re: Golfers who have broken 80: Was it easier to do after you broke the barrier?

I shot a 56 at Copper on Saturday.........in a bestball foursome

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Would be nice to shoot upper 70's low 80's consistently though.

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I used to. I also played at least 9 holes every single day when I used to. Now, not so much

It's harder now because I play a lot less than when I was in highschool. It's still doable if my short game isn't complete shite. Which usually isn't the case.

I'm 80's-88's now. I was 75's - 82's before.

Before I was in high school and college. I played daily, never went to the range. That's when I was peaked.

Now, I work. I go to range 3-4x week during lunch and hit a big bucket and/or chip and putt. I have not been playing many rounds, but that's by design. I'm starting to swing back into them now.

I wanted to make a huge drop in strokes fast, so I experimented with the range only deal for 2 months. Hopefully when I start playing rounds more this summer I'll see that I'm back in the better scores.

I shot 79 one time. Took an eagle on the 17th hole to make it happen. Next day I shot a 92. Haven't broken 80 since.

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I experimented with the range only deal for 2 months.

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that's the ticket. practice.

he needs a good teacher too.

stay off the course until he can actually use a few clubs (Driver, 3, 5, 9 and putter) with confidence.

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how often do you play v. how often do you go to the range?

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Range - as little as possible
Play - as much as possible

Unless you are really, really good and have the time to invest, the range is a sucker's bet.

I broke 80 for the first time when I was 12 but didn't consistently break it until I was 13-14. From there on I was in the 70's pretty much every round until I quit during college. Now I play 4-5 times a year and shoot anywhere from 75-85. I really got back in to golf about 6 years ago and was in the mid-low 70's with a handful of rounds under par, but then I had kid.

A combination of laziness and kids will definitely ruin your golf game.

To get into middle and lower single digit handicaps with any consistency, you have to learn how and where to miss, have to be good to very good around the greens, and have to learn to play each shot in the moment.

Cracking par or 70 is a whole different ballgame. It becomes about par 5 play and simply being a superior driver at that point.

If you really want to break 80 it's fairly easy and This is how you do it (most people don't have the mental toughness to do it) :

NO BIG NUMBERS ... That means if you're not overly confident with the driver - DONT HIT IT - EVER ... Pick a club off the tee that you are 100% sure will be in the fairway -- could be a driver could be a 6 iron .. Whatever just stick to the plan ..

NO PENALTY SHOTS .... Don't hit it in the water ... If there is trouble aim away from it .. Even if that means aiming away from the green or laying up ...

NO TWO CHIPS .... Practice your short game enough that you can get the ball on the green from aroind the green on the first try

Do those three things and you will be under 80 in no time

Who wants to get in shape when you can eat like a fatty and drink white cans all day