Hi Greg,

Yeh common sense alot of this really, here is another similar effort posted years ago by Graham (teaching Pro).

Take you home course and find the 12 or 13 greens that are easiest to hit. Figure out where on the green is best to end up for common pin positions, identify the no-go areas, etc. If you need to, walk the course and take a look at the green complex and make notes.
On the 5 holes you’re likely to miss the green, figure out where to miss them for each pin position and where not to go under any circumstances. Go onto the course early in the morning or late in the evening and practice up & downs, practice until you know exactly what to do. Draw a map if you need one in a note book and put it in your golf bag.
You need a strategy for each golf hole. Hole-by-hole you need to map it out from tee to green. Note what tee shot to hit, what distance to hit it, what approach to hit … what clubs to use … Think carefully playing to your good clubs and normal shot shape.
When you map the course, think broadly: think of ways to get the job done. Your job as a par scorer or a prospective par scorer is to hit greens. On my course there is a tight par 4. I play a 7-wood tee shot and a 7-iron to the green, 2 of my strongest clubs. In the last few years, I’ve hardly ever bogey it. There is also long tough par 3 with lots of trouble around the green. Play a medium-iron (normally a 6-iron) short of all the trouble to an area about 15m short of the green complex. From there my job is to chip and putt. Working from my notes, I know how to do it.
You may have to play each hole a few times and experiment with strategies to find the best for you. As you get into the system, it does become easier as you eliminate the possibilities.
The system is reliant on a reasonably good short game and you don’t have to be brilliant at chipping or putting. 31 Putts is what it takes. Scoring well isn’t about 300 yards drives – it is about getting the golf ball in the hole. The system is realistic and allows for the odd blow up … we all 3 putt now and then or hit a terrible iron shot … even tour pro’s do. I’ve seen it happen and I bet you have too.
Your job of hitting targets will be made easier if you have lots of information to use. Walk the course and write down as many distances as you possibly can. It makes hitting the target easier if you know refined distances to areas of the fairway or green.
Keep a log as you play your round of golf and tick off as you reach the targets and use the putts. Don’t worry about the numbers on the scorecard … they will take care of themselves.
By keeping track of where you are missing the targets, you know which holes are costing you and which part of your golf game is costing you precious shots. Work on those shortfalls, maybe develop a new strategy for the golf hole that is costing you and try again.
The key is knowing the formula and playing golf single-mindedly to that formula and shot strategy. To score a level par does not require lots of talent, it doesn’t require 300 yard drives … it takes a strategy. My driving distance is around 260yds I play to a decided strategy and I plot my way around the golf course and hardly ever make a mistake that kills the score.
I hope the system works for you. It has worked for me and lots of players who have struggled to score par or better.


I use yours mainly noe Greg, I just work on what poor in my game. (so that's everything then)

Cheers

Ian.

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