“If I miss it, it’s not going in.” Can’t argue with that.
@carygson11 ай бұрын
Reminds me of a study at Texas A&M where 90% of short putts didn’t go in.
@GlitterFistsFish7 ай бұрын
At least he isn't lying to us!
@danstrauss4301 Жыл бұрын
Love the fact that every time he tries to prove a point he screws up. Fantastic!! I like this guy. He is absolutely right!
@andy.robinson5 ай бұрын
Never considered the importance of pace over line before - that’s a penny drop moment. Thanks!
@thescoringmethod5 ай бұрын
Pace is the key the longer the putt the more important the pace.
@plusfour1 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I'm a 5 handicap and all these things hold true for me.
@mortenfriis4688 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Thanks
@mattmiller07 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm a 70s shooter but relearned several great principles
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks Matt.
@ifth5hoefitz Жыл бұрын
This is a great guide to scoring well on the course in general. Work on your game and swing during practice. When you're on the course - score as ruthlessly and efficiently as you can.
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@Tang.Nguyen6 ай бұрын
Bloody good, particularly the putt tips 👍
@thescoringmethod6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jephfandingo1438 Жыл бұрын
This is all so obvious but our egos stop us from doing the right things! Thank you for this! 😀😀😀
@majscrap262911 ай бұрын
Good advise. I'm stuck in the late 80's. Breaking 85 eludes me. I usually have 2 disasters that keep me out. That and bad driving accuracy.
@edbowejr61306 ай бұрын
I’d work on driver, most of us don’t play enough to avoid a bad hole or two out of 18, I’d say embrace that unless you play a lot it will happen and try and get your fairway percentage up as that will help you on every hole
@TheCount02126 ай бұрын
For me, the answer was a 12° driver. So much easier to hit fairways and have more carry distance ‼️
@charlessimons1692 Жыл бұрын
best golf advice on youtube ever!
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
APPRECIATE it!
@andrewsheppard240410 ай бұрын
Such a brilliant video, thanks so much. Went from 25 handicap to 10 in a year by applying many of these tips. Thanks again.
@thescoringmethod8 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear!!! That's great improvement Andrew.
@Unplugged704 Жыл бұрын
Great video! These are exactly what I need to do!
@mem30075 Жыл бұрын
Excellent points!! I use all of these except .... use the driver more than I should. My new 3H will be my safe fairway club on par 4s. As we all know if you're in the fairway you have a shot 😉
@robertp3308 ай бұрын
Best golf video I've seen in years. Nice job. I have been thinking about using this strategy to stop shooting 91. I use 3 wood on the first 2 holes of my club for that reason, if I hit a bad shot it isn't out of bounds, I can still make a bogey.
@thescoringmethod8 ай бұрын
Lost balls are a scoring killer! Have to keep it in play.
@alisonbennett307311 ай бұрын
Over reading lag putts have cost me plenty. Great points on all
@user_16645 ай бұрын
I hit a drive on fourteen yesterday , driver is my go to club on this hole , its a long hole for me and bogey is fine my second shot was a 5 wood a bit above my feet but i felt i could draw it onto the apron from there and keep short of the bunkers , i fatted it a little and it fell to the right hand rough 60 yrds short of the pin 75 yrds is an easy 56 degree for me and i was into a stiff wind so that was my shot , i stiffed it a foot from the flag for a very rare par . I very much doubt i would have made par from the apron on a three foot tiered green with flag at the back . I wont say it was an eye opener but i will say its proof that what you and a very few others say is true . Play within yourself and to your best advantage . Big thumbs up from me and this video is now in my pre round playlist 👍 I will just add that if i play too conservative and have a crap round its worst than having a bad round where ive taken some risks 🤷🏻♂️
@thescoringmethod5 ай бұрын
Great to hear your applying it to your game.
@jonathanmebane3782 Жыл бұрын
Solid very solid advice
@darthvader1402 Жыл бұрын
I like how you were demonstrating why you should putt over chipping and then chipped it in the hole. LOL. But I agree. I use my putter when ever I can. Even out of rough lies green side. Once its not too bad rough
@angrybuzzy Жыл бұрын
Great advice, TSM.
@jameswirth3117 Жыл бұрын
Distance or dispersion? Golf course management. Chipping. Putting. Break 85? Not after an 8 minute video. Skill or lack thereof will determine the ability to break 85. But, it was a nicely done video!
@Drewbrowne Жыл бұрын
Great lesson
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Hope it helps you shoot consistently lower scores!
