Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 453 i Today's Golfer

What do you think is good value when it comes to golf? I know people who won't pay more than £25 for a game and others whose maximum is in the hundreds for an Open Championship links. But for the purposes of our latest Top 100 (and based on many conversations with golfers), we've set the limit at £40. And we're still astonished at the quality on offer. Of all the Top 100s we publish (our new GB&I list is coming next month), this issue's Best Courses Under £40 is one of the most important. That's why Top 100 Editor Chris Bertram has added 100 percent more entries – he and the panel couldn't whittle it down to just 100 when the quality is so good. “I can't think of…

Butch Harmon is a legend in the world of golf. The greatest coach in the history of the game, a lesson with Butch is the stuff of golf bucket lists. And yet, here I am, at Rio Secco Golf Club in Las Vegas, about to spend the day learning from him. Vegas has long been Butch's base, his studio's walls covered in flags from the many tournaments and Majors he has helped his players win. Tiger's name dominates the decor just as he dominated the game during the 11-year spell the pair spent working together from 1993 to 2004. But it's not just Tiger who Butch has helped to success. Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els are just a few of the names who have stepped foot into this…

With thanks to the Dunas at Terras da Comporta, a challenging and beautiful new David McLay Kidd design plotted through the pine forests and sand hills south of Lisbon, Portugal. The course made a top-10 debut in our recent list of Continental Europe's Top 100 courses. For more information visit comporta.com Putting is quite possibly the most overcoached part of the game of golf. A strange way to start an article on how to improve yours, perhaps; but this is a putting clinic with a difference. Apart from addressing a couple of the basics every golfer needs to putt well, I'm going to set technical, mechanical advice to one side. Putting is about feel and imagination, but when we focus on technique, those qualities evaporate. Instead, I want to give…

Whether we are trying to ram home a four-footer or allow for three feet of break on a snaking downhiller, our success is rooted in our ability to send the ball along our chosen line. More than 90 percent of the ball's starting direction is dictated by the aim of the face at impact, so it's here we'll focus. FACE AIM: IMPROVE YOUR PERCEPTION OF ‘SQUARE’ We all think we aim the face of the putter at our target; in fact very few of us actually do. This is something we need to check and work on: the squarer we can get the blade at address, the less we will have to manipulate it during the stroke and the more consistent we will be. To discover how well you aim…

Jay Bothroyd is addicted to golf. “I play three or four times a week,’ he tells TG. “I'll always love football, but golf easily fills the void.” The now retired Bothroyd played in the Premier League, in Italy's Serie A and for England – and still even turns out for a Sunday League side – but these days, it's all about golf for the former striker. He's not just content with playing golf though; he is involved in the game in two very admirable ways. The Londoner creates the OuttaBoundz Show on YouTube with PGA pro Trey Niven, hoping to bring golf to the attention of those who wouldn't usually know about it. And this summer he is supporting Prostate Cancer UK's Big Golf Race – the UK's biggest golf…

They cost you in shots, they cost you in balls, they cost you in sleepless nights. The sliced drive – the ball arcing away to the right for the right-hander – is not just the most common shot in golf, it is also the most frustrating. Frustrating for the coach too, because in many cases, it is something simple and avoidable that is causing this infernal shape. In this month's article I want to address one such issue: ball position at address. Let's take a closer look at how and why club golfers get this wrong, why it leads to a slice, and what you can do about it to turn that slice into an effective, usable fade. Let's first remind ourselves of the impact conditions that create a slice.…

TaylorMade's P-Series irons have been among the most influential since the franchise first launched in 2017, with the original P790s spawning at least two generations of P770, P7MB and P7MC irons. Adding to the franchise and your long-game options, the brand have now launched the new P-UDI (Ultimate Driving Iron) and P-DHY (Driving Hybrid Iron) utility irons. Both are designed to offer a more penetrating ball flight than fairways or hybrids but be more forgiving than traditional long irons. Think more of an iron-like ball flight with slightly different playing characteristics between the two, and you'll be on exactly the right lines. The UDI launch through a mid-to-low window, while the DHY offer a mid-to-high flight. And even though the UDI has a compact appearance, TaylorMade say that thanks to…

