duncan mackie
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Chipping close only equals more single putts if you make the putts...and it might be a good idea to hit a few greens from further than a chip too.
You have rather made my point for me.
How do you get to single figures?
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Chipping close only equals more single putts if you make the putts...and it might be a good idea to hit a few greens from further than a chip too.
You have rather made my point for me.
Alex1975
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Phil Mickelson: Talking about DJ.
“Bryson and I were talking about some of the science of an uphill putt and a downhill putt and the break and why it’s most from this point and that point and so forth,†Mickelson said. “He was using some pretty scientific terms and Dustin kind of shook his head and he said, ‘If I hang around you guys much longer, I’ll never break 100.’ â€
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My two pence worth
1. Playing regualry
2. Course management
3. Learning when to be sensible
4. Finding the fairway from the tee even if it means losing distance
5. Getting yourself down in two more often from around the greens or from 50 yards in
5. Sinking more putts from under 20 ft
6. If you are struggling in a hole realise a bogey is a good score and don't try and force a par
7. Relax and enjoy
But sometimes IMO some will never get to single figures no matter what you do but still remember to enjoy yoursel f
1. Playing regualry
2. Course management
3. Learning when to be sensible
4. Finding the fairway from the tee even if it means losing distance
5. Getting yourself down in two more often from around the greens or from 50 yards in
5. Sinking more putts from under 20 ft
6. If you are struggling in a hole realise a bogey is a good score and don't try and force a par
7. Relax and enjoy
But sometimes IMO some will never get to single figures no matter what you do but still remember to enjoy yoursel f
Great feedback so far guys & girls. Thanks
TonyN
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Can't get on board with the no lessons theory. You can never stop learning.
Lessons in course management, short game, putting, pre shot, anything could help get people down lower.
A complete rebuild of a swing might take me from 10 to 5. It just wont happen overnight, but with time and practice, it could happen.
Lessons in course management, short game, putting, pre shot, anything could help get people down lower.
A complete rebuild of a swing might take me from 10 to 5. It just wont happen overnight, but with time and practice, it could happen.
Alex1975
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Your a 10 handicap and you recon over a time a swing rebuild would save you 5 shots? I struggle to see that. The 5 shots must be more easily found else where.
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Don't always have to have lessons to learn things - lots of other areas to gain information
louise_a
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This!! double bogeys turn a decent round into one outside your buffer.
I played really well today at a par 74 course, but I had 4 double bogeys, on unfortunate, one due to bad shot and 2 due to 3 putting I had a 88 instead of a 84, not quite single figures but the point is there.
TonyN
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Im not saying it definitely would, I'm saying it could.
With my irons, I struggle with a hook because ive worked so hard hard to produce a draw. I lose atleast 4/5 shots a round to the left due to a hook sneaking in. So I'm fairly sure lessons would sort this, if I put the time in. Even if thats just a small chamge or a complete rebuild to hit the ball straighter, more consistently.
To be clear i'm not saying lessons are right for everyone, I just dont think they should be dismissed.
TonyN
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Liverpoolphil- Very valid point, but most of your average club golfers dont learn effectively and often practice the wrong things.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
My summary.
1. Keep it in play.
2. Don't do anything stupid.
3. Stop taking more than 3 from inside 100yds.
4. Make more up and downs from around the green.
Cutting out doubles is hard, but limit them via #2.
Practice your wedges for #3.
Practice your chipping and putting for #4.
As long as you give yourself some sort of shot from the tee, get it somewhere near the green in 2, make half your up and downs to score +9.
Hit just 6 greens and even without holing a birdie putt you can break 80 by getting up and down half the time.
Just cut out the idiot shots trying to save par. Everyone makes bogeys.
1. Keep it in play.
2. Don't do anything stupid.
3. Stop taking more than 3 from inside 100yds.
4. Make more up and downs from around the green.
Cutting out doubles is hard, but limit them via #2.
Practice your wedges for #3.
