[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-distance-control-how-distance-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-distance-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Distance Control Affects Ball Flight and Scoring","Why pin-high patterns, wedge windows, and lag speed matter more than one perfect strike.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdistance-control\u002Fhow-distance-control-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring_distance-control-affects.png","How Distance Control Affects Ball Flight and Scoring illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"distance-control","Distance control","\u003Ch3>Flight tells the truth\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Distance control affects scoring because the ball flight changes the next decision. A sand wedge that finishes online but 15 yards short asks a different question from one that starts offline immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Where strokes leak\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Aiming at a flag when the safe miss is obvious.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Ignoring strike quality because the swing felt fast.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Trying to fix curvature during the downswing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Scoring version\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Strong distance control can look like a ball that finishes pin-high even when it is 20 feet wide. If that result leaves a reasonable next shot, it counts even when it was not highlight-reel perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",103,{"slug":15,"title":16},"drills-to-improve-distance-control","Drills to Improve Distance Control",{"slug":18,"title":19},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-distance-control","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Distance Control",1782812354463]