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**GfBTWMmV** · 06-26-2012, 05:29 PM

I try to play the hole, not the scorecard.

What I mean by that is that since I'm not a scratch or even low handicap golfer, at no time do I expect pars to come easily. So while I do look at the scorecards/signposts and know what par should be, once the ball is off the tee it doesn't care whether you're on your second or fifth stroke. It doesn't know that it's supposed to be on the green in 2.

I try to focus instead on hitting shots that I'm comfortable with (high probability of success) instead of pushing low probability risky shots and getting myself in worse trouble. If that means hitting two 7 irons cleanly instead of topping my 3W and then hitting a hybrid, so be it.

ETA: I think the biggest change I've made recently is focusing on good contact and advancing the ball, versus "going for it" and ending up with 30 yard shots.

06-26-2012, 05:29 PM	#9
GfBTWMmV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	I try to play the hole, not the scorecard. What I mean by that is that since I'm not a scratch or even low handicap golfer, at no time do I expect pars to come easily. So while I do look at the scorecards/signposts and know what par should be, once the ball is off the tee it doesn't care whether you're on your second or fifth stroke. It doesn't know that it's supposed to be on the green in 2. I try to focus instead on hitting shots that I'm comfortable with (high probability of success) instead of pushing low probability risky shots and getting myself in worse trouble. If that means hitting two 7 irons cleanly instead of topping my 3W and then hitting a hybrid, so be it. ETA: I think the biggest change I've made recently is focusing on good contact and advancing the ball, versus "going for it" and ending up with 30 yard shots.
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