Jack Nicklaus’ experiment that amateurs must try in order to ‘improve effortlessly at golf’

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Any advice that Jack Nicklaus has to offer should be seen by every single amateur golfer as an opportunity to improve their game.

Nicklaus won everything there was to win in the game, with 73 PGA Tour victories to his name, including 15 major championships.

The great thing about the golf tips offered up by ‘The Golden Bear’ is that most of them are incredibly simple in nature.

Nicklaus once said the best golf tip he ever received was given to him by Arnold Palmer and that was to putt rather than chip from just off the green.

And Nicklaus passed down that advice to amateur golfers, as well as many, many more little pearls of wisdom.

One tip stands out above the rest, though, because it doesn’t actually involve making any technical changes to your golf swing.

Jack Nicklaus’ experiment for amateurs to try in order to improve at golf

The advice from the 85-year-old we are focusing on is arguably the most simple tip any amateur will receive.

Nicklaus once shared how amateur golfers can effortlessly lower their scores, as quoted by Golf Monthly.

He said: “Improving effortlessly at golf is really a contradiction in terms, with one major exception – club selection. Try the following experiment the next time you play a round of golf when there’s little or nothing at stake.

“On your tee shots on par-3s and your approach shots on par-4s and par-5s, figure out the club you would normally take and then take one more. For instance, if the 7-iron seems the right club, leave it in the bag and go with the 6-iron instead. When your mind says “pitching wedge,” pull out the 9-iron, and so on.

“As long as you make your normal full swing, you’ll almost certainly score better because you’ve got your ego out of the way.

“That way you don’t have to make the perfect swing and hit the ‘career’ shot that the shorter club often demands.

“What’s more, there’s usually more trouble in front of and to the sides of greens than there is behind them. The longer club will put you past the trouble, even with a mediocre strike.

“If this procedure teaches you a lesson, namely that making realistic and strategic decisions leads to lower scores, stick with it.“

Stats prove Jack Nicklaus absolutely right

The most common mistake that amateur golfers make is not taking enough club with their approach shots.

Numerous players have noted this, including Nicklaus himself, Gary Player and Justin Thomas, just to name a few.

Here are the stats which prove Nicklaus and co absolutely correct.

There is such a simple fix to missing the green short. As Nicklaus said, there is more trouble short of the greens than there is over the back in general.

So when you’re hitting your approach shots into the greens, just take one extra club.

Hopefully Nicklaus’ very simple tip will help you all lower your handicaps moving forward.