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Being a naturally good athlete is important at that point. You are essentially learning to move your body in a sequence of events that is pretty foreign. Having good hand/eye coordination and body control is super helpful.
You can teach an awkward 10 year old how to move their body a lot easier than you can do the same with an awkward 30 year old.
Also - anyone can learn to chip and putt. Focus on that.
Started in 2020 and on the verge of being single digits; 1 more good round will do it. I’d say the factors are:
- playing and practicing a ton (already at 40 rounds in 2023, 100 rounds + each of the previous 3 years)
- lessons, 5-6 a year
- athletic background, baseball/hockey. I think natural athleticism (talent) also plays quite a big role
- lucky enough to have great players (scratch, + handicaps) as regular partners, and pick their brain
Recently
- started journalling my rounds: where do I lose strokes, poor course management, poor club selection, etc.
- preshot routine assessing lie, wind, is long/short better, what leaves an uphill putt, etc
Feel like I should probably ask around for some drills to do on the putting / chipping green.
But on the range, I like to warmup with a couple shots with each club (just hitting balls) and then actually practice. My home course has a great range with about 12 flags at various yardages, with a green surrounding each one.
I usually like to repeatedly play a Par 5 on the range:
- 1 shot with a driver or wood. Imagine that the fairway is the space between two telephone poles in the distance. Maybe imagine that missing to one side = OB
- 1 shot with an Iron to a flag, trying to hit the green, and potentially one side of the green (e.g. to avoid trouble on the other side, to leave an uphill putt). Ensure that some knockdown shots are played
- 1 shot with a wedge (full wedge, partial wedge (e.g. Full gap wedge is a little over 120, but I will hit it to the 100 flag), pitch shot)
Every shot on the range starts with a preshot routine. Move the ball in position / tee it up, setup behind the ball / visualize the shot, etc. I use an alignment stick about half the time.
All with the intention to hit more greens in regulation, which is the most important thing to getting to a low handicap ("putt for dough" saying is not accurate).
Practice and having a good baseline of athleticism/size. If you are too short you’ll struggle with generating extension and thus speed. If you aren’t very athletic and lack decent hand eye coordination then you’ll struggle with timing and getting the clubhead on the ball. Some people will have a significantly easier time getting there than others.
Lessons. But you need to find the right pro. I went through a few before I found the guy that works for me.