@golfsciencelab Жыл бұрын
Great practical advice!
@Nickat1ne707 Жыл бұрын
I shoot like 82 to 87 area, I feel like I definitely got these ideas down. I think I just need more consistency putting and knowing when to lob and when to maybe just bump with an iron.
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Have you tried the Short Game Challenge? See if that helps with your short game and knowing when to keep the ball on the ground vs in the air.
@JockyT1 Жыл бұрын
Five great points! Thanks...
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Happy to hear they resonated with you!
@hr-jd3sc Жыл бұрын
great tips simplified, love it!
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
@danarcotta1283 Жыл бұрын
My driver got me in trouble all day, everything else was working. I'm going to play a couple of practice rounds using a 5 wood or 3 wood off the tee. I've been pretty consistent with my driver until yesterday and absolutely forgot about this strategy. I used it in the past and it works
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
The pros often back off on a tight par 4 and use 3w. Driver should be fine on a wide open 4 or 5. I don’t think he’s saying never use your driver…especially if you can hit it fairly well?
@matthewdudzik7673 Жыл бұрын
Such GREAT advice! I’ll use this all on my next round. Thank you!
@NeilWoodSales Жыл бұрын
Excellent tips!!! Thank you
@Lamster66 Жыл бұрын
I've just taken up golf (3 months ago)after not playing at all for 25 years and not playing regularly for more like 40 years. (when I was in my teens, I'm still just the right side of 60) My goal this year is to consistantly break 100. I Shot 97 a month ago on my 8th round since starting again.I then didn't play for a month and shot 54 on the front 9 at the same course last week ( only had time for 9 holes) Actually I was playing that badly I could have easily hit 60+ on the back nine with all the water. I think my problem is taking on too ambitious shots thinking I can still play them. Ironically on occasions after play said shot badly I've dropped another ball and played the shot again (just to see) and pulled it off. I know as I'm playing, what the "sensible" shot should be. Even when on the tee waving the driver at a Par4 hoping to hit the fairway. I know hitting a mid Iron down the middle 3 times will get me to the green and with 2 putts I'm writing down a 5. However the thought that I'll get hold of one with my driver and pipe it 240yards down the middle gets the better of me And as I watch it curling right into the trees 150 yards on the right I think why didn't you hit 5iron.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
I’m in the same boat as you. Late August I decided to try and resurrect my game. Was shooting 100 usually. Played 1 time per year the last 20 or so years. Maybe because I turned 60 and want to actually enjoy going golfing. So I went to a local Golftec had a swing eval of 1.5 hours and bought a 500$ lesson package. Have had 4 lessons and shot 43 on a back 9 and highlight birdied an uphill par 4! I highly recommend starting from the ground up rather than just practicing your mistakes until you perfect them ;)
@Lamster6611 ай бұрын
@@waynesorensen7071 Fortunately after not playing for so long theres little to no muscle memory. Meaning I needed to rebuild my swing from scratch. I know how to set up and how to grip the club correctly. I also know the difference between a good and bad swing. I use my local range with trackman to analyze my shots. Because I have devoloped a setup routine I can repeat my setup and swing consistantly. If I change something I know what I've changed and by how much and can see from trackman whether that change is better or worse. And intergrate it or go back to previous set up I've already added 40 yards to my drives that are straighter and turned a slice into a draw I want another 20-30 yards on my drive consitantly. And to be more realistic about my ability when playing shots to the green. I know I can pitch a wedge in at the pin and stop it within a few yards.( on a good day with a good lie) On a bad day I'll thin it through the green and end up playing my next shot ( if there even is one) from at least the same distance from an even worse lie. Last week I went to a 9 hole par3 (Par 27) course to practice my short game and shot 35 Which considering I hit my 1st shot on the first out of bounds and took 3 off the tee and rolled just off the right side of the green into a fallen tree branch (and an almost unplayable lie) that I couldn't move without moving my ball so literally flicked it about a 5 feet for my 4th shot and then got up and down for a 6. whilst still annoyed then roofed my tee shot on the second hole into the canopy of trees over the tee box dropping 40 to 50 yards infront of me instead of on the green and still made a 4. The other 4 strokes I dropped on the remaining 7 holes were literally 2 left an inch short one just missed right and the other lipped out. It obviously wasn't my day. That said, the first time I played thee when I just started I shot 42
@mrscience1409 Жыл бұрын
The key to breaking 85 is to hit the ball less than 85 times per round.
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Mmmm I do agree.
