Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Mini-Round


This is one of the most relished secrets of folks that make their living playing golf.

Basically you want to play 6 "mini-rounds" of 3 holes each within your 18 hole round.

The key is to set a scoring goal (for each mini-round) that is obtainable based on your average golf score. Here is a table that will help you figure out what that goal should be:

your current
average score
scoring goal for
each mini-round
110 or greater 6 over par
105 5 over par
100 4 over par
95 3 over par
90 2 over par
85 2 over par
80 1 over par
75 par
70 or less 1 under par

The mini-round concept eases the frustration a string of poor shots can produce.

After each mini-round is over, no matter how well or how poorly you did, you forget about your previous scores and start fresh on the next 3 holes.

And obviously as your game improves you should take a stroke away from your scoring goal for each mini-round. I would re-examine your scoring goal every 3-5 rounds.

Have a Great Day and Hit 'em Straight!
JJ