How to break 90 in golf pdf

Breaking 90 is one of those momentous barriers for many golfers on their journey towards epic golf. Here we’ll cover a practice plan to help you break 90, before we jump into the weekly practice tasks, we’ll cover a simple explanation of the choices made in creating this practice plan.

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Breaking 90 explained
Practice time per week to break 90
Dispersion of time across areas of the game
Break down of practice type
Practice difficulty
Practice realism
Table of practice plan to break 90
How do you practice to break 90 in golf?
Is it easy to break 90 in golf?
How long should it take a golfer to break 90?
What percentage of golfers can break 90?

Table of Contents

1 Breaking 90 explained
2 Practice games to break 90
3 Practice time per week to break 90
4 Dispersion of time across areas of the game
5 Break down of practice type
6 Practice difficulty
7 Practice realism
8 Table of practice plan to break 90
9 Summary

Breaking 90 explained

There are multiple ways to break 90, but simply speaking 17 bogeys and one single par will do it. With this approach, pars are your friend, double bogies, or worse, your enemies. Therefore your mindset should be – how can I give myself a par putt on every hole?

To achieve this there are a few basic skills that will help you build this type of golf game:

Get the ball in play off the tee
Make solid contact with your fairway shots
Master one basic chip shot
Putting!

You’ll note the list above doesn’t mention a perfect downswing plane, hitting a draw or backspin. Focus on the principles above and you will shoot lower scores.

Below is a practice plan that will help you master these skills.

The following is a list of core tasks. At the end of this article, we have a full description of each game/task, how to set it up and score.

Look at this as an ideal to-do list each week. Life will get in the way, so don’t beat yourself up if some weeks are better than others. From 17 years of experience coaching, I’d suggest getting 50-70% done most weeks will result in you making great progress.

18 holes competition round (L2)
Long Game Technique (L1)
Driving Challenge (L2)
20 in a Row (L1)
Round the Clock Putting (L2)
Free practice iron play
Hugo’s Range Challenge (L2)
Short Game Technique
9 hole Par challenge
9 holes in regulation (L1)

The final two 9-hole games are very much optional for you golfing-obsessed readers who are lucky enough to fit in 2 rounds a week.

Practice time per week to break 90

If you managed the full list above, you would complete just under 10 hours a week on and off the golf course. Without the final two games, this plan is roughly a 50:50 split of time on and off the golf course and 6.5 hours of practice and play.

To break 90 you need time on the golf course to learn to score. Then when you’re off the golf course you need to focus on hitting a high volume of shots to build a consistent strike.

Dispersion of time across areas of the game

50% of this time is focused on your long game (driving and approach play). There is a short, sharp focus on chipping, then some core tasks to up-skill your putting skills inside 10-feet.

Break down of practice type

The graphic below is again skewed by the optional two 9-hole games, but to break 90 you must spend time learning to score on the golf course. The second most important skill is learning to control your golf ball in a wider sense than just technical swing thoughts.

Can you move the ball forward out of bad lies? Can you stop the ball from going right? Can you find ways to not go left when needed? The skills games in this practice plan should help you get away from too many swing thoughts.

Practice difficulty

This practice plan has some simple skills games to build confidence and core skills. Then there are splashes of more challenging tasks, like the In regulation 9 hole challenge.

Practice realism

You’ll notice the realism of your practice is split between high and low, a little in the middle. This reflects the high volume of blocked practice off the golf course and on-course skills challenges.

Table of practice plan to break 90

Name	Notes
18 holes competition round (L2)	Play 18 holes medal or Stableford and see what you can score to par.
Long Game Technique (L1)	Hit 50 range balls working on key technical moves to improve your ball flight.
Driving Challenge (L2)	Pick a 20-yard wide target on the golf range. Hit 10 shots with driver, 5 with a fairway wood and 5 with a long iron. Give yourself a point for every ball that lands within your target fairway.
20 in a Row (L1)	Pick a straight 3 ft putt. Aim to hole 20 in a row. If you miss at any point start again from 0 (Putt with batches of 3-5 golf balls). Your score is how many putts you can hole in a row.
Round the Clock Putting (L2)	Pick a sloping putt, and place 6 markers spread evenly around the hole at 4 ft. Aim to hole all putts in a row, if you miss, start again. Your score is how many successful putts you can hole in a row.
9 hole Par challenge	Play 9 holes and see how many pars you can make. If you don’t make par pick up and move on.
9 holes in regulation (L1)	Play 9 holes and see how many fairways and greens you can hit. You gain 1 point for every fairway hit and 3 points for every green hit in regulation.
Free practice iron play	Plan 30 minutes of constructive practice on your iron play and wedges to improve accuracy and consistency.
Hugo’s Range Challenge (L2)	Create a 15-yard wide target on the driving range. Your aim is to hit a well-struck shot that lands between these two markers. Start with your Sand Wedge, if your shot lands in your target move on to your PW…see if you can complete the challenge with every club in your bag. Your score is how many balls it takes you to complete the challenge with your entire bag (max 40 attempts).
Short Game Technique	Pick a shot that needs work after your short game challenges and refine your technique for that shot.

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Summary

That wraps up our practice plan to break 90. One round of golf, 2-3 hours of extra practice off the golf course and then if/when you have time two extra 9-hole games that will really help you control the golf ball around the golf course.

Once you’ve completed this, feel free to jump onto our practice plan to break 80.

Happy golfing – Will @ Golf Insider

How do you practice to break 90 in golf?

Quick Hacks and Tips to Break 90..

Select the correct tees..

Learn how far you REALLY hit the ball..

Get a golf rangefinder and learn to use it to break 90..

Think like a 80 scoring golfer: one step ahead..

Commit to every shot..

Warm up before the round to score below 90!.

Short game warm up..

Is it easy to break 90 in golf?

One of the big milestones in golf is breaking 90 and shooting in the 80s. It's actually quite a feat to be a part of the small percentage of players who can shoot in the 80s. In fact, the National Golf Foundation Research suggests that only 22% of golfers regularly achieve this on a full length course.

How long should it take a golfer to break 90?

By golfing on a regular basis, most golfers can break 80 in five years. The five year estimate is actually quite high, as many golfers say that it took them one to three years to break 90. Some talented golfers are even able to break 90 in their first season of golfing.

What percentage of golfers can break 90?

According to data from the National Golf Foundation, only 26 percent of all golfers shoot below 90 consistently on regulation 18-hole courses; 45 percent of all golfers average more than 100 strokes per round.”