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The Scoring Zone

As a Teaching professional I'm continually surprised that when I first meet a new student, they want to work on their driver so they can lower their score. My first thought is to show them that they need to work on everything from 50 yards and in. Greens In Regulation on the LPGA Tour averages 70-75% . That means 25-30% of their time is spent getting up and down.  So for the recreational golfer maybe at best they might hit GIR 20% of the time and that guess might be high. So in an 18 hole round that would mean you hit 3.6 GIR.
​                                                   Know the intention of your practice,   Pay attention to the intention
                                                      70% of each practice devoted to short game (putting, chipping & pitching from within 50 yards)
                                                      30 minute practice = 22 minutes of short game
                                                      60 minute practice is = 42 minutes of short game
                                                      Practice the short game first
                                                      What is not easy to do should be done with great persistence



Chipping away at your score!
Good technique is very important to be good
at chipping but the most overlooked part of chipping
is club selection. Keep the same stroke and change
your club depending on how far away the hole is.
LET THE LOFT Of THE CLUB DO THE WORK.
A good rule of thumb is:
If the hole is close to the front edge - use a wedge ( edge wedge)
If the hole is near  - use a 9 iron ( Nine Near)
If the hole is in the center of the green - use a 7 iron ( 7 center)
If the hole is far away - use a 5 iron ( Five Far)
The second most overlooked thing is picking a spot to land your ball.
Most people only look at the hole but what must happen is to
pick a stop between you and the hole of where you want your
ball to land and then roll into the hole. Get good at hitting your spot
​and you'll see more consistent, reliable chips
REMEMBER, CHIPPING is about getting the ball onto the green
as soon as possible and let it roll like a putt. You are NOT trying
to fly the ball to the hole.    



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