Everyone is looking for ways to shoot lower scores, but could it be as simple as having better golf course management? Whether you’re looking to break 80, break 90, or break 100 for the first time, making better decisions can certainly improve your game.
Golf course management: The easiest way to lower your scores
Approach play has one of the biggest impacts on your overall scoring, but how long do you really think about what club you should be hitting and where to aim? Do you even know how far you hit every club in your bag?
Shot Scope data shows us that a massive 80% of missed greens are due to balls coming up short of the putting surface.
But when we look at where the danger is, more than 70% of trouble, such as bunkers and water hazards, are at the front of the green. When you miss a green short not only are you testing your short game but you are making a double bogey much more likely.
This is where knowing your carry distances can help your game.
You can make note of your carry distances at the driving range, but it is never quite the same as using a premium ball out on the course.
Shot Scope’s products can track how far you are hitting every single shot when you’re playing a round and, over time, this helps you build up an accurate collection of data including your average carry distances, so you can make the best club-selection decisions before each shot.
You can see above Shot Scope provide two types of club distances – an average which includes all shots, and a performance average (P-Avg), which removes outliers good and bad, to provide a distance based on how far a well-struck shot will go.
When selecting which club to hit it is recommended to use the performance average.
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