What is the best way to become consistent

Your going to hit had shots, accept it.

Consistent is not about NOT hitting bad shots it about two things.

1. Your bad shots costing you less shots
2. Your bad shots being less bad

Use the same logic for bad decisions.

Just remember, lots of great shots don't score much different to lots of good shots but one bad shot after another can.

Never beat your self up over bad shots, just keep working to make the impact reduced.
 
You must know your own swing, what your normal bad shot is and how to fix it.
There's nothing worse than hitting two bad shots in a row and not knowing what causes it or how to fix it.
 
Give up golf and try a less demanding sport!
Golf for me is an addiction just because it is so hard and variable.
Stick with it and persevere ,you will be well rewarded most of the time but not all of the time!
 
Hobbit said:
What Lump says. If you hit a bad shot, don't make it worse by trying to hit a miracle recovery that has almost zero chance of success.
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Agree, learn to accept a bogey, get back onto the fairway and hit the green with the next one you never know you might hole a 40 footer for par!
 
Get yourself a good lay up yardage 80/100 yds if you make a mistake play to this yardage instead of trying the miracle recovery.
practice your lay up distance so you eliminate big scores and take a bogey or possible par with a good put.
this is what the pros do as they are spot on from their lay up yardage.
 
AMcC said:
Been getting better at making the right choices and picking the percentages shot. Interestingly at our second par 5 it is just possible to get home in 2, but one of my mates has said he will take all my clubs away from me and only leave me an 8 iron of I am going well lol
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I think this is where your problem lies, your course management. You sound like you stand on the that tee thinking about an eagle putt before you've even got there. Now you start trying too hard and when it goes wrong you loose your head and it then affects the next hole too. Play every shot as it comes and do not start thinking too far ahead or you will not concentrate on the shot you are trying to play.

One of the wisest things I was ever told was that you can't make up for a bad shot, just don't let it lead to another. If you get in trouble, then get out of it. Play for a bogey and you might get lucky enough to still scramble a par. Remember bogeys do not wreck a card, double and triples do though. Even when things go wrong you just need to take a deep breath and get your head together.
 
1) Practice makes perfect, so get playing.
2) Concentrate on swinging the club, not on hitting the ball.
3) Don't keep changing your gear.

For me the latter of the 3 was discovered the expensive way, I didn't tell the missus that though...:whistle:
 
clubchamp98 said:
Get yourself a good lay up yardage 80/100 yds if you make a mistake play to this yardage instead of trying the miracle recovery.
practice your lay up distance so you eliminate big scores and take a bogey or possible par with a good put.
this is what the pros do as they are spot on from their lay up yardage.
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There are a couple of par 5s at my home course that I can reach in two. HOWEVER I have learnt the hard way that chasing a 3 can lead to 6,7,8 on those holes.

I don't NEED the 3 and laying up to 80-105 yards normally means 5 at worst and plenty of 4s as I'm a lot more consistent with wedges than I ever will be with a fairway wood!
 
Thanks for all the help everyone.

I can pretty much relate to everything that has been said. I am fairly impetuous and want everything to happen just now, which doesn't sit well when trying to work on your swing.

I really need to work on my short game mainly.

Bob - I will post a couple of videos from my last lesson and you can have a look.
I have been having regular lessons with the same coach for quite a while now and am learning much more about my own swing and what can cause certain shots to happen.

Like someone else mentioned golf can be a bit of an addiction for me as well, desperate to get my handicap down to a reasonable level. My pro has said I can swing and hit the ball better than some of his single figure guys but don't have the handicap to match.

Hopefully 2017 will be the year. Last season was a bit of a transition as I left Bogside and was without a course for a couple of months before getting in to Glasgow Golf Club and playing my golf at Gailes Links. The practice facilities are excellent there and they have just raised and levelled the teeing end of the practice area. Also range balls will be free next year so no excuses for not working on my game.
 
AMcC said:
Thanks for all the help everyone.

I really need to work on my short game mainly.

My pro has said I can swing and hit the ball better than some of his single figure guys but don't have the handicap to match.
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Had to shorten your post, to give my reply.

I can hit the ball as good if not better than nearly all of the players at my club, including all the + handicappers. They all still hit some pretty horrific shots and end up in trouble. The thing is though, they make less mistakes and have a really tidy short game, basically being able to get up and down from anywhere inside 50 yards on a regular basis. I've learn't quite a bit from some of them about course management as this has always been a big downfall in my game. That has helped me become a far more consistent golfer and get my handicap down. I've not changed the way I hit the ball, not worked hard on my short game, I've just became a more intelligent golfer.
 
MadAdey said:
Had to shorten your post, to give my reply.

I can hit the ball as good if not better than nearly all of the players at my club, including all the + handicappers. They all still hit some pretty horrific shots and end up in trouble. The thing is though, they make less mistakes and have a really tidy short game, basically being able to get up and down from anywhere inside 50 yards on a regular basis. I've learn't quite a bit from some of them about course management as this has always been a big downfall in my game. That has helped me become a far more consistent golfer and get my handicap down. I've not changed the way I hit the ball, not worked hard on my short game, I've just became a more intelligent golfer.
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Thanks for the reply madadey .
I can see where that makes a lot of sense, sometimes I want to hit the perfect shot every time and when I can get my head round that then my scoring should improve.
The ball only needs to be in play !!!
The group I have joined at Gailes has some decent players, and now off 18, I have the highest handicap by around 6 shots. One is off scratch and a few are under 5.
Following your comments I will pay more attention to how they play each hole.

I played with the scratch golfer a couple of weeks ago and outdrove him a couple of times but each time he finished the hole in less shots.

Can't wait for the season to start.
Playing tomorrow, cue new attitude ;)
 
Haven't read the whole thread, but surely one of the keys to consistency is playing and practising as often as you can? I've been playing for 18 months now, but have played a lot more frequently over the last few months than I used to. Last year I was playing once every 7-10 days. Recently I have been playing 3 times a week, and going to the range once a week, and it does seem to be making a difference.
 
To improve consistency you need to learn to hit the ball with good contact as often as possible. Use impact tape or spray and see where your contact is, if its not consistently out the sweetspot area then you need to work out why and make suitable adjustments.
 
rudebhoy said:
Haven't read the whole thread, but surely one of the keys to consistency is playing and practising as often as you can? I've been playing for 18 months now, but have played a lot more frequently over the last few months than I used to. Last year I was playing once every 7-10 days. Recently I have been playing 3 times a week, and going to the range once a week, and it does seem to be making a difference.
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But what are you practising, if its the wrong things then you may get better at making poor impact.
 
SocketRocket said:
To improve consistency you need to learn to hit the ball with good contact as often as possible. Use impact tape or spray and see where your contact is, if its not consistently out the sweetspot area then you need to work out why and make suitable adjustments.
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Would you not also need to know how to control the direction?
 
bobmac said:
Would you not also need to know how to control the direction?
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If you hit it out the sweetspot then you are controlling direction, if its not then as I suggested you need to make adjustments until you do.

IMO you can swing on plane, create lag etc but if you don't make good ball impact then it's going to frustrate your game. For me the starting point to improve is learning how hit out the middle and how to control the wrists to allow this to happen, controlling the ball path has to come after this.
 
Don't follow up a bad shot by another bad shot.
Think less about what you are doing.

Practice only makes perfect if you are doing the right thing.
It can also make a fault permanent.
 
a pp of mine hits very centrally on the club face but he has a violent slice. he tries to legislate for that at the next only to see it stay left.
 
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