Here’s some tips that can help you score better on the golf course by thinking better:
1. Before you begin a round, hit some practice shots (at least 30 balls), going through all of your clubs.
While hitting each club, mentally make a note of how you are hitting them. For example, I could be hitting most of my clubs with a 15 yard hook.
If your normal shot is usually a 15 yard slice and you are hitting 15 yard hook that very day, you might want to consider aiming every shot 15 yards left of your target.
One of the most important part of scoring better on the golf course is your ability to block out one side of the golf course.
For me, it’s usually the wild hooks that haunt me on the holes with O.B. left.
Because of my wild hooks, I actually “intend” to hit a fade on ALL of my full shots by opening my clubface at address.
Believe me, this is actually how Jack Nicklaus played golf, he played the percentage game, meaning he always allowed himself a margin of error.
You can do this too whether you hit a fade or a draw.
If you want to learn more on course strategy, there’s 2 golf books I highly recommend that can help you score better without even changing your swing.
One of the best books on course strategy I have read is A Round of Golf with Tommy Armour by the great Tommy Armour, the great grandfather of Tommy Armour III on the PGA Tour today. If you read this book, you will shave at least another 5-10 strokes off your golf game by mentally thinking better on the course.
Another one of my favorite golf strategy books is Jack Nicklaus’ Lesson Tee by Jack Nicklaus. It’s a really old comic book that features some of the best golf course strategy lessons from probably the greatest golfer ever, Jack Nicklaus. This book will also teach you how Jack Nicklaus develops his bread-and-butter fade for scoring better.
Trust me, I’ve read hundreds of golf books by various different PGA Tour players, the 2 above are exceptional when it comes to teaching you golf strategy.
These are really simply tips but can help you score 5-10 strokes better on the golf course. You probably already have the swing to break 90, break 80, or even 70 but you don’t know “how” to score to reach your maximum potential.
