Top 10 Best Golf Tips

These are the Top 10 Best Golf Tips I can give to any student...

1. Learn to hit your putts more solid – The average number of putts per round for a PGA Tour pro is about 29. The best putters average just under 28. I would venture to guess that most beginners average well over 40 putts per round. The average 90 shooter probably averages about 36 putts, while the average 80 shooter about 32 to 33 putts. If you want to lower your scores quickly, become a better putter. This starts with learning how to hit your putts more solid. You need to develop a better stroke, which may be a function of your setup. Then you need to practice. At least 50% of your practice should be on your putting.

2. Practice your lag putting – This is directly related to the first tip. To be able to control your speed on the greens, you have to learn how to hit your putts consistently solid. Once you do that, you need to practice your lag putting before every round. Get yourself used to the speed of the greens so that you will not have trouble getting the ball close with your long putts. Good speed is far more important that getting the direction right.

3. Practice your chipping and pitching – So that you don’t throw shots away during the round, learn how to hit the basic chip and pitch shots, and practice them diligently. Many people don’t even know the proper technique or which club to use. Learn that, and practice the proper technique. If you combine this with improved putting, your scores will drop like a stone.

4. Learn how to hit a bunker shot – Most people fear the sand, but the pros surely do not. Hitting bunker shots is all about technique. Learn the proper technique, and you will be able to get the ball onto the green consistently. That should be the first goal. With practice, you can start going for the pin to give yourself a better chance at par saves.

5. Keep your driver in the bag – Most people slice the ball. The driver, because it has less loft than any other club, creates more side spin when it strikes the ball improperly. Most people will pull out the driver on every long hole. It is far more important to keep the ball on the fairway than to hit the ball long. When faced with trouble in the direction that your ball normally curves (i.e., water to the right when you normally slice it as a right hander), keep the driver in the bag. You will have a better chance at keeping the ball in play by using a club that has more loft to counteract the side spin.

6. Hit one extra club into every green – Most golfers consistently under club themselves going into every green, because they usually do not hit the ball very solid and on the sweet spot. They usually have only a general idea of how far they hit a ball with each club, and due to ego, will always take out less club than they need. Hit one more club than you think. If you happen to hit it very solid, you might go over the green, but more often than not, you won’t hit the sweet spot, and your ball will get closer to the green or you will hit more greens by taking one more club.

7. Learn the proper set up – Many swing faults are a direct result of a poor set up, whether it is simply the alignment, or possibly posture issues. For instance, if you tend to squat in your stance with little bend in the hips, you will tend to change your spine angle during the swing, and pull the club to the inside too much. This will often lead to an over the top move in the down swing, and a pull or slice. Work on a better set up to improve your overall swing.

8. Learn a set up routine – Many golfers may have a decent set up, but they have a poor routine, and they do not get themselves aligned properly, or they may stand too close or too far from the ball. By developing a proper set up routine, you will eliminate these errors and you will hit more shots on the intended line.

9. Learn the ball flight laws – Most golfers have no clue what causes a slice or a hook, or how the golf club and golf swing combine to get the ball in the air. This lack of understanding leads to many swing faults and poor tips on how to correct those swing faults. If you learn the ball flight laws, you will be on your way to having a better understanding of how to correct your own swing faults.

10. Learn how to fix your slice the right way – Most people slice the golf ball, and they read tip after tip on how to correct it, or they buy a $500 driver to help correct it. The slice can be fixed if you learn what it takes to hook the ball. Most people say they just want to hit the ball straight. That can’t be done until they learn how to eliminate the faults that cause the slice. Learn how to fix your slice the right way buy learning how to swing the club on a better swing plane, and you will be on your way to fixing your slice.


If you notice, the first few tips all had to do with the short game. Improving your short game will lower your scores faster than anything else you can do with your golf game. Notice how it wasn’t until the last tip was mentioned that there was any tip involving the swing itself. The fastest way to improvement is the short game and learning the set up fundamentals. Spend more time on these areas, and you will become a much better golfer. After that, it will likely require some instruction on the full swing to help make improvements there. By understanding the ball flight laws, you will be able to make these improvements in your swing more quickly.

Scott Cole
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