It took Cobra ages to commit to entering the putter market, but they insisted on holding off until they felt they were able to bring something new and different to the party. What they came up with was well worth the wait. By collaborating with HP, the company introduced putters with a lightweight, 3D-printed nylon lattice core that frees up inefficient mass at the heart of any design to increase forgiveness. At the time it also meant Cobra could claim to make golf's highest MOI putter: the 3D Printed Agera. Cobra also partnered with boutique brand SIK, buying into their Descending Loft Technology in a bid to get putts launching and rolling more smoothly. 3D PRINTED £299 Models: Agera, Agera RS, Supernova, Grandsport The second generation 3D Printed family initially…

For the best golf equipment coverage online, visit www.todays-golfer.com Measured by tour wins, tour usage and sales, Odyssey make the No.1 putters in the world. For 2024, their three major families feature a new AI-designed face insert. Historically, Odyssey stick to their most popular, tour-proven head shapes and build in whatever new insert, finish or shaft technology story their engineers come up with. So this year the choice comes down to the Ai-One (cast with a urethane and aluminium face insert), the Ai Milled (CNC milled with a titanium face insert), and the Ai-One Cruiser (counter-balanced). AI-ONE £289 Models: #1, #2, Double Wide, Rossie, #7, Jailbird Mini, 2-Ball Odyssey's whole story for 2024 evolves around their AI-designed insert, which they claim is 21% more accurate than a traditional putter. Tested…

It took TaylorMade years to become a serious players in the putter market, but Jason Day and Dustin Johnson battling for the World No.1 spot in 2017-18 with Spider Tours proved the breakthrough. Rory McIlroy added to it, having his best putting and scoring year ever using a Spider putter, and Scottie Scheffler's 2024 Masters also came with a model from the franchise. TaylorMade putters usually come in several hosel set-ups, and for an additional cost, their ‘MY’ customisation platform lets golfers tailor their choice to their own personal taste. SPIDER TOUR £299 Models: Spider Tour, Spider Tour S, Spider Tour V, Spider Tour X; Spider Tour Z Ever since the first model in 2008, the Spider franchise has always been about forgiveness and stability. High MOI effectively translates to…

GOLF WORLD TOP 100 I think that journalism – whether it's newspaper, magazine or online, written, radio or television – should tell its audience things they don't already know. I think this month I achieve that more than in any previous Top 100 ranking. This one feels absolutely packed with nuggets of knowledge and I can't think of a ranking I've been more pleased with and proud of. I've written before that I think golf is at many times too expensive and this list shows there is no need to pay huge fees to play quality golf. Thanks to the input from panellists spread far and wide, I got so many excellent options that I extended the ranking to 200 – and they are dotted all over the United Kingdom…

IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope Until recently, an understanding of our game amounted to whether we felt we were generally reliable putters, or erratic drivers. With nothing concrete to go on, we had no real option but to base our picture on perception, or instinct. There was no way of knowing if we were right… and even if we were, what effect it was having on our scores. In many respects, we were golfing in the dark. But with the advent of performance tracking, golf has at last emerged from its own Dark Ages. Released in 2017, Shot Scope's first performance tracker – the wrist-worn V2 – heralded a new era of information and understanding for the world's golfers. Seven years of innovation and refinement have brought us from a…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope Of course this is a question we can pretty much answer in the short term; but when tracked over an extended period via a Shot Scope device, the shots you hit form a factual, undistorted picture of your game that will explain the figures revealed to you through Strokes Gained against Benchmarking, and which you can use to improve your performance. Let's take a look at some of the ways this works. #1 AFTER THE ROUND: THE BASICS After every round you play using Shot Scope performance tracking, you are invited to upload its data from the tracker to your account – available as a smartphone app or via a website on your computer. This is a painless process, taken care of…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope “Always throw golf clubs ahead of you,” advised 1958 US Open Champion and infamous hothead Tommy Bolt. “That way, you don't have to waste time going back to pick them up.” We golfers know how hard it can be to find an effective headspace on the course, but who would have thought that performance tracking would prove to be our biggest ally in this awkward yet pivotal part of the game? GREAT EXPECTATIONS? If Shot Scope data collection has proved anything, it's that we golfers are expecting far too much of ourselves. As we learned in Know Your Game #1: ‘What are my strengths and weaknesses?’, the Benchmark data gleaned from tracking more than a third of a million shots has given…