Practice your chipping and putting for #4.
As long as you give yourself some sort of shot from the tee, get it somewhere near the green in 2, make half your up and downs to score +9.
Hit just 6 greens and even without holing a birdie putt you can break 80 by getting up and down half the time.
Just cut out the idiot shots trying to save par. Everyone makes bogeys.
pokerjoke
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Chipping to 10ft instead of 20ft would help considerably making for shorter putts that are statistically sunk more than longer putts.
To be honest I didn't realise the op had an handicap of 18 but my reasons for getting to singles would not change.
Lessons could help with the basics but as we all know to play well we don't want many swing thoughts so getting a handicap reduction is more likely to happen when our heads are clear imo.
Alex1975
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duncan mackie
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Thisnis fundamentally where we disagree.
Statistically most 18 handicap golfers will take 2 putts from either 10 or 20 ft. It wont matter. It's not until you get inside 6ft that most will have a statistical improvement that will translate into more than a shot a round, and between there and 2ft 6 in the curve is pretty steep.
It's in moving your putting statistics that the simplest gains lie, and those statistics are also a pretty fundamental 'grass ceiling' for most golfers throughout their playing lives.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Region3 has it.
It's amazing how much poor golf you can get away with as a single fig handicap.
You just have to save yourself around the green more often.
Cut out doubles
Cut down on 3 putts
Get it in play off the tee
Chip the lights out.
A bad hole for a single figure usually goes
Scuff off the tee
Scabby iron to 20 yards shy of green.
Chip and 2 putts for bogey.
That really isn't that difficult to do.
Have that as your bad holes along with the good pars and the odd bird. You won't be far off then.
It's amazing how much poor golf you can get away with as a single fig handicap.
You just have to save yourself around the green more often.
Cut out doubles
Cut down on 3 putts
Get it in play off the tee
Chip the lights out.
A bad hole for a single figure usually goes
Scuff off the tee
Scabby iron to 20 yards shy of green.
Chip and 2 putts for bogey.
That really isn't that difficult to do.
Have that as your bad holes along with the good pars and the odd bird. You won't be far off then.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Make your bad shots better, keep doing that.
Turn doubles into bogeys, bogeys into pars.
Turn doubles into bogeys, bogeys into pars.
Shirley you should only answer what it takes to get to single figures if you have actually got there:ears:
chrisd
Major Champion
I've read all the posts - if I only realised it were that easy!!
the_coach
Journeyman Pro
never underestimate the importance of set-up & aim
- grip, many folks swing issues go all the ways back to the hold on the handle as that instinctively affects how folks move the face angle to ball to try to hit target it's where the majority of bad contacts and shots shapes arise from
- then aim alignment posture
- pre-shot routine
- picking target line from behind the ball always
- the ability to maintain focus on the shot in hand and stay in the present
at index 18 best immediate way forwards would be lessons - the focus on all of the above
found out and understand how to practice (block and random)- don't just beat balls
good practice has to be self monitored both by using a set-up station to get set-up good plus video to review as feel to real alone just ain't reliable for most folks
once some kinda reliable swing motion been formed know (not guess) how far each club 'carries' (norm not sunday best)
once can get off of the tee pretty regularly - just keep that 'oiled' gently in practice but focus the larger part of practice so say 75% from the 8i down the scoring clubs - spend a good bunch of time understanding the distance the putter head has to move moves to send the ball 40', 30', 20', 10'
practice being able to hole-out 20 4' putts on the bounce (miss one start over)
practice chipping from poor and good lies from around 40" and 20' aim for that 6' circle - putt the balls out - if you use 10 balls the 'par' is 20
practice getting inside a 6' circle out of bunkers from greenside distances start with a goal of 5 out of 10 inside 6' - hole out one putt
keep a track of all the practice games best scores - so there's always a target score to beat
never pull the trigger on a shot without having a firm definitive visualized target - visualize the flight(or putts roll) to target
USER1999
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Play better golf.
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