Course management

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Pick targets and clubs that lower your score instead of chasing hero shots.

What coaches agree on

  • Choose your target by finding the widest, safest part of the fairway or green, not the flag itself.
  • Plan your tee shot and lay-up backward from the approach distance you want to leave yourself into the green.
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  • Check your lie before you settle on a shot, since it decides what club and trajectory are actually possible.

Common mistakes

  • Chasing a hero or birdie shot instead of accepting the smart, safe score turns a manageable hole into a blow-up score.
  • Trusting a hoped-for ego distance instead of your real, measured yardage and dispersion brings hazards into play that a realistic club choice would have avoided.
  • Second-guessing your club or shot choice mid-swing, still thinking about the option you didn't pick, causes the mishit.
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Intermediate

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Coach's take: Solid framework, just wish it didn't get cut off right as he was building to the point.

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