[alex_chung]

Alex,

Sounds like you have a pretty solid game. We all want to hit it better, but your dispersion seems very manageable.

If I remember, you are from Glasgow? Are you playing more links style golf? Are your conditions normally firm? Your short game seems tailored to that type of condition. Just guessing, let me know.

You did not mention handicap or target scores. What are you hoping to gain, or where do you want to take your game?

Shots from 30--100 yards will be critical to lowering your score. Pros practice these shots daily. While some may want to lay up to special numbers, all face these in-between shots throughout a round as a result of misplayed shots.

We will want the total putts number to come down, but it may be a result of hitting more shots pin high and chipping closer.

Let me know what type of courses you play, average score, and ambition for your game.

Thank's

HB

Hi there,

Thanks for this.

If I remember, you are from Glasgow? Are you playing more links style golf? Are your conditions normally firm? Your short game seems tailored to that type of condition. Just guessing, let me know.

Yes, I am from Glasgow. My home course is a parkland course and I tend to play there more than anywhere else but I do play some links courses when I have the chance. My home course has a lot of undulations and is more an older style course where you can run shots up to the green and all the trouble is to the sides of the green. Conditions during the summer can get very firm and fast. So the low/medium height running shots are best suited to it. Also controlling a high shot into blustery conditions is quite hard.

You did not mention handicap or target scores. What are you hoping to gain, or where do you want to take your game?

I play off a 13 at the moment (not much time of late to practice or play) My scores tend to average in the mid 80s (Par 70 with a standard scratch of 71)
My goal is to get into Cat 1 (HCP from Scratch to 5) I feel that I have the game to do it at times. I can go for stretches during a round where I am par or better but then it falls apart.

Shots from 30--100 yards will be critical to lowering your score. Pros practice these shots daily. While some may want to lay up to special numbers, all face these in-between shots throughout a round as a result of misplayed shots.

This is a weak part of my game. Its something that I have to work on and I think its more technique that I need to look at as the execution is not there.

Alex