@risknerd1772 Жыл бұрын
Good advice, Yogi.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
Mr science you should be called Captain Obvious
@John-ql4wo Жыл бұрын
I've got down to 18 in 3 years , and I can't over emphasise enough how important the short game is. Anyone can bomb driver , no good if youre making doubles and worse. Pitching, wedges, putting, half swing irons is now my fascination
@jordybeans2392 Жыл бұрын
If your are 18, stop giving advice
@John-ql4wo Жыл бұрын
@@jordybeans2392 If you haven't got anything positive to say don't say it at all
@nathanatkins15t Жыл бұрын
@@jordybeans2392 that’s nonsense. he is giving advice to people who for whom being an 18 is their intermediate goal.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
What’s the difference between 18 and 6 handicap?
@John-ql4wo11 ай бұрын
@@waynesorensen7071 ? not a lot. Depends on ability and how you apply yourself
@timdench2583 Жыл бұрын
Good tips, thanks.
@rogermounger6629 Жыл бұрын
Thank you,that's great advice..
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@thea-team6439 Жыл бұрын
The key to breaking 85? Getting 84.
@davidhealy277211 ай бұрын
Or only play 9 holes. 😂
@frankb7449 Жыл бұрын
My Driver is my go to club off the tee - I use it on all but the short par 4s and 5s... I dont hit a 3 wood or hybrid any straighter than a driver, so why give up distance off the tee? I think it's because the club face of the driver is so much larger, so I have a greater margin for error. My 3 wood face is about half the size, so more room to screw it up, and i give up 20-30yds
@jordybeans2392 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!! If you hit your driver bad, I’ll bet you hit those fairway woods pretty nasty too. Distance matters! Plus it’s more fun to hit the big stick & you hopefully play golf cause it’s fun.
@johnnorth9514 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. My driver is no less unreliable than any other club off the tee and is slightly longer, so is my go to club from all tees, including many par 3s.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
Lol Say what?
@robertcourt859311 ай бұрын
This is where strokes gained apps come in handy. It quantifies a shot beyond our emotional response. You might well be best with a driver off every tee but there have been world class golfers who've been proven that what they thought they did isn't what they actually did.
@davidhester9716 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great advice.
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@michaelmolitor7390 Жыл бұрын
best golf lesson ever @@thescoringmethod
@edbowejr61306 ай бұрын
Here are my 5 tips to shoot under 85: 1) get lessons, a bad golfer will never strategize their way out of being a bad golfer (I’m talking to myself on this one 😂) 2) practice 50% of your time around the green, get familiar with clubs 7i and down around the green 3) practice 3ft putts, having confidence with the short putts adds confidence to the rest of the short game as it relieves the stress 4) keep it in bounds, aim far away from trees and OB as you can 5) avoid punch out shots and fairway bunkers - anything that doesn’t allow you to make a full shot toward the green Side note: if your short game is trash, 85 isn’t going to happen ever so that would be priority #1
@MarcelinoJrArias Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@tonyrichardson7322 Жыл бұрын
2 and 3 are great tips...
@zahimiibrahim3602 Жыл бұрын
It's all about course management and being conservative. We all know this but it's more fun to hit driver. Golfers are eternal optimists off the tee😅
@FirstNameLastName-lu5nr Жыл бұрын
The one key to playing better golf is playing more golf
@michaelmolitor7390 Жыл бұрын
twice a week is a must for improevment, hands down.
@woodencanoes9362 Жыл бұрын
Great! Thank you b
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@davehill55394 ай бұрын
Putting on from the fringe - have you seen the fringe at my course ?😅
@thescoringmethod4 ай бұрын
🤣 if it’s Bermuda or thick brass around the fringe, this is where you definitely want to start using a hybrid as it will loft without you having to chip the ball. Break the friction and enable you to feel like it’s a putt.
@davehill55394 ай бұрын
@@thescoringmethod oh - you’re assuming we have grass - I’ll look for some and let you know 😂
@glennmorris6071 Жыл бұрын
It's like you made this video for me.
@edgarmartien2929 Жыл бұрын
Straightest driver in the history of the PGA Tour only hit 80% of the fairways. Tour data shows 3 fairway metal to be the same or slightly better. Great strategies here to help mid/high handicaps
@thescoringmethod Жыл бұрын
Thanks Edgar!
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
Straightest driver is usually the shortest driver too ,-and never won a tournament!
