Golf is a brutally hard game, and quite maddening at times.
Every golfer is always looking for the next thing to improve their scores… even Tiger Woods!
With this in mind, I’ve put together an epic list of golf tips to help you lower your scores. Well, ok, some are obvious, and not really tips, as you’ll see. But, there are definitely some nuggets in here!
One word of warning… if you don’t have a sense of humor, you may want to bypass this post!
As golfers, we can’t take ourselves too seriously since we are chasing perfection in a game that will never allow us to be perfect. I never take myself too seriously, so within this list are a few, maybe inappropriate tips, lol.
Once you are done reading this list, I highly recommend picking up a copy of the Hacker to Scratch Golfer Blueprint… it’s free!
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- Add yards off the tee
- Get more distance with your irons
- Make more short putts
- Improve your distance control with your putts
- Learn to read the greens better
- Do Tiger’s gate drill (100 consecutive 3 footers) to improve short putts
- Develop a consistent putting stroke
- Improve your chipping technique
- Improve your pitching technique
- Improve your distance control with your chip shots
- Improve your distance control with your pitch shots
- Improve your bunker play
- Learn the 9 to 3 golf swing
- Learn proper footwork in the golf swing
- Get rid of your slice
- Get rid of your hook
- If you hit big slices with your driver, hit a 3 metal instead
- Don’t keep your head down
- Learn to get rid of the shanks
- Improve your swing plane for better ball striking
- Improve your setup with your irons
- Improve your setup with your driver
- Improve your setup with your putter
- Learn to hit shots low into the wind
- Change your grip to get rid of putting yips
- Learn to hit shots with one hand for better touch around the greens
- Hit putts with one hand to improve your touch on the greens
- Learn how to hit high shots with your irons
- Learn to fade the ball at will
- Learn to draw the ball at will
- Improve your distance control with your wedges
- Learn how to hit low punch shots from the trees
- Learn how to hit a low slice
- Learn how to hit a low hook
- Always warm up and stretch before you play
- Work on tempo with your wedges before you play
- Practice long putts before you play, focusing on speed control
- Do the gate drill with 3 foot putts before you play (10 in a row)
- Always have a practice plan when you go to the driving range
- Always start your range practice with your wedges
- Improve your kinematic golf swing sequence
- Improve your flexibility
- Get stronger
- Get faster
- Always play for the fat side of the green if the pin is tucked to one side
- Get a better driver
- Get better irons
- Get a new putter
- If you have a lot of green to work with, use a low chip shot rather than a high lob shot
- On long breaking putts, always give the ball more room to break than you think
- Keep track of your driving stats and learn your typical miss (left or right)
- Keep track of your approach shot stats and learn your typical miss (short, long, left, right)
- Keep track of your long putts…what is your typical miss?
- Keep track of your short putts… what is your typical miss?
- Keep track of what types of long putts give you most trouble…left to right, right to left, uphill, downhill.
- Keep track of what types of short putts give you most trouble…left to right, right to left, uphill, downhill.
- Get more fit
- Lose weight (if you’re fat)
- Gain weight (if you’re too skinny and can’t break an egg with your driver)
- Wear comfortable clothes when you play
- Wear comfortable shoes when you play
- Learn how to hit shots from a sidehill lie ball above feet
- Learn how to hit shots from a sidehill like ball below feet
- Learn how to hit shots from a downhill lie
- Learn how to hit shots from an uphill lie
- Practice your alignment with a partner at the driving range
- Challenge yourself with games on the driving range
- Challenge yourself with games on the putting green
- Work on distance control with your irons on the driving range
- Keep track of your typical miss on the driving range
- If you are hitting it bad during a practice session, don’t hit drivers
- If you are hitting it bad on the driving range after 30 minutes, take a break
- Gamble with friends on the golf course
- Learn breathing techniques to help you relax on the golf course
- Learn how to hit fairway bunker shots
- Always play the high percentage shot
- Ignore golf tips from your friends and playing partners who suck at golf
- Ignore golf tips from your friends and playing partners who are good at golf (cuz they don’t know how to teach).
- If you are consistently short of the green on your approach shots, hit more club than you think you need
- Eliminate three and four putt greens
- Eliminate penalty shots
- Play more golf
- Practice more
- Do slow motion practice swings at home in front of a mirror to work on swing improvements
- Do 100 deliberate practice swings per day
- Use 50% of your practice time to practice putting
- Don’t play injured
- Don’t practice injured
- Play to your strengths
- Avoid your weaknesses
- Use more lofted clubs out of deep rough
- If a shot appears to be too difficult, such as from under a tree, take an unplayable lie penalty and use the rulebook to your advantage
- Know the rules
- Don’t eat a heavy meal before you play
- Eat a proper snack during the round
- Don’t drink coffee before and when you play
- Don’t drink alcohol before and when you play
- Drink alcohol before every round and when you play (if it’ll help)
- Smoke marijuana (if it is legal, and if it’ll help)
- Don’t do drugs before and when you play
- Get a video analysis of your swing
- Learn to analyze your own golf swing
- Learn the ball flight laws
- Learn how the golf club is designed to hit the ball
- Get properly fitted for golf clubs
- Go to a pro golf tournament to watch how the pros play
- Watch how the pros practice
- Watch golf on tv
- Play as much golf as possible with better golfers
- Learn the proper way to hold a golf club
- Develop a pre-shot routine
- Always stay properly hydrated on the golf course
- Invest in swing plane trainer
- Get the Edge Rail and mirror putting trainer
- Get a golf simulator to play and practice indoors
- Play competitive golf
- Learn a martial art to improve your athleticism (yes, I’m serious)
- Play other sports
- Have your eyes examined if you have trouble finding your ball and reading greens
- Play different golf courses
- Play from the short tees
- Wear sunglasses
- Wear a hat
- Never have kids
- Stay single
- Take golf lessons from a top 100 instructor (if you can’t afford Butch Harmon)
- Take golf lessons from Butch Harmon
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