| Learning how to lower your golf scores can be | | | | green or anywhere else on the golf course |
| quite a challenging task. For most high handicap | | | | otherwise this will adversely affect every area of |
| players the short game presents the best | | | | your golf game. |
| opportunity to shoot lower scores. Mastering the | | | | You must learn to focus on all the great shots |
| wedge game and putting may be the fastest | | | | and putts you have ever hit instead of all the |
| way to play better golf. | | | | misses. Thinking of yourself as a great golfer is |
| However there is no magic solution to playing | | | | critical especially if you are looking to become a |
| better golf since it will still require consistent | | | | tournament professional because success at that |
| practice. You do not need to spend hours and | | | | level is all about how you think and your ability to |
| hours practicing each day. One hour of practice | | | | build and maintain confidence. |
| done four to five times a week can often be | | | | It is important to learn how to think when you |
| enough to see good improvements. Be sure to | | | | are about to strike the golf ball. Just before hitting |
| spend a lot of time on short shots inside of 120 | | | | a golf shot your mind must be focused on a |
| yards. | | | | target. You need to block out all other external |
| These shots can make a huge difference in | | | | thoughts and stay sharply concentrated on the |
| reducing your scores. Also remember that the | | | | target. Before you hit any shot pick a small target |
| longer shots are simply an extension of the | | | | and then hit your shots with the target in mind. |
| shorter shots so if you are struggling with your | | | | You must trust your swing and putting stroke |
| wedge then you will almost certainly also struggle | | | | when you are on the course. Train your swing |
| with the longer clubs. This is another big reason | | | | and putting stroke off the course but then you |
| you need to hit more short game shots as this | | | | need to believe in your game on the course. Also |
| will also make you a better ball striker with the | | | | when you are on the golf course, always play |
| longer clubs. | | | | within yourself and hit the shot you know you |
| Many of the top players in the world first learned | | | | can pull off easily. Do not try shots you have |
| how to putt, chip and hit wedge shots before | | | | never been able to hit consistently during practice |
| they learned the driver and long irons. Also being | | | | sessions. |
| confident in the short game also will take pressure | | | | Sometimes backing off on a hole and laying up |
| off your long game since you will not be too | | | | can be the best thing to do in order to shoot |
| concerned even if you miss occasionally since you | | | | lower scores so do not get caught up in trying to |
| have a great short game that can help you to | | | | hit heroic shots. The professionals on television |
| get up and down most of the time. | | | | can hit those flashy shots because they have |
| Putting is a very important aspect of the game | | | | practiced them and they know they can pull them |
| of golf. Hit a lot of short putts as they are very | | | | off but the same does not apply to most |
| important in reducing your scores. Also when you | | | | amateurs. Keep practicing and learning from your |
| do hit many short putts you will inevitably make a | | | | experience and in time you will lower your golf |
| lot of them and this will help to build confidence. | | | | handicap. |
| Never lose your confidence when you are on the | | | | |