4 tips that will help you take advantage of the driving range

Going out to the driving range is a great way to practice your golf game, and there are some tips to follow to make sure you're getting the most out of your time there. If you want to learn more about how to take advantage of the driving range, check out the helpful tips below.

• Just like before exercising, it is important to stretch and warm up before going to the driving range in order to make sure your muscles are loose.
• Make sure you stretch key muscles that you use in golf — your back, arms, legs, and wrists — to avoid the risk of injuring yourself.
• Warming up before you start swinging also ensures that you get the most out of each ball in your bucket and that you don't waste the first few swings warming your body up.

• Switching clubs is a great way to get a wide range of practice in. Start with your shortest iron and hit ten balls. Then, switch to the next shortest iron, and repeat.
• Once you've hit with all your irons, switch to your fairway woods and driver, then move to the putting range, if there is one. This ensures that you're able to improve every part of your game.

• Many people love to come to the driving range and work on just that — driving balls. But what people don't realize is that the driving range is also an excellent place to practice your short game.
• While you're at the range, make sure you hit half the bucket of balls as long drives, and half as chips or bunkers shots.
• Hitting long, hard drives might feel fulfilling, but working on parts of your short game will also make you a better all-around golfer.

• Many people get bored at the driving range and zone out hitting ball after ball. One way to stay engaged while there and keep things interesting is by making a game of it.
• Take a friend to the driving range with you and each work with three balls.
• Start by seeing who can get closest to a certain flag. Whoever gets the closest picks the next target, then repeat with three balls, until your buckets are empty.