52yo here and appreciate what you're doing to share this lively-fact that covered almost all we need to play the game. Mentally, technically, managing them and the routine Thanks!!!!!
65 year old receiving 13 shots yesterday. Medal round from the back tees, 6,400 yards. I’ve watched your videos this week and enjoyed the analytical approach to constructing a round of golf. Utilising your wisdom came in with a 73 net. Great videos 👊🏻
Excellent demonstration of playing within yourself.. most of us want to play our best shots every time, end up playing our worst, and bearing the consequences of that, compounds the errors! If you start by just getting your tee shot on the fairway, you're already in good shape for the hole, and vice versa!
Thank-you, managing my expectations on the course has been difficult! I, like many golfers, swing relaxed on the practice range then have expectations of bringing these results to the course. Inevitably I try to force the practice range result and badly miss hit shots the were easy on the range! I will try your 36 ball drill, outlined in a separate video, to try to improve my practice sessions… I would like to see videos of you putting students of various handicaps in similar situations demonstrating these course management principles…
I’ve only broken 80 twice, lots of low 80’s but most recently two weeks ago. I played well but the crucial part was I could’ve putted with a broom handle…. One of those days when everything went in….the short game is crucial
Long story short folks... practice your 100m shots, chipping and most of all putting speed. I have more days hitting poor shots off the tee and mid irons. But the 3 items above have saved me par or birdie 80% of the time.
I really like your explanations on course management. so many golfers prioritize distances etc however on the second and third hole you explain the percentages very well. I have finally came to a 9.7 index (worked hard this year) and I still manage to grind and get up and down. Only difference is to me "I get lucky" more often compared to last season. Love the videos. Would like to find information on a 18 hole course index vs realistic expectations. When you focus on the score (eventual number) it can grind you mentally very bad and you can easily blow a round. Happened Friday. 79 Thursday. 92 Friday. Thanks from Canada
My Data is distance related, but can be adapted if a hole has a penalty area or slightly harder because of hole design. Here is data for an handicap for 4 lengths of holes. 200 yards - Average 3.6 shots, so you would par it 4 times out of 10, and bogey it 6 times on average if you played it 10 times. 300 yards - Average 4.2 shots 400 yards - Average 4.6 shots 500 yards - Average 5.1 shots
Please tell us the rating of the holes played. As a single figure golfer, means getting a shot on half the holes. So play hole for bogey golf, ie on par 3 at 190 y or m you have a shot on hole so 4 is good score.
What do you recommend for golfers who strike the ball well at the range but when they get to the course nervousness and anxiety take over and you lose You're tempo
Watch my video, Carpool Golf - Stop Playing Senseless Golf, as this gets you focusing on how you See, Feel and Hear the shot. Also next week I will be posting a video on First Tee Nerves.
Easy: recognize that (1) everyone has that issue And that (2) you will never hit as well as on the range. And 3) golfers unfairly remember only their best range shots. Managing expectations by recognizing all 3 will reduce anxiety on course.
What helped me overcome what you describe is becoming a member. I can play every day(I don’t), so now it’s a matter of how much do I really want to play. 2-3 times a week to give back/body a rest. Interestingly I developed a new swing somewhat out of fatigue. I started using a much deeper backswing out of necessity(less muscle more centrifugal). I now see my club head come into my left eyes peripheral vision for a fraction of a second on the backswing. If loopy backswing takes nerve, because your trusting physics to bring that club back around, and it comes with more power than the muscle method. Ball goes way farther.
Thank you. I’ve played since I was 6 years old (45 years), brought up in the era of Nick Faldo, so worked on rhythm, tempo and solid connection, resulting in pretty straight consistent shots.
We hear - "Stick to your routine" all the time. I've never seen anyone actually prove that a pre-shot routine makes any difference at all to your score. Has anyone played 100 rounds without a set routine, then played 100 rounds with one and compared the stats? It sounds good but I don't think there is any evidence to back it up even though it's become conventional to promote it
Rhythm and tempo > Swing speed. Hardest lesson to learn and ingraine into my game. Learning how to create power without swinging fast was the biggest leap for me. It's the path to consistency for us mortals. I started thinking about my swing like an F1 racecar. Just because it can go 220 mph doesn't mean I can hit that speed around the whole course without disastrous consequences. Speed is okay only in the straightaways. You gotta learn where those are in your swing
