Welcome to Tour Tips, a series dedicated to helping amateurs play better golf through the insight of a DP World Tour player.
In this episode, we focus on strategy and minimising danger through our aim point and setup with the help of Matt Wallace.
The Englishman, a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, believes a common mistake among amateur golfers is there desire to attack pins, even more so when it brings into play danger such as water off the tee.
Wallace uses a chart system and his dispersion pattern to better improve his club selection, also taking into consideration the wind direction and slope of the green when it is an approach shot.
"The takeaway for amateurs back home is from what I see aiming at the middle of the green is so important, he said. "You are going to hit it right, left, short or long as you are not always going to be hitting it exactly as you want so if you are aiming at a pin that is close to the edges you can push it or pull it into danger.
"Aiming at the middle of the green is always a sure thing to improve your scores. But knowing your dispersion patterns is obviously very important so hitting ten shots on the range, knowing which way it is going and then taking that on to the golf course."
Watch the video above to hear Wallace's wisdom in full.
