When asked what they see as the primary flaw in the amateur game, they almost always cite course management as the biggest single issue, commenting that amateurs often don’t account for where the trouble is on a hole, or where the best places are to miss, etc.

In other words, amateurs cost themselves a lot of wasted strokes due to defects in the mental part of their game.

Always remember: In golf, it’s not how good your good shots are, it’s how good your bad shots are.

Ironically, it’s often not the quality of your golf swing that determines that.

Much of the time, it comes down to the quality of your thought processes.

One of the reasons that the pros on Tour have their names on their bags (and amateurs don’t) is because they know how to create the conditions that maximize the amount of spin that’s generated on a shot.

In fact, there are a large number of conditions that must be present.

The better your awareness of what these factors are and the better you’re able to implement them, the greater the amount of spin you’ll be able to generate.

The first step to a better understanding is to learn how spin on a golf ball is created.

For someone who has shot 100+ for a long time, the prospect of consistently scoring in the 90’s may seem unattainable.

But anyone can become skilled at chipping and putting. This is one area of the game that doesn’t require size or strength.

Man or woman, young or old, you can become much better at these shots.

This is also the great equalizer in competition. Others may outdrive you, but you’ll settle the score when you get around the green.