@gcoffey2237 ай бұрын
If you can use the flat stick... use it
@garyroberts3859 Жыл бұрын
You have got no idea what the average golfer is capable of. In my prime 1963-1983 I won 7 club championships, 3 district Championships and a VGL championship. Now at 78 I can’t reach par 4’s over 360m. In 2, so that effectively makes them par 5’s . Most courses would have at least 6 par 4 holes that length, making par for me effectively 78…breaking 85 is all about the length you can hit the ball. If you can’t hit it 200m. Breaking 85 on a par 72 course is not really possible. I can only hit the ball about 170m. Now.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
Have you upgraded your equipment and ball lately?
@garyroberts385911 ай бұрын
@@waynesorensen7071 I bought a second hand driver in 2021 which I’m really pleased with… 170-180m. And a new lofted rescue which goes really well about 130m. The rest of my clubs are 18 years old. I did give the game away in 2010 I was playing off 6 then at age 66, so I could afford to travel overseas. I took it up again in 2021 and discovered I had lost about 50m with my driver. I’m only playing when I go to the country for a week or more so not regular and no practice anymore. Most of my scores now are between 85-90 with a few under and a few over.
@tonybarnes10138 ай бұрын
Yoga , Gym, strength training Anything is possible
@IainDuncan-bf5pr Жыл бұрын
sound advice that
@risknerd1772 Жыл бұрын
Video would have been much better without the background equipment noise
@jhoanmarrero3381 Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention about taking our time between shots.
@danielg8706 Жыл бұрын
This is me
@PhilbyFavourites11 ай бұрын
So you can get me from 109 to 85…… That’s so far apart I can’t even do the math….
@PAULWILLIAMSONGOLF11 ай бұрын
Apply everything in the video over the next couple of months and see what happens. You may be surprised
@DaveDawson66611 ай бұрын
When you can just "hit the ball generally where you intend to hit it", everything else is easy.
@rogermounger6629 Жыл бұрын
I like my 1 iron.
@IIISWILIII11 ай бұрын
Unless you're a single digit handicap, you've got no business gaming a lob wedge
@rogermounger6629 Жыл бұрын
I hate any kind of wedge..
@garethhillard99232 ай бұрын
Why not just spend that time working on the driver?
@thescoringmethod2 ай бұрын
That’s what every one has been doing for years and this video is to show them now that working on driver does not work how to shoot lower scores.
@jordybeans2392 Жыл бұрын
You want me to hit 80% of fairways even though tour pros only average 70%. So don’t hit my driver until it’s my go to club🥴Seriously wtf are you saying here?
@IIrandhandleIIАй бұрын
Tip #1 don't shank more than half your shots
@thescoringmethodАй бұрын
Also very helpful 😂
@garyroberts3859 Жыл бұрын
A chip and a putt is a simple par…not for people shooting 90’s…you spent too much time in your pro shop.
@richardharp281023 күн бұрын
stop saying "go ahead" its an Americanism and I hate it
@thescoringmethod21 күн бұрын
Any suggestions on what to replace it with?
@dougm6597 ай бұрын
Multiple statements of the bleeding obvious….🙄
@garyroberts3859 Жыл бұрын
You’re a golf pro…well not a very good one. ..you need to watch some golfers who score 90. Then you might understand what their limitations are.
@jordybeans2392 Жыл бұрын
Being conservative tells your brain to be careful. You are telling yourself you will fail. No risk it No biscuit!
@garyroberts3859 Жыл бұрын
You’re a dreamer…players that are shooting 90.s aren’t going to keep 8 out of 10: tee shots on the fairway. Then you’ve got them trying to hit the green . They miss most greens and they aren’t great chippers…you’re a dreamer
@lloydunett206 Жыл бұрын
It's a bit obvious really isn't it ?
@lloydunett206 Жыл бұрын
Easiest way to break 85 is just to play 9 holes.
@ralphrico499511 ай бұрын
excellent advice! thank you. Started focusing on lag putting with minimal aiming and putting from fringe this year and the scores dropped dramatically! Also drove w 3 wood when my driver was getting re-gripped. One of the best rounds of the year. Hmmm too much to think about. ha.
@NineEyeRon11 ай бұрын
When this happens it’s a driver shaft type or length issue. Fix the driver shaft and it will be better than the 3 wood.
@waynesorensen707111 ай бұрын
The trees are full of long hitters
@goldtigre49797 ай бұрын
Here’s the major issue- I can’t break 100 because I have no idea what I’m doing with any of my irons. Might start playing with putter and woods only!
@neltimothy Жыл бұрын
I'm bad about #3....I chip way more often than I should, when I could putt it