Golf Tips: Two Ball Practice Round

Once in a while we golfers find ourselves out on the course as a single player, with nobody else around.  This is a great time to practice some shots, and experiment with different clubs and strategies on the course. Two Ball Provided that there's nobody else around and the pace of play is not impacted, play a practice round with two balls.  Mark each ball in some unique way to be sure you know which ball is making what score. In my case I'll mark the first ball with a big letter C on it.  The C stands for conservative.  This ball will be the conservative ball.  On all the holes this ball will be used in a conservative strategy, such as playing irons off the tees on par-4's, playing for 3-shots into par-5's, and aiming for the fat of the green instead of the pin.  Putting will be conservative as well, such as lagging to insure two putts rather than hitting harder putts trying to hole it. The second ball will be the A ball.  As you may have guessed, the A ball is the aggressive ball.  Play with this ball will be taking chances, going for par-5's in two, aiming at tucked pins, etc.  Putting will be more aggressive as well.  Try to hole them all. How Will It Come Out? In the end which ball will card the best score?  Which style of play will be the most enjoyable?  Results will vary and hopefully you'll learn a little bit about your abilities, and how you make your best scores.