Comments on: Golfers: 15 proven tips for lowering your handicap

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:47:17 +0000

these tips are fantastic!! im going to follow everyone of them the next time i have a round and will et you know how i got on because im really really confident that i will knock shots off my game :-) ive been told i have a really good swing n awesome power n touch round the greens but it all goes wrong in a comp or if i put too much pressure on myself even in a game with friends. ill follow these tips n rip the course up, thanks buddy

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:42:27 +0000

I’m not sure I’m encouraging “total disregard” for the tee shot; I simply feel that too many players overemphasize practicing with their driver. Putting the ball in play off the tee is huge, without a doubt. Having said that, many, many players would benefit from practicing 100 yards and in, including putting.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:37:24 +0000

Although the tips are all relevant; I dont agree with the total disregard of the tee shot – one of my main advantages is that I am quite long and pretty straight off the tee – this allows me a much shorter iron to green than my higher handicap colleagues. To emphasis how important that is, my friend (15 handicap)and I (7 handicap) played each others drives for a complete round and he easily beat me. If he could Drive the ball a bit further then he would reduce his handicap further than any of your suggestions! What it showed me is that I need to practise my mid irons a lot more!!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:22:43 +0000

Thanks so much for these tips. I can wait to get to my course and practice these tips. They will most definitely improve my game and lower my handicap. Thanks a lot.
Tim.

By: greenfee

greenfee — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:49:41 +0000

Excellent stuff, thank you.

The ones I particularly like are;

“Commit to the shot and then just do it”
“Have a game plan and stick to it”

Indecision causes so many poor shots in golf so this is very apt and by having a plan it helps to reduce it.