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<\/p>\n\tEvery golfer wants to improve, but lowering your scores isn’t just about making swing changes.<\/p>\n
\tBetter golf comes from improving the areas of your game that have the biggest impact on scoring, from practising with purpose and striking your irons more consistently to sharpening your short game and making smarter decisions on the course.<\/p>\n
\tTo help you focus on what really matters, Golfshake has teamed up with Advanced PGA Professional Aaron Holtom to produce a series of coaching articles and videos covering five key areas that can help golfers of every ability play better golf.<\/p>\n
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\t1. Build Better Scoring Habits<\/p>\n
\tBefore you think about changing your swing, it’s worth thinking about how you play the game.<\/p>\n
\tAaron explains why better scoring starts with smarter expectations, avoiding costly mistakes and understanding how to manage your way around the course. While the lesson uses breaking 100 as an example, the same principles apply to golfers of every handicap.<\/p>\n
\tRead: How to Break 100 in Golf<\/a><\/p>\n \t2. Practise With Purpose<\/p>\n \tStanding on the driving range hitting bucket after bucket of seven irons might feel productive.<\/p>\n \tIt often isn’t.<\/p>\n \tAaron explains why the best practice sessions focus on your weaknesses rather than your favourite clubs.<\/p>\n \tHe also demonstrates how splitting practice between technical work, creativity and performance drills helps your improvement transfer onto the golf course.<\/p>\n \tRead next: How to Practise Golf More Effectively and Lower Your Scores<\/a><\/p>\n \t3. Improve Your Ball Striking<\/p>\n \tOne of the quickest ways to become a more consistent golfer is improving your strike with the irons.<\/p>\n \tAaron explains why golfers should stop trying to help the ball into the air and instead focus on creating ball-first contact, forward shaft lean and proper turf interaction.<\/p>\n \tUnderstanding these simple concepts leads to cleaner strikes, more predictable distances and greater confidence with your irons.<\/p>\n \tRead next: Improve Your Iron Strike: Simple Tips for Better Ball Striking<\/a><\/p>\n \t4. Save Shots Around the Green<\/p>\n \tThe short game is where rounds are often won and lost.<\/p>\n \tAaron shares three straightforward tips covering chipping, pitching and putting, helping golfers improve consistency without overcomplicating their technique.<\/p>\n \tSometimes a simple chip-and-run, a controlled pitch or better distance control on the greens can save several shots during a single round.<\/p>\n \tRead next: 3 Simple Short Game Tips That Will Help You Save Shots Around the Green<\/a><\/p>\n \t5. Make Better Decisions on the Course<\/p>\n \tEven golfers with good swings can waste shots through poor decision-making.<\/p>\n \tThe final lesson in the series focuses on course management, showing why recovering intelligently, choosing the percentage shot and using the putter whenever possible are habits shared by better players.<\/p>\n \tLearning to make smarter decisions often lowers scores faster than chasing technical perfection.<\/p>\n \tRead next: Play Smarter Golf: Course Management Tips to Lower Your Scores<\/a><\/p>\n \tStart Improving Your Golf Today<\/p>\n \tEvery golfer has strengths and weaknesses, but the biggest improvements often come from focusing on the fundamentals that influence every round.<\/p>\n \tWhether you want to hit better iron shots, sharpen your short game, practise more effectively or simply make smarter decisions on the course, Aaron Holtom’s coaching series provides practical advice that golfers of all abilities can put into action straight away.<\/p>\n \tAbout the Author<\/p>\n \tAaron Holtom is an Advanced PGA Professional with an MSc in Sports Coaching and has been a full-time teaching professional at Morley Hayes Golf Club for more than 17 years. Working with golfers of all ages and abilities, Aaron combines expert coaching with industry-leading technology, including Trackman, BodiTrak pressure mats and 3D motion capture, to help players improve faster. Alongside individual coaching, he also runs his popular ‘Golf Not Golf Swing<\/a>‘ group coaching programme, focusing on practical skills, course management and lowering scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n