Short Game

There was a time when I thought that golf was about swinging and putting, and the short game was for the times when your swing didn’t work that well. Damage control, I called it. No longer.

About twice a year, my swing goes on automatic and I turn my 82 into a 77. I finally figured out that with a better short game I could turn those 82s into 77s every time out. Score when my swing isn’t on fire. If I hit nine or more greens in regulation, I’ll score low. I usually hit six, but I could still break 80 by getting more up and downs if I work on that part of the game.

The point of golf is to get the ball in the hole, not to hit good shots. Why wait around for those golden days to have a low score? Why not have a good enough short game to shoot a low score most of the time? And when my swing is clicking, it could take me down to par.

Sounds like a good deal to me.

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