| Lowering your golfing handicap can be quite a | | | | effortless manner. Try to let the club do most of the |
| challenge as it will require a commitment on your part | | | | work and do not try to muscle the club in an effort |
| to learn certain skills. Unfortunately there is no magic | | | | to get more distance because this usually results in |
| shortcut to shooting lower golf scores consistently. | | | | bad swings and poor results. |
| Consistently practicing and working on your game is | | | | Slowing down the backswing can make a big |
| really the best way to lower your handicap. Here are | | | | difference in improving your ball contact as less things |
| a few tips to help you on the path to lower golf | | | | tend to go wrong mechanically. Even the downswing |
| scores. | | | | should not be rushed but rather let the club do the |
| Tip 1: Practice Shots Inside Of 120 Yards More Often | | | | work in hitting the ball far and straight. Club head |
| Wedge shot inside of 120 yards are critical to | | | | speed will naturally increase as you develop the ability |
| shooting good golf scores and they can be the | | | | to make better contact with the ball and having a |
| biggest opportunity for amateurs to make great | | | | more relaxed golf swing promotes consistent solid |
| strides at lowering their handicap. Hit a lot of wedge | | | | contact with the golf ball. |
| shots from this distance. Also make sure you are | | | | Tip 3: Think Confidently |
| spending time around the greens. | | | | Thinking positively about your golf game is very |
| Chipping and sands shots are also very important to | | | | important particularly if you want to develop into a |
| shoot lower golf scores. Spend some time during | | | | low handicap golfer. You need to focus on seeing |
| every practice session working on these shots. Hit a | | | | yourself hitting fairways and greens and also making |
| variety of different short shots, bump and run, flop | | | | putts. Try to forget those shots that went out of |
| shots and make sure to also hit a few bunker shots | | | | bounds or into the lake or those putts that you have |
| too. Pick some difficult lies around the green and learn | | | | missed in the past. |
| how to play from them. Look for deep grass and try | | | | It is important to develop a selective memory when |
| to hit some shots from there or look for a bare lie | | | | it comes to your golf game. Only try to remember all |
| and hit from there. This will make good lie shots look | | | | the good shots and if a bad shot tries to sneak into |
| very easy. | | | | your mind why not turn it into a good shot. |
| Tip 2: Slow Down Your Swing | | | | Remember that your brain will believe what you feed |
| Too many amateurs try way too hard when they | | | | it so if you feed it good stuff then you will more |
| are swinging the golf club. It is important on your | | | | than likely produce good results. |
| quest to reduce your handicap to swing in a more | | | | |