Where do you waste the most shots?

[ezmoney5150]

Well I must be the only one who has wasted shots with short irons. I can't tell you how many times I've busted a drive 280-300 and yank a wedge or chilly dip a 9 iron from the middle of the fairway. Maybe thats why my short game has gotten so good. I have a lot of practice.

[Jeepthrills]

Well I must be the only one who has wasted shots with short irons. I can't tell you how many times I've busted a drive 280-300 and yank a wedge.

There is an interesting article in Golf magazine this month about hidden offset in many irons. The shorter the club (Wedges and short irons) the more effect. They gave the exact same example. Big drive followed by a pull.

I do the same thing. I can't tell you how many good drives I have blown with bad second shots. For me it's more of a breakdown than poor short irons. I usually feel great over a wedge or 9 iron. It seems to only be when I have a chance to really stick one.

[tonethebone]

if i could chip better,{mental midget around the greens}, i'd be about a 6 or 7 handicap on my course. i very rarely get in any big trouble, just missing the green, like most amateurs.
i plan on working on this more seriously this year, but if it happens great!!
all of us could lower their scores from around the greens anyway!!

[Smallfry]

I would say it would mostly be long approach for me, but really I lose shots all over the place due to my inconsistent swing.

[niblick]

On a short par 4 on Saturday, I ripped a 3 wood down the middle, hit the prettiest little 65 yard wedge to 4 feet, and 3 putted for bogey. *throws self out window*

It was my only 3 putt of the day too. Stupid game.

[Fourputt]

I picked Driving. I had a graphic demonstration today that reinforced that selection. I hit only 5 fairways today off the tee... and I alos hit the green in regulation and made par on all 5 of those holes. Of the 7 Driving fairways I missed, I only hit 2 greens. And half of those missed fairways resulted in a bogey or a double. The saves were more from good chipping than anything else.

As a slight counterpoint, one of the missed fairways (a par 5) resulted in a birdie, but the miss was minimal with a clear shot and a good angle to the green. I hit a great 2nd just 15 feet from the hole in the rough for an easy chip and 1 putt.

[AMGfan]

Around the greens...chipping, mostly.

[Guest]

chipping and pitching

[islandgirl]

I have to say putting is my bane. Just last week I played with a group of guys, was putting for eagle on 2 holes..score? I par'd one and bogey'ed the other. Just can't get that "feeling" with my putter. I seem to always miss right. Any input on that?

[Guest]

I have to say putting is my bane. Just last week I played with a group of guys, was putting for eagle on 2 holes..score? I par'd one and bogey'ed the other. Just can't get that "feeling" with my putter. I seem to always miss right. Any input on that?

Left eye above the ball. And I mean really above the ball!!

How to check? Line up and let somebody else hold a second golfball directly under your left eye and then drop it. If it doesn't hit the golfball on the ground your stance is incorrect. When you'r right handed reverse this instruction

[lamebums]

My chipping is awful, period. For some reason, I will top the wedge while trying to chip it on the green, and watch in frustration as the ball scoots across off the other side of the green. Either that, or I'll chili dip it, the club will stop dead in the ground and the ball's only flubbed a few feet forward.

Then, there's just those putts which I simply mis-cue, and a decent two-putt becomes a three-putt.

And lastly, I take a lot of strokes off the tee box, because I spray the driver--sometimes I'll hit it so far off to one side that I won't even bother to try and play it, I'll just rehit right there and then.

[islandgirl]

I'm going to play right now, and will surely try this tip. Tks!

[Rookie33]

It's no brain storm that when I have a good driving round, I have a good scoring round.There are plenty of occasions I have a good round chipping putting and with the irons only to add up to a bad score because my first iron shot or two have come from under trees.

[CG031]

My chipping has been HORRIBLE as of late. I've been trying to chip with my 60 degree lob wedge, but the lies are just bad around here since it's been so cold, no grass has been growing.

So I went to the 52 degree Srixon wedge, and it's gotten worse. Even when I stay down and don't pick my head up to quick, I still end up hitting it thin and skulling it on SUCH EASY SHOTS. I can't find whats wrong. I've had my coaches look at it and they don't really know what's wrong either. All my mechanics are right. I could've easily shot a 40 today, but instead, I shot a 48.

[Jarno]

I voted for Course Management but it's a tie between that and putting. Lately I've totally lost all touch on the green.

[fusioncal]

Me? Definitely putting.

[CMW]

I'll go with pitching, say from 25 yards in. I usually get it on the green but often I've left myself a long lag putt. Of course the only solution is practice, practice, practice.

I really enjoy chipping. I'll bump-and-run with a 7 or 8 iron instead of pitching when the course allows. Sometimes I would rather be off the edge of the green with my 8 iron than on the green with a long lag putt.

[AceDunk]

Currently pitching and short wedge game are probably costing me the most stokes. Right at about 90 to 20 yards. I'm not terrible at it but I often give myself long putts and miss a lot of oppurtunities where I should have 10 foot putts for birdies or par saves. The next part of my game that could use the most improvement would have to be long approach shots about 190-220 yards.