Trying too hard for birdies often backfires.
Josh Zander shared how safer targets can lead to better scores.
Aim for the wider part of the green and trust your putt.
Less risk, more chances to make something great happen.
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One of the things about trying to make birdies is you’re starting to probably take more risks than are necessary. I tell people, listen, if a tour player makes half their 8-footers, once they’re outside of 8 ft, they’re missing more than they make. How often are you hitting an approach shot in the green, say from 150 yards, and you’re going after a pin, you’re going to have to get it within 10 ft to have a reasonable chance of making a birdie. But it’s pretty easy to two putt from 25 or 30 ft if you’ve got reasonable lag putting skills. So, why take the risk? Because if you try to go for a tuck pin, you end up short siding yourself. That’s where you start making double bogeies. I always like hearing what Tiger and Jack Nicholas have to say. Make an aggressive swing to a conservative target. Hit the correct part of the green, the fat side of the green as we like to call it. If you happen to miss, you might miss on the side that the flag’s on. And then you have your easy birdie putt.
