[shinesw]

Try playing a couple rounds without your Driver and Fairway woods. Hybrid through wedges only. You may be surprised how low you score. My driver swing has left me so far this year to the point that I have just left it to range practice for now. It has resulted in several rounds in the high 80s were as I never been able to break 94 last year. Good luck.

Lots of good advice above. Also, since you are young, athletic, and just starting out, don't focus on the score, focus on good fundamentals and good swings. The results will come, but don't get worried about them now. The advice of irons-only above is good for this. If you know you won't reach the par-5 in two, or be able to cut that 250yd dogleg, you may just try to get the ball in the fairway with a relaxed swing. The scores will come.

Thanks for this advice, im playing my first round of 18 tomorrow and im not even going to take the driver, i'd definitely rather be on the fairway with the hybrid and then a long iron to the green (or a layup) than my driver in the rough or 3 from the tee, ive only ever reached a par 5 in 2 once, but those perfect drives are few and far between at the moment

Short game, short game, short game. You only lost 2 balls OB but had a TON of chips and putts. Work on hitting the green with every shot within 100 yards. As that improves, your score lowers dramatically.

I have never been much use at putting, its mainly green mis reads rather than a poor stroke, or not giving it enough to even reach the hole through fear of running it too far past, chipping is usually one of my stronger points, that was really why it was so frustrating overall, usually can rely on my shorter shots


And to all of you who said not to worry about my last shot, and just think what i can do better next time, i think that will be a massive breakthrough, at the moment if i mess the previous shot up, its constantly running through my head that im going to do it again on my next shot

Thanks again