7 Golf Tips to Break 80 (Without Swing Changes)

These 7 golf tips will help you break 80 without swing changes!

So much golf advice is out there but most of it has to do with swing changes! These changes can take forever before they ever lead to lower scores.

But these 7 tips can help you start shooting in the 70s today. Subscribe to follow Wicked Smart Golf for more epic golf content to play better WITHOUT swing changes.

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[peaceful]

Excellent. To add, 41% (average) of your strokes are putting.
Practice more to lower your score.
However, few most needed advance shorts are 'needed' to take away your pressure for the shot at hand. 🎉

[kymstock]

Good points. My view is that golfers need to get a reliable ball strike as a basic start to playing well. Once they can do that
1) keep the tee shot in play by using a club that you can control
2) target your shot to the best place for the next shot. On the fairway use clubs you know will keep it in play.
3) aim for the middle of the green, but take into account your shoot shape/ dispersion pattern.
4) practice lag putting and chipping to a target so that the next putt is short.

Manage expectations. Most golfers score patterns/ game is erratic. plus or minus 10 shots. Not a linear decrease.

[AsadKhan-lmyr]

Thanks so much for the effort in making this video. Really appreciate it.

[stevenwhiting]

TY, excellent tips, will take them with me to the course on a 3X5 card in my back pocket

[scottw]

Can you elborate on not worrying about not worrying about the right side even though you have a cut/fade? Do you never put too much spin on the ball?

I have a draw and my miss is mostly to the left.

[albatrossin]

Practice, Practice, Practice. and with a purpose.. Thats how you gain confidence.

[cgvagf]

Great advice. I would differ with you on the hero shot though, those are my most memorable golf shots, the ones that bring me the most joy on the course. Now I can 8 out of 10 times pull those off, so I guess I'm different, but weigh the risk I would say, I go for it at least 50% of the time.

[geoffcohen]

4:03. If i spray my driver 70m on course i play because its tight and tree lined, i would loose 7 or 8 balls per round.
Most holes just require a 180 staighty and in fairway

[MSG]

1. Decent ball striking. Without being able to advance the ball, with all the mental game and strategy does not mean anything. If you can advance the ball 7 out of 10 times decently, you'll be fine.
2. Know your carry and AVERAGE. Not the best flush 8 iron with 30 mph wind behind you.
3. Around the green - putt first, bump and run second, sand wedge last option. You don't even need a lob wedge.
4. Know your dispersion with tee box clubs and make sure your dispersion fits the hole to avoid trouble as much as you can.
5. Try to avoid 3 putts at all cost.
6. Double bogeys or worse are killers. Avoiding these is the key. Not making birdies.
7. One shot at a time and have a short memory.
8. Aim for the middle of the green. GIR is king.
9. Enjoy the game. After all it's just a game!

[phillipismay]

Never 3 putt, thnks from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[Barrettbeirne]

I’m 12 and I jus badly wanna break 80 my best is 81 and these tips prolly will help Ty

[scottdean]

The best tip to breaking 80 is to get good enough to start scoring in the mid to low eighties very regularly! If you can’t get regularly in to the mid to low eighties, then even these very good tips aren’t going to get you into the 70s. These are really good tips for most golfers to shave a few strokes off your score, for sure. Maybe for a high handicap player, if they didn’t know these tips, maybe they can save eight to ten strokes. For a mid handicap, maybe four or five strokes, at most. For someone shooting in the mid to low eighties frequently, maybe three strokes or two. Here’s a tip he could have added: Aim for the center of the green on any shot that is more than 130 yards if you don’t regularly break 90. Aim for the center of the green at 90 yards or more if you don’t regularly break 100.

[PBuchanan]

The most important thing for me starting to score in the 70s was getting good with the 60 degree wedge

[cameronlawoffices]

Former tour caddy here: “hero ratio” should be 7 out of 10.

[Gingerstashgolf]

great video yeah too many videos out there about changing your swing and thats not really helpful

[robertcourt]

Very few golfers ever break 80, I have plenty of knowledge of how to do it, just none of the skills. 😂

I'd like to know what length golf course average golfers would have to play break 80 regularly.

[MrJakeblu]

Hi Michael, as an older listener it would be very helpful if you could take a breath and slow down just a little. 😊
I love your content but it seems like a race to get it over with.
Warm regards,
John

[maxsmart]

Whatever it takes to eliminate double bogeys. Then eliminate bogeys.

[wickedsmartgolf]

Whats your best tip to break 80 in golf? Let me know in the comments below

[lokidecat]

Best tip to break 80: Stop after 9 holes.