5 Ways To Cut Your Handicap In 2026 (The Hybrid Tip Is Pure Gold For High-Handicappers)

Baz Plummer hitting a chip shot from around the green with a wedge, with a red outline to indicate this is the wrong strategy, with an inset image of a hybrid chip shot outlined in green to highlight that this is the correct strategy for high-handicap golfers.

Some of us will have used the winter to improve our golf game, while others will have put the clubs away for months on end thinking very little about the grind that is needed to get that elusive handicap cut in 2026.

I undertook a winter golf improvement plan which delivered a 106% power boost and helped me to shoot my best ever round (statistically) - but I am always looking for those little pieces of gold that top coaches offer to drive this progress further.