I have a 9 handicap. Good, not great, but it is a level most recreational golfers would love to attain. Let me tell you what skills I learned that got me there. They\u2019re skills you can learn, too.<\/p>\n
I swing the club with a strict 3:1 rhythm<\/a> at a tempo that suits my swing. <\/p>\n My hands are ahead of the clubhead<\/a> through impact.<\/p>\n I play a gentle fade<\/a>. Most of the time you would have to stand behind me to be aware it.<\/p>\n I have combinations of clubs and swing lengths that let me pitch the ball<\/a> close from 50-100 yards away.<\/p>\n I have a combination of clubs that let me chip very close<\/a> from just off the green regardless of the distance.<\/p>\n I developed physical calibration of my approach putting stroke<\/a> to get the ball close, from 45 feet and under.<\/p>\n My mind believes, whenever I address the ball, that this will be a good shot.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t get upset when I hit a poor shot. I just walk to my ball and start thinking about how to make the best out of the shot I\u2019m facing now.<\/p>\n After a few holes, what my score is stops coming to mind. I don\u2019t know what it is until I write it down after the round is over.<\/p>\n Learning these mental skills is described fully in my book, The Golfing Self<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Of course there is more to good golf than these nine points. But if they are part of your game, par should be a reasonable expectation on all but a few holes of the courses you play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have a 9 handicap. Good, not great, but it is a level most recreational golfers would love to attain. Let me tell you what skills I learned that got me there. They\u2019re skills you can learn, too. I swing the club with a strict 3:1 rhythm at a tempo that suits my swing. My … Continue reading What Made Me a Good Golfer<\/span>