range. I use a similar approach but have not ever incorporated training aids like the sticks to check ball position. And setting up my phone so I can video myself is brilliant. (And in hindsight so obvious!). So I am going to take both of these with me the next time I go to the range. I also like the idea of 3-ball sets. One more thing I need to do is to pick 1 or 2 things to work on rather than coming to the range with either no plan and trying different things on the fly or I come with a half dozen or more issues to address or techniques to try and I overwhelm myself and don't really learn. Focusing on just a couple of things like you did is great advice.
Such good tips in this video. I definitely fall into the trap of smashing 100 balls and end up worse than when I started. Definitely gonna try some of this!
Found the drill you shared very useful for my irons. Tried with less success for driver. Maybe you could show a drill you use for driver in the future. Keep up the good content.
Your technique looks Awesome, I wish I could play like you do on a bad day keep up the good work and rest that wrist of your, keep up the great work loving the content
Good video - I try to get my teenage son to take his time between balls and really focus on technique - but he just loves to get up there and crank through them
Love the tip on the set of three. That will help me focus. In one of your videos you explained a bit on the stats you keep. Would love to understand that scratch stat better.
Excellent advice Iona & this is definitely something I can learn & improve from. The idea of just banging balls is long gone but having a structured practice isn't always easy & the towel drill will certainly help my swing. many thanks.
Great vid Iona. Am going to try the towel thing…it may help in my over the top bad hits too. Keep it going please, loving these and the In the Red vids. Top stuff.
Such great insight. Practice with intent rather than the need to hit as many shots as possible. I see people find a stall at the range with 2 full large buckets in hand often. I assure you that they are doing more harm than good late in that session. Thx Iona. Well done.
Really interesting watch - thanks for sharing. Could you do a part two with your chipping/putting practice? That seems to be the area pros spend a lot more time on then amateurs, and is where shots tend to be gained/lost.
Outstanding advice. I'm in my 50's and any driving range practice or even playing a round I feel back stiffness, soreness afterwards and next day. It's hard for me to stay under 30 balls, but I liked how you just kept it to 2 clubs and one thing.
Great little video Iona, the towel under the armpits is such an under rated tool, the benefits are priceless, it keeps you connected, it limits your swing to a half /three quarter swing which helps with feeling a compact swing and focuses your mind on the important sections of the take away and through impact, it's inspired me to put it back into my routine, so thank you for that. A side point with the 30 ball practice session, if you're taking a couple of practice swings before each ball to get the feeling (which I think is so important) you're actually looking at 90 swings, which is more than a full round of golf, so 30 is perfect. Thanks again Iona.
Great advice Iona - so many just pitch up to beat balls with no real purpose and wind up exhausted and sore. Really enjoying your series of videos - more please! A video explaining the benefits of swinging within yourself and making a solid strike vs trying to hit it hard would be great.
Great advice. Just getting into this sport and have recently discovered the range. All too easy to bang away a bucket without any thought about what I'm trying to achieve.
Excellent video Iona! I really can’t remember going to the driving range with any sort of plan of working on technique. I have just gone with an intent to just strike the ball as good as I can, but with no plan to establish any technique necessarily. Your advice on working on very specific elements of a good swing really makes sense. Thanks for rattling my cage! 🙂
Thanks Iona. I easily go into “spaced out” mode on the range because I don’t have a great structure to my practice. I like the structure you apply, simple, logical and practical. In particular, I like that you limit the balls, I’d be more your parents age so mindlessly bashing balls just further imbeds me poor technique and leaves me with a sore back to boot. I also like that you go in with only one focus issue. We are only human and although I hear it’s possible for women to multitask, I certainly can’t. I can only focus on one thing at a time. Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for offering your insights for practice. My journey at the driving range will be improved and, hopefully, my game using your methods.
Thanks for the video. I like the concept of purposeful practice and picking an item to work on. then checking to see if progress is made. Your chipping practice would be great to see. I struggle with chipping currently. Cheers!
I struggle to hit lots of balls at the range, so try to keep quality over quantity. Very familiar with the towel drill, as keeping my arms and body connected has been one of my swing goals for a year or so. I really like what you did with the alignment sticks, definitely want to try that one
Thanks Iona for a great video. Ive just returned from the range after hitting my new Titleist T400 irons. So different from my old 25 year old irons but felt it was a very positive session and looking forward to enjoying them out on the course here in Western Australia. Love your work. Xx
I've seen a lot of people with wrist/hand injuries start to try thicker grips to a lot of success. Is this something you've explored at all? I've personally experienced more of what you've described when talking about the practice mat at the beginning, where if my hands/wrists/etc are hurting, it's usually because something in my technique is off.
