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Crowned greens punish golfers who aim at the top section and act surprised when decent shots peel into runoffs. Use the 8-foot safe-side rule, landing-window numbers, and three drills to stay on the right shelf more often.
False fronts punish golfers who only club to the flag and act surprised when the ball feeds back twenty yards. Use the 5-yard past rule, landing-window math, and simple drills to stay on the right level more often.
Split-fairway holes punish golfers who choose the prettier side instead of the smarter one. Use the 20-yard bailout rule, approach-angle checkpoints, and three drills to pick the right route and keep doubles off the card.
Blind tee shots get ugly when golfers aim at vibes, swing harder, and try to guide the ball in midair. Use a landmark line, a 12-yard start window, and three drills to stop turning hidden fairways into penalty-stroke theater.
A tight driving hole does not automatically mean bunt-swing panic. Use this 3-wood tee-shot plan, exact tee-height checkpoints, start-line rules, and three drills to keep more tee balls in play without giving away distance for no reason.
Firm greens punish golfers who club to the flag and act shocked when the ball releases into nonsense. Use this front-third landing system, pace windows, and drills to hit smarter approaches and leave easier next shots.
Headwind approach shots punish golfers who swing harder, launch it too high, and pick targets like the breeze is decorative. Use this take-more-club system, flight checkpoints, and drills to hit lower, smarter approaches into the wind.
Downwind approach shots trick golfers into clubbing off the flag, ignoring release, and bringing the back edge into play. Use this land-it-short system, carry windows, and drills to keep more downwind approaches on the green.
Water makes golfers guide the swing, under-club the carry, and bail out into dumb misses. Use the dry-line system, club-up margins, and three drills to hit more committed approaches over water.
This is the yardage band where golfers start acting like every pin is attackable. Use smarter carry windows, target rules, and a simple practice test to turn 125-149 yards into a scoring range instead of a bogey factory.
Most golfers keep aiming off the pin and wondering why their good swings still find front bunkers. Use this front-cover system, carry checkpoints, and two simple drills to hit more greens and stop giving away bogeys.
Reachable par 5s only help if you know when to attack. Use this three-green-light filter, carry margins, miss rules, and one range drill to decide when going in two is actually smart.
Downhill lies get ugly when golfers use flat-ground balance and uphill-lie optimism. Use this five-checkpoint setup, exact ball-position rules, club adjustments, and two drills to hit more solid full-swing downhill shots.
Most golfers chip too often from just off the green. Use this three-question decision system, rollout checkpoints, and practice drills to know when the putter is the smarter play.
Hybrids from rough are great until golfers try to sweep them like fairway woods. Use this lie-based decision system, setup numbers, and three drills to advance the ball cleanly without turning one miss into two.
Most golfers waste par 5s by laying up to random numbers. Use the 85-to-115 yard rule, three hard checkpoints, and two drills to leave better wedge numbers and turn more three-shot holes into real birdie chances.
Middle pins should be the boring scoring chances golfers actually cash. Use the 6-yard circle, club-and-lie filters, and two practical drills to stop turning center-cut flags into stupid bogeys.
If driver disappears mid-round, stop chasing swing fixes. Use this 4-hole reset with exact club triggers, target rules, and one range drill to keep a bad driving day from becoming an 89.
Crosswinds wreck golfers who aim too far and shape too much. Use the 70/30 start-line rule, distance checkpoints, and three drills to turn windy guesses into playable misses.
Mud balls are not a ball-striking contest. Use this 3-decision rule, target shifts, and wet-course checkpoints to stop turning one ugly lie into a double.
Fairway-divot lies wreck scores when golfers try to hit normal shots from abnormal turf. Use this simple setup, club-adjustment rules, and one range drill to turn divot lies into boring bogeys instead of stupid doubles.
Elevated greens make golfers aim at the flag, forget the front edge, and dump approach shots into false fronts and bunkers. Use this front-edge system, yardage add-ons, and simple drills to hit more elevated greens without short-siding yourself.
Flyer lies from light rough are where good swings produce dumb numbers. Use this 7-yard safety rule, club-down checkpoints, and practice tests to stop turning decent shots into back-edge disasters.
