Course Strategy
344 verified teaching moments with direct channel credit and official-source links.
Match wedge flight to slope and pin positionChannel: Dan Grieve
Flight a flyer high downwindChannel: Dan Grieve
Plan the hole backwards from green to teeChannel: Golf with Aimee
Play the higher shot only from a green-light lieChannel: Dan Grieve
Choose mini driver when full driver adds littleChannel: gm__golf
Miss to the easy up-and-down sideChannel: Bryson DeChambeau
Verify rangefinder distance with vibrationChannel: PorzakGolf
Land left of a false-front pinChannel: GoodGood
Estimate wind: 1 mph equals 1 yardChannel: Dan Grieve
Know a 30-40 ft shot from 150 is tour-qualityChannel: Mark Immelman
Match wedge spin expectations to the lieChannel: Club Champion
Commit to the carry number when uphill and wind offsetChannel: Micah Morris- Prefer wedges into tucked pinsChannel: GoodGood
Aim far enough from OB that your worst shot is safeChannel: Mark Immelman- Target the middle of the fairwayChannel: Golf with Aimee
Let trajectory, not distance, set your wind clubChannel: Club Champion
Laying back off the tee can cost width and distanceChannel: PorzakGolf
Use the 80% rule to pick your shotChannel: Mark Immelman
Aim for the heart of the greenChannel: GoodGood
Test for casual water and take complete reliefChannel: gm__golf- Lay up to fairway width, not a favorite yardageChannel: Mark Immelman
Review the speaker's switch from a draw to a cutChannel: Club Champion- Pick the short-par-four riskChannel: Bryson DeChambeau
Into the wind, hit a solid shot not a low oneChannel: Todd Graves
Prioritize safety from an adjacent fairwayChannel: Golf with Aimee
Club down to less loft when a chip has to climb a slopeChannel: Dan Grieve
Step on the clubface to read shaft loft for tree clearanceChannel: Golf with Aimee
Favor a fairway lie over a shorter rough shotChannel: GoodGood
Take your medicine from troubleChannel: SagutoGolf
Take the safe punch-out from a poor lieChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Aim where the fairway wood cannot reach troubleChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Play the safe yardage when par is enoughChannel: gm__golf
Lay up to the side that leaves the easier next shotChannel: Dan Grieve- Play well short when there is no room longChannel: Micah Morris
Aim right when the lie will hook the ballChannel: Micah Morris
Choose trajectory before recovery clubChannel: Dan Grieve
Take insurance when the lie is in doubtChannel: Dan Grieve
Take the green when the landing zone is tinyChannel: gm__golf
Work your curve toward the pinChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Favor the bunker over water with a two-shot leadChannel: Micah Morris
Stop attacking when the recovery is too difficultChannel: Micah Morris- Choose the easy club downwindChannel: Dan Grieve
Use carry numbers to remove course hazardsChannel: Club Champion
Prioritize ball-first contact on wet turfChannel: SagutoGolf- Club down when driver can run through the fairwayChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
- Prioritize fairway over distance on long holesChannel: Dan Grieve
Aim where the straight ball stays playableChannel: Micah Morris
Use hybrid from a downhill rough lieChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Don't force a draw off a downhill lieChannel: PorzakGolf
Lay up with your most confident clubChannel: MrShortGame Golf
Study a turned-over 5-wood for 3-wood lengthChannel: Club Champion- Flight downwind shots for distance controlChannel: Club Champion
Keep the grip stable during the roundChannel: SagutoGolf
Judge iron misses by pin-high, not left-rightChannel: Club Champion
Choose 3-wood when long is worse than shortChannel: gm__golf
Pass on a tight 300-yard tournament windowChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Lay back twice on an unreachable par 5Channel: gm__golf
Adjust targets for a lower-spinning ballChannel: Club Champion
In over 5 mph wind, high shots lose 10-15 yardsChannel: Bryson DeChambeau
Play the par-5 second shot for angle, not just a 3-woodChannel: Dan Grieve
Match three-wood shape to the landing needChannel: Club Champion
Pick a landing number on long par 3sChannel: GoodGood
Punch a six iron under the treeChannel: stayhandsy- Tee it lower for a straighter fairway finderChannel: Dan Grieve
Tee off with a confident long iron when the driver misfiresChannel: Micah Morris
Fly it lower to a back pin and land it shortChannel: Dan Grieve
Use a hybrid, not a wood, from the roughChannel: Golf with Aimee
Know your iron carry number to clear troubleChannel: Club Champion
In the rough, take more loft than the yardage saysChannel: Mark Immelman- Use the front edge to release a long ironChannel: Micah Morris
Tee up on the left side to open a hole for a drawChannel: Micah Morris
Hit the knockdown into the wind to fly it fartherChannel: PorzakGolf- Play the front number when the miss long is severeChannel: Micah Morris
Hit a hybrid from the rough, not a long ironChannel: Club Champion
Map the course and pre-pick your club off every teeChannel: GOLF's Subpar
When short-sided, prioritize leaving a puttChannel: Micah Morris
Lower scores by missing better, not by hitting it longerChannel: Club Champion
Use slope and wind to widen wedge marginChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Note your carry distances during a roundChannel: Dan Grieve
Use an upslope to stop a downwind wedgeChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
In scramble order, put one ball safely on the green firstChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Choose the lower short-game shot in gustsChannel: Dan Grieve- Use lift-clean-place only in fairwaysChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Hold the club shorter for a downhill shotChannel: Golf with Aimee
Lay up to your favorite yardageChannel: GoodGood
Pick the club you can pull off nine times in tenChannel: Dan Grieve
Build an aiming margin away from fairway-wood troubleChannel: Danny Maude
Flight the ball down into wind to stop coming up shortChannel: Dan Grieve
Take enough club when short is deadChannel: GoodGood
Use a hybrid from semi-rough on par fivesChannel: Club Champion
Prefer short-right when long is the costly missChannel: Grant Horvat Golf- Play back to the fairway and accept bogeyChannel: Grant Horvat Golf
Put one scramble tee ball safely in playChannel: gm__golf
Aim to one side so your miss feeds back to the middleChannel: Club Champion
Club up when hitting into the windChannel: GOLF's Subpar
Err long to avoid a ridgeChannel: GoodGood- Manage your game around your weaknessesChannel: Mark Immelman
Lay up when the fairway runs outChannel: Micah Morris- Tee up on the side that opens a doglegChannel: PorzakGolf
In match play, hit the green and pressure the opponentChannel: GOLF's Subpar