how to play smarter golf

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How do you master the mental game of golf?

What Is Smart Golf?

Those of you who have read all my instructional posts (Hi, Mom!) may be wondering, “Does this guy have multiple personalities? One day he’s telling me to leave my driver in the garage, the next day he’s saying it’s the most important club in the bag and that I should hit it on every single hole !”

Great Execution Make You Look Smart

Ask any coach and they’ll tell you that their intelligence, as perceived by fans, is directly related to the quality of their players. If a football coach goes for it on fourth down and succeeds, he’s a smart, bold leader. If the result is turning the ball over on downs, he’s an incompetent boob who should have been fired yesterday.

Know Yourself

To make good decisions, you need to know your game. You need to understand the cold, hard facts of your shot patterns, distances, dispersions, and tendencies. This is a lot harder than it sounds.

Put Your Knowledge to Work

Having information about yardages and shot patterns is only useful if you can put it to work for yourself. The first step is having the information accessible . You can make a notecard with your yardages or put a label on each club. Maybe you want an index card you tuck into your scorecard holder.

Conclusion

So what’s the smart play when you have 175 yards into the green with water on the right? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. For short-hitting slicers, laying up might be the best decision. Laying up might also be the right play for the bomber whose 8I tends to leak.

What is the best thing you can do from a course management perspective?

One of the best things you can do from a course management perspective is to play your game independently of what others in your group are doing.

Can you make up for a bogey?

In reality, however, you can’t make up for a bogey – it’s already done and there’s nothing you can do about it. The best thing you can do is play the next hole smart with a strategy that suits your game and the challenge in front of you.

Should you ignore the flag on your approach shot?

Okay – so we aren’t actually suggesting that you ignore the flag on all of your approach shots, as that is not likely to be beneficial. If you hit a great drive and only have 80-yards to the hole, you should probably aim your wedge right at the flag and try to make a birdie (in most cases). However, for the average golfer, there comes a point where the approach shot is long enough to justify simply aiming at the middle of the green and ignoring the flag entirely.

How many yards is a par 4?

On a 450-yard par four, you’ll almost certainly hit a driver (unless you can really pound it off the tee). However, if the hole is 350-yards, you might have a variety of options at your disposal – so keep an open mind. The other key is the width of the fairway and any hazards that may be in play.

An Important Note on Playing Smart Golf

Don’T Assume Driver

Read The Slope – on Every Shot

• You already know that it’s important to read the slope of the ground when getting ready to hit a putt. After all, that slope is going to determine which way the ball is going to turn as it rolls. But did you know that you should be reading slopes on every other shot during your round as well? The importance of this point comes down to the desire to...

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