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Nice article

great read,thanks

I'm laying it out on the table for you here bud. I just recently lowered my average to a +1 and have been averaging anywhere from 68 to 73 on your standard full regulation course, tour tees if possiblhe scores and you will start focusing on your stats. Obviously, you will fail from time to time, but the point is to continue to do it, eventually your stats will better and your overall score will lower.....no doubt.

I'm laying it out on the table for you here bud. I just recently lowered my average to a +1 and have been averaging anywhere from 68 to 73 on your standard full regulation course, tour tees if possible. I know it's a big gap there but I can definately tell you what the difference is between those scores.

First - It's easy to say "you need to practice" or to "visualize" the shot, but when it comes down to it, those are just small advice tidbits that really leave a wide margin of error. Example, I never take a practice swing with my driver, I don't stand behind it and I down visualize a line, I choose a landing spot and attack it from the air. When I visualize a shots path, I notice too many obstacles in my way. They are all important variables in the shot, but to me arent as important as HOW you go about building your shot confidence. A proper set up and visualization of a shot is purely unique and vary from player to player. So in that sense, make that what you want it to be. Most people respond to quick and decisive shots, where you see the spot and you hit the spot, and some respond better to full path visualization and shot making...It's all up to you and your comfort level,

I'm laying it out on the table for you here bud. I just recently lowered my average to a +1 and have been averaging anywhere from 68 to 73 on your standard full regulation course, tour tees if possibl just relax and be sure on your shot.

Second - Anyone can imrove their scores with putting. Especially players in the 90's. I recommend visiting the group and picking up on some of the putting routines I have listed. Spend 60% of your practice working on speed and lag putts, and I guarantee you will be 3 shots better within a month. It's no lie, and amateurs forget it every single time they play. I average about 25-30 putts now and it lowered my scores tramendously, it'll work for ANYONE.

Lastly - Rethink the game. People have a tendency to think of a round of golf as one looooong game with 18 holes and a final score.....WRONG! You want to shoot low? You think of it this way. You have 3 goals EVERY hole. Fairway in regulation, Green in Regulation and at most a 2 putt. It might sound easy but try it. Your first goal of the hole is to hit the fairway. Second to get ANYWHERE on the green. And lastly, to have a 2 putt at the most. Try it next time you play and you will forget about t

dday, I've been in a similar place. I'm normally a 70s shooter, and lately I've been struggling to play like I normally do. The thing I've noticed that helps is truly VISUALIZING your shot. Not just "I want to hit a draw," but rather seeing the ENTIRE shot--swing, ball flight, ball's landing point--before you swing, as if you were watching yourself on TV. I feel like this kind of visualization keeps me connected to the target, rather than connected to my mechanics.t "I want to hit a draw," but rather seeing the ENTIRE shot--swing, ball flight, ball's landing point--before you swing, as if you were watching yourself on TV. I feel like this kind of visualization keeps me connected to the target, rather than connected to my mechanics.

Good luck, One thing I try is when I have to wait on other players. Is to look for lost balls or a talk with another player. Anything but to think to much about what I need to do on the hole. Don't over think a shot or a hole.t over think a shot or a hole.

My only suggestion is to make sure you spend some time on the range. My teacher once said that you should hit a small bucket of balls for practice but use the same routine you use on the course. Don't just hit balls to hit balls. Take your time, line up the shot and think about it. Once you hit, take your time getting to the next ball, like you would on the course. This way you can "correct" your swing or whatever and not be pressured by having to keep score. But once you are out on the golf course, play golf. Don't stand on the 1st tee box thinking to yourself that you need to swing down, keep your head up or any of the other stuff that you do on the practice range. If you truly learned it on the range it will be on the course with you.

Basically, just have fun on the course and "WORK" on the range. Practice really is your friend in golf. just hit balls to hit balls. Take your time, line up the shot and think about it. Once you hit, take your time getting to the next ball, like you would on the course. This way you can "correct" your swing or whatever and not be pressured by having to keep score. But once you are out on the golf course, play golf. Don't stand on the 1st tee box thinking to yourself that you need to swing down, keep your head up or any of the other stuff that you do on the practice range. If you truly learned it on the range it will be on the course with you.

Basically, just have fun on the course and "WORK" on the range. Practice really is your friend in golf.