I went from an 11 to 6 handicap in golf, which took a lot of practice, patience, research and self improvement. Golf is one of those games that you cannot easil

I went from an 11 to 6 handicap in golf, which took a lot of practice, patience, research and self improvement. Golf is one of those games that you cannot easily double your improvement without the strong will to improve. It also requires focus and improvement is several areas at once to post good score. Having a good fundamental full swing is necessary for hitting tee and approach shots in regulation (36 total shots), but putting makes up 50% of for remaining shots in regulation (2 putts per hole = 36 total). Putting improvement is the easiest for high handicap players who 3 and 4 putt a lot, but obviously shows diminishing returns for better players. Therefore short game was critical for improving given I don't hit all greens in regulation and must make "up and down" with a 1-putt to make a lot more pars. For 2017, I look to better track my strokes gained statistics which will tell me specific areas to practice on. The HN crowd may find strokes gained stats interesting. http://www.pgatour.com/stats/academicdata/shotlink.html http://www.pgatour.com/stats/academicdata/shotlink.html