The most important skill

[The Recreational Golfer]

What’s the one thing about golf that you most want to be good at--regardless of whether you’re as good at it now as you want to be?

[14ledo81]

I would like to be a much more consistent ball striker. When I hit a good shot, I am happy with it, both distance and location. I just wish I could do it more often.

[Ben]

Making putts

[RocketSauce]

hmm, id say either putting or my short game (100 yards and in)

[ks8829]

Putting like Tiger

[squaddie]

At my current high-handicap I want to be a consistent ball striker off the tee (or with my approach shots), as that's my weakest skill at this point. My short-game is much better, though not as good as the low-handicappers. My bunker play still needs work, but I need to reduce the number of strokes it takes me to get to the bunker ;)

[GaijinGolfer]

Putting. Im a pretty decent putter now, but more 1-putts would be nice and good putting in the most important thing to shooting low scores.

[tim31x]

putting and hitting better shots 195-240 into greens.

[wabobbo]

I have to say it's the par threes. They scare me to death and are the holes that i put up the worst numbers on.I don't know why I get so nervous in the tee box.

[Dub]

Consistentcy with full swings is what I want to improve.

Tired of going from great drive to crappy approach or vice versa.

[NormH3]

Consistancy with driver. My iron and short game seems to be adequate, but getting a bit closer to the green on 4's and 5's would be nice.

[FlopScotty]

Scoring

[lumpuckeroo]

Putting, as I get older and lose distance, if I can putt I can still score.

[groovezilla79]

Definately putting. I'm pretty sure that if I can get better from 8-10' I'd drop 2 or 3 points off my handicap. I've missed A LOT of mid length birdies this year.

[DaSportsGuy]

For me it's getting off the tee. 100 yards in, I'm fine. Off the tee and hitting long irons or hybrids I struggle with. Par 5's are really what kill me. At least on most Par 4's I can get to the point where I can hit a four, five, or six iron near the green. It's the Par 5's where I have to hit multiple long iron or hybrid shots that kill me.

[RIduffer]

Putting for me too.

Right now, I am mostly working on ballstriking, but I have no doubt that great putting would lower my handicap the quickest. I just wish I didn't find it so boring to practice.