There are many sources to offer advice to lowering your golf score. Knowing some of them are beneficial and mastering some of they will definitely lower your overall score very quickly. The key is to determine which tips will work for your game and which are nothing but white noise. Selecting the proper skill to master is different depending on the state of your current game. It really does not matter where you start (most of the time) as long as you are moving forward. Today, I have five tips offered by Mark Crossfield that should improve your game if you take a bit of time to practice his advice and see if they work for you.

I use all of the tips in my game. I have quasi mastered theses skills except for one. I will discuss that at the after the video. Additionally, we can briefly talk about the other tips in order to discuss the importance of them to our game. But first:

The chip and run or bump and run is a shot I use often. I find that this shot lowers my chances of a mishit while around the green and offers and greater opportunity for an up and down. I like to use my 7-iron for most of these shots, but the club selection is up to you. Play with this skill and modify it best for your game.

The second tip of intentions is a mental tip that I use all the time. I always select a target or landing area and focus on making the shot I see in my minds eye. It is usually successful (to a degree) as it sets up my next shot. When I fail to create and intended shot, the results are poor to disastrous. Having an intent for every shot is part of my pre-shout routine and should be part of yours as well.

Low point control is still something I work on. One would think that after all these years I would have this under control. Unfortunately, when I started golf I was taught to sweep the club along the ground to make contact with ball. I am working on improving this skill and I am getting there. The three drills are a great place to start when determining the low point of our swing.

I have discussed putting distance control many times at The Grateful Golfer. It is the key to my success of lowering my golf scores. When my putting is off, and this happens to everyone, I will be grinding on the greens all day. I work on my distance control when warming up before each round, it is a great way to garner the feel of the greens at the course for that day. Understanding putting distance will prevent the dreaded 3-putt and lower your golf scores.

Lastly is tee height of the teeing area. This is a skill I have not mastered at all. I have tried all kinds of different tee heights in order to better control my driver. Unfortunately, I never seem to master this skill. It is something I will work on this year, but for now I stick to the standard skill of the ball sitting halfway over the top of my driver.

The five tips offered by Crossfield are a great place to start if you want to lower your golf scores. They touch on all aspects of our game and provide a good foundation to success. I know I use all of the tips except for one, and I plan to improve that this season. Until then, I will enjoy reading and writing about golf in the hopes that my passion does not wane.

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!