You’re stood on the fairway with 150 yards to the pin,
it’s the 16th hole and you are on for your best round of
golf for the year, your mates are with you and you have
been telling them you can shoot a certain score but you
have never been able to prove it. This is the time. The only
problem is that the pin is pulled right in to the front of the
green and the green is pushed up against the lake, fly the
green and you’ll find bunkers and thick rough. What to
do? Well you’ve been down the range and you know (or
you think you know) that your 8 iron will carry the water
and give you enough loft to stop the ball quickly on the
green, so you go for it. The moment the ball leaves the
club face the tear has already started rolling down your
cheek, you know it’s wet. The second ball is dropped and
you take aim, you’re angry so this time you try and hit the
ball harder, this time the turf goes further than the ball.
Round ruined, game over. We’ve all been there haven’t we?
The one thing that will help everyone improve their game
is knowing their numbers, this isn’t just because that they
have a good idea of how low they get play each club it
instils confidence in the ability to hit a certain club at the
correct time.
If you are anything like me when you are at the driving
range no matter how big the yardage makers are once you
get a ball landing around the 150 yard point it’s difficult to
gauge if its 5 yards long or short of your desired distance,
that may not matter much when you are in the open
expanse of the range but that 5 yard swing either way on
the course could be the difference between making your
best round of the year or getting wet and angry.
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