Improve Your Golf Mindset In Order To Break 90.
October 6, 2010 by Parshooters · 8 Comments
As my 2010 golfing season is coming to a fast close, I can reflect back on this year as not being a good year scoring wise. I have to admit it has been a very long time that I have averaged in the low 90′s for anyone golfing season. Sure I have my excuses of not playing more than once a week, or committed no time to practicing my golf swing mechanics. The very things I write about in my posts, and have the audacity to not do what I’m trying to get my readers to understand and implement in their own improvement to changes in their golf swing mechanics. For that I’m Sorry!
Most golfers who struggle to break ninety are relatively experienced and have been playing for quite a while. Any golfer who has been playing for some time will have developed certain swing characteristics that will shape the flight of their golf shots. In most cases, those trying to break 90, it will mean you’ll have developed a cut spin or slice. Most golfers who cut the ball will dislike the flight of their shots and do everything possible to change their golf swing to hit a draw. One of the most important things to consider when trying to break 90, is learn to live with your golf swing mechanics and not fight it.
How Do You Break 90? In order to break 90, any flight of the golf ball is acceptable as long as it remains consistent. What is required is a good short game, and golf course management. Learning to place your shots on each hole for optimal results. Knowing when to gamble and take risks, and knowing when to play smart conservative golf shots. The key to breaking 90 is to make sure you don’t take more than bogey on any given hole. Eliminate the double and triple bogeys, because they are golf score killers. However, mistakes do happen that will ruin your chances of shooting less than 90. You do need to find a way of eliminating those 3-4 wasted strokes from your golf round immediately. This is known as your wheels coming off, because it hits you, when your not expecting those mishits from happening. If your target is to break 90, you do have the ability to do so. What you need to do is learn how to make the most out of your golf game. This does take time and patience. The best way to speed up your developing or learning curve is by putting in the time too practice.
Does Having The Correct Golf Swing Mechanics In Place Make It Easier For Strategizing On The Golf Course?
June 28, 2010 by Parshooters · 1 Comment
Have you ever played on a golf course that you knew nothing about? I’m sure you have during one golf round or another. That happened to me yesterday. We were playing on a very difficult tightly laid out golf course. It commanded several different shot variations. It had elevated greens, many combinations of sidehill and downhill lies. All kinds of obstacles to carry or shoot over. You can tell by my descriptions, I didn’t have a very good day playing. I shot at least 10 strokes higher then I should have. Most of my troubles wasn’t knowing the golf course, and yanking my driver out of the golf bag on every hole. (Dumb!)
My focus or golf mindset was to get the ball out there on the fairway far enough to eliminate the pressure on my second shot. This is the wrong way to strategize when trying to play within yourself. You do need a game plan to know when to attack or be conservative when approaching each hole. Golf course management is gained through knowledge of each hole and what to expect. Not knowing the golf course. What I should have done was visualize in a pre-shot routine before addressing the golf ball, the intended target of where to place the golf ball on the fairway. This can be done by standing behind the golf ball and looking for the safest places to hit to. By looking at your scorecard, the layout of the golf course is usually pictured there, or at the hole sign next to the tee block.
Your aiming for the fairway, because landing a golf ball there eliminates the chances of a bad lie, and it gives you the best angle to approach the green. When you reach your drive you need to study your lie for a minute, and analysis what you want to do with your next shot. If you don’t think that you can reach the green with your next shot, it’s often a safer play to lay up. This means playing a controlled shot that’s deliberately aimed short of the green, rather than hitting the golf ball as hard as you can and hoping for the best.
