New Posts For Thread: "Missing in the right places"https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-placesThought I'd ask some of the low hcap golfers on here, how do you go about missing in the right places? I've got to the point where I'm a decent ball-striker but still struggling to put good scores together and have only broken 80 once which was twoAnother way of lowering your scores.Play after the local boy junior championship, on the same day.I did that once and was amazed that all the flags where on the easiest part of the greens. Got 10 over, normally at that time 20 over.https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539345435#539345435Another way of lowering your scores.Play after the local boy junior championship, on the same day.I did that once and was amazed that all the flags where on the easiest part of the greens. Got 10 over, normally at that time 20 over.Sun, 11 May 2014 06:31:54 -0500Good man KR. If you can shoot sub-80 in tough conditions you have all the game you need to be a good player. Just dont expect to do it every time, or get down on yourself if you do have a bad round. You'll also learn the black art of damage limitatiohttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539344755#539344755Good man KR. If you can shoot sub-80 in tough conditions you have all the game you need to be a good player. Just dont expect to do it every time, or get down on yourself if you do have a bad round. You'll also learn the black art of damage limitatioSun, 11 May 2014 05:02:50 -0500Well done KR. The most important club in the bag is between the golfers ears. Keep it up.https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539344441#539344441Well done KR. The most important club in the bag is between the golfers ears. Keep it up.Sun, 11 May 2014 03:27:07 -0500amazing how good course management lowers scores,keep it uphttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539338637#539338637amazing how good course management lowers scores,keep it upSat, 10 May 2014 16:17:08 -0500Don't want to get too excited but I have played one round since starting this thread and I shot 6 over 78 in tough conditions! Despite taking a triple on the 3rd (drove into water, penalty drop, approach right of green, first chip hit a tree branch,https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539337877#539337877Don't want to get too excited but I have played one round since starting this thread and I shot 6 over 78 in tough conditions! Despite taking a triple on the 3rd (drove into water, penalty drop, approach right of green, first chip hit a tree branch,Sat, 10 May 2014 15:51:31 -0500I always think that the nearer the hole you are the more important the shot. But its difficult to get a low score unless you drive the ball well. When chipping always have your hands ahead of the ball and try to work out where you want the ball to lahttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539333425#539333425I always think that the nearer the hole you are the more important the shot. But its difficult to get a low score unless you drive the ball well. When chipping always have your hands ahead of the ball and try to work out where you want the ball to laSat, 10 May 2014 12:29:59 -0500As others have said the "missing in the right place" is really a low handicap consideration. You need to have a good short game for it to be important. If you are as likely to three putt from the "safe" side of the green as chip and two putt when mhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539327519#539327519As others have said the "missing in the right place" is really a low handicap consideration. You need to have a good short game for it to be important. If you are as likely to three putt from the "safe" side of the green as chip and two putt when mSat, 10 May 2014 07:30:36 -0500loads of good advice above one thing that helped me was a tip from johnny millers pure golf bookthat was to visualise your shot before you hit iti suppose its positive thinking too, think you are going to hit a good shot and you may well doof coursehttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539325807#539325807loads of good advice above one thing that helped me was a tip from johnny millers pure golf bookthat was to visualise your shot before you hit iti suppose its positive thinking too, think you are going to hit a good shot and you may well doof courseSat, 10 May 2014 05:39:31 -0500Shoddy 16 handicapper signing in.But I went Eagle,Eagle,Birdie on Par 72 the other year(Shot a 69)My claim to fame for me. I did something that most Scratch Golfers will never achieve.Anything is possible.Low handicappers do it week in week out,meanwhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539324125#539324125Shoddy 16 handicapper signing in.But I went Eagle,Eagle,Birdie on Par 72 the other year(Shot a 69)My claim to fame for me. I did something that most Scratch Golfers will never achieve.Anything is possible.Low handicappers do it week in week out,meanwSat, 10 May 2014 00:14:42 -0500Lots of good and solid advice. May I add to the thread.To my observation the difference between a 10-ish handicapper and a 5-ish handicapper is less to do with ball striking skills and short game, and more to do with attitude, course management and bhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30260205/missing-in-the-right-places?post_id=539321583#539321583Lots of good and solid advice. May I add to the thread.To my observation the difference between a 10-ish handicapper and a 5-ish handicapper is less to do with ball striking skills and short game, and more to do with attitude, course management and bFri, 09 May 2014 18:40:50 -0500