Scoring Strategy
Play each hole to make a bogey. You will certainly make just a few pars by doing this (plus some double bogeys in the process whenever you hit some bad shots), but by playing each hole for your bogey you can expect to eliminate the big numbers (7s and 8s).
Even "par" for you should be 90, play to get yourself a 45 each 9. That's 4s on the par 3s, 5s on the par 4s and 6s on the par 5s. Just steady, safe golf but when you get a "green" light (which we'll speak about below) aim for the flag and get a par.
Golf course Management
From the tee
Play the club off of the tee that will get the ball in play the most often. For me it's my driver. The ball is teed up, the head is the dimensions of a frying pan, it's impossible to top or chunk the driver.
Swing it easy together with good tempo and you'll be in the fairway. Swinging easy will take away the duck hook and the banana slice. You do not have to hit long drives; you need your ball in play down the fairway. Anything over 180 yards is wonderful because bear in mind, you are playing each hole for bogey, so you don't need to triumph over the fairway in two shots.
In the event you don't like the driver, then select a hybrid 3, 4 or 5 iron. If you don't own a hybrid, put that on your birthday/Christmas, good person present list.
In the fairway
If you are breaking 100 routinely, I'm guessing you have got a go to iron. The one you hit to loosen up at the range, the one you hit to learn your swing, the one you keep close to your bed for defense. For many people that's commonly their 6, 7 or 8 iron. Something you are able to strike 145-160 yards easily. For me it's my 7 iron.
>150 yards from the hole?
Hit your 150 yard club. The reasoning behind this is that you'll be able to control that club, so that you can now position your 2nd shot along the side of the fairway (or green) that is great for your 3rd shot (either a pitch, chip or putt).
<150 yards from the hole?
If you have no real danger along the side of the green where your misses go or no danger behind the green, go for it, you have a green light to shoot for the center/largest section of the green.
If you find hazard on your miss side, and no threat in front of the green, play One club less and shoot for the front of the green.
<100 yards away from the hole?
Aim for the centre of the green, you've struck a superb tee shot, and therefore are in a good position. You need to have this shot in your toolbox. If you can't regularly get close to or on the green from 100 yards away (7 out of 10), you need to train your wedge more.
Short game
To break 90, you've got to be capable to hit the green from 75 yards and in. This stands out as the one area of the game that is the easiest to learn because it doesn't require a perfect golf swing or very much athletic skill. It basically requires some training to get consistency and confidence.
Most greens are around 20-30 yards in width and 20-30 yards in depth. This gives you a lot of room for error; so don't try to get cute with your wedge shot. Just simply aim for the biggest spot of the green that is closest to the hole and you'll be amazed at how many you put close.
I really do not encourage using a lob wedge for this shot. Go with your sand wedge (56 degree). With your sand wedge, in the event you hit it just a little short of the green, there'll be enough roll that the majority of occasions it will roll on and you're putting. Your lob wedge is just too easy to hit short and also to strike thin. I highly recommend eliminating it from your bag until you are consistently breaking 90.
Just 10-20% of golf players are ever going to break 90, therefore, you will be in rare company once you do.
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