Low scoring: Your club selection is extremely important for low scores. You could hit a perfect golf shot with the wrong club and turn an easy par or possible birdie into a bogey or double-bogey.Knowing the distance you get with each club is essential in making the right club selection for the required shot. The way to determine these distances are to hit several balls with a 9 iron for example.Then take the average distance for the 9 iron shots and then add 10 to 15 yards maximum for your 8 iron shots and so on up to your 4 iron.Then cut the distance to 10- 12 yards between the 4,3 and 2 iron. This yardage is based on carry only.

To judge distance takes some training and observation. The simple way is to pace your walking steps a yard apart.Ten steps, 10 yards. While playing the course, spot landmarks, such as trees, bushes, a ravine, bunkers or any permanent object on the course.Do this on each hole, then go by those landmarks. Today's golf courses have yardage systems that are highly accurate and you need to take advantage of them whenever possible.

Accurate judging of distance and knowing how far each club should carry is important in you achieving lower scores. It takes both. A player cannot be successful with one without the other.

"Swing within yourself. Don't try to play someone else's game"! A sure way to spoil a round is by playing with a strong player who hits the ball a mile. By trying to out hit them or keeping up with them your going to get your swing out of whack. You will lose your natural tempo by trying to overswing and hit the ball, instead of swining at the ball. Remember that all that counts is who has the lower score. Use the fact that you will be away and going first on your approach shots to the green and putting the pressure on your opponent to get inside of your shot time after time which will wear on them. Nobody cares if you hit Driver 8 iron or Driver 5 iron to the green. All that matters is what's on the scorecard in the end.