Perspective. It's something golf has desperately needed over the last couple of years. It's heartbreaking that it's taken the death of one of our own to truly highlight that. Grayson Murray's passing is a tragedy. Not because he was a golfer, but because he was a human being. A young man who was trying to fight his demons. The fact that taking his own life felt like the solution to those struggles for a 30-year-old with so much to live for is truly awful. Grayson had spoken openly about his battle with alcohol and depression, but he appeared to have taken huge steps and talked positively about his progress. He was playing good golf, won on the PGA Tour this year and, from the outside looking in, things seemed encouraging.…

We start here because sweetspot contact is at the heart of great putting. A centred strike ensures the blade does not twist at impact, causing directional problems; it also delivers a predictable energy transfer from putter to ball, promoting good feel and control of speed. Here are three simple ways you can work on your strike quality. DRILL 1: PUTTERHEAD GATEWAY For this exercise, take two tee pegs and use them to frame the head of your putter. Be hard on yourself here, leaving just a small gap at the heel and toe. Address a ball, making sure it is opposite the centre line or sweetspot of your putter. ! BANG FOR YOUR BUCK This drill is so simple and effective that I use it for 10 minutes every day.…

It is a given that a smooth, repeatable rhythm and acceleration in our stroke are desirable if we are to control speed. Drills such as evening out backswing and throughswing lengths can help, but force your attention on to the stroke itself and away from the task you are trying to achieve. In my experience, when we focus on our task the details of the stroke tend to sort themselves out. Try these two task-based challenges: 1. IMPROVE YOUR SIGHT/FEEL CONNECTION When putting from distance, we are dependant on our senses of sight – to gauge the length of the putt – and feel – to apply the appropriate force based on that information. It is vital, then, that the relationship between sight and feel is functioning well. There are…

Growing up five doors down from Royal Troon, Colin Montgomerie used to watch golfers teeing off from an upstairs window of his childhood home. For years, he would cycle up South Beach Road to play the children's course, and later the ladies’ course, known as The Portland, with his brother and parents in tow. Rules and regulations at the time meant he wasn't allowed to play the Championship Course until he turned 18, though he says he has more than made up for that now. It helped that his father, James, served as the club's secretary for many years and presented him with an honorary membership in 1996. A year later he played in The Open Championship at Troon, a feat he would repeat in 2004, and again in 2016,…

Does beer taste sweeter when drunk from the Claret Jug? Everything tastes sweeter out of the Claret Jug! They designed it as a decanter so it's also great to drink wine out of it. Where are some of the coolest places you've taken it? I got to take it on the field at the Georgia vs Ole Miss (NCAA) football game. I also took it out to Augusta National for a weekend and that was so much fun. We've had a lot of fun with it. What's clicked for you in recent Opens, because your introduction to links golf wasn't the strongest? I was missing some cuts initially, but I was playing OK. It wasn't like I was shooting 80; I was missing the cut by one shot every year.…

PRESENTED BY Shot Scope Watch hundreds of video tips at www.todays-golfer.com QUICK TIP DO THE SPADE WORK We want to deliver the club on a pretty neutral path through the ball, the club not swinging excessively across the ball. A neutral path comes from swinging on a good plane around ourselves, but how can we know if we are doing that? A great way to sense plane is through the weight of the club. On plane, the club feels light because it is being properly supported by your hands and wrists; it should feel almost as if you are swinging an alignment stick. But when we move away from this ideal path and plane, the club starts to feel heavier, the stick turning into a spade. So experiment with your…

When we were learning golf, one of the first concepts we were introduced to was the ball-to-target line. Soon after, we probably graduated to the notion of railway lines – ball-target line on the far rail, feet/knees/hips/ shoulders parallel to it on the near line. While both have their merits, these ideas have unquestionably encouraged golfers to think in terms of straight lines when they are swinging the club. As we will see, this can lead to a world of pain… Perhaps one of the best ways to grasp the straight line problem for golfers is to think of two well-known field events: the javelin and the hammer. In the javelin, the thrower is in line with the object being propelled and the target… and because of this, the delivery…

PEAK PRACTICE 1 What are you working on at the moment? More width? Smoother transition? Shallowing the shaft on the way down? Britain's ranges are full of golfers working on their swings, the quality of their movement… but I very rarely encounter a golfer who is working directly on the quality of their strike. Golfer's logic appears to suggest that if we get the swing right, pure contact is the inevitable consequence. Sorry, but it just doesn't work like that. 2 Yes, there is a relationship between technique and strike: control the swing's path and low point and you make solid contact more likely. But you're still a long way from ensuring it. That sweetspot is not exactly large, and nor is the ball. Getting the two to meet takes…

