How should I practice at the driving range?
Practice one thing at a time with a plan. Warm up with half swings, spend most of the bucket on one or two drills for the fault you are fixing, then finish with full swings to a target to see if the change holds.
A plan for a medium bucket
Warm up for 5 minutes with half swings using a wedge. No targets yet; just find solid contact.
Spend the middle of the bucket, about 60 to 70 balls, on one or two drills for the fault you are working on. Hit a ball, check the feeling, rehearse, then hit the next one. Slower is better here.
Use the last 15 to 20 balls like the course: pick a target, go through a routine and change clubs every shot. This tells you whether the drill work carries over when you stop thinking about it.
What gets in the way
Hitting driver after driver as fast as possible feels like practice but mostly grooves whatever you already do. Rest between balls and make each one count.
Changing what you work on every few shots means nothing sticks. Pick the one fault that costs you the most and stay with it for the session.
Without feedback it is hard to know whether a session helped. Write down what you worked on, or measure it, so the next session starts where this one ended.
Drills to start with
Questions golfers ask
How many balls should I hit at the range?
Fewer than most people think. Fifty to a hundred balls with a plan and a short rest between shots beats two hundred hit quickly. Stop when you are tired, because tired swings practice bad habits.
Should I hit every club at the range?
Not every session. Most of the work is easiest with a mid iron or a wedge, where contact is easier to judge. Save the last part of the session for the clubs you use most on the course.
How often should I practice?
Two or three short sessions a week usually help more than one long one. The swing changes stick better with regular repetition.