It is thought that anyone consistently scoring in the 70’s is in the top 5% of golfers on the planet, so
congratulations!
Some of you reading this will be young and quickly improving, so may be starting to consider a
future career playing golf? If that is your desire, then you really need to start playing aggressively
and breaking 70 as often as you can; you must not fear ‘going low’. A combination of the information
on this page and the PRO page will benefit you in your quest to earn a living playing golf. If this
sounds like you, have a look at www.golf-studio.co.uk and give yourself the best possible chance.
Or you may be a club player who can occasionally score in the 70’s, but would like to achieve it more
consistently? In this case the information and tips on this page will definitely help you.
PLAY AGGRESSIVE OR SAFE?
Good course management will result in you giving yourself the best chance of shooting the best
score. Sometimes this will mean you playing an aggressive shot and ‘going for it’, other times the
safe play will prove more prudent.
Your ability to assess the potential risk is important and will be
determined by a combination of:
• knowing your game
• your current confidence level
• the features of the hole you are playing.
Any aggressive decision should greatly enhance your chance of making a birdie. My suggestion is to
think about a course you regularly play and plan what would be the most aggressive play for each
hole. Then think about the safest way for each hole to be played and consider which plan you would
feel most comfortable with standing on the tee. Ideally your Game Plan will combine some of each;
anyone erring on the side of caution will limit how high their score will be, but probably won’t ever
shoot very low. The more aggressive player at this level might not be considered as consistent, but
their good days will be a few shots lower.
GOLF SKILLS
Playing good golf requires a lot of different skills to be performed during 18 holes. Anyone shooting
in the 70’s will have a reasonably good technique that will need monitoring and maintaining, but I
strongly feel that more players at this level would benefit from acquiring skills rather than constantly
looking to be ‘fixed’, such as:
• shaping shots with a draw or fade
• hitting high and low shots
• trajectory and spin control with wedges
• distance control with iron shots
The development of these skills will affect the course management decisions you make and whether
or not you can be aggressive.