The Clever Aiming Strategy Tour Pros Actually Use | The Game Plan | Golf Digest
Golf Digest · Explainer
8 recommend it for course management
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On the course
How do I score better without changing my swing?
Target selection, club choice and strategy.
How to Break 100 - The Ultimate Guide
Golf Sidekick · Practice plan
5 recommend it for course management · ✓ 1 fixed it
why you stay 'terrible' for 40 years (brutal honesty)
Golf Sidekick · Explainer
2 recommend it for course management · ✓ 1 fixed it
HOW TO BREAK 100 - Essential for Beginner Golfers
Golf Sidekick · Practice plan
2 recommend it for course management
What causes it
Course management is choosing targets and clubs that fit your actual dispersion. Poor decisions cost more strokes than most swing flaws. Most golfers have a normal miss, such as a fade or a pull, and a limited range of distances. Good strategy accepts that pattern and aims to keep the ball in play, rather than aiming straight at every flag and relying on a perfect swing.
How golfers fix it
Golf Digest's The Clever Aiming Strategy is recommended by 8 golfers, explaining aiming for your typical misses. Golf Sidekick's How to Break 100 has 5 with 1 saying it helped. Their other videos have 2. Golfers:
- Aim at the middle of the green.
- Pick the safe side of hazards.
- Take enough club.
Common mistakes
Hero shots after a bad one are the usual mistake. Another is ignoring your real carry numbers. Keep it simple. Write down your real carry distances and miss patterns after a few rounds; they will tell you where to aim more clearly than guesswork does.
Written with AI from the lessons and recommendations above. Not a substitute for a coach.