Bob Bettinardi is the grandfather of CNC milled putters, setting out in 1991 to show how one-piece, precision-milled flatsticks are more precise, consistent and beautiful than their hand-finished relatives. The brand now make four families: the BB-Series, Studio Stock and Queen B ranges target golfers in the blade and mallet market, whereas Inovai goes after golfers searching for additional MOI and stability. BB-SERIES £439 Models: BB1, BB1 Wide, BB8 Flow, BB28 Slotback, BB48 The BB-Series (Bob Bettinardi) has been a part of the brand since the very beginning and in 2024 it's a five-model family, each inspired by feedback from players on tour. The family consists of four toe-and-heel weighted blades and a traditional BB-48 mid-mallet. The blades have plumber, flow neck, single bend and centre shaft hosel options, the…

For the best golf equipment coverage online, visit www.todays-golfer.com Guerin Rife is like the mad scientist of putters; a man brimming with new ideas of how to make putters perform better. His ideas are very apparent within Evnroll's line up. With face grooves that ‘gear’ off centre putts back online, grips that give the sensation of holding the putter face in your hand, and the highest MOI putter available all featuring in the 2024 line-up, Evnroll has a lot going for it. Today, Evnroll are famous for SweetFace Technology, which puts more face in contact with putts hit off-centre, so the ball doesn't lose energy and travels the same distance as on-centre hits. All Evnroll putters come with the face tech built in, and every design is proudly milled in…

Ping founder Karsten Solheim changed the face of golf when he started making putters back in 1959. The 1-A model was his first design, but it wasn't until the first toe-and-heel weighted Anser in 1966 that the brand really started creating some of the best putters ever made. Since then, Ping's designs have been copied a million times over and many modern putter designs bought today are based on the shapes and profiles perfected by Solheim more than 60 years ago. In 2024, Ping have two putter families to choose between: the PLD Milled and the multi-material 2024 models, plus a tour-inspired fitting option. PLD MILLED £450 Models: Anser, Anser 2D, DS72, Ally Blue 4, Oslo 3, Anser 2, Oslo 4, Prime Tyne 4 After custom-engineering their tour players’ putters…

For the best golf equipment coverage online, visit www.todays-golfer.com Even though golf's most historic brand is a small player in the putter market, Wilson have some serious pedigree, built up over decades. Legends such as Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Ben Crenshaw, Vijay Singh and John Daly have all won using Wilson putters, yet today the company produce just two tight families. The Infinite focuses on offering good value for money, while the Staff Model is much more about CNC-milled craftsmanship and heritage. INFINITE £140 Models: Windy City, West Loop, Michigan Avenue, Grant Park, Bucktown, Buckingham, The Bean, The ‘L’, South Side We're always on the lookout for great value clubs here at TG, as they are few and far between in the modern world. The Infinite is one of two…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope Shot Scope devices deliver performance tracking through laser rangefinders, handhelds and even directly via their mobile app. But like its sibling X5 and predecessor V3, Shot Scope's new V5 is wrist-worn, and a distance-measuring device as well as a performance tracker. While its DMD elements – full hole maps, yardages, hazard placements – are of course likely to be in near-constant use during the round, the performance-tracking side is almost invisible, working away quietly in the background while you focus on the job at hand. In fact the only time you need to think about it during the entire round is during ‘Pin Collect’ – pressing a button over the hole to confirm its location and the number of putts taken. HOW…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope I have spent my life in golf and I am yet to meet a golfer who has told me they are quite content with the state of their game. From Tiger Woods down, we play to improve; but without any way of establishing if our hard work is paying off and our play is actually getting better, sustained motivation has historically been tough to come by. Happily, though, performance tracking has changed this forever. Let's take a closer look. In my experience, improvement isn't just something we would quite like; it is an essential part of the enjoyment of the game. There is nothing like the feeling of knowing you have made progress, actual breakthroughs, in what remains a tough game. That's…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope While wrist-worn devices remain the most popular performance trackers, they are not for everyone. Shot Scope's comprehensive range recognises this, adding tracking functionality to both laser rangefinders and simple handheld devices. Here are your options, in full – and note that with Shot Scope there are no subscription fees; your only outlay is for the device itself. V5 £239.99 Automatic tracker with GPS and full hole maps We met Shot Scope's latest wrist-worn performance tracker on page four. Introducing Full Hole Maps on its circular, high-visibility screen, it builds on successful trackers such as V3 and X5 to offer what is arguably Shot Scope's most complete device to date, with a superb combination of affordability, functionality and style. At-a-glance features include: Devices…

