Stop wasting your range time.

This simple 45-minute practice plan breaks every session into focused, measurable blocks for warm-up, technique, random shots, short game, pressure, and review: so every swing has a purpose and every session produces useful feedback fast.

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If you have 45 minutes and no plan, you are not really practicing. You are just hitting balls and hoping something sticks.

The fix is box practice: divide the session into small, timed boxes, give each box one job, and record a score before moving on. Every shot needs a target, a routine, and a consequence.

Here is a complete 45-minute session you can follow at the range and short-game area.

Bring one alignment stick, one ball for short-game tests, and a notes app or scorecard. Those simple tools turn vague practice into visible feedback.

Write down one sentence: Today I am working on ______. Keep it narrow. “Start the ball on line with my wedges” is useful. “Fix my swing” is not. Your job is to leave with evidence, not a feeling.

Minute 0: Pick your target and write down the one intention for the session.

Minute 1: Make slow, club-free turns to loosen your hips, shoulders, and back.

Minute 2: Hit three waist-high wedge shots. Ignore distance. Find the middle of the face.

Minute 3: Hit three three-quarter wedges to the same target.

Minute 4: Hit two full wedges, holding the finish until each ball lands.

Minute 5: Grade contact out of five. If it is below three, stay smooth rather than adding speed.

Choose one club and one technical cue. Use alignment sticks if you have them.

Minutes 6–8: Make three rehearsal swings, then hit five balls at 60% speed. Reset after every shot.

Minutes 9–11: Hit five balls at 75% speed. Call the intended start line before you swing.

Minutes 12–14: Hit five normal shots. Score one point for solid contact and one for the correct start line.

Minute 15: Record the score out of 10. Do not chase a bad ball with another ball. The box is closed.

Technique matters, but the course never gives you the same shot ten times in a row.

Minutes 16–20: Play five imaginary holes. Change target and club after every swing: fairway finder, approach, long approach, recovery, scoring wedge.

Minutes 21–24: Play a nine-shot challenge using three clubs and three targets. Go through your full routine every time. Score one point when the ball finishes inside your chosen window.

Minute 25: Write down your score out of nine and the miss that appeared most often.

Take one ball whenever possible. That prevents perfect lies and repeated rehearsals from flattering you.

Minutes 26–28: Hit three chips from an easy lie. Your landing spot must be specific.

Minutes 29–31: Hit three pitches from a medium lie to a different target.

Minutes 32–34: Hit three shots from the lie you dislike most.

Minute 35: Count how many of the nine finished inside six feet. A college-level target is six of nine. Your target can start at four.

Play three up-and-downs from different lies. Each starts with one chip or pitch and ends when the ball is holed.

Minutes 36–41: Use your full routine and count every stroke. No second chances. Set the goal before you begin: two up-and-downs out of three.

Minute 42: If you miss the goal, repeat the hardest short-game shot once. This is not punishment; it is a clear next rep.

Minute 43: Write down your three scores: range pattern, random nine, and short-game challenge.

Minute 44: Name one win and one miss. Be specific: “seven of nine started on line” beats “I hit it pretty well.”

Minute 45: Choose the first box for your next session. You should know what comes next before the clubs go back in the bag.

Do not judge the session by your best shot. Judge it by how well you followed the plan and what the scores taught you. 45 intentional minutes will beat two hours of raking balls every time.

Set the timer. Close each box. Keep the score. Then take that practice to the course.

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