Breaking 100-90-80

Reach your goal with my drills

Breaking 100:
Avoid the pop-up by staying wide

Breaking 90:
Knock it down to hit your targets

Breaking 80:
Eliminate sidespin on greenside bunker shots

Related articles appeared
in October 2006 issue of
Golf Digest

Your monthly guide to the scoring basics

One Swing, One Thought
When you play golf, your energy follows your attention. Whatever you're thinking about will manifest itself in how you perform. That's why I believe in keeping things simple. One swing, one thought. On the course you don't want to be encumbered by mechanical thoughts, so here are some simple cues to help you break 100, 90 or 80.

For example, a good swing thought for any level of player is "swing around" in your follow-through. You might have been told to swing out to the right, or down the target line, but that's bad advice. There's only one point in the swing where the club should travel down the target line:at impact. Then it moves inside. Swing around your body.

Golf Digest October 2006