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What if you could shoot lower golf scores, hit more greens and cut your handicap — without changing your golf swing? Dave tried Will Robins’ Scoring Method. And the results might surprise you. After the incredible reaction to Part 1, Will Robins is back on How Low Can You Go? for the second half of a conversation that could fundamentally change the way you play golf. Will is an award-winning PGA golf coach and creator of The Scoring Method, a revolutionary approach to golf improvement that focuses on one thing above everything else: shooting lower scores with the golf game you already have. And in Part 2, things get seriously practical. Why do golfers keep making doubles and triples when they could be making bogeys? Why do we obsess over improving our golf swings instead of learning how to score? And could smarter course management, better club selection and playing to your actual ability be the quickest route to breaking 90, breaking 80 or reaching scratch? Will challenges Dave and Chris to rethink almost everything about how they approach the golf course. In this episode, we explore: The Four Gears of Golf — how to choose the right shots for your ability, manage risk and avoid unnecessary mistakes.Confidence versus competence — why positive thinking isn’t enough, and how testing your skills can transform your performance under pressure.Play to your handicap — Will’s brilliant approach to tackling difficult holes and taking the pressure off your scorecard.Stop making doubles and triples — why eliminating disastrous holes can dramatically lower your golf scores.Better club selection and approach shots — why taking more club, aiming away from trouble and understanding your distances could help you hit more greens.Train hard, play easy — how to practise with purpose, build genuine golfing skills and take them onto the course.The truth about your short game — why so many golfers overestimate their ability inside 100 yards, and how to identify where shots are really being lost.Better golf without changing your swing — why smarter decisions and better scoring skills can deliver results that swing improvements alone might not.The mental game of golf — managing expectations, reducing tension and learning to enjoy your golf even when you’re desperate to shoot a good score.And there’s a very special update from Dave. After recording with Will, Dave and Chris were generously given full access to The Scoring Method. Dave wasted no time putting it into practice. And after a couple of rounds getting to grips with the system, something rather exciting happened. Ten greens in regulation in consecutive rounds. A round of 81. And a handicap cut from 13.6 to 13.1. Could this finally be the breakthrough that gets Dave under 80? Whether you’re a high-handicap golfer trying to break 100, a mid-handicapper desperate to break 90 or 80, or a low-handicapper chasing scratch, Will’s advice offers a completely different way to think about golf improvement. Because golf isn’t about how good your swing looks. It’s about how many shots it takes to get the ball in the hole. Discover The Scoring Method Will Robins’ Scoring Method is designed to help golfers shoot lower scores through smarter golf course management, effective practice, better decision-making and a stronger golfing mindset — without necessarily rebuilding their swings. Discover Will’s coaching programmes, scoring system, training resources and more: The Scoring Method: https://thescoringmethod.com/ Will Robins: https://www.willrobins.com/ Will Robins Golf: https://www.wrgolf.com/ A huge thank you to Will for sharing his expertise and for so generously giving Dave and Chris access to The Scoring Method. How Low Can You Go? The Golf Improvement Podcast. Born in Scotland, the Home of Golf. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

What if the secret to shooting lower golf scores isn’t improving your swing — but completely changing the way you play golf? Golf is a scoring game. So why do so many of us spend hours working on our swings, only to see the same disappointing numbers on our scorecards? This week on How Low Can You Go?, Dave and Chris are joined by Will Robins, award-winning PGA golf coach and creator of The Scoring Method, a revolutionary approach to golf improvement that focuses on helping golfers shoot lower scores with the game they already have. And Will has a remarkable story. After surviving the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand while on his honeymoon, his life and golfing career took an extraordinary turn. In Part 1 of this fascinating two-part conversation, Will challenges almost everything we think we know about getting better at golf. We explore: Why better golf swings don’t necessarily mean lower scores — and why so many golfers are working on the wrong things.The expectations trap — how frustration, pressure and tension can destroy your ability to perform.Train hard, play easy — why your practice sessions might actually be setting you up to fail on the course.Breaking 90, breaking 80 and breaking through scoring barriers — how to turn your existing ability into better results.The Four Gears of Golf — Will’s brilliant approach to course management, risk and playing to your ability.Stop making doubles and triples — why eliminating big numbers is often far more important than chasing birdies.Dave also reveals how applying Will’s advice several years ago helped him shoot 86 when he was struggling to break 90. Whether you’re a high-handicap golfer desperate to break 100, a mid-handicapper chasing 80, or a low-handicapper trying to reach scratch, this conversation could fundamentally change the way you approach the game. Because golf isn’t about how good your swing looks. It’s about how many shots it takes to get the ball in the hole. Discover The Scoring Method Will’s Scoring Method helps golfers improve their course management, develop a better golfing mindset and practise with purpose — without necessarily rebuilding their golf swings. Discover Will’s coaching, scoring system, scorecards and training resources: The Scoring Method: https://thescoringmethod.com/ Will Robins: https://www.willrobins.com/ Will Robins Golf: https://www.wrgolf.com/ Coming in Part 2 We get even more practical, exploring how to build a reliable tee shot, develop genuine competence under pressure, use your handicap intelligently and start turning good golf into consistently lower scores. How Low Can You Go? The Golf Improvement Podcast. Born in Scotland, the Home of Golf. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

