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It’s easy to give in to temptation when you’re fairly new to golf. Once you’ve started to hit some good shots at the driving range, it’s only natural for thoughts of rapid improvement to creep in. However, that can actually stifle progress. So, in the video and article below, TeeTimeTips founder Nick Dougherty shares his strategy advice with improving golfer Amanda Rowley…
Resisting the urge to force it when you’ve caught ‘the bug’ can be one of the hardest things for golfers who are eager to improve quickly. Amanda is no exception. Off 18 and with a clear natural ability, her target is to breach single figures, but it’s only going to happen if she avoids some of the common pitfalls that plague amateurs.
Have patience
As Nick explains, he is in a good position to give advice having lived through the ups and downs of life on tour. He’s enjoyed some extreme highs but is also humble enough to say he took some wrong turns along the way. Now, he’s keen to help Amanda – and others in a similar position – get the most out of her game as she improves.
“For Amanda, the best thing for her to focus on is strategy and building her way around the golf course playing to her strengths, which is her driving,” says Nick. “It’s a great way to get better.
“Have the patience that you’re naturally going to get better and you can alter your target lines as you go, but make it easy for yourself.”
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It’s a philosophy Nick admits applies “across the board”, and one that is rooted in common sense, but as anyone who has ever picked up a club before knows, common sense and golf rarely go hand-in-hand. Luckily for Amanda, she has a naturally laid back demeanour that will help her on her quest to single digits. The key going forward, is to maintain that outlook.
“We could see it on the course on the 11th at Wentworth where she was hitting up the hill. The pin was tucked…
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