Back pins are not automatic green lights. Use the 4-yard back-edge rule, depth checkpoints, and three practical drills to hit more back-hole locations without turning one bad swing into a dead scorecard.
Front pins trick golfers into missing short or short-sided. Use cover numbers, landing windows, and three practical drills to turn sucker pins into stress-free pars and real birdie looks.
Most 225-plus yard shots are not green lights. Use this go-layup-miss-correct plan, front-edge checkpoints, and practical drills to turn brutal long approaches into boring bogeys and smarter birdie chances.
Long par 4s are where decent rounds get derailed. Use this bogey-first plan, clear layup checkpoints, and practical drills to stop forcing hero shots and start surviving the hardest holes better.
This is supposed to be a scoring yardage, but golfers still leak shots from it. Use front-cover numbers, target-width rules, and three simple drills to turn 110-124 yards into more birdie putts and fewer stupid misses.
Most golfers turn one bad swing into a big number by choosing the wrong recovery. Use this 3-question rule, hard stop checkpoints, and two drills to get the ball back in play without donating more shots.
Most 200-225 yard shots are not birdie swings. They are decision tests. Use this front-cover rule, stock-club matrix, and practical drills to turn brutal long approaches into pars and boring bogeys instead of doubles.
Most amateurs treat 175-200 yards like a hope-and-hold-on distance. Here is a practical long-approach system with carry windows, front-edge math, and three drills that turn tough second shots into playable pars.
Most golfers play too far back and then act surprised when the round turns into survival golf. Use the 5-iron x 36 rule, clear on-course checkpoints, and one simple test round to pick tees that actually fit your game.
Bad rounds often start before your swing is fully online. Use this first-three-holes script, simple checkpoints, and one range drill to stop gifting away strokes before the day even settles down.
Doglegs trick golfers into forcing hero tee shots they do not actually own. Use this carry-number rule, fairway-width checkpoints, and a simple dogleg practice drill to make better decisions and save strokes.
Short par 4s bait golfers into stupid decisions. Use this 3-shot script, target-width checkpoints, and simple drills to turn temptation into more pars and real birdie looks.
This is the part of the course where decent rounds quietly die. Here is a practical 150-175 yard approach plan with carry windows, drills, and on-course checkpoints that actually hold up.
Most golfers turn fairway bunkers into doubles by choosing the wrong shot before they ever swing. Use three simple checks, two practice drills, and a hard carry rule to get out without doing anything stupid.
Most amateurs don't miss greens because they hit terrible shots. They miss in terrible places. Use the 15-foot rule, pin-access checkpoints, and two drills to stop turning routine approaches into scrambling hell.
A proper punch shot is not a panicked half-swing. Here's the setup, ball position, club choice, and three drills that help you flight it low and get back in play.
Most golfers waste par 5s by swinging harder instead of thinking earlier. Use this 3-decision system, clear yardage checkpoints, and simple drills to make more birdies without the dumb numbers.
Most golfers don't need a better swing on the tee. They need a smarter plan. Here's the 3-club system, target-width math, and practice drills that keep tee shots in play.
Fairway bunker shots are not hard unless you try to hit them like a normal iron. Here's the setup, club choice, and 2 drills that get the ball back in play fast.
Stop turning one double bogey into a disaster. Here's a simple 3-minute reset routine, plus drills, that helps you recover after a bad hole and play the next shot like an adult.
Wind doesn't have to wreck your round. Learn the club selection, shot shaping, and strategy adjustments that separate wind players from wind victims.
Par 3s should be the easiest holes on the course. Here's why you're making them harder than they need to be, and the strategy to actually card more pars.
Breaking 90 isn't about swing changes or new equipment. It's about eliminating the shots that blow up your scorecard. Here's how.
Stop choking on the first tee and the closing holes. Here are five proven mental game techniques that'll help you play your best golf when it matters most.
Course management is the fastest way to drop strokes without changing your swing. A golfer shares the strategic thinking that separates 80s shooters from 70s shooters.
An honest guide to breaking 80. No magic fixes—just the stuff that actually works when you stop lying to yourself about your game.