Food, water and the back nine slump
Concentration fades before the swing does. Drink from the first tee and eat small every five holes instead of once at the turn.
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Practice
Practice that transfers to the course. Course management, the short game, putting, and the handful of habits that take strokes off a card without rebuilding a swing.
Fairway bunkers: clear the lip, save the hole
The first decision is the lip, not the yardage. One more club, three-quarter swing, feet barely dug in, stay tall.
Wedge distances: the three lengths you are missing
Nine o'clock, ten thirty, full. Three wedges times three swing lengths gives nine numbers you almost certainly do not have.
Find more fairways without changing your swing
Aim at the side your miss moves away from, take the club you control, and swing at eight tenths. Fairways hit moves fastest.
Track five numbers and watch your handicap fall
Fairways, greens, three-putts, up-and-downs and penalty strokes. Three rounds of counting show where your shots actually go.
How to make a range session actually count
Warm up before you train, work on one thing at a time, and finish by playing nine imaginary holes. Sixty balls, one hour, real…
Lag putting: how to stop three-putting for good
Three-putts are a speed problem, not a stroke problem. Train the pace, aim at a corridor past the hole, and read the slope with…
Chipping basics: three shots that cover every lie
A low runner, a standard pitch and a soft high shot. Pick between them by reading the ground, not by reaching for the most…
How to play in under four hours without rushing a shot
Be ready when it is your turn, one practice swing, provisional when in doubt, and play the tees that match your distance.