Want to play golf freely when the score actually matters?  Dr Raymond Prior explains HOW to change the mental patterns that hold golfers back under pressure. In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr Raymond Prior, author of Golf Beneath the Surface, we move from understanding the problem to doing something about it. Last week was about Permission to Fail — why golfers struggle to play freely when they care deeply about the result. This week, Raymond explains how to actually fix it. What work can you do away from the golf course to change your relationship with failure, pressure and other people's opinions? Why isn't simply understanding your golf psychology enough? And what happens when your brain tries to drag you straight back into the same old patterns? We also get into one of the biggest issues facing any golfer who is working hard to improve: EXPECTATION. Dave has been practising, taking lessons and seeing genuine signs of improvement — so why aren't the scores coming? Raymond explains why expecting your hard work to produce better golf on your timetable can become a trap — and why the pursuit of improvement is very different from demanding a particular outcome. Chris, meanwhile, gives a fascinating real-world example of what can happen when you stop protecting your score and start playing freely — including how that mindset helped him shoot 67 twice. We also discuss: How to change your golf mindset and play with more freedomDealing with fear of failure and performance anxiety in golfWhy changing your mental game requires repsExpectations versus improvementPlaying under pressure and entering a flow stateWhy golfers start protecting a good scoreTaking swing changes from the driving range to the golf courseBlock practice vs random practiceWhy making a swing change might mean accepting worse scores in the short termIf you've ever worked hard at your golf, expected to get better, and then wondered why you still can't produce it when it matters, this episode is for you. DR RAYMOND PRIOR — GOLF BENEATH THE SURFACE Dr Raymond Prior is a performance consultant and author of Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology. He works with elite performers across professional sport and beyond, and his work explores how psychology, neuroscience, confidence, acceptance and our relationship with failure influence performance. Find out more about Raymond, his work and Golf Beneath the Surface: Golf Beneath the Surface / BTS Mindset: https://www.btsmindset.com/ 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gbtspodcast/ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. At the heart of the podcast are two very different golf improvement journeys: Dave is trying to go from a mid-handicap golfer to single figures, while Chris is chasing scratch. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

What if the secret to playing better golf is giving yourself permission to fail? This week on How Low Can You Go?, performance psychologist and Golf Beneath the Surface author Dr Raymond Prior returns for a fascinating conversation about the mental game of golf, playing under pressure and why trying desperately to avoid mistakes can actually make them more likely. Dave has improved this season. His handicap is coming down. He reached the semi-final of his club championship. But the breakthrough he's been chasing still hasn't arrived. And in that semi-final, something happened that every competitive golfer will recognise. His opponent started to fall apart. Instead of thinking, let's go and win this, Dave started thinking: Just don't screw this up more than he does. What followed wasn't pretty. Raymond explains why our brains don't simply distinguish between "positive" and "negative" thoughts. Instead, he describes the battle between pursuit and avoidance — and why thoughts like don't hit it left, don't make double or don't mess this up can completely change the task we're giving our brain. We get into: Why trying not to hit the bad golf shot can create a two-way missPursuit vs avoidance and what it means for golfersWhy "just swing freely" is much harder than it soundsPlaying under pressure in match play and team golfWhy the best performers need to be willing to failThe relationship between stable confidence and failureWhy caring about what other people think can affect your golfWhat it actually means to play golf freelyAnd eventually, Raymond turns the conversation back onto Dave. After all the practice, lessons, coaching, podcast conversations and time invested in getting better at golf, has Dave created another problem? Has his score started to feel like it needs to justify all of that investment? And if it has… how do you fix it? That's where we'll leave Part One. Part Two coming next week. DR RAYMOND PRIOR — GOLF BENEATH THE SURFACE Dr Raymond Prior is a performance consultant and author of Golf Beneath the Surface: The New Science of Golf Psychology. He works with elite performers across professional sport and beyond, and his work explores how psychology, neuroscience, confidence, acceptance and our relationship with failure influence performance. Find out more about Raymond, his work and Golf Beneath the Surface: Golf Beneath the Surface / BTS Mindset: https://www.btsmindset.com/ 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gbtspodcast/ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. At the heart of the podcast are two very different golf improvement journeys: Dave is trying to go from a mid-handicap golfer to single figures, while Chris is chasing scratch. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

