How many balls a day can you hit?

[Grum]

Hit 400 balls at the range today and played 12 holes. My hands are killing me. I have blisters and callous's everywhere. For what its worth, I'm hitting BIG divots and using cord grips on everything.

 

How many balls/holes a day can you manage without feeling pain? Also, what grips are you using?

[akaone]

about 150 full shots, 75 3/4 shots and 75 half shots. I feel like i learn better doing this because when i need to dial it down on the course for a feel shot I have a good idea of how far to take it back. Playing gp tour velvet cords

[venturagolfer87]

earlier in the week, my morning classes got cancelled, so i decided to go to my home course and hit some balls, hit a large bucket (approx. 125 balls), and was hitting it really good, so i decided to play 18. ended up breaking 80 for the second day in a row (my lowest score before this week was 82 from the second to last tees). finished around 230. went home, ate lunch, then went to the little 9-hole course right around the corner from my house, hit 125 more balls, and then played in a 9-hole scramble that went from 530 until a little after dusk. came home, and after a good shower and some food, sat down, put on the golf channel, and fell asleep within 15 minutes. i do already have a couple callouses on my left hand fingers (which is weird because i'm right handed, aren't i supposed to get them on the hand without a glove?) i play with golf pride MCC's.

[boogie124]

Well on Thursday I played 38 holes, the only thing was my legs were sore the next day, next day just played another 9, saturday I played 18 comp holes and them played 7 holes chipping and putting around the greens etc.

72 holes in 3 days. I was struggling to play golf the last 7 I had absolutely no energy.

[JNewsted]

I like to hit 100 ish, or about an hour or so for full shots. Something like that. After that, I get too loose and start breaking down the progress that I make. I then like to do wedge/shortgame/putting things for a while after that. A good 2 hour session is ideal for me.

[buggyman]

when I worked at a driving range, I used to average 500-1000 balls a day. But rarely less then 500 a day usually 5 days a week.

[progolf4life]

"How many can I?"... well I "can" hit over 1000 if I wanted to.... but that would be a little overkill. I usually hit around 2-3 extra large buckets (around 225-350) balls. And then i'll go and walk around 5-9 holes. Some days i'll just hit 1 extra large bucket then go walk 9 or 18. I do this 6-7 days a week and have been for more than a year now. It's a good thing I get free range balls and play for free or else i'd be in some debt! A day that I don't go to the course....just isn't a good day.

[rtk90]

today was an average day for me (when not in school)... i hit about 600-700 shots... and prob 400 pitches/chips...

 

when i am in school that numbers prob gets cut in half or maybe down to a third of that so i guess in school anywhere frim 250-400 shots...

 

also i use full cords on wedges and tour velvets on the rest...

[birdiemachine11]

As most, I CAN hit 10000000000000000000000 balls per day, but a normal practice day for me is hitting two large buckets and then chipping and putting for atleast an hour, then going and playing nine or eighteen.

[Pinehurst1999]

For me it is about quality swings with pressure for each to be a good hit. I will only hit 1 bag (maybe 25-30 balls) a day, at most...usually takes about 15-20 minutes imagining each as a drive at my course, trying to shape them properly. After that I like to spend 30-60 minutes doing nothing but 30-50 yard pitches to a separate green, lots of chipping, and putting to keep the speed of the green ingrained in my mind.

[g8a_golf]

1000 including half and 3/4 shots. theres not much merit in just batting them out there, but every once in a while i'll spend about 5 hours on the range.

[Samsquanch]

I have hit about 1000 a day at most, but after 250 or so I find myself losing my concentration, so it turns into worthless ball hitting. I use GP Tour velvet full cord.

[AcesAZ]

On average I hit about 250 range balls, practice chipping/putting and play 27-36 during my off days. I guess that adds up to quite a few.

[larrybud]

Last year I was hitting about 250, 3 days a week. Way too many. I'm making more progress this year hitting about 150 a week. Reasons being: 1) I'm in better shape, and 2) My body isn't already worn out when I hit my first shot.

[larrybud]

1000 including half and 3/4 shots. theres not much merit in just batting them out there, but every once in a while i'll spend about 5 hours on the range.

If I may ask, how do you afform (monetarily) 1000 balls a day and have the time to do such a thing?

[ChrisM84]

I spend just a little bit over an hour at the range. I go out there to practice shots ie: fades, draws, highs, lows. Never just to hit balls. I warm up, hit some "stock" straight shots with each club, then it is on to shaping. Between 150-200 balls is good for me.

[SDGolfing]

I usually get to the course about an hour before I tee off. In that hour I like to hit about 4000 to 5000 knockdown 7 irons. Just to get the blood flowing. Then I hit around 2000 drivers and Im off to the putting green. Knock down around 100000 yes 100000 4 footers before I let myself tee off.

[gentles]

I usually get to the course about an hour before I tee off. In that hour I like to hit about 4000 to 5000 knockdown 7 irons. Just to get the blood flowing. Then I hit around 2000 drivers and Im off to the putting green. Knock down around 100000 yes 100000 4 footers before I let myself tee off.

