Right now i am about a 7 handicap and i have to drop about 4-5 shots a round to make my varsity golf team?

Question

any tips on shaving those extra strokes so i maby go under par

Answer 1

Without knowing your strengths and weaknesses what I can tell you is:

1) practice your putting- reading the greens, speed, and confidence in your stroke are extremely important. Make a habit of putting before every round to get the feel of the greens and your speed in tune.

2) When you get to the tee, think about how to play the entire whole and not just each shot. If an iron off the tee will put you into position to use your favorite, or most accurate club, then why use a driver?

3) Forget about the shot you just made, good or bad, think about the shot you need to make. The shot you just made is gone and can never be played over so why think about it.

4) Schedule time at the driving range to fine tune every shot in your bag with every club in your bag. Don't just use driver and see how far you can hit it. Each and every club in your bag is of equal importance and should be practiced with just as much.

5) Have fun and stop worrying about whether or not you make the team, you either will or won't. Just know that you have practiced enough and have the skills to play well. There is nothing else you can do about it while you are on the course, so just have fun.

Answer 2

Get off the practice tee and go to the practice green. Unless your tee ball is horrendous you will save few strokes by banging out a bucket of tee balls. Watch any of the great golfers and they all have tremendous chipping and putting skills. For you to realize any stroke saving improvements as a 7 handicap golfer you must master the short game. You can practice chipping on your back yard with some simple targets. You can't do that with your driver, can you? You can probably practice your putting at the course where your golf team practices and plays their home matches. Take advantage of that opportunity. Start with the short putts and work on maintaining a smooth, even stroke. After you've made the same short putt six consecutive times move a little further from the hole and utilize the the same smooth stroke you used on the shorter putt. Have a competition with one of your golfing buddies to make it more entertaining. You'll both improve and enjoy the game more.

Answer 3

Without knowing whether you have any major swing flaws, I'd recommend that you concentrate on two areas: course management and short game.

In course management, you have to learn to play smart -- hit the shot that will leave you with the best possible approach to the green. Don't take your driver out all of the time, especially on trouble holes. If you always blow up on a particular hole, approach it differently. For example, I had trouble with a par 4 that had a small pond in front and to the right of the green. Rather than hit my second shot in the water each time I played it, I started to lay up on the second shot. That allowed me to get my third shot safely on the green with a putt for par instead of double bogey. After a while, I got over my mental fear of the hole and could start firing my second shot at the green.

With your short game, practice-practice-practice putting, chipping, pitching and sand shots. That's the fastest way to lower your handicap. Be sure to make your practice goal-oriented; for example, 80-90 percent of your chips within one-putt range.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Wow good varsity team. Work on your pyschological game. Read The Golfer's Mind by Dr. Bob Rotella, it will help alot it already dropped like 5 strokes from my game, try it out.

Answer 5

Practise your short game. A great short game is the key to a great game. The PGA TOUR players are amazing because they have an amazing SHORT GAME. Practise those 3-4 foot putts. They mean the world from a 75 to an 85.

Answer 6

Here is a golf school that has some great golf tips. They have video, animation and other types of golf tips. You may find some interesting video that would help you get under par.

http://www.sdgagolf.com/golf_tips.php

Hope this helps - Good luck!

Answer 7

check out the little issues: hit greater fairways and vegetables, take much less putts, get your chips and pitches closer to the hollow. which will certainly shave some strokes out of your score.