Golf Handicap 2

It all started when he lost three games in succession and felt
really hurt by the experience. It wasn’t just that he’d lost, it
was the fact that, when he was honest with himself, he had to admit
that he’d played poorly and never been in the hunt.

That was when he made up his mind to become an Invincible Golfer;
a consistent winner; a really tough, hard to beat competitor.
This is the story of how he turned himself from a miserable loser into a golfer who now wins over 80 percent of his games.

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The chip shot is one of the easiest to learn in the game. Yet, many recreational players have trouble hitting the short chip shot, even after several golf instruction sessions. In fact, they re so bad, they substitute their putter for wedge, which isn t always wise, as I explain in my golf lessons.

Using a putter when you need a pitching wedge or a sand wedge is, needless to say, a poor decision. It can add strokes to your overall score or cost you a hole in match play. It s a problem you must overcome to lower your golf handicap. If you can t hit a short chip shot well, don t despair. There s help.

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Water hazards probably account for more penalty strokes than anything else in golf. But water hazards as dealt with under Rule 26 often lead to controversy when interpreting the rule. So I m careful to review the topic in my golf lessons and discuss it in my golf tips.

The controversy stems from interpreting where the ball last crossed the water s edge. Since the decision affects where you take a drop, it makes sense to have a good understanding of the rule, especially if a match is on the line or your working on a personal best.

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I see it all the time with players who come to me for golf lessons. Players don’t progress fast enough and they get discouraged. They stop golf lessons and play only sporadically, which doesn’t help their game. If you really want to improve and you want to do it quickly, perfecting your chip shot is among the easiest and fastest way to do it. It’s also a great way to lower your golf handicap. But it takes work.

The goal of a chip shot is to loft the ball over uneven ground and onto the green, where it can roll smoothly to the hole. Executed correctly, a good chip shot saves one to two strokes per hole. Executed incorrectly,

however, it spells disaster. And while a chip shot isn’t hard to execute, some players still have problems hitting it correctly. Most of the times, it’s just a matter of applying the right technique and practicing the shot until you’ve mastered it.

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Here s a question I sometimes ask when giving a golf lesson. What do pro golfers Jose Maria Olazabal, Tiger Woods, and Sergio Garcia all have in common? Answer: They don t hit into trouble often, but when they do, their short games save them, and accurate chipping is one of the most potent weapons in their short game. In fact, most players with low golf handicaps chip accurately.

The chip shot is one of the easiest shots to learn in golf. It s also one of the most crucial. In medal play, accurate chipping can save you one or two strokes on a hole, sometimes more. In match play, it can be the difference between winning or

losing a hole or a match. And in player rankings, it s often what separates players with high golf handicaps from those with low ones.

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