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Originally Posted by REDeYeS00
for advice for higher handicappers (without thinking much about it at all):
#1: reduce penalty strokes off the tee
#2: reduce penalty strokes from approach shots
#3: reduce three putts from any situation
#4: short game, short game, short game
#5: short game
#6: sand saves
#7: short game
the reason i put reduce three putts that high on the list is there's almost nothing more disheartening for a higher handicapper than stringing together a good drive with a good approach, only to three putt for bogey (the three putt par would be the most disheartening).
The short game thing in general is just kind of learning not to shank, skull, or lay the sod over half your short game shots. Once you learn to use the bounce/loft and can find a little more consistency with your strike, it's much easier to leave yourself some sort of par putt on most greens. I see lots of like 12 handicaps burn 6 shots a round leaving it in bunkers, or skulling ot over the green, and similar shots, far more than wasted putts. They might 3 putt 1-3x, but you really can't mess up on the greens relative to knocking it OB or hitting a bunker shot 3x, 3rd time into the water.
What's funny is my fiancee can't hit the ball very well, and certainly can't chip, but she makes tons of putts. Get her on the green she's like a 10 handicap.
3 putting sucks though. I'd be lying if I said I don't take/give pretty long putts if I'm out just playing a casual round. No need to grind on those all the time.