Your Game: Driven by V5 SUMMING UP You'll have read a lot of information here… and if your head is spinning a little, you can be excused. Without question, the sheer depth of data created by shot tracking has the potential to overwhelm the best of us; and that's why it is important to take out of it only what you need. Sure, you can dig deep if you want to, but for the most part, performance tracking is at its most effective when you are isolating and monitoring just a few key stats… ideally with a coach on hand via the Shot Scope Academy to help you along the way. Indeed, the Shot Scope shot-tracking process is intentionally layered in order to help you steer clear of confusion and towards…

GET IN TOUCH As well as email (editorial@todaysgolfer.co.uk) and post (Media House, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA), you can contact us using any of these social platforms… @Thetodaysgolfer @TodaysGolferBauer @Todaysgolfer @Todaysgolfer PING LETTER OF THE MONTH WINS… A BRAND-NEW PING PUTTER RRP £250 AN AGE-DEFYING GAME LETTER OF THE MONTH On his 96th birthday earlier this month, I was lucky enough to play golf with my grandfather. He's been playing for 60 years, still walks 18 holes twice a week and often heads to the nets to iron out any kinks afterwards. Golf, with its cardio benefits, core conditioning, constant balance work and mental demands, has to be a key factor in his longevity. The venue for our birthday match? One of your Top 100 Fun Courses, Sunningdale Heath –…

A ball that rolls smoothly holds its line and rolls out to a predictable distance, but the moment it starts to bounce or skid, both line and length are compromised. A smooth roll is all about the angle at which the putter strikes the ball. Let's take a closer look. UPWARD MOBILITY There are two ways we can cause the ball to bounce and skid: 1. By forcing it down against the turf – the result of a downward attack angle. 2. By forcing it up into the air – the result of applying excessive face loft at impact. The ideal putter strike, then, sees the putterhead swinging slightly upward through the ball – 2-4º is about ideal – with its face loft controlled and contained. There are two things you…

There is no question that green-reading improves with experience; quite simply, the golfer who plays on different courses in different conditions will be able to draw on far more feedback than one who plays the same course every time and knows all the lines. That said, there are a couple of things you can do that enhance your ability not just to read greens, but to perform better on sloping putts. Give both a try. 1. FIND THE STRAIGHT PUTT Find a hole cut into a sloping section of green… either on the practice green or the course itself when it's quiet. Picture a six-foot circle around the cup. At most points on that circle, you will be faced with a putt that curves either left-to-right or right-to-left; but there…

It is regularly said Troon really bares its teeth from the 11th hole, yet if the elements decree, it often arrives three holes earlier, on the Postage Stamp. So named because the putting surface has been “skimmed down to the size of a Postage Stamp”, it is the shortest – and most devilish – par 3 on any Open course. “It should be easy,” says Luke Donald, “but you can make a double quite easily.” Tiger shot a 64 in the third round in 1997 to vault into contention, before kissing his hopes goodbye with a triple-bogey six on the 8th. The list of names who have fallen victim to its intricacies is long, getting longer, and yet very few have a bad word to say about it. The 11th,…

THIS MUCH I KNOW Paul McGinley holed the winning putt in the Ryder Cup and masterminded one of the most comprehensive victories either side has enjoyed in the competition. He reached the top 20 of the world ranking, contended in the 2004 US PGA and played 22 consecutive seasons on the European Tour. Today, though we're now two decades on from most of those moments, his standing in the game has never been higher. McGinley's analysis for Sky Sports and Golf Channel is arguably the most insightful and informed in golf, while his show alongside Brandel Chamblee during the Majors and the Ryder Cup is appointment viewing for anyone seeking original insight and candid opinion. He was also part of the DP World Tour's board during the most tumultuous period…

