re: Looking for some golf advice

Getting from 90 to 80 was the most difficult sports related thing I have ever done. You don't realize how many gimmes, foot wedges, etc you do until you start counting every stroke.

I had time my last semester of college and decided to try to work on my handicap. I played an avg of three rounds a week, with at least two nights at the pitch and putt at LSU working on intermediate wedge and pitch shots. I got to where I could shoot mid to upper 80s consistently.

I broke 80 once, at Santa Maria, shooting 79. Basically, you have a few bad shots to waste. That means hitting a bunch of greens in regulation. That means not wasting shots, making those par putts. I had a very good day. The closest I've come since is 83, and I shoot in the upper 90s far more than the upper 80s now.

The point is, unless you are planning and doing this full time, or you happen to be some kind of prodigy, you are going to have a very tough time dropping those 10 strokes in a month. I'd also highly recommend finding someone to give you lessons that can really asses your game.