What does a golf pro who has watched your game up close actually see that you don't? This week on How Low Can You Go?, Dave and Chris sit down with Jonnie Cliff, Head Professional at Murrayfield Golf Club — our home course and the coach who probably knows our golf games better than anyone. Jonnie has seen the good, the bad and the occasional absolute disaster, so we're putting him on the spot. What are Chris's biggest blind spots? Can he really get to scratch? Can Dave finally get himself to single figures? And what separates the golfer who hits it beautifully on the range from the golfer who can actually take that game onto the course? We get into clubface control, pressure, external focus, mental performance, practice and one of the biggest themes of the conversation: How to make practice more like actual golf. Jonnie explains why testing matters, how to gamify your practice, how random practice can improve your ability to deal with real golf situations, and how tracking your stats can uncover the small weaknesses that are holding your handicap back. And there's plenty of honest HLCYG chat along the way — including Jonnie's diagnosis of both Dave and Chris's games. If you're serious about getting better at golf, this one is packed with ideas you can take straight onto the range and to the golf course. Jonnie Cliff A big thanks to Jonnie Cliff, Advanced PGA Professional and Specialist Performance Psychology Coach at Murrayfield Golf Academy, for joining us. If you want to find out more about Jonnie’s coaching, TrackMan studio, performance psychology and Edinburgh's L.A.B putting fitting centre, check out:  👉 Murrayfield Golf Academy 💌 Or email Jonnie directly at [email protected] ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram 📺 YouTube 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

"Driver sets the stage for everything." In Part 2 of our conversation with Michael Leonard of Wicked Smart Golf, we get into the stuff that can genuinely move the needle for club golfers — from speed and distance to strokes gained, practice, tempo, course management and the mental side of actually playing better golf. Michael explains why you don’t need to keep changing your swing to improve, how tracking your stats can expose the weaknesses you don’t even realise you have, and why simply hitting more balls isn’t necessarily making you better. We also get into: • Why distance is scoring potential — and why more speed doesn’t necessarily mean less accuracy  • How Michael added around 5mph of clubhead speed and what speed training has done for his own game • Why strength training can be the engine behind speed • The importance of analysing trends rather than obsessing over individual rounds • Why you should never analyse your stats during the round • How to turn your data into much more focused practice • Why golfers need to stop guiding the driver and start committing to their shot • The surprisingly powerful role of tempo • Why “slow and slow” might be terrible advice for many golfers • How to use a simulator or TrackMan to practise the shots you actually need • Why you shouldn’t abandon the golf course completely during winter • The myth that hitting 3-wood automatically means hitting more fairways • Why driver should potentially become your best friend rather than your biggest fear And Michael gives Dave some fairly clear marching orders for the winter… This is a brilliant conversation for any golfer who wants to play better without getting trapped in the endless swing-fix cycle. Part 1 of our conversation with Michael Leonard is also available now — go and listen to that first if you haven’t already. ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

What if you could play better golf without changing your swing? Michael Leonard of Wicked Smart Golf joins How Low Can You Go? to explain why better scoring isn’t always about changing your technique. A plus-two golfer, author and host of the Wicked Smart Golf podcast, Michael shares his approach to improving through the mental game, short game, putting, course management, breathing, confidence and self-talk. We also get into what happens when a round goes badly and you start convincing yourself that your swing, equipment or entire game needs changing. Michael explains why sometimes you haven’t lost your golf swing at all — you’ve simply lost access to it. If you’ve ever walked off the course after a terrible round wondering what the hell happened, this one is for you. Topics include: How to play better golf without changing your swingThe mental game of golfConfidence and self-talkBreathing and handling nervesShort game and puttingCourse management and scoringHow to bounce back from a bad roundWhy golfers can get in their own wayBuilding a better golf improvement processWhat if we could spend two full days with Karl Morris? Well… that's exactly what we're planning. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're incredibly excited to be putting together HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience with Karl Morris at the stunning Cameron House on Loch Lomond. Two days focused on improving your golf, working on the mental game, getting out on the course, learning from Karl and spending time with a small group of like-minded golfers. There will also be a live How Low Can You Go? podcast recording and Q&A as part of the experience. The Pre-Sale price is £599 per person. Spaces will be very limited. If you'd like to find out more and get first access when bookings open, join the HLCYG LIVE priority list: 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

Struggling with your golf? Dave and Chris open up about lost swings, bad scores, disappearing golf balls and finding your way back to better golf.  This week on How Low Can You Go?, Dave and Chris are on the road back to Edinburgh after a couple of days at Cameron House and The Carrick on Loch Lomond — and despite the incredible hospitality, breath-taking views and spectacular golf course, both of them are in a bit of a dark place with their games. Chris is feeling lost. Dave is losing a lot of golf balls. And both are wondering how to find their way back. Recorded in Chris's car immediately after their round at The Carrick, this is a very different kind of HLCYG episode — a completely honest debrief about where their games are at, what has gone wrong, and what they need to do next. We get into: The reality of struggling when you're already a good golfer — Chris has recently shot his best-ever round of 67, but now feels completely lost in his swing and is questioning what his fundamentals even are. Why golf can change so quickly — how one great round can make you feel like you've cracked the game, only for things to unravel again a few rounds later. The danger of having too much information in your head — Chris admits he's picked up so many ideas from the brilliant coaches and experts we've had on HLCYG that he's no longer sure what to focus on over the ball. Dave's disappearing golf balls — despite working hard on his driver, Dave finds himself back in trouble off the tee and realises he needs a reliable “fairway finder” between driver and his mid irons. Playing to your handicap rather than the par on the scorecard — why accepting that you have shots to work with can completely change your decision-making on the course. Why bogey isn't always a bad score — and why amateurs shouldn't judge their golf against the standards set by professional golfers. The quest to break 80 — Dave is chasing the milestone that he believes he needs to achieve if he's going to fulfil his ambition of becoming a single-figure golfer. Chris's swing dilemma — after struggling with his draw, could a fade be the answer? And then we get to Karl Morris. Dave reveals how a conversation with Karl helped him go from shooting one of the worst front nines he'd played in years to shooting his best-ever competition round the very next day. Karl's three words? Intention. Attention. Attitude. It's a brilliant example of the mental side of golf actually making a difference on the course — and it leads to a very obvious question: What if we spent two full days with Karl Morris? It's a brilliant example of the mental side of golf actually making a difference on the course — and a reminder that sometimes the biggest changes in our golf have nothing to do with our swing.  🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

Could "Fig Jam" change your mindset and help you shoot lower scores? This week on How Low Can You Go?, Dave and Chris are joined by Rick Currin for part 2 of a fascinating conversation about practical golf improvement, breaking through scoring barriers, and why amateur golfers often make the game far harder than it needs to be. Rick has a refreshingly simple approach: less is more. And he has some fascinating ideas about how amateur golfers can lower their scores without obsessing over swing mechanics. We get into: 🏌️ The “Fig Jam” method — Rick’s unconventional approach to removing pressure and changing your perception of what scores you’re capable of shooting. 🧠 Why scoring barriers are often psychological — and how changing what you believe you can shoot can help you actually shoot it. 🎯 The importance of knowing your numbers — why understanding your real carry distances could immediately help you make better decisions on the course. ↪️ Why Rick has gone back to the fade — and why chasing the draw may not be the answer for amateur golfers. 📊 The five laws of ball flight — speed, path, face angle, angle of attack and centredness of contact. 😮‍💨 How to deal with pressure when you’re playing well — including Rick’s brilliant “box breathe your way to freedom” approach. ⛳ The 6-6-6 strategy — how Rick approaches the first six, middle six and final six holes differently to build a better score. 😂 Why amateur golfers are actually soldiers — dealing with bad lies, inconsistent greens and all the other chaos that comes with playing everyday golf. And Rick makes a pretty bold prediction: he’s confident he can help Chris get to scratch and Dave get into single figures. So... the challenge is officially on. 🎯 WANT TO WORK WITH RICK CURRIN? If Rick’s approach