Breaking 100 is a never-ending quest for the majority of golfers on the planet.
However, help is on hand from one of the most famous golf coaches in the world – the man who worked with Tiger Woods for six of his 15 major championships.
Golf is hard, that’s the bottom line.
Too often, we watch the best players in the world on television make the game look far too easy.
Just as an idea of how good they actually are, a one-handicap golfer shot a 93 at Oakmont the day after the US Open finished.
Whilst that seems like a poor score for a one-handicapper, there will be plenty of you reading this wishing that they were capable of doing the same.
Well perhaps now you can…
Tiger Woods’ former coach Hank Haney tells amateurs how to break 100
Hank Haney is a famous name in the world of golf coaching.
He is most well-known for the time he spent working with Woods. The 15-time major champion achieved great success with the 69-year-old.
Recently, Haney shared how Woods constantly wanted to improve.
That’s obviously one of the reasons why he was such a proven winner.
Now it’s time for you all to channel your ‘inner Tiger’.
Haney has shared his top tips to help amateur golfers break 100 for the first time.
He said, “Eliminate your penalty shots by working on your big miss with the driver, learn a basic chip shot to eliminate two chips and be able to green it when you are in a bunker and lastly eliminate three putts by always thinking about your speed on every putt.“
That’s some sage advice right there from Haney.
More advice to help amateurs break 100
The most common mistake I have seen amateur golfers make is selecting the wrong club.
90% of shots I see high handicap golfers hit come up well short of the green. Just take at least one more club and swing smooth, focusing more on solid connection between club-face and ball.
Another error that is commonplace amongst high handicappers is failing to take their medicine.
When your ball is in the rough, just wedge it back out to the fairway. Remember, if you’re trying to break 100, you will have plenty of shots to play with – more than 1.5 per hole in fact.
One more tip for those amateurs trying to shoot a double-digit score – putt from off the green rather than chip.
A decent putt will always end up consistently closer to the hole than a decent chip.
And finally…practice, practice, practice! There are no shortcuts to improving your golf game.
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