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🧠 Block vs. Random Practice: What’s Best for Your Game?

If you’re looking to improve this offseason, how you practice matters just as much as what you practice.

Most golfers spend their entire range session doing the same thing—repeating one motion, one shot, one feel. That’s called block practice. It’s great for building technique, but not always the best for transferring that technique to the course.

So how do the best players in the world train?

Let’s break it down.

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🔁 Block Practice (Build the Skill)

Block practice is repeating the same skill over and over in a predictable way.

In our video, you’ll see a PGA Tour player training with a towel under both arms. He’s focused on structure and connection—making the same swing again and again to groove his mechanics.

Use block practice when:

• You’re learning a new move

• You’re training structure or mechanics

• You need feedback (video, mirrors, drills)

It’s a technical environment. Don’t expect “play-ready” results here. This is about reps with purpose.

🎯 Random Practice (Transfer the Skill)

Random practice means changing variables—the shot, the target, the shape. The point is to adapt, adjust, and train variability like you experience on the course.

In our second example, the same PGA Tour player stands in one spot and hits:

• A straight shot

• A draw

• A fade

He’s not working on technique anymore. He’s training execution.

Use random practice when:

• You’ve already built the skill

• You want to simulate real-game decisions

• You’re prepping for tournaments

This is where pressure builds. You only get one rep at each shot. The results do matter—and that’s what makes it powerful.

🧩 How to Use Both

The best players combine both styles.

Block to build. Random to perform.

Next time you practice:

1. Start with 10–15 minutes of block to warm up your feel.

2. Shift into random practice to test your skills under pressure.

Over time, your technique will hold up better when it matters most.

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Thanks for reading!

—Ralph Bauer

About Ralph Bauer

Ralph Bauer has coached on the PGA Tour since 2009. He’s worked at all four majors, the Olympics, and has helped two of his players win major championships. His students have earned over $400 million in PGA Tour earnings. He’s coached on five continents and at every level of the game—and he co-created the Tour Read system to make green reading easier for every golfer.

Let me know if you have any questions—I’d love to hear how it’s working for you.