 

Wow, that ALMOST made me laugh, but not quite.

[laguna79]

About 25 - 45 balls before my lower back gets tight and my swing goes to rubbish and all the bad moves start to reintroduce themselves with my swing !

 

although I can play 36 holes and not have any pain

:good:

[Shaitan]

Christ you guys hit a lot of balls. I probably hit 50 balls a day just with a pitching and sand wedge down the back - go to the range thursday arvos after school, spend 2 hours down there with an hour short game/hour long game (sometimes i think that's overkill, but i get to talk through theories with a friend's dad who's a pro :D), course friday, and either work on the weekend or play saturday or sunday, never both due to school :good:

[Cloran]

Depends on the time of year for me, honestly. At the beginning of the season I can manage probably 200 full shots/day without injury. A few weeks of that and I can hit a few hundred more. If time permits I'll hit 300-400 at an average range session in the heart of the season.

[steventoo]

A normal "golf day" for me goes like this:

 

2 buckets of balls on the range, 100 balls. Depending on how I'm hitting them I either use everything in the bag or work on what's going wrong with 60, then hit the remaining 40 at the 50m marker from various angles and lies.

 

1 hour of chipping around the green... unknown number of chips.

 

30 minutes of putting. Unknown.

 

18 holes of golf. High but now rapidly falling handicap (fell 2 shots this week).

 

I guess that's around 100 full shots and an indeterminate number of chips and putts.

[scotchblade]

If I may ask, how do you afform (monetarily) 1000 balls a day and have the time to do such a thing?

That's what I was thinking. The only explanation I can come up with is these are professionals or college players with access to free, unlimited balls. It's what they do, it's their job.

[CashmereGoatJ]

If I may ask, how do you afform (monetarily) 1000 balls a day and have the time to do such a thing?

That's what I was thinking. The only explanation I can come up with is these are professionals or college players with access to free, unlimited balls. It's what they do, it's their job.

 

I found a place that lets me hit all the balls I want, use a short game area, and putt for 10 dollars. I think they have such a nice deal because the course is a little out of the way, so generally the people who use the facilities are just warming up before their round. As far as practice goes, I hit maybe 100 balls, chip for a while, hit another 100, chip, hit another 100, then finish with putting. I can only go one or maybe two days a week, otherwise I'd hit less balls per session.

[LucF]

At about a minute per ball (full visualization, setup and prep), I can't realistically hit more than 300-400 balls (not counting chips) in a day long range session. My daily average throughout the summer must be around 200 balls. I don't find that playing 18 holes is really difficult on the hands. For me, it's practice that's the most demanding. I use hand cream almost every morning and before going to bed.

 

I use Lamkin cord grips on everything except my 4 wedges. I like the cord grips because they act as a constant reminder to grip the club lightly -- otherwise they simply tear my hands apart.

 

Most of the people I know (normal working people who play golf 20-60 times a year) won't hit more than 75 balls at a time.

[Logie]

60-500 depends on how much i played in the week. Prefer to play more!

[madmaclive]

400-1000 balls, hour or two putting, then about 5-7 hours on a course every day I'm not in a tournament or traveling for a tournament.

[PML101]

personally i just love hitting golf balls. Can't get enough.

 

started our own business so that takes up a lot of my time, but between that and the girlfriend I just hit golf balls. Was off at 7am the other morning. Was up at 5 am to go hit balls on range beforehand. just love it. Could hit balls all day long if i had the time.

 

On the other hand if i'm playing utter tripe and cant hit for toffee on the range i find it quite frustrating so tend to cut those sessions short and go get drunk instead.

[DGMVW]

120 is my max. I take my time and address every shot almost like I do on the course. I couldn't imagine hitting more than 120...two large buckets and I'm out...enough practice for me.

[deeviant]

I love to practice. I have a tube that holds twenty 21 balls in it, and I start out by picking 5 different spots around the chipping green and hitting 5 tubes from each spot. So, around 500 balls.

I then hit 2 buckets at the range using my short, and long irons.

I go back to the chipping greens and practice lob and bunker shots. Again 5 spots, 5 tubes, about 500 balls.

Back to the range with two more buckets, this time its mid irons, and woods.

After that I will usually go play the par 3. If its busy I just play through as normal. If its slow I take three shots at each. I'll hit one from the tee box, without a tee. I drop one about halfway down the fairway. I'll also drop one about 30 yds or short of the green.

Excellent practice, and it really pays off. I rarely miss greens on approach, and if I do chipping in isn't about getting it close, I truly think I can hole it every time. I don't, but I always feel its a definite possibility.

I do this at least 4 times a week. I throw my Zune on, and zone out for hours at a time. The world could collapse around me and I wouldn't know. Its just what I love to do.

 

Now, when I take my son with me its a whole different story. I don't get near as much done, but its a lot more entertaining to say the least. That boy is a riot.