Practice on the course

1Start a round on the course you want to practice

1. Set up a round the normal way — see Start a round.
2. Add only yourself as a player. Practice is faster with one name on the card.
3. Pick the course with the shot you want. Working on 150-yard approaches into a tucked pin? Choose a course with plenty of them.
4. Start the round.

2Turn on practice mode

1. Open the in-round menu (Esc on the keyboard, or the menu button on screen).
2. Switch on Practice Mode.
3. Close the menu. You’re still on the course, but nothing you hit from here goes on a scorecard.

3Drop the ball where you want to hit from

1. Open the in-round menu and choose Drop.
2. An overhead map of the hole appears. Tap or click where you want the ball — fairway, rough, bunker, right on the fringe.
3. Confirm. The view swings round to your new lie, with the distance to the pin on screen.

4Hit it again — and again

1. Hit the shot. Watch where it lands and read the carry, spin and curve on screen.
2. Open the menu and choose Mulligan. The ball goes straight back to the same spot.
3. Repeat. Ten balls from one spot tells you more than ten holes of scrambling.
4. Want a slightly different look — same distance, other side of the fairway? Use Drop again and move the ball a few yards.

5Move to another hole or shot

1. Done with this hole? Open the menu and choose Next hole (or jump to a specific hole if the option is there).
2. Or simply play the hole out — practice mode stays on, so nothing is scored.
3. Around the greens: drop the ball just off the fringe and work on chips and pitches the same way. Bunkers too.

When you’re finished, quit the round from the menu and run through Ending your session.