bfrith3

I'm in the mid 3's right now. Ive spent the last 4 years grinding away to get from 15 or so happy to break 90 to where I expect to get into the 70's on any given round. Here is what ive focused on

1) getting off the tee box safely. Blow up holes start at the tee box usually. You need a couple of different shots you can rely on here beyond just a full bore driver, whether its a wood/hybrid, or my personal favorite, the low penetrating easy driver swing

2) lag putting. I spent an entire offseason just coming up with a system for getting close to the hole from 40+ feet on the green. As you get better, youll.hit more GIR, but then you will tend to have more 3 putts if you dont work on this area

3) short range putting (<8'). You have to feel reasonably confident here. Even with a ton of practice you won't tmake everything, but again, avoid 3 putts at all costs, and that involves making short putts
4) close approach shots ((<100 yds). This range just kills high handicappers, because most people.dont practice half swings at the range for different short yardages. Look up some videos on this, put i like the clock system (tiger talks about it)

5) chipping. No matter how good you get at ball striking with irons. You are going to miss half your greens, usually. Youre not going to get up and down every time, but you definitely need to get down in 3 95% of the time, and probably up and down half the time. Side note here: dont make a double trying to make a hero shot to save par. Bogey is ok, depending on the circumstances. Double is a round killer when your trying to get to scratch.

6) my final piece has been ball striking with irons. I was stuck around a 5 doing all.of the above but never could get this straightened out. I caved this offseason and started taking lessons on this part, cause I just couldn't get consistent on my own. That was with my own indoor golf Sim, cameras, watching videos, etc. I played baseball.in school and only dabbled in golf, so its been helpful.to have someone really helping my retool how I think about a golf swing.

Also - I do.something almost everyday. Even if its just 20-30 minutes. I rarely go more than 2 days without picking up a club. Even with all.the reps it leaves you quickly. So you have to enjoy grinding

Side note 2: I find that if I hit too much inside, I have trouble transitioning my swing outdoors. I cant really figure out why. I think its something about how I am visualizing the swing or target lines. It usually takes me about a day or so to transition my swing to outdoors comfortably. Its weird, but something worth mentioning.