Do you struggle to strike your irons and have a low green in regulation percentage? This simple golf tip transformed my iron play and it’s the easiest golf lesson you can have. The reason, you don’t need to change your golf swing. Stop making these approach play mistakes and lower your scores.
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00:00 ONLY 4% OF GOLFERS DO THIS – Break 80 in Golf Approach Play Mistakes!
01:12 Approach Play Mistakes! The Stats!
03:23 Approach Play Mistakes! What Club To Use!
13 Comments
I just broke 80 for the 1st time last week, shot 75. THEN backed it up with a 76 yesterday! Thanks for all the videos, which have definitely helped!
>100 yards front I think middle of the green, back pin I'll think middle or back number depending on the trouble.
<100 yards I'm hitting the pin number
Very interesting. Going to give it a try.
I fully understand but and it's a massive but, because my shots into the green are usually a longer club than a wedge,9,8 irons the ball landing has to be Infront of the green to have any chance of holding said green 😢
You can't have "no one" and "4% of people" doing the same thing.
Ifyou ever need to get rid of that putter, let me know and I will help you out ina heartbeat!
Good video!
Great tips Coach, play smarter not harder. I tend score in the low 80's and at times into the 70's. However to do that, I have to be hyper focused for all 18 holes, play smart and putt well too.
Bloody good video. Have been meaning to hit the range and measure the distances for variance of length for a short while and this video does a great job of explaining why.
I usually go for middle of the green regardless of the pin placement unless the pin is exactly between 90-100 yds, then i go for the pin..
Great way to think about the approach shot. Good one, coach! 👍
I don't always aim at the flag for sure. I cheat towards the safer shot. That's almost always towards the center of the green. Some holes have enough slope that you want to be below the hole. Some holes have trouble behind or in front of the green, so you want to cheat/aim away from that trouble.
Just last week I was playing pretty well and decided it would make sense for me to aim about midway between the flag and the right edge of the green. That would give me room to miss. Of course, that particular shot I hit it right where I aimed. That's golf I guess.
Great vid and very important strategy. I used to pick approach clubs based on distance to pin/location on green: one for front, another for middle, and a different one again for back. As all stats will show, after agonizing over club choice my approach shot would typically fall short of green around 65% of time (and I play to 8 handicap). A few would go long over green if I were playing to back pin location. I now make things easier on myself and pick the club that will go to middle of green on an average, mediocre shot. Result: more GIRs more often – noticeably lower scores more frequently. Now, if I could just stop pulling short irons left …
I think middle of the green on most holes