ONLY 4% OF GOLERS DO THIS - Break 80 in Golf Approach Play Mistakes! 

I just broke 80 for the 1st time last week, shot 75. THEN backed it up with a 76 yesterday! Thanks for all the videos, which have definitely helped!

This is something a implemented in my game this season. HCP has gone down from 19 to 11, definitely hitting more of those greens by just aiming to the center, not the flag. Highly recommend this type of approach. And thanks coach to putting it out loud and clear!

Great way to think about the approach shot. Good one, coach! 👍

Great tip coach. From over 100 yards, I'm usually conservative, depending on how my strike is the given day, and aim for the middle of the green. But should I do the same from inside 100 yards as I'm more aggressive?

Great vid and very important strategy. I used to pick approach clubs based on distance to pin/location on green: one for front, another for middle, and a different one again for back. As all stats will show, after agonizing over club choice my approach shot would typically fall short of green around 65% of time (and I play to 8 handicap). A few would go long over green if I were playing to back pin location. I now make things easier on myself and pick the club that will go to middle of green on an average, mediocre shot. Result: more GIRs more often - noticeably lower scores more frequently. Now, if I could just stop pulling short irons left ...

Brilliant analogy, thank you I'm going to try it on my next round

Great tips Coach, play smarter not harder. I tend score in the low 80's and at times into the 70's. However to do that, I have to be hyper focused for all 18 holes, play smart and putt well too.

I always love these strategy videos…. Awesome Coach!

Bloody good video. Have been meaning to hit the range and measure the distances for variance of length for a short while and this video does a great job of explaining why.

Another great video from Coach. Thanks!

Great video coach!

Great video, thank you. Worldwide, what do you think the % of all golfers that have broken 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70? Most the stats I find are all really only looking at the top 10-20% of golfers, ie. the golfers who formally track a handicap and the ones who are serious enough to buy the tech. Kind of sets most people up for failure by comparison. What does it really look like?

Very interesting. Going to give it a try.

Kinda ironic -- before watching this video, I was starting to break 80 more often after realizing (accepting?) I needed a longer club than I thought I did since I've gotten a bit older. Suddenly, I went from just a few GIRs/round to maybe a third or slightly more; a bit more focus on my putting and voila! 80 broken! Appreciate the video -- it reinforced my (slow) discovery!

love you coach!

I usually go for middle of the green regardless of the pin placement unless the pin is exactly between 90-100 yds, then i go for the pin..

>100 yards front I think middle of the green, back pin I'll think middle or back number depending on the trouble.

I fully understand but and it's a massive but, because my shots into the green are usually a longer club than a wedge,9,8 irons the ball landing has to be Infront of the green to have any chance of holding said green 😢

Did I read somewhere that if you hit the dead centre of any green you won't be more than 15 yds from any pin....... Great vid Mr Locky

Ifyou ever need to get rid of that putter, let me know and I will help you out ina heartbeat! Good video!

I don't always aim at the flag for sure. I cheat towards the safer shot. That's almost always towards the center of the green. Some holes have enough slope that you want to be below the hole. Some holes have trouble behind or in front of the green, so you want to cheat/aim away from that trouble. Just last week I was playing pretty well and decided it would make sense for me to aim about midway between the flag and the right edge of the green. That would give me room to miss. Of course, that particular shot I hit it right where I aimed. That's golf I guess.

I haven’t broken 80 yet I make solid contact but I can’t hit a damn green to save my life. On the driving range I can hit it to my targets but on the course I don’t think I trust my aim. I’m a 17 handicap and my last round I hit 2 greens and scored 90. On the plus side my chipping has gotten a lot better😂

Playing a par 68 course makes it easier?😁

You also need to play the tees best suited to your capabilities. Most of we senior women don't have a chance in hell of breaking 80 esp as par 3's many times require us to use woods or even a driver to reach. I feel defeated before I start on many holes. The reason why the average male hcp is about 16 and for ladies, 30 - is distance, not short game. I average 30 - 32 putts per round and am a 24 hcp at age 76.

I think middle of the green on most holes

it should be the 7 iron because its better to long than left and right in the bunkers. 8 brings bunkers into play.

thats all great coach, but how do i break 70 without hitting the gym and practice range for hours n hours every day..?? :)

At 90 with smattering of 80s, mostly high 80s. Lowest once at 81.

You can't have "no one" and "4% of people" doing the same thing.

I only brake 80 once in my lifetime and I shot level par 71, go figure 😂

"Imagine you're a sniper."

If only 4% of golfers ever break 80 then you should probably do more videos towards breaking 100 or 90. Relevant to more people.