Many of you are finishing up season-ending competitions, club championships and important matches right now.
And you're probably looking for any little advantage that can help you win a match, finish strong or simply post a better number.
So here's one of the most overlooked pieces of advice in golf:
The Flag May Be Drawing You In (and Lying to You)
There is a mistake golfers make several times every round that has absolutely nothing to do with their swing.
They aim at the flag.
That sounds like exactly what you're supposed to do.
But depending on where the pin is located, the flag can be one of the worst targets on the entire hole.
Here's a simple example.
Imagine the pin is tucked on the right side of the green, just a few yards from a bunker.
Your natural instinct is to aim directly at it.
But now a perfectly ordinary 10-yard miss to the right leaves you in the sand.
Aim 15 feet left of the flag instead and that same 10-yard miss probably leaves you putting.
Same golf swing. Completely different score.
This is one of the biggest differences between golfers who manage their way around a course and golfers who simply aim at whatever target is sitting in front of them.
Before your next approach shot, try this:
Ignore the flag for a moment and find the safest place on the green that still gives you a reasonable chance at par.
Make that your target.
You'll be surprised how often the smartest target isn't the pin.
And that's the bigger lesson:
You don't always need a better golf swing to shoot a better score.
Sometimes you just need to make better decisions with the swing you already have.
Until next time,
Your friends at GoingLow.com
