Why You're Wasting Strokes Every Round (DECADE Golf)

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
What if aiming at flags, chasing birdies, and playing aggressive golf is actually costing you strokes?

In this video, I'm revisiting my podcast interview with Alex Huang from DECADE Golf and reacting to four of the most valuable clips about golf course management. I'll share my biggest takeaways, add insights from my own experience as a competitive plus-handicap golfer, and explain how you can apply these strategies to shoot lower scores without changing your swing.

From the surprising similarities between poker and golf to why you should stop aiming at flags, these lessons challenge conventional golf wisdom and can help you eliminate costly mistakes.

In this video, you'll learn:

- Why golf is more like poker than you think and how understanding variance can improve your mental game.
- How rangefinders can hurt your strategy and why most amateur golfers overestimate their distances.
- Why aiming directly at flags is a bad habit that can cost you strokes.
- How an LPGA Q-School player finished 12th in birdies over 90 holes without aiming at a single flag.
- Why "accidental birdies" are often the result of smart course management.
- How to identify "never bogey holes" and avoid unnecessary mistakes on easier par 4s and par 5s.
- How to focus on better decisions instead of trying to control every outcome.

Stop chasing perfect shots. Start making smarter decisions. That's how you lower scores without overhauling your swing.

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Introduction: Course Management w/Alex Huang and Michael Leonard
00:54 – Golf vs. Poker: Understanding Variance & Control
03:01 – Managing Expectations & Developing a Process
04:06 – Target Strategy: Factoring in Misses & Dispersion
06:00 – Why Ranges and Numbers Can Mislead Golfers
09:51 – The "Never Aim at the Flag" Strategy
14:02 – "Never Bogey Holes" vs. Birdie Expectations
16:12 – Summary and Conclusion

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