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It’s great to have you here. So we can get to know each other—let’s go around and introduce ourselves: Who are you, what’s your handicap, which home club do you play for, and is there a “senior epiphany” that has most changed your golf game over the past 2–3 years? I’ll go first: Mathias, 6...

We seniors often leave out the mental side of golf – we think that's a tour pro topic. But: especially from the age of 60, when we no longer have the power reserves, course management becomes the biggest lever. For me, the following pre-shot routine on water holes has proven to be a score-saver: 5 seconds pause...

Hanging lies are where senior mobility and senior balance intersect—and where most classic tips fail. Ball in front of the feet (path drops to the right for a right-handed player): classically, the advice is to grip the club one club shorter and swing accordingly shorter. ...

Deep rough is where senior realism must overcome senior optimism. Classic tour pro tip: if you can see the ball, you can hit it. At reduced swing speeds (75-90 mph), this is no longer true. The grass eats energy, the club turns over on the sh...

Bunker is the forum where senior mobility becomes a direct topic. Classic Tour Pro tips assume you're standing on your back foot, bending your front leg slightly, and shoveling through the sand. But: if your hip doesn't rotate as much from age 60 onwards, or your knee doesn't bend as far...

30 to 100 yards from the flag — that's the senior scoring sweet spot. Strokes gained analyses clearly show: this is where the biggest leverage lies from 60 yards onward, greater than any driver distance gain. But: full swing with a soft wedge (W56°, W60°) or half swing with a firmer one (PW, W52°)? That's the distance...

Putts under 2 meters have to go in, putts over 9 meters are pure tempo practice. But the range between 4 and 8 meters? That's where you find a score-killer that most senior statistics don't clearly show. In my recent rounds, that's been the key issue: not 3-putt drama from 12 meters, but lost strokes gained from 6-meter putts.

Irons 5-9 are the classics in the senior bag - the reliable range between woods and wedges. But: at what driving accuracy does iron 5 still make sense, and from when on is a 9-wood or hybrid better? And which of these irons is actually the weakest link in your distance ladder? For me, it delivers...

I don't play hybrids myself, and I often wonder if I'm missing out. A classic senior recommendation: Hybrid 3 (19-21°) replaces irons 3-4, Hybrid 4 (22-24°) replaces iron 5. The actual hit rate per 100 shots for many senior golfers is 2-3 times higher than with the corresponding...

We talk about swing speed with the driver so often that we underestimate the two setup adjustment screws that truly deliver consistency: the lowered right shoulder and a stable body axis. Neither of these are power issues—they are purely mechanics issues, and they work even at 75...

One of the most common questions in the senior bag: Is a 9-wood enough to completely replace a 5-iron? With reduced swing speeds (75-90 mph), a 9-wood is often the more honest choice – higher trajectory, easier to launch, more forgiving sweet spot. Carry distances typically range from...