Improving Your Golf Handicap to Progress Your Game

Many people starting out playing the game of golf may become frustrated with their performance especially if playing alongside a friend who is more experienced and skilled than themselves. This is all part and parcel of starting out in any sport but with time and practice your scores should improve.

Getting a golf handicap certificate or at the very least knowing your golf handicap is important as this way players of varying skill can play competitively against each other. Many beginners don't realise that they aren't expected to beat or even make par and many new golfers are more likely to make double bogey's (2 over par).

This is all well and good but in order for the bragging rights many players will want to drag their handicap down and so there are a number of changes you can make to your game that would help lower your handicap.

What you need to realise initially is that your handicap will not necessarily come down overnight. Some golfers who play regularly may not notice a change for months, with many new golfers having bad habits or having received no professional tuition there are many players who are not seeing any improvement because of these problems.

Essentially you need to see your abilities as several smaller aspects that make up your overall skill. These smaller aspects can be your long or your short game, your putting, your drives or even your stance and swing.

There are ways to practice almost every aspect of your game such as spending time on the putting green at your local course to practice putts on various gradients or from different distances.

62% of all shots in golf occur on or around the green and quite often getting into position for a simple putt is half the battle. Practicing your chipping skill is important as many amateur golfers need to develop the feel for the right weight to put into the shot.

In time your chips will be able to land exactly where you want them to and you can begin mastering advanced techniques such as the flop shot and controlling the spin of the ball to your advantage.

When you practice on one aspect of your game enough that the correct motion and performance come naturally then you can move on to another area. Little by little your skill level will start showing improvement. This will mean your round scores will come down and in time lower your handicap.

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