Short Game
Better Wedge Distance Control
Build predictable carry numbers instead of trying to create every distance with feel alone.
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Golf News & Guides
Smarter Golf Starts With Better Decisions.
Swing, short-game, putting and course-management guides built around practical changes golfers can use during practice and on the course.
Golf perspective
Golf articles are most useful when they lead to one practical change on the course.
Swing advice, short-game ideas, putting drills and course-management concepts can become overwhelming when several are changed at once. A better approach is to choose one idea that matches a current scoring problem and test it for long enough to judge the result.
The guides on this page are organised around common golf situations so members can move from reading to a specific practice task, on-course decision or question for a professional.
Featured Guide
Featured guide
Read the full scoring routine
Build a better scoring routine
A useful pre-shot routine reduces unnecessary decisions and helps the golfer commit to a clear plan before every shot.
01Plan the ShotChoose club, target and intended shape.
02CommitUse one clear intention before the swing.
03ResetAccept the result and prepare the next decision.
Three practical golf ideas for the next practice block
Each guide focuses on a different scoring problem, so the section no longer repeats the featured-guide layout.
Course Strategy
Course Management for Mid Handicaps
Reduce costly misses by choosing targets and clubs that respect your normal shot pattern.
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Putting
Speed Before Line
Improve long-putt control first, then make green-reading decisions easier to execute.
Read guideFind a guide by the golf problem you want to solve
Choose a topic first, then use the article to create one clear practice or course-management action.
Most read
Guides members return to when the scorecard exposes the same problem
These articles focus on recurring situations rather than one-off swing tips.
For new golfers
Build confidence without overcomplicating the swing.
New golfers improve faster when they understand contact, basic etiquette and shorter ways to experience the course before worrying about every technical detail.
01Learn ContactCreate basic, repeatable ball flight.
02Learn EtiquetteUnderstand pace, safety and course care.
03Play Shorter FormatsBuild confidence before full-length rounds.
Practice library
Save a drill for the next session
This section now uses a dedicated practice-board layout instead of repeating the Latest Articles image split.
Wedge Ladder
Rotate through three carry distances and score proximity rather than counting perfect strikes.
30 minDistance control
Random Target Practice
Change club and target after every ball so the session requires a fresh decision each time.
36 ballsTransfer practice
Putting Speed Game
Putt to changing distances and score how often the ball finishes inside a defined leave zone.
24 puttsSpeed control
Use one guide at a time
Reading becomes useful when the idea turns into a specific practice task and then gets tested during a round.
01Choose the scoring problemStart with the part of the game that is actually costing shots.
02Read one relevant guideAvoid combining several changes at once.
03Practise the ideaUse targets, scoring and realistic club changes.
04Test it on courseReview whether decisions or outcomes changed.
Need help choosing what to work on next?
Book a golf conversation or lesson and bring the scoring problem you keep seeing during rounds.
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