How to review your round to improve your score
This time, I'm not talking about technical aspects, but about how to evaluate your round after you've actually played. For example, if a student says, "I went for a round!",
If you ask, "How was it?", if that person is correct, or if you are working to improve your score efficiently,
In response to this question, people often say things like, "The driver..." or "The OB..."
Rather than giving an abstract answer, you can answer by presenting specific numbers and situations.
What I mean is that golf is a game of keeping score.
(For more details, please see this article.)
When playing 18 holes, sometimes things go well and sometimes you face various problems.
The extent to which you are able to grasp the numerical information such as when you are losing score, the number of pars, bogeys, putts, and approach percentage will be extremely important for post-round practice and the next round. Let's say you have just finished a round.
My driver was not stable at all that day, and I couldn't hit my second shot from the fairway at all, so my score wasn't very good.
If something like that happens one day, you'll probably think, "My driver wasn't good today, so my score was bad."
But is that really the case?
This is not about recovery shots or approaches. When you miss the fairway on your second shot, there are three main situations.
① You can see the pin and green and swing outside of the rough and fairway woods.
② I can swing, but I can't aim at the pin or the green with a normal shot (I need to change the height or curve the shot)
③ I can't even swing. It depends on your level, but for golfers scoring around 100, I don't think any of the situations listed above other than ③ will directly cause a drop in your score. This is because, once you're able to swing, it's not at all difficult, statistically speaking, to hit the ball 50 to 100 yards forward. When you hit a tee shot that's too short or curves too far, do you try to recover from that?
And then you start making the same mistakes over and over again?
If you end up making a series of mistakes and end up with a double bogey or triple bogey, is that the driver's fault? In this case, for example, situation ①.
If you make a mistake here, it's because of poor contact on the shot from the rough, not being able to handle the lie (such as the slope), or choosing the wrong club. In situation ②, this depends on your score level, but for golfers around 100, the first thing you should do is get out of the situation.
If you are swinging close to a full swing at that time, the probability of making a mistake increases dramatically.
This means that you must practice a swing that will allow you to get out of that situation with a high probability. If you are aiming for a score in the 70s, you can't just try to get out, but also choose to get a little closer to the green or curve the ball to aim for the pin. In this way, you need to understand the situation for each shot and clearly understand which part of the technique required for the score you are aiming for is lacking. By doing so, the purpose and content of your practice will become clear, and you will be able to improve your score more efficiently. The concept is the same whether it's a shot, approach, or putt, so
Be sure to review your score after your next round to improve your score!
That's all for now
See you later