PLAY BETTER PRESENTED BY Shot Scope BREAK 100/90/80 Shot at the beautiful Dunas Course at Terras da Comporta, Lisbon, Portugal. comporta.com It's one of golf's most tantalising scenarios: the pin is right there, in front of you… but a deep bunker lurks in between, just dying to make you pay for being too clever. This is a situation where honesty is very definitely the best policy; accept your limitations and choose your strategy accordingly. Let's take a look at how this might play out for the three most common scoring ranges… and how technique should change with ambition. Picture perfect We can all picture the perfect shot here – a high-flying, soft-landing lob at the pin – but we do not all have the skill and nerve to pull it off. The…

PLAY BETTER PRESENTED BY Shot Scope TRUE PICTURE The chilly winter mornings are once again behind us, the sun seems to be making a bit more of an effort, and golfers everywhere are being seduced by a heady perfume of cut grass. Yes, those long summer days are here again, but how can we expect our performance to change as we move into golf's high season? To find out the answer, data capture specialists Shot Scope (www.shotscope.com) have compiled detailed statistics on our play in May-August and compared it to our performance between November and February. Some results are as we would expect, others are more surprising. Put together, they help us shape our play and expectations as the seasons change. 1 Off the tee We understand, anecdotally, that cold air, soggy fairways…

For the best golf equipment coverage online, visit www.todays-golfer.com Cleveland won't be the first name to come to mind for most golfers thinking about a new putter, but they make two excellent families, both of which are well worth considering. The HB Soft 2 is new for 2024 and targets great looks and performance at brilliant prices, while the Frontline Elite challenges conventional thinking around the accuracy and dispersion of high MOI putters. FRONTLINE ELITE £249 Models: 1.0, 8.0, 10.5, Elevado, Elite The idea of forward CoG putters has gained momentum in recent years. The trend started when pros realised the set-up could offer the launch and feel of a blade from a slightly more forgiving mallet shape. Cleveland have taken the idea a stage further by focussing on how…

LA.B. Golf have only been making putters since 2018, yet over the last two years they've become really hot property out on tour. Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott, Charles Howell III, Lucas Glover and Byeong Hun An have all won big with the L.A.B. models, thrusting the company's Lie Angle Balanced technology into the limelight. They are designed to resist twisting to the path of your backswing or downswing, so L.A.B. insist you get fitted (which can be done online) as it's important to match the lie angle to your stroke. DF 2.1 £389 Models: DF 2.1, DF 2.1, DF 3.0 (also available as armlock, counter-balanced and custom colours) The DF 2.1 (Directed Force) was designed to help golfers deliver a square face to the back of the ball on every…

For the best golf equipment coverage online, visit www.todays-golfer.com Scotty Cameron's stock has not stopped rising since he first started making putters back in 1991. His first real breakthrough came with Bernhard Langer winning the 1993 US Masters using a Scotty prototype. Soon after, Acushnet came knocking, and three years later things hit a whole new stratosphere when Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters using a Cameron Teryllium. Over the course of the last three decades, Cameron has made putters for hundreds of the best tour players, and he's learned every step of the way. As a result, his latest creations are very much influenced by tour player feedback. SUPER SELECT £429 Models: Newport, Newport Plus, Newport 2, Newport 2 Plus, Newport 2.5 Plus Squareback, Del Mar, Fastback 1.5, GOLO…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope To know our game – and to be comfortable using Shot Scope's performance tracking – we need to keep things simple at the start. For me, that means the best place to begin is by assessing the general state of your game in the four main categories of Tee Shots, Approaches, Short Game and Putting. Which is your strongest area? And more relevant for improvement: which is your weakest? And if you think you already know this, be warned: with ego, emotion, confidence levels and history all potentially skewing how we see our game, it is very rare indeed that the data matches our perception. #1 HOW TO SEE YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Shot Scope measures your strengths and weaknesses through the…

Your Game: Driven by V5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Shot Scope In its basic form, a round of golf is a series of tasks or challenges that we try to meet. How well we manage that is heavily influenced by the decisions we make before executing. In this section we'll take a look at those decisions and discover how a clear understanding of your game – delivered through those clear and precise Shot Scope graphics – can lead you to the right ones. #1 BASIC DECISION-MAKING Let's start by examining some of the fundamental decisions we have to make during a round of golf… and how knowing your game can make a massive, positive difference. Tee shot: Driver or 3-wood? Without any data to call on, this decision usually comes down to guesswork…