I’m shooting ~110 on 18 with a 32.7 handicap. Do I need to work on distances or course management?
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I’m shooting ~110 on 18 with a 32.7 handicap. Do I need to work on distances or course management?
by Normal_Stranger5923
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Is it a one or the other though? Work on both.
Need to work distance, course management, dispersion, clubface control, ground contact, strategy, recovery shots, chipping, pitching, rotation, lag putting, short puttiing, medium putting, three putt avoidance, putting from off the green, bunker shots, flop shots, tight lies, buried lies, long bunker shots, green reading, target selection, eliminating mental errors, recovering from bad holes, replacing divots, repairing ball marks, keeping pace, clubhead speed, wedge distances, half wedges, 3/4 wedges, spinny wedges, bump and runs, and hitting out of the woods.
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1. Consistent ball striking and Distances
AND THEN
2. Course management
2 major reasons why working on CM before Distances is BAD:
1. You will just “swing your swing” and never get a true feel of what your potential could be if you get the technique right and you’d make your bad habits hard to get rid of
2. You’re adding strokes to your game if you play actual tough and real courses.
EXAMPLE: If you played a 548 yd Par 5, you’d hit your driver, then 3W, then 3W again, then 3W again, and then irons , and THEN you’re on the Green, just to 3-putt.
That’s Double or Triple bogey every single time.
GET A LESSON. Go buy a $150 (give or take) Lesson. And fix your swing to hit actual distances.
Then work on your short game like a madman (Putting, Chipping, Pitch shots)
You gain or lose the most strokes within 100yds. It’s critical you practice short game until you’re dizzy. You’ll thank me later.
I’ve only been playing golf for about little over a year (Since May 2024). And I’ve gone from a 35 HCP to a 18 HCP from getting a lesson, practice, and doing short game like 3-4 days a week. You will never go under a 20 HCP if you don’t:
1. Get a lesson to have a consistent swing with good ball striking
2. Work on short game more than going to the driving range trying to bomb Driver shots.
You’ll seriously thank me later. On a par 4 you can get to the Green in two if you hit it well, but you’d be surprised how fast you go from a potential birdie, to triple bogey within 50 yds from the pin.
A PGA certified Instructor can tell you what you’re missing/doing to much of to help you. Only trust them 100%.
Best of luck brother. And Hit em straight! 🤝
Here’s a visual reference of what your ACTUAL distances for each club could be
As a 32 there’s nothing you don’t need to work on
….Both
Take everything I say with a grain of salt. The first thing that pops in my head is that either your woods are a little short shafted or your hybrids are a little long. Woods generally go high, land and roll out the shortest. Hybrids generally roll out longer than most clubs. Depending on where you live or what courses you play, stick with just the woods or hybrids in the bag. If you have courses with most or all of the greens that have fairways leading into the green, go hybrid. If there’s a lot of sand or rough leading into the green then maybe go woods (to stay on the green).
Your yardages are pretty bang on for your swing speed. So once you can generally hit the ball straight it’s all short game and putting.
Enjoy!
I should clarify, I struggle immensely with trying to change too much too quickly, so when I ask “what should I work on”, I am asking what would help more right now. I know that both distance and management need work, but I don’t want to overwhelm myself trying to change it all at once
5 wood 150? You’re terrible
I’m guessing you’re duffing shots or mishitting into the woods. So work on contact/your swing. Once you get under 100…95…90 start working on course management. Lose the woods until you’re better at hitting them, stick with the hybrids for now.
Take 2 weeks off…then quit