Better Golf, No Lessons Needed

During my golf career, I have had many opportunities to play golf with my students and other golf clients. I have participated in a wide variety of events including Captains Choice Tournaments, Member-Guest Events, Pro-Ams, Professional Qualifying Schools, US Open Qualifying Tournaments and many mini-tour events. From these experiences, I have identified two key areas that every golfer can improve on without ever taking a lesson.

Number 1: Most golfers usually choose a club that they would have to hit absolutely perfect to reach the pin location. Unfortunately this decision is usually based on a few rare occasions where the the golfer hit the selected club perfectly and had great results. The real truth of the game of golf is that when most golfers miss-hit a full shot shot, it usually comes up short of the target.  If golfers would choose a club that they would have to hit perfect to reach the back of the green, they would most likely end up with more shots on or nearer the green than usual.

Number 2: On shorter shots from around the green, most golfers use a high lofted wedge shot to get to the hole. Most often this shot choice results in some indecision that can result in skulled shots over the green and chunked or fat shots short of the target.

The easiest approach to the short game is to:

Putt whenever you can: If the grass is short and even, putt it to the hole.

Chip if you have to: Use a 9 iron or Pitching Wedge with a putting stroke.

Pitch or Lob it if you do not have any other choice: Use a high lofted club and a half swing or less golf swing to get the ball up quickly and land it softly near the target or hole.

All of these options will require some practice.

Good Luck and Great Golfing

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