Tips

[Hensonb]

Looking for best tips to improve my game. I love golf but only get to play 3 to 4 times a month for about 6 months out of the year (young kids, full time job, yada yada yada). Wish I could play more just not in the cards right now.

 

I am about a 20 handicap and I know I lose most of my shots on the green. I guess I need to get more on the practice greens to improve that but didn't know if there are any tools to utilize to help me. I see ads for eyeline golf but haven't tried their products.

 

Any suggestions for me? I just want to consistently shoot mid 80s maybe sometimes low 80s.

 

 

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[Rusty1885]

Dropping 10 shots?

 

Hit whatever clubs to make at least 10 fairways,10 consecutive rounds before moving to the next longer club.

 

Aim to hit the back of every greens, statistically you'll come up short most of the time so you'll be in the middle or front of the green. Plus there are less things in the back of the green.

 

Just practice short putts. 6 feet and in be confident on those. If you can toss a ball to your friend's hand you can competently lag it close as long as you let your instinct take over.

 

Better course management skills alone along with trusting your natural shot tendencies percentage would drop your 10 shots the next time out.

 

 

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[gaussman1]

The Eyeline training aids are fine. I know someone has said this in another training aid thread, but either a chalk line (good but messy) or just a plain old metal yardstick are great putting aids. If you can roll it down a yardstick you will definitely be hitting it where you're looking

 

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[PlaidJacket]

I'd spend some of your available and valuable time and money with a competent instructor. I'd imagine you could benefit more from a trained eye and some specifics of what to work on.

[Hensonb]

Thank you all for the replies. Not sure I'll be able to drop 10 shots... maybe. But realistically with the amount I play I'd just like to drop 5 or so and be shooting 85-86 consistently.

 

I like the ideas and will give them a shot. Next round is Sunday in frigid high 30s so should be fun!

 

 

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[Rusty1885]

Thank you all for the replies. Not sure I'll be able to drop 10 shots... maybe. But realistically with the amount I play I'd just like to drop 5 or so and be shooting 85-86 consistently.

I like the ideas and will give them a shot. Next round is Sunday in frigid high 30s so should be fun!

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There's the great Tommy Armour's story I told here before but it's worth repeating to you. I hope you enjoy it.

 

One day in the locker room Tommy overheard his student offer to bet some friends that he could break 90, a feat that the pupil had theretofore never threatened to accomplish. Armour's keen instinct for a sure thing was aroused.

 

Armour offer to back his pupil in the wager, on one condition: that Armour be allowed to walk the course with him during the round and offer advice.

 

With the stakes set, and set high, the match commenced. The first hole was a long par 4, armour's Pupil wound up and sliced a long drive into the rough to the right of the first fairway. They walked to the ball and eyed the green about 170 yards away, elevated, guarded by a couple of deep traps, the pupil pulled out a 5i.

 

“Put the 5i back” Armour said. “You are going to play an 8i to the fairway 30 yards short of the green and a little left. Then you are going to chip up through the opening to the green. The worst you make is five. If you go for the green and miss hit that five iron just a little bit, you are looking at a six or seven”.

 

The pupil was smart enough to do as he was told. He played the eight iron to the spot Armor indicated. He chipped up. He sank the par for his par. He went on to shoot 79 and Tommy armor won enough money to live a good while longer in the style of which he was accustomed.

 

What Armour had done, of course, was to give her student a temporary brain transplant. With Aamir making the strategy choices the student plate only shots That were well within his physical capabilities. He aimed at a specific targets that Armour selected for him. He felt calm, confident and decisive. He stopped worrying about his swing mechanics assuming that Armour would correct any flaws that needed correcting. And by doing those things, by acquiring a conservative strategy and aggressive swing he shot the score he had previously only dreamed of.

[Kenny B]

There's the great Tommy Armour's story I told here before but it's worth repeating to you. I hope you enjoy it.

 

One day in the locker room Tommy overheard his student offer to bet some friends that he could break 90, a feat that the pupil had theretofore never threatened to accomplish. Armour's keen instinct for a sure thing was aroused.

 

Armour offer to back his pupil in the wager, on one condition: that Armour be allowed to walk the course with him during the round and offer advice.

 

With the stakes set, and set high, the match commenced. The first hole was a long par 4, armour's Pupil wound up and sliced a long drive into the rough to the right of the first fairway. They walked to the ball and eyed the green about 170 yards away, elevated, guarded by a couple of deep traps, the pupil pulled out a 5i.

 

“Put the 5i back” Armour said. “You are going to play an 8i to the fairway 30 yards short of the green and a little left. Then you are going to chip up through the opening to the green. The worst you make is five. If you go for the green and miss hit that five iron just a little bit, you are looking at a six or seven”.

 

The pupil was smart enough to do as he was told. He played the eight iron to the spot Armor indicated. He chipped up. He sank the par for his par. He went on to shoot 79 and Tommy armor won enough money to live a good while longer in the style of which he was accustomed.

 

What Armour had done, of course, was to give her student a temporary brain transplant. With Aamir making the strategy choices the student plate only shots That were well within his physical capabilities. He aimed at a specific targets that Armour selected for him. He felt calm, confident and decisive. He stopped worrying about his swing mechanics assuming that Armour would correct any flaws that needed correcting. And by doing those things, by acquiring a conservative strategy and aggressive swing he shot the score he had previously only dreamed of.

But... but...  I know I got that shot!!  

[Rusty1885]

But... but...  I know I got that shot!!  

Yep, I thought you are saving them for a rainy day

[Big money]

Is this for real?found this while searching the web