I hate to admit it, but as long as I have been playing golf, I have only recently adopted a similarly focused driving range session. In that time I have realized a marked improvement in my over all game. I really like the idea of 3 balls at 5 set intervals. Just enough to focus but not enough to fatigue. I’d love to hear about how you practice your tempo. Aside from set up, that is something that goes awry from time to time. Great content!
Thank you Iona. Your advice is always appreciated and delivered in an easily understandable way. Far too many coaches make it so difficult to understand. By the way you need a new glove lol.
Fascinating to see your thought process Iona. I will defo use this going forward at the range rather than just seeing if I can get the 100 balls thru the back fence 🏌♂️💥⛳️
I wrote on Iona’s Instagram how she should have immense confidence in herself not only as a golfer but as a presenter. She is always just herself and her passion for the game is so evident but also is her desire to give something back. Here we have yet another example of a friendly look at how she approaches practice. A ‘this is what I do’ video rather than a ‘this is what you should do’, presented in a way that you want to try it out. Thanks again Iona. For me, you are the voice of golf. Just keep being you.
Excellent as always, Iona. You have all the skills & a timely reminder to use my Tues practice session in advance of Wed comp day in Lisheen Springs, Co. Dublin. U may know are Club Pro Raymie Burns ??
Probably one of the most helpful videos on a practical level on how the process of training to play your best golf should be done
Really good reminder not to be mindless at the range which is my tendancy.
Went to the range to hit a bucket after work. Brought only my 7 iron. I tried to focus on staying connected and split the bucket into sets of 3 balls to slow down the hitting tempo. I enjoyed the best strikes of the season. The swing can easily get away from you and it's not always easy to get back. Thank you Iona for the great reminder.
Perfect, I’ve been guilty of never having purpose on the range. This vid has given me direction thanks
Iona - I apologize for not being familiar with you. I caught you playing with Rick Shiels and became an instant Iona fan. Your swing, your personality, your smile all won me over. I simply cannot imagine someone watching you and not becoming a convert. I immediately subscribed. I don't know if you will make my golf better, although I suspect you will. But you will definitely make my watching much more fun.
As a new viewer to this channel and having watched numerous others, I can say that I’m now a convert.
Really helpful tips and drills and somehow a more simplified way of practicing. Thanks Iona
I want to compliment you on how relaxed, chill and easy going you present the things you do. You are pure, all natural. Keep this up! I enjoy this very very much
Excellent advice, Iona! It took years before I understood the concept of “Quality over Quantity” at the range.
Would like one of these I-Range mini phone holders, only delivery to US on the website, looked on eBay and Amazon with no look any ideas anyone? Great advice Iona 👌🏻
Awesome content Iona, I learned this too late! Never take more than 25/30 balls now! Would like to see your chipping practice.
TLDR - sports psychology principles encourage doing some authentic practice.
I know most people recommend starting with the wedge etc on the range but if I may offer a different opinion for the weekend warriors (non-pro golfer). Warm-up is super important and one should develop a warm-up routine (I use resistance bands) to activate the muscle groups etc. On the range, I do abt a 8 minute warm-up and then... I go to hit Driver (or 3 wood) first, or whatever you are going to tee off with on the weekend. Then I work my way down the irons and into pitching. Why? Because this portion is authentic practice. Most of us weekenders are not able to do a range warm-up before our tee-times, for all sorts of real world reasons (like no range at the course!). So we need to adapt to a "good warm-up and into a driver swing" routine, followed by the shot sequence on the course (irons then pitching). It builds great confidence because thats how it happens on the weekends. The pros and competitive players do the reverse because they come 2 hours before their tee-time and do a full range warm-up. I will do this "warmup to driver" routine from time to time on the range in order to get into the correct weekend mindset!
I agree, hitting range balls and practicing is great for de- stressing.
We need an interview with the automated ball picker-upper. Never seen one of those before.
Such a great video! There are some really good ideas there that I’ll take to my next range session. I will try to remember “Quality over quantity” for all of my range sessions from now on! Thank you again, Iona!
