I'm going to show you five mistakes golfers make. And if you can avoid making these mistakes you will shoot a lower score. And improve your handicap i see a lot of golfers make the mistake of thinking about the negatives on a tee shot for example i'm looking down this hole here and mistake golfers make is think about the trees the water the hazards the roof how long the hole is all things that affect you as a golfer all those negative thoughts will have an impact on how easy you're going to be able to hit the golf shot the best players don't think about those negative things they think about the positives they think about well where do i need to hit this golf shot how am i going to see the ball flight how am i going to feel when i'm hitting it think of all those positive aspects. And you will swing easier. So when i've done this tee i'm thinking to myself well i like this hole this hole suits my eye it's got a nice right to left shape i feel like if i can start it on that tree line. And just draw it back into the middle of the fairway it's all good i can miss right if i need to that's a kind of a positive i don't feel confident with it see that nice solid ball flight. And commit to it [Music] that is good first mistake to avoid don't think of the negatives think of the positives mistake number two i see golfers make is they don't hit enough club they overestimate the distance they hit their shots you might have one time been to the driving range. And it might be down wind and downhill and you might have seen that ball roll out over 150 yards with a seven iron eight iron but the reality that's not how far you on average hit your clubs and there's no rewards. For being sure you will lower your score if you get closer to the hole if you get more closer to pin high you will definitely improve your score take the ego out of it believe me it will help you there's a little bonus tip if you can go. And see a golf pro get a proper gap testing on a launch monitor or go out on the golf course where it's nice and quiet and hit shots and really do work out how far on average you hit your clubs. And write those distances down stick them to your golf bag so when you get to the golf course you choose the right club you don't choose one that's going to go short you're going to choose one that's going to go close. And it will help you dramatically lower your score [Music]. So the third mistake golfers make is around the green they'll take too much loft they'll pull out a sand wedge. Or a lob wedge for a little short chip like this and the problem with that is you could quite easily hold it from here. But the issue is the bad shots are going to be horrendous thinking it through the green chipping it just in front of you it's a very very high risk shot when you're using lost when using a lot of loft like you have to play it near perfection the better option. And this is. So you don't make those mistakes is go. For less loft a little chip and run with an italian is such a safe shot play it more like a a putter grip down on the golf club. And it's much more like a putting stroke you can land the ball closer to you. And get the ball rolling quicker as a percentage shot the outcome will be. So much more consistent and also i need to touch on this shots like this just from off the green when you can. And i'm a big advocate for this when you can put. So i'm just off the side of the green here i would happily take my putter because i've got nothing to get over i know that getting the ball rolling is going to give me a better outcome than getting it up in the air don't take too much loft if you can put you'll get closer to the hole. So before i come on to mistake number four if you're enjoying the video make sure you smash like subscribe to the channel leave a comment down below how many of these mistakes do you make number four mistake number four i see golfers make is it will often see the break of a put. But they don't read the put and what i mean by that is they'll stand behind. And establish whether a put is right to left. Or left to right that's dead common you'll see a lot of golfers do that. And if you don't you should but you don't often see golfers read the putt you see the best players in the world do this where they come. And stand more to the side of the ball and establish whether it's uphill or downhill so many golfers don't make that mistake until after they'll hit the button go oh i didn't realize it was downhill well it's too late then.
The putt's gone. And you're going to leave yourself a nasty second put coming back. Or pillow down it establishes how much break is going to take place puts uphill don't break as much puts downhill break a lot more from right to left. Or left to right something to very much consider now this is pretty flat it's straight. But it is up the hill. So i've got to make sure i get it a little bit faster to get it towards the hole but because i've read it from behind and the side i'm having a better chance of pulling those ports mistake number four don't just see right to left and left to right make sure when you're on the putting green you're going to see up. And down hill puts as well it makes a massive difference so mistake number five and we've all done it just three-putted the last hole i've had a nightmare in the last hole and you get to the next.
Tee and you're angry you're annoyed with yourself and therefore. you don't plan you don't do anything logically you just grab a club. And smack it as hard as you can. And end up probably in a bunker or off the green and suddenly your compounding errors it's a very common mistake and one that you need to completely stop take your time yeah you three-pointed the last you've had a nightmare. But now you're on a new hole time to reset it's time to think about what shot you have in hand as opposed to getting angry think about how you're gonna come back. So still go through your same planning work out your distance know how far you've got to hit the golf shot think about all the situat all the things around you the wind the temperature what club you need to hit focus back on the shot in hand because there's no point in dwelling on that bad hole that bad shot that you've just played it's time to come back. And make a comeback on the very next.
Hole and hit an unbelievable shot and nearly hold it guys if you enjoyed that video make sure you smash like if you making those mistakes stop it get back on the track of making the right decisions out in the golf course and you'll lower your score thanks for watching and we'll see you next.
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