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Phil_22 · 1st Nov, 2017

Bayview said: ↑

My 2c worth; (please take this as constructive criticism):

When golfers get to single figures; they need to play more than once per week to maintain that level (actually; it applies to everyone). At your current frequency of play; you won't get to 5 by Xmas.

Fantastic stat - this is better than the USPGA Tour average (60.67 fairways in reg).

What is your Greens in Reg average overall? The USPGA Tour average for greens in Reg is 65.06 - that's 2 out of 3. And these are the best players on Earth.

Golf Stats - PGA TOUR

This means that these guys are missing roughly 5 greens per round; yet their score averages are below par.

The analysis here is that these guys have incredible short games and are extremely good putters.

If you read this sentence again; the clue is already written in it - the guys who hit it further than you are not lower in their handicap - hitting it further has no impact on your score whatsoever...see Corey Pavin, Zac Johnson etc.

Sure; longer length is sometimes an advantage; but not the secret or the path to lower handicap.

The secret to lowering your score (at all levels) is your short game. On a handicap of 6, half your score is made from less than 100 metres from the hole.

I would say that any practice time you do should be at least 60% short game if you want to get to 5 or less.

Good to hear he /she can help you with the Fitting.

Two things I will say about drivers;
1. Anyone who is struggling for length - a softer flex shaft usually helps.
2. Also; a myth about hitting it longer is to hit it lower. This is not the case. Watch any really long hitter and you will see they launch it quite high into the air and have very long carry. If you are not naturally long then you need to consider a bit more loft to increase the launch angle and get the optimum carry.

So; don't fall into the trap of going for less loft in the pursuit of more length - as many do. From my experience; most golfers end up doing better (even lower handicap players) with a little more loft, and little more flex than they think they should have.
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Just thought id update you I have my GA down to 5.0 which i'm stoked with.

Plan to start using some time after work to work on ,y game and get this handicap down to < 4.5

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