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Originally Posted by newbiegolfer DennisM, any thoughts on whether or not your warehouse practice actually improved your ball-striking? |
That's a bit hard to answer. That business, warehouse and net goes back 15 years and my game was in a lot better shape then. Because I live in Miami, within 1/2 a mile of a course with a range, the net was a distraction and my real practice was outside on the range. I also didn't suffer through winter with nothing to hit into but a net. Like I said, my circumstances make it hard to compare.
If I had a net now, maybe it would help groove my swing better because I don't get to play as much anymore. I suppose it could improve my ball striking. So, what I'm saying is, I don't think you can hurt yourself with the net from a standpoint of staying loose and flexible. I don't think your ball striking will suffer. You are right though that you might groove a bad habit resulting in a hook or slice if you depend on the net too much.
To stay within reasonable bounds of how the net can help with the quality of your ball flight, I'd simply say you need to make an occasional trip to the real driving range if you can, just to see where the ball is going.
Failing that, if you are in snow country, I think the net has to be preferable to nothing at all.