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I’m not a scratch (yet, I say hopefully) but I’m a 2.5 with no background in golf. I usually score either 36-39 or will go 34-35 every 5 or so rounds and I can tell you from experience the obvious difference is 100% short game.
However - an area overlooked a lot I think is having a recovery club. I call it my medicine club. I would say practicing ugly shots with a club you feel confident in will greatly improve your scores. Having the ability to hit a net positive recovery shot is probably imo the single best way to avoid putting doubles on the card which is what most scratch golfers tend to avoid.
I golfed as a young child, but never competitively really. Just fooled around mostly with my family when they went. Then from 18-23 never really played at all. Bought a half year membership at 24 and been a member ever since. Playing anywhere from 25-50/60 rounds a year(in northern sask so season can be shorter). I would have struggled to break 100 at the beginning and am now a legit 1.5 handicap currently. From 18 down to 10/11 happened what seemed like overnight just simply playing semi-regularly. From 10 down to 5 took years. From 5 down to 1.5 again seemed like overnight. I don’t practice often to be honest. I just play. Always playing for something with buddies and have started competing in some am events over the last 5-10 years.
The few things I can think of that changed the game for me are as follows.
-go to club off the tee
-course management (a 10 can fire 72 once in a blue moon) a scratch will be 69-75 almost everytime.
-putting. You cant 3 putt. And inside 2-5’ you gotta make them.
-mindset. +4 thru 5/6 holes you need to know that there’s a birdie or two out there and you gotta grind. Can’t quit on rounds because of score.
I am a plus handicap and took up golf in late 20s for work. I had talent I wasn’t even aware of and got to single digit really quick. Took some practice to get to scratch.
Yes it’s possible, I’m almost there.
1) develop a consistent swing with irons and driver. Note these are slightly different swings. Read Hogans fundamentals of golf. Hit 1000 balls, then get fitted for clubs
2) learn how to miss. Course management is essential to getting close to or under par. Water on the right? Hit a draw. Bunkers short, hit one more club. You have to think and play to avoid extra strokes.
3) short game. You will eventually be able to hit 10 or 12 greens in regulation. Yes, learn how to putt and grow your confidence in putting. But more importantly, learn how to get the wedge onsite 5 ft when you chip. I’m a 4 right now and outdrive many of the scratch golfers I play with, but they get up and down almost every time.
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I have a friend who has. But he’s crazy coordinated and was just willing to practice towards it. And I mean 15-25 hours of practice per week. He picked up golf at age 23. Former basketball player like myself.
I’m a 4 hc but am aiming for scratch
Obviously it’s easier to learn when you’re young. You typically have more time to practice, you don’t develop bad habits, and it’s just easier to make your body do the things in a golf swing.
But the golf swing is kind of an inherently unnatural motion so it’s easier to do. For example, i’m left handed naturally. Never thought about playing golf lefty as a kid and learning to swing right handed was not difficult, because it’s an awkward motion not matter how you learn.
One thing I’ll say - You have to be able to develop bat speed. You don’t have to be able to hit it 320 to be scratch but having a natural ability to swing the club fast certainly helps. You can learn the fundamentals of a good golf swing., you can learn course management, but you can’t learn distance without a serious commitment to working out if you don’t naturally have it.
So anybody can do it with a certain minimum amount of athleticism and the willingness to commit to practice and learn, but if you subscribe to the 10,000 hours theory of getting good at something, to be a scratch golfer that’s probably pretty accurate.
If you are already sub 5 it’s a matter of consistency. I’d recommend taking a look at your course management. With your handicap it’s easy as hell to aim at pins thinking you’ll hit exactly where you want, then leave yourself short-sided chips <— this adds so many strokes to my scores. Take discipline for me to aim at the fat part of the green consistently.
I’m a scratch golfer. Get fitted for clubs that are tailored to your swing. The other key is to be really good around the greens with your wedges. Tight lies, sand, rough. Maintain a positive attitude and realize that not every shot you hit will be good