How we are going to improve our game.

Hi Team,



I guess the big question for all on this years team is how are we going to improve our game. Here are some thoughts and I will add to these as I have more time some return to this page and re-read this information.



1- Practice does not make Perfect, Perfect Practice makes Perfect. If you are doing it incorrectly then you are only grooving a bad habit. We need to make sure that we strive to have good fundamentals to give each player their best chance of being as good as they can be. Along with having good fundaments a player must have a understanding of the game and what is their best chance at shooting a good score.

2- The fastest way to improve your game and our teams score is the short game. We are getting close to the point that as a group we have workable golf swings. Not all perfect yet but far enough along that I can work with each of you to close the gap and improve.

3- Here is the logic, develop a workable tee shot that emphasizes consistently staying in the fairway. Play low risk golf. Become good at scoring from 50 yards in. We should never take more than 3 strokes to get the ball in the hole from 50 yards into the hole. We will need each player to track this stat to track improvement.

4- We will put in extra time working on chipping, putting, pitching and getting better out of the sand.

5- As a team we operate on the idea for every player that bogey is a good score. If we have a choice between taking a big chance for birdie or playing safe and smart to guarantee no worse than a 2 putt bogey that will be our focus. All good golfers play this way. Bogey's do not kill your score but Par plus 5 and double and triple bogey's do. If you made all bogeys you would shoot 90. Almost for certain if I gurantee you no worse than a bogey you will make a few pars and maybe some birdies. 75 to 85 becomes very easy to get to if you take the high scores off the table.

6- In a golf match we take our 4 best scores. 4 times 90 = 360. That would be a great starting spot for our team.

More to follow later!