38 hcp to 27 hcp in a year

[stevenk]

Am I deluding myself to think that given lots of practice I could realistically lower my handicap by 11 shots this season. I really hope that I can give it a go, I will be captain next season and would love to turn up at friendly matches with a much lower handicap. At the moment I am seriously doubting myself as a future captain.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The higher your handicap, the easier to chop big chunks off it.

Lessons and practice are really the only way

 

[Region3]

If you have any natural ability at all, or the will power to take lessons and devote some time to practice, very doable.

If you were saying 16 to 5 that’s different story but 38 to 27 - absolutely.

Good luck ?

 

[fundy]

how long have you been playing and how do you expect to improve?

if you were 14 years old and just started the game id expect you could do that in the summer holidays, if youre 50+ and been playing 20 years then its far less likely

 

[HeftyHacker]

Depends on a few different things but I would say to get from 38 to 27 should be fairly easy just using course management.

I took myself from rarely breaking 100 (so probably a 28 to 30 handicapper) to an official handicap of 16.1 in a year of taking uo golf properly.

 

[stevenk]

Been playing about 4 years but recently retired so able to spend more time playing or practicing golf. Currently scoring 34 points or there about.

 

[fundy]

Been playing about 4 years but recently retired so able to spend more time playing or practicing golf. Currently scoring 34 points or there about.

should be a walk in the proverbial park then

work out where you are losing the most shots and the easiest gains are and try and sort those first, likely to be the short game and putting. get a couple of lessons and get practising

good luck and enjoy your captains year

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Is there a bowls club near where you live? ?

 

[Doh]

Been playing about 4 years but recently retired so able to spend more time playing or practicing golf. Currently scoring 34 points or there about.

If you are averaging 34 points then you are doing well don’t practice what you are good at practice what your poor at.

 

[stevenk]

Yes there are several bowls clubs near where I live. Don’t see the connection between bowls and golf.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It should be easy and working on the short game and putting are the low lying fruits to getting the handicap down. Get better at getting up and down in no more than 3 from 100 yards and reducing 3 putts is the easiest way to shave shots off the handicap. After that lessons to get a consistent swing. Should be achievable

 

[bobmac]

Yes there are several bowls clubs near where I live. Don’t see the connection between bowls and golf.

I think he was suggesting giving up golf and taking up bowls as a joke

 

[stevenk]

But I do play bowls as well

 

[BiMGuy]

It should be relatively easy to get to a 27 HC. But without more information about your game all you will get is generic advice.

Personally. I would concentrate on improving tee shots and approach shots. That is where the majority of shots are lost and where the biggest gains are to be made.

 

[jim8flog]

I do not see the correlation between being a Captain of the club and how good a golfer you are.

To me a Captain's roles is all about promotion of the club, being a personable type , willingness to communicate with the members, attending all the functions etc.

Good luck with you quest I know a lot of players who retired found they had more time for golf and improved measurably.

 

[Orikoru]

I honestly think almost anyone can get under 28 handicap in a year simply by playing enough - at least once a week but as much as you can. It's just things like course management, having a fairway-finder off the tee, get half decent at chipping, etc. The shots should come down pretty quick. Once you get under 18 it gets a bit harder I think.

 

[bobmac]

I suppose it makes a change from people wanting to get to scratch in a year.

 

[Banchory Buddha]

Am I deluding myself to think that given lots of practice I could realistically lower my handicap by 11 shots this season. I really hope that I can give it a go, I will be captain next season and would love to turn up at friendly matches with a much lower handicap. At the moment I am seriously doubting myself as a future captain.

Assuming you're not an OAP, then it'd be pretty disappointing not to be well below that 27 target.

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

I think the question is just whether you have any limitations. If you can get the ball properly in the air, and hit a 175-200 yd shot off the tee then really you should be able to get there.

Cure of severe slice/hook should be fixable, and then starting by trying to play bogey golf with consistent 7 iron strike to get near green and low risk short game so just getting to two putt territory rather than lob shot over a bunker etc.

 

[sunshine]

But I do play bowls as well

What about croquet?