I've been playing golf for 3 years. My score range from 80-100. In the last 2 months, I have tried everything to increase my driving distance by swinging harder and faster. I think i managed to increase it a bit from 220 yards to around 240 yards, but the dispersion is hugely increased, not to mention about the sore and ache I have to put up with after every round of golf.
Today, I decided to try something different. Instead of trying to kill the ball with every shot, I just focus on hitting a slow and easy swing. I would say I was probably using a strength of 2 out of 10 for every shot. I came back with a score of 83 playing from blue tee. Due to the easy swing, my driver is back to around 220 yards and hence I was not able to GIR on some of the longer par 4, but every shot was literally on the fairway or green which is a so difference from when I tried to muscle the game and practically have to play most shots from the rough. What surprise me is that some of the shot go as far as when I hit with full strength if not further. I was totally surprised.
Is this how golf supposed to be played? Any of the low handicapper here can share your view? Should I continue to play like this?