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**TheDoctor** · 06-26-2012, 05:30 PM

For the longest time, I struggled to break 100. My biggest problems were "blow-up-holes". I'd have at least two per round. Usually it would go like this.... topped driver, then I'd think, "this is a par 4, I need to be on in two" and so I'd take out a 3 wood and try to kill it and of course 9/10 times i'd top the ball again, then I'd hit the 3 wood again and either top it or slice/hook it out of bounds take a penalty stroke and by the time the hole was over I'd have like a 10-11.
Then I started taking lessons. They did wonders for my swing, timing, etc. but the best advice I got was to minimize my bad holes. If I topped my drive on a par 4, don't go for the green in regulation. Take my second shot and try to put it in good wedge range. Most of the time a bogey would result and sometimes a double but even is double is better than a 10!
All that to say, play to your ability level. When I did this I saw my scores start to drop. Like others said, add one or two strokes to each hole and let that be par for you. With practice you will slowly start to see your scores come down.

06-26-2012, 05:30 PM	#11
TheDoctor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	For the longest time, I struggled to break 100. My biggest problems were "blow-up-holes". I'd have at least two per round. Usually it would go like this.... topped driver, then I'd think, "this is a par 4, I need to be on in two" and so I'd take out a 3 wood and try to kill it and of course 9/10 times i'd top the ball again, then I'd hit the 3 wood again and either top it or slice/hook it out of bounds take a penalty stroke and by the time the hole was over I'd have like a 10-11. Then I started taking lessons. They did wonders for my swing, timing, etc. but the best advice I got was to minimize my bad holes. If I topped my drive on a par 4, don't go for the green in regulation. Take my second shot and try to put it in good wedge range. Most of the time a bogey would result and sometimes a double but even is double is better than a 10! All that to say, play to your ability level. When I did this I saw my scores start to drop. Like others said, add one or two strokes to each hole and let that be par for you. With practice you will slowly start to see your scores come down.
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