Damage Control

The hot topic phrase of the day today is Damage Control.

I've been discussing this idea with students as part of their game to help lower their scores. Golf is about putting the ball into the hole in the fewest strokes. Often times we get so caught up in the emotional 'how we executed the shot' that I think we forget the ultimate goal of putting it in the hole. Sure, it's more fun when we also move the ball well with that perfect sound or feel, but not required to be a great golfer :)

So I encourage students to work on their damage control of their shot and their score. Play to minimize mistakes (they will happen) and play to minimize poor misses. Damage control means playable misses and sometimes scraping for your low score. You can save several shots just by analyzing the best and worst miss potentials and then planning for the best miss, just in case the ideal shot doesn't occur. See how damage control can fit into your game plan!