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**eFDMBwKH** · 09-26-2012, 09:01 AM

Has anyone else ever felt like they have hit 'the wall' ?
I have been playing golf since I was a little kid, going to the driving range with my dad and eventually joining my current club and getting a handicap in 2006. Since around mid 2007, I have struggled to get my handicap lower than 5, with my best ever being 4.8 and my current handicap being 5.0. I am aware that the fact that I have put my exams during school, college and now university before golf is a reason for this sticking but I now have some time to take off of work and no exams to worry about I am going to put some serious effort in!

I am determined to break my handicap wall this season and get to a 4, does anyone who has managed to get to the 0-4 range have any advice for going
lower?

handicap.PNG

Attached is a graph to illustrate my handicap progression over the past 7 years

Really focus on your game from 100 yards and in. Putting is one of the biggest parts of the game, yet most of the time I see people put the least amount of effort into it. And I think one of the biggest things is, don't be afraid to go low. One of my biggest problems is that I will get to 2-4 under during my round, and then do nothing but try to preserve that score, which actually gets me to make more mistakes. I've played some of my best golf when I have a buddy keeping score and telling him not to tell me where I'm at.

Those are just my suggestions. I wish you luck!

09-26-2012, 09:01 AM	#5
eFDMBwKH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	Has anyone else ever felt like they have hit 'the wall' ? I have been playing golf since I was a little kid, going to the driving range with my dad and eventually joining my current club and getting a handicap in 2006. Since around mid 2007, I have struggled to get my handicap lower than 5, with my best ever being 4.8 and my current handicap being 5.0. I am aware that the fact that I have put my exams during school, college and now university before golf is a reason for this sticking but I now have some time to take off of work and no exams to worry about I am going to put some serious effort in! I am determined to break my handicap wall this season and get to a 4, does anyone who has managed to get to the 0-4 range have any advice for going lower? handicap.PNG Attached is a graph to illustrate my handicap progression over the past 7 years Really focus on your game from 100 yards and in. Putting is one of the biggest parts of the game, yet most of the time I see people put the least amount of effort into it. And I think one of the biggest things is, don't be afraid to go low. One of my biggest problems is that I will get to 2-4 under during my round, and then do nothing but try to preserve that score, which actually gets me to make more mistakes. I've played some of my best golf when I have a buddy keeping score and telling him not to tell me where I'm at. Those are just my suggestions. I wish you luck!
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