The range is built to make you look better than you are

30 Science Based Hacks for Busy Golfers: https://playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/30h... The Play Ready Golf App (practice like me): https://onelink.to/93ggkv Why a great range session can ruin your round, and how to use better golf practice methods to actually transfer skills.Many golfers experience a disconnect between the driving range and the course. We look at the 2015 study by Soderstrom and Bjork to explain why blocked practice often fails to translate to performance. Understanding the science behind motor learning is essential for anyone trying to stop their range success from disappearing when it matters.To fix this, we test the Left or Right Call game. It is one of the most effective practice games for creating the variability required to build real consistency. By focusing on specific outcomes rather than just mechanics, you can finally bridge the gap in your golf improvement journey. Chapters: 0:00 Tuesday was perfect. Saturday was a double. 0:47 The range is built to make you look better than you are 1:40 30 science based hacks, free 2:11 What that Tuesday session actually handed you 3:23 The range measures the wrong thing 4:04 The 1979 study that started all of this 4:57 The part nobody tells you about random practice 6:07 Block builds, random tests 6:50 Day 1, day 7, day 12 7:17 Fix 1: the 9 hole range game 7:48 Fix 2: what tour pros do at the range 8:55 Fix 3: the flat lie 9:15 Fix 4: the screen is a crutch 9:44 Fix 5: decisions and consequences 10:12 My 45 minute session, all 4 games 12:20 3 things to take with you 12:46 Where the other 25 live REFERENCES Ammar, A., Trabelsi, K., Boujelbane, M. A., et al. (2023). The myth of contextual interference learning benefit in sports practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 39, 100537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023... Ammar, A., et al. (2024). The effects of contextual interference learning on the acquisition and relatively permanent gains in skilled performance: A critical systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 36, 92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09... Brady, F. (2004). Contextual interference: A meta-analytic study. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 99(1), 116–126. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.99.1.116-126 Broadie, M. (2014). Every shot counts: Using the revolutionary strokes gained approach to improve your golf performance and strategy. Gotham Books. Golf Digest. (2026). I analyzed 250,000 range shots to see how pros practice. Tour range data from 256,064 tracked shots by 228 PGA Tour players. https://www.golfdigest.com Porter, J. M., & Magill, R. A. (2010). Systematically increasing contextual interference is beneficial for learning sport skills. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28(12), 1277–1285. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010... Shea, J. B., & Morgan, R. L. (1979). Contextual interference effects on the acquisition, retention, and transfer of a motor skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 5(2), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.5.2... Soderstrom, N. C., & Bjork, R. A. (2015). Learning versus performance: An integrative review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 176–199. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615569000 Winstein, C. J., & Schmidt, R. A. (1990). Reduced frequency of knowledge of results enhances motor skill learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 16(4), 677–691. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.16.... ALSO REFERENCED DECADE Golf (Scott Fawcett). Course management system. The two decisions: one more club, aim away from trouble. https://decadegolf.com TaylorMade Golf. Tiger Woods' 9 windows drill. Three trajectories by three shot shapes with one club. A NOTE ON THE STUDIES Shea and Morgan (1979) was a laboratory movement task with 72 university students, not golf. Porter and Magill (2010) tested 60 novices on putting. Both are cited as the foundation of the idea, and as the video says, the applied sport evidence is more mixed than the lab evidence: the two Ammar reviews found about 20 percent of pooled sport outcomes supported the random practice advantage, and Brady (2004) found the lab effect roughly three times the size of the applied effect.Subscribe for weekly performance breakdowns, and let me know in the comments if you struggle to take your range game to the course.