Cut your handicap in half in 12 months with these 3 goals. 1. Turn Your Worst Miss Into a Bogey Every Time Not “avoid doubles.” That’s useless advice. The real goal. From trouble, your ONLY objective is to get the ball back in play in one shot. Rules to live by for a year. No shots under trees unless you have full swing and full clearance. No shots that need to curve more than 5 yards. If you’re more than 40 yards from the green in trouble, you pitch out. Always. Track this stat. How many times