Golf Course Management Drills
By Boo Timko
Simulate practice to be like you are playing on the golf course. This first drill requires a Trackman Launch Monitor.
- Hit a bunch of stock iron shots on trackman with multiple clubs. (For time sake, hit every other club). Track what your dispersion is with clubs and keep them in a chart. When you get on the golf course you will have an idea of what your averages are and where your target should be.
- We constantly talk about where your miss should be to make your next putt as easy as possible. Place chipping rings on a certain side of the hole, having more room on the low side so that you would be putting uphill.
INTERESTING INFORMATION
“RECOVERY SHOT RISK ANALYSIS”: comparison of average strokes to hole out
- Safe Chip Shot (to 200 yards out in the fairway): 4.2
- Risky recovery, successful (to 100 yards in the fairway): 3.8
- Risky recovery, unsuccessful (same spot in the trees): 5.2
Compared to a the safe chip, a successful risky recovery gains an overage of 0.4 strokes while an unsuccessful risky recovery loses an average of 1.0 stroke. The risky recovery needs to be successful at least 72% of the time to produce a lower average score.
Hopefully these golf course management drills help you lower your scores on the course!
Data from: Mark Broadie “Every Shot Counts”