Dumb vs Stupid Mistakes in Golf

Stop Repeating the Stupid Mistakes

Pillar #5 – Know Thyself

The Hard Truth

Dumb: you didn’t know any better. Stupid: you knew better and did it anyway.
Most mid-handicap blow-ups are stupid mistakes: hero shots, under clubbing, and fighting your miss.

Do This Now

• After each double: write what decision caused it.
• If you’ve written it before, that’s a stupid pattern.
• Break the pattern with one rule (lay up, take more club, punch out).

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After making a double bogey or worse, why not write down the decisions you made that caused you to score so badly? It’s typically your decisions that cause the blow-up holes. Not your performance.

Quick Drill

• Score-saving rule: if the shot has a 30% success chance, don’t hit it.

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