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Originally Posted by Scragger63 Playing off 17 as I do at the moment, all I am trying to achieve in my game at the moment is a little consistency and a lower handicap.
My question, Is it possible to achieve a lower handicap by simply trying to play to your current handicap...
Knows I am capable of playing birdie/par golf and it is the occasional poor shot and or hole that keeps me out at 17 and not something lower. |
Ahh welcome to my world
The problem here is that you (we!) are not always using our brains.
How many times a round do you hit a shot that if you thought about it you know it really wont pay off long term?
When hitting an any way iffy shot I try to imagine myself in a matchplay scenario. Would my opposition be happy if they saw me attempting this shot?
If they would then I probabaly shouldnt be playing it!
If you can par and birdie several holes then your problem is that if you do get in trouble, you dont get out of it. You try to make up for a bad drive or a bad approach with an inappropriate next shot, leading to more trouble.
Use the index of the hole to guide you, if its index 18 and you get a good drive away then by all means go for it in 2, but dont feel you have to if conditions arent right.
When he was at his best Jack Nicklaus said he expects to hit 5 or 6 bad shots in a round. I reckon we can probably multiply that by a few.