4 tips to become a single-digit handicap golfer

What makes a “good” golfer is relative, but a generally recognized threshold has a sub-10 handicap index. You may not be an elite, but you know how to deal with the course.

According to USGA data, just more than 30 percent of the golfers in the United States have a single-digit index. For the remaining 70 percent of the golfers, single -digit digits remain heavy.

If you try to become a single -digit golfer yourself, read on. In the text below some of Golf.com'S -based single -digit handicaps give their best tips for the breakthrough and accession to the “good” golfers. And if you want your own handicap index to monitor your progress this season, register here through the USGA.

Concentrate on your short game

The biggest key for me was to concentrate on my game of 100 meters and in. It was made into me that a good short game can solve a lot of problems. That's why I spend twice as much practice time when I play my long game. I was always able to meet it properly, but when I learned to chip and putt, my whole game turned. – Johnny miracle (1.7 Handicap)

Select your speed

When I tried to lower my handicap and shoot lower scores, it always seemed to be on the coup. I was a chronic three-putter mainly too hard due to poor speed-and then compensated on the way back. A story as old as time. After I was able to dial my speed on the green, I noticed that my points had dropped dramatically. I not only cut three-putten together, but also more Par and Birdie Putts with my newly discovered self-confidence. – Maddi Macclurg (6.5 Handicap)

Find confidence in your short iron

Try to find trust in your short iron and wedges. As soon as you get to the point where you consistently hit the greens with your shorter clubs -and do not lose any shots to the left and right or get bunker problems -it works wonders for your overall game and index. – Jessica Marksbury (9.6 Handicap)

Arrive

Eliminating punishment – especially outside of the tea – is crucial if you want to shoot consistently low scores. The best way to do this is to find a safe, “starting point” with the driver you can rely on. For me this is a low section of the face. It may not go so far that my normal drives in my landing zone gives criminal areas, I know that I can press the ball there with my starting point. Find your own T-shirt and save a few strokes per round. – Zephyr Melton (4.6 Handicap)

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