Goal Orientated Practice

I have seen more players in the last 3 years that come into the golf shop and say "can I have 4 tokens or 4 bags of balls?" 30 minuets later, "can I get 2 more tokens or bags of balls?" My point is, too many players are hitting balls; just to hit balls. This kind of rapid fire practice would be like practicing running a mile without timing it. How do you know you got better? I would love to see more golfers set goals for themselves when they enter a practice session. Things like...

Get alignment down,

Develop a routine,

Lighten grip pressure,

Shorten swing,

Increase shoulder turn,

Hit 10 balls inside 10 feet of a flag...etc.

I read an article once that said Vijay Singh took 1 min to hit 2 golf balls when he practiced. That's 30 seconds per shot. So if my math is correct, a typical small bag of range balls is 30 balls. It should take a player at least 15-25 min to hit 3o shots on the range. Think about what you doing when you are hitting balls, get rid of "aimless" practice and develop goal orientated practice to help you get better.