The key to shooting lower scores and getting your handicap down is not all about making a barrage of birdies (although that would certainly help), it’s actually more about keeping those double bogeys or worse off your scorecard. A 15 handicap golfer makes nearly five double bogeys a round, so taking steps to address this should be a priority.
With the help of data from Shot Scope, makers of some of the best golf watches and performance tracking technology, we’ve compiled eight proven strategies that are guaranteed to reduce the frequency with which double bogeys occur to unlock an improvement in your scores. Now it's worth pointing out that some of the points may slightly contradict eachother, but in isolation they will all help keep those damaging doubles off the card.
