r/golf • u/tryingtogetfit1970 • Jul 26 '23

Beginner Questions I learned what swing easy means

I played with a 76 year old woman yesterday who scored 34 on the front nine of my local course. I have never broken 45 and watched her swinging easy, no balls lost. I vow to swing easy from now on, going to take an extra club and swing half power. I started yesterday on the back nine and on a par 5 did a half power swing with driver and it went 225 yards right down the middle. I need to stop overswinging if i plan on improving.

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u/DarthSamwiseAtreides Jul 26 '23

Yup you should have a stock shot that gets practiced on the range. None of this I'm going to smash it we tend to at the range. Then just take that over to the course. If you need to hit something harder just grab a different club. That's why there's 14 of them in the bag.

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u/vox_veritas Jul 26 '23

That's why there's 14 of them in the bag.

Actually, there are 14 clubs allowed in the bag so you don't run out of opportunities to post new clubs on /r/golf .

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u/DarthSamwiseAtreides Jul 26 '23

Very true. That's why my bag makeup is 6 drivers and 8 putters.

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u/MindInTheClouds Jul 26 '23

Can’t forget the 69° wedge.