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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Barry Plummer

Stop Forcing It From 150 Yards... It's Time To Check Your Ego And Embrace This New Way Of Thinking

Peter Finch looking at his Shot Scope GPS watch, reading 150 yards from his position in the fairway to the pin, with a smaller inset image of Peter Finch appearing to stand on his own arm while at the top of his backswing with an iron.

So, you've found the fairway with your tee shot and left yourself around 150 yards into the green - how often are you executing that shot as intended?

The answer is, for most handicap golfers, not very often. When looking into how many greens in regulation an average golfer hits, I was surprised by the bleak picture the numbers painted.

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