One of the frustrating but exciting things in golf is feeling like you’re so close yet so far from breaking through a score barrier – like breaking 90, 85 or my current goal, consistently breaking 80 – and you keep finding yourself a few shots shy.
In this video, I’m sharing 3 strategies that will help you break 90 consistently. They’re the strategies I’ve used to shoot my best scores in competitions.
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👋 I’m Jess – after cutting my handicap from 34 to 9 in a year, I’m on the search for scratch and I’m sharing what I’m learning along the way to get there.
0:00 Strategy 1 – When In Trouble, Don’t Make Double
3:29 Strategy 2 – Take The Toughest Shot Out Of Play
5:42 Strategy 3 – Play For The Shot You Want Into The Green
9:03 Outro
8 Comments
Congratulations on the PB (so far) Jess. Good strategy to not compound mistakes 👍
Way to go Jess- good vid as always! The ball seems to be coming off the club nicely. Congrats on the Capp coming down a tick. When in trouble don’t make double!!!
Nice video and I like your golf bag. It looks like my Ogio bag.
What's your swing speed?
Congratulations on the 7.3 HCP Jess. I like your slow and low backswing. It’s something I’m trying to bring into my game – everything just seems to go straighter.
I think one of the biggest mistakes high handicappers make is trying too hard and hitting shots that just aren’t on.
One of my mantras now is “Can I get on the green comfortably? If not, how do I get on comfortably in two?”
Certainly agree with all three of your strategies – I never try to hit a hero shot (also known as a “stupid shot” out of trouble)
It was Tom Kite who said a bogey is a result of a bad shot. A double bogey is a bad shot followed by a stupid shot.
Keep up the great work!
Had three doubles today, shot 82. Bogeys would have kept me sub 80.
Don’t make double
When in trouble
Let me know
In the comments below
You’re becoming a poet
And clearly show it😂
In my quest to consistently shoot below 80, I'm going to create a yardage book. Is that something you use? If so, can you please share a video of what you do to create your yardage book and how you use it.
Thanks 👍