Fantastic advice. The two things i am taking away: 1) I need some alignment sticks, 2) I should try the towel trick to promote a more neutral swing plane and learn my natural tempo.
Good advice, I hit about 40 balls on the club practice area 14:21 starting as you do to wake my body up. If no one else is on the range I will go and pick up after 10 balls. Probably only hit 2 drivers at the end. Then it’s off for coffee and sausage sandwich!
Such a great watch, so enjoyable
Thank you so much for this video! I watched it before heading to the range this evening, and I was so much more relaxed and felt like I really learned some things. Love your approach to mindset and I'm really digging the chasing the red series.
The importance of purpose, such a helpful perspective. Thanks Iona
Such a useful video for a beginner golfer planning my range time!
Iona, I want to thank you for your honesty and guidance regards practice. I play off of 10, used to be 4 but I gave up the game decades ago to do other things. I practiced every day to reach 4. No I basically do a muscle warm up and putting.
Your video has given me a push to now use my local ranges and..... not hit a 100 balls (lol)... But have a goal, and work on it.
Thanks for sharing your tips. 😊😊
That setting the second alignment stick parallel to the line of the ball is a great tip. I've been just dropping one and aiming it slightly left of the target. I need focus on quality and not quantity as you said.
Good to have a focus and a theme for the session
Superb video. I for one, struggle when on the range. I go through the bag but with no real purpose and practice. I will definitely use this approach by splitting up balls into small groups. 👏
Content like this is great. Think we’ve all been guilty of going to the range and just smashing balls without really focussing on anything! I like the sets of three, going to use that one myself.
Your iron routine is exactly what i need ! Have been working on same issue . Will try that towel setup
Thank you Iona
Really enjoyed this! I try to decide before I leave home what it is that I want to do at a range session on that given day:
Some days, if I've had a rotten day at work, I do just want to get 100 balls, move through the gears quickly, and blat a load of drives (the golfing equivalent of letting off steam at a punchbag at the gym).
Some days, I want to go and work on a specific aspect of my game. I'll typically get 50 balls, spend 30 of them on my objective for the day, but still "treat" myself to 20 balls of "fun", which might be ten of wedge target practice and ten drives.
And then if it's a warm-up prior to a round, I'll simply get 30 balls and work down the bag, using alternate clubs for four balls each: PW, 8i, 6i, 4h, D. Then off to the chipping green, putting green and the first tee!
So yeah, for me it's all about setting off to the range with intent and purpose. Tell yourself what you're going to do, do what you're going to do, then reflect on what you did.
I saw your Instagram post with the towel a couple of weeks ago and it's really helped me stop pulling my shots left. Can"t recommend it enough as a drill. Great video about quality over quantity. And again a healthy mental approach is preached.
Outstanding video. I have been guilty of 100 balls in 45 mins. I have seen the towel drill but never knew how and why. It was good to see it being used. Something I am going to try. A lot of people will gain a lot by watching this.
So glad this channel is back up and running!
Just brilliant iona really good strong advice
Brilliant idea, definitely going to steal your practise regime. Need to find one of those phone mount thingies as well.
Where can I get the camera grip/clamp you have? Love the videos please keep them coming! 👍
Great video as Always Iona 😁😁 Pity you weren't ripping your Driver, I'm sure I'm not the only one whose keen to see that 😁Please share your chipping practice as well. I think a lot of us could benefit from your experience around the green😊👍
Deliberate practice is important and key to getting better at most things in life. Pick a target, shape, line/aim point etc before stepping up makes it possible to determine if you succeeded - measuring is the only way to know if improving. Reviewing video is great to see if what you intended was executed. With all that said I still succeed in having golf range time work like meditation where I can disconnect from regular life.
I would love to see a video discussing drills to get better and more confident with chipping.
Great advice on using the time at the range to advantage, Iona. Like you, I use alignment sticks for ball position and target line then take them away once I get a groove going. If I go awry, out come the alignment sticks and it's back to work. It is way too easy to slip into "whack a mole" mode with the range balls.
I find it helpful to switch up my target as I move between clubs. I'm always focusing on a swing target at the back of the range so that I swing the club rather than hit the ball at a marker, or flag, etc.
Lovely video Iona, enjoying the content
Thanks for the tips on the alignment sticks. Extremely useful ideas to use on my next trip to the range ⛳️
Another tip is taking that target alignment rod and placing it a couple of feet in front of you sticking down on the ground. You know have a target line and you can practice on shot shaping left and/or right. If you hit the target line rod, your club’s face was perfectly squared to your target line. Hope this tip helps
Great advice and presentation skills, and a very honest explanation of a driving range practice routine. Using the marker sticks on the range I will definitely be trying. Great comment about ball position too, I reckon many of my bad shots are down to wrong ball position not just a lack of ability.😅
Great teachers always keep your attention, a lovely informative watch.
The sets of 3 range balls is a really good idea 👍 It does really help a person slow down and think about what they are trying to accomplish.
So helpful to get your guidance on proper practice Iona, I’m so guilty of whacking 110 balls in a session with little idea of whether I’m improving or just tiring myself out. Quality is the key! X
Excellent. Thank you again. I would love to have a similar video showing how you practice putting and chipping. In particular how you build confidence in putting. I am a 6 handicap golfer but a very poor putter.
Really helpful and really good to cover the basics of the alignment sticks
Thank you so much for your training tips. At the moment I am not sure of my distances, so I take 100 balls and hit three with each club and register my longest strike. After that I will practice my chipping. However, I have realised that I am not ready to go out on a course.
Thanks! Good tips for the range. I use a similar approach but have not ever incorporated training aids like the sticks to check ball position. And setting up my phone so I can video myself is brilliant. (And in hindsight so obvious!). So I am going to take both of these with me the next time I go to the range. I also like the idea of 3-ball sets. One more thing I need to do is to pick 1 or 2 things to work on rather than coming to the range with either no plan and trying different things on the fly or I come with a half dozen or more issues to address or techniques to try and I overwhelm myself and don't really learn. Focusing on just a couple of things like you did is great advice.
Such good tips in this video. I definitely fall into the trap of smashing 100 balls and end up worse than when I started. Definitely gonna try some of this!
Faldo - esque drills ..loving the content Iona ..thank you 👍🇬🇧
Found the drill you shared very useful for my irons. Tried with less success for driver. Maybe you could show a drill you use for driver in the future. Keep up the good content.
Your technique looks Awesome, I wish I could play like you do on a bad day keep up the good work and rest that wrist of your, keep up the great work loving the content
Thank you Iona 🙏🙏⭐️⭐️ Paul
The kindest lady
Good video - I try to get my teenage son to take his time between balls and really focus on technique - but he just loves to get up there and crank through them
Loved it. Nice simple and structured routine. I used to get 100 balls and leave the range knackered and confused. Not a confidence builder.
I agree with everything you say. Monday n Tuesday 20 golf balls maximum Wednesday Thursday 25 maximum
I struggle with the same issue “humping” at the ball and flipping …. Definitely will try the towel drill next time I’m up the range ✌🏻
super helpful to see how you approach practicing! definitely plan to be more intentional and less about quantity of balls too!
Love the tip on the set of three. That will help me focus. In one of your videos you explained a bit on the stats you keep. Would love to understand that scratch stat better.
Awesome and massively helpful. I'm restarting after 30+ years of not playing golf so things like this will get me going in the right direction ❤
Excellent advice Iona & this is definitely something I can learn & improve from. The idea of just banging balls is long gone but having a structured practice isn't always easy & the towel drill will certainly help my swing. many thanks.
Great vid Iona. Am going to try the towel thing…it may help in my over the top bad hits too. Keep it going please, loving these and the In the Red vids. Top stuff.
Such great insight. Practice with intent rather than the need to hit as many shots as possible. I see people find a stall at the range with 2 full large buckets in hand often. I assure you that they are doing more harm than good late in that session. Thx Iona. Well done.
Hi Iona, I watched this video and went to range, was next level solid contact! I’m a fan and I now will carry a towel in by bag!
Really interesting watch - thanks for sharing. Could you do a part two with your chipping/putting practice? That seems to be the area pros spend a lot more time on then amateurs, and is where shots tend to be gained/lost.
Outstanding advice. I'm in my 50's and any driving range practice or even playing a round I feel back stiffness, soreness afterwards and next day. It's hard for me to stay under 30 balls, but I liked how you just kept it to 2 clubs and one thing.
Great video. It would be good to see pre and post round warm up / cool down and any golf specific exercises you do away from hitting balls
Thanks Iona. I will try this drill..
Great tips Iona on alignment. Always struggle with this so these drills will be of great advantage for my game👍
Great little video Iona, the towel under the armpits is such an under rated tool, the benefits are priceless, it keeps you connected, it limits your swing to a half /three quarter swing which helps with feeling a compact swing and focuses your mind on the important sections of the take away and through impact, it's inspired me to put it back into my routine, so thank you for that.
A side point with the 30 ball practice session, if you're taking a couple of practice swings before each ball to get the feeling (which I think is so important) you're actually looking at 90 swings, which is more than a full round of golf, so 30 is perfect. Thanks again Iona.
Thanks for the insight. Extremely helpful.
Great advice Iona. We all need reminding of what we should be doing.
Great advice Iona - so many just pitch up to beat balls with no real purpose and wind up exhausted and sore. Really enjoying your series of videos - more please! A video explaining the benefits of swinging within yourself and making a solid strike vs trying to hit it hard would be great.
Are there any putting drills you could show us Iona? Love your show and love your golf!
I work on. A softish grip, smooth rhythm, 3/4 swings, 5 balls each club and realign grip if hitting left or right.
Thanks Iona. Some really good tips to take to the range.
Good video, Iona. If you have a speed drill for putting, that would be very handy. Thank you.
Great advice. Just getting into this sport and have recently discovered the range. All too easy to bang away a bucket without any thought about what I'm trying to achieve.
Very wise. I'm sure I've hurt the muscles in my right arm trying to do too much on the range and without enough focus. Thanks Iona.
Excellent video Iona! I really can’t remember going to the driving range with any sort of plan of working on technique. I have just gone with an intent to just strike the ball as good as I can, but with no plan to establish any technique necessarily. Your advice on working on very specific elements of a good swing really makes sense. Thanks for rattling my cage! 🙂
Thanks Iona. I easily go into “spaced out” mode on the range because I don’t have a great structure to my practice. I like the structure you apply, simple, logical and practical. In particular, I like that you limit the balls, I’d be more your parents age so mindlessly bashing balls just further imbeds me poor technique and leaves me with a sore back to boot.
I also like that you go in with only one focus issue. We are only human and although I hear it’s possible for women to multitask, I certainly can’t. I can only focus on one thing at a time.
Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for offering your insights for practice. My journey at the driving range will be improved and, hopefully, my game using your methods.
Thanks for the video. I like the concept of purposeful practice and picking an item to work on. then checking to see if progress is made. Your chipping practice would be great to see. I struggle with chipping currently. Cheers!
Awesome practice routine I hope to use when I can practice
Really useful video. Thanks Iona 👍🏻
Fantastic insightful video. Thanks
Great drills and advice! Also like the first stick to target then parallel off that. Like this calmer Iona also.
Thank you this was so useful. My golf instructor always tells me to only hit 25 balls at a time and make them count. Now I know how !
Thanks Iona!
I struggle to hit lots of balls at the range, so try to keep quality over quantity. Very familiar with the towel drill, as keeping my arms and body connected has been one of my swing goals for a year or so. I really like what you did with the alignment sticks, definitely want to try that one
Thanks Iona for a great video. Ive just returned from the range after hitting my new Titleist T400 irons. So different from my old 25 year old irons but felt it was a very positive session and looking forward to enjoying them out on the course here in Western Australia. Love your work. Xx
Great video Iona, what about some putting drills?
I've seen a lot of people with wrist/hand injuries start to try thicker grips to a lot of success. Is this something you've explored at all?
I've personally experienced more of what you've described when talking about the practice mat at the beginning, where if my hands/wrists/etc are hurting, it's usually because something in my technique is off.
Always nice to see Iona 😊
Sundays range drill sorted. Thank you Iona.
I hate to admit it, but as long as I have been playing golf, I have only recently adopted a similarly focused driving range session. In that time I have realized a marked improvement in my over all game. I really like the idea of 3 balls at 5 set intervals. Just enough to focus but not enough to fatigue. I’d love to hear about how you practice your tempo. Aside from set up, that is something that goes awry from time to time. Great content!
Thank you Iona. Your advice is always appreciated and delivered in an easily understandable way. Far too many coaches make it so difficult to understand. By the way you need a new glove lol.
Fascinating to see your thought process Iona. I will defo use this going forward at the range rather than just seeing if I can get the 100 balls thru the back fence 🏌♂️💥⛳️