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9th February 2018 01:49 PM
#1
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Interesting video on how to play within your skill level for better scores
This video reminds me of how I used to play as a kid, with my driver and FW woods being my weakest link by getting me in trouble, I sort of developed a game plan for my local course to use nothing but my iron except for one or two holes. And I did managed to score pretty well in most games, but these was only during summer holidays, and no golf when i come back to Australia to study... so never really found out how I could improve my game further.
whats your opinion on this approach, and how do you think someone can improve their game in the future?
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9th February 2018 04:30 PM
#2
Victorious Captain
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Good if your happy playing bogey golf or have a high handicap I suppose!
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10th February 2018 05:42 AM
#3
Senior Member
Grand Slam Winner
Last edited by Ferrins; 10th February 2018 at 07:43 AM.
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10th February 2018 07:36 AM
#4
Site Owner
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
I watched one minute, and that was the enough.
To an extent, I did this is my recent round at Mt Compass. I played poorly in the first nine, so I dialled it back on the second nine. I used irons off the tee and played safe, to keep the game enjoyable and not score over 100.
Egos tend to get in the way of people playing this way.
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10th February 2018 09:49 AM
#5
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
It’s also a fine line between playing safe and “too safe” and ending up with a poop loads of bogeys in the card and lots of missed scoring opportunities.
The battle is finding the right mix, I read the thread about how many rounds without a lost ball sometimes and wonder if some in there could score a bit better by taking some more chances. Of course they also may score worse and lose their $4 ball!
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10th February 2018 11:17 AM
#6
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
I have 2 holes that usually my "bad" holes with the first drive usually gets me in trouble.
Maybe I will give this a try on these holes to get my confidence up on them.
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7th April 2018 12:00 PM
#7
This approach is exactly what has gradually got my handicap down from 26 to 16. If you you want to stay at the 16-19 bogey golf range then I firmly believe that this is the most effective way of doing so. However as mentioned in a few of the comments, this approach will limit your ability to go much lower, which is what I am finding out now! It all depends on your long term goal I suppose. Personally, at 48 years old and a relative newcomer to golf, I am very conscious not to set my goals too high and my current handicap is very enjoyable for me to play off and enjoy
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7th April 2018 07:24 PM
#8
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Originally Posted by
Sydney Hacker
It’s also a fine line between playing safe and “too safe” and ending up with a poop loads of bogeys in the card and lots of missed scoring opportunities. The battle is finding the right mix, I read the thread about how many rounds without a lost ball sometimes and wonder if some in there could score a bit better by taking some more chances. Of course they also may score worse and lose their $4 ball!
It isn’t the $4 for the ball it’s the two shots you save , which leads to you winning more balls in the rundown which then means you don’t have to buy balls .
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