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I haven't played any real golf since October. My lousy hcp is still 21,5 and it's supposed to go down to - let's say - 17 this year, based on what I have learned (and have yet to learn?)..

I'm used to playing a lot of par 3 holes (my home course is a par 65). I do my best scoring on par 3's. But we only have 2 long par 3 - about 200 y. So on the shorter ones it isn't that difficult to get a GIR. But on longer par 4 I can't get there in 2 shots - and may miss on the 3th as well and with 35-40 putts it's not that easy (for me) to do any better than bogey - and I usually have more double bogeys than par - so to be realistic a round better than +18 is not be be expected without being in the "zone".

Not every shot is perfect (almost none of the shots are "perfect"), so where should the lower scoring come from? Maybe 18-20 is good enough if it can be done on a regular basis. Time will tell. Good scoring has to coinside with good statistics - in GIR, driving distance, fairway hits, putting etc. Dream on ...



The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind:

Better golf.
i.e.
Better driving, pitching, chipping, bunker shots, putting...