Practice with a Purpose: Building Pressure Training Into Range Sessions

Golf exposes everything. Not just your swing: but how you trained it. On Sunday at Augusta in 2024, Scottie Scheffler pulled away with birdies on four of his final seven holes. That finish doesn't happen by accident.

Training Isn't About Repeating Swings: It's About Repeating Under Stress

Most golfers hit balls until something feels good. But when they're on the first tee with three people watching and OB left, that groove vanishes. The problem isn't the swing: it's the way they trained it.

How to Build Pressure Into Practice

• One-ball challenges: hit one shot, walk away, come back and hit another
• Consequence drills: miss the target and you start over
• Competitive games: play against yourself or a partner with stakes
• On-course simulation: play a full hole in your mind at the range

Pressure doesn't have to be external: it just has to shift your state. The point is to practice being uncomfortable so that on the course, discomfort feels familiar.