Then throw your street shoes into the trunk.
By all means, make use of the clubhouse, golf tee times but don’t change your shoes in there. Then I proceed to bomb the driver. Okay, I’ll assume that you’ve jumped through whatever hoops are necessary and you know when you’re supposed to play. I do this because I don’t want to become target-conscious on long putts. I go to the putting green and practice short shots — chip shots and short junior golf schools pitches. Many let you book a time up to a week in advance. Then I wander over to the practice tee and loosen up with some of the exercises. As you’d expect from their name, public courses are open to anyone who can afford the greens fee. Then I proceed to very long putts — aiming not for the hole, but for the far fringe of the green.