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Golf strategy guides

Smart golf, priced in strokes. When to hit driver, when to lay up, where to aim on approach, and how to save strokes without practising more.

Course strategy, priced in strokes. Each guide works through one decision using the same expected-strokes and dispersion tables the Yards engine runs on, so the numbers are the product's, not a rule of thumb.

When to Hit Driver (and When Not To)Driver or 3 wood? The trade between distance and fairways, priced in strokes from the same expected-strokes model the PGA Tour uses. The answer surprises most golfers.When to Play It Safe Off the TeeLaying up feels free and is not. What 20 yards is worth in strokes, when playing safe is right, and how to tell whether the trouble you are avoiding is inside your pattern.Best Approach Shot Strategy: Aim at the MiddleWhy aiming at the centre of the green beats aiming at the flag for almost every amateur, shown with real dispersion widths and the cost of a short-sided miss.Pre-Round Golf Strategy: A Plan for Every HoleWhat a pre-round plan contains, how to prepare for a tournament or a course you have never played, and why a plan beats practice for golfers short on time.How to Lower Your Handicap Without Practising MoreThe strokes most golfers lose are decisions, not swings. Three habits that cost more than your technique, and how to improve when you cannot get to the range.

Yards runs this calculation on every hole, for your handicap and your own club distances.

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