Comments on: The 10 Commandments of Better Golf Scores

By: Matt Saternus

Matt Saternus — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:38:43 +0000

Ferrell,

Congrats! Huge accomplishment!

-Matt

By: Ferrell Katz

Ferrell Katz — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:36:03 +0000

In reply to Matt Saternus. I broke 40 (39) for 9 holes last week using only a 7 and 9 irons, a wedge and my putter. I started off the season wanting to break 45. It helps when you don't lose any balls, or hit OB's, and no 3-putts. Thank you for your help.

By: Bill Bamber

Bill Bamber — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:30:22 +0000

Yep; Age does come into Play. Finally, have moved up on Tees.
Playing Better; Smiling More; & sayin’ AH CHING MORE!!
Getting “Old” has it’s Advantages!!

By: Sam moler

Sam moler — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:12:27 +0000

First time reading your opinions? Great info a lot to think about thanks will put some of it to use

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:45:21 +0000

Thank you Matt ,your very professional list is perfect, we will definitely save some shots.
Greetings from Rimini -Italy

By: John Polanowicz

John Polanowicz — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:08:35 +0000

Matt, great article – already sent to all my buds (a few of whom are ‘stop hitting driver’ and ‘play smart – always layup…’ :-)

By: Matt Saternus

Matt Saternus — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:39:20 +0000

In reply to George.

George,

Thank you!
I think you start to see meaningful data after about 5 rounds. Depending on the course(s) you play and the variety of tee boxes, you may need more to get reliable data on every club’s distance, but you’ll get some good big picture data pretty quickly.

Best,

Matt

By: George

George — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:11:38 +0000

The article and podcast were both great. Listening to your game improvement oriented podcasts has been a big help for me. How many rounds would one need to play to benefit from shot tracking? My goal is to play 8-10 rounds per year, and I wonder if that would be enough to collect meaningful data for shot tracking. Thanks!

By: Mark Livasy

Mark Livasy — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:01:42 +0000

Thanks, great advice!

By: Matt Saternus

Matt Saternus — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 02:08:24 +0000

In reply to Gil.

Gil,

All of the “Breaking” articles are specifically about shooting 1 less than the posted number. If you want to score your best, you need to hit driver. This applies to all levels of players. You cannot give up substantial distance – which you do every time you hit anything other than driver – and expect to score better. I hope that clarifies things.

Best,

Matt

Update: I was playing tennis yesterday and an analogy came to me that might be helpful. If you’re playing against a weak opponent in tennis, you can win a lot of games by simply getting the ball over the net and letting them make mistakes. That’s the equivalent of hitting 7I off the tee. The problem with this strategy is that you will never beat a decent or strong player – you’re putting a very low ceiling on your game. Hitting driver (attempting to hit harder, higher quality shots, in the tennis analogy) does introduce the possibility of errors and higher scores (losses to weak opponents), but ultimately you need to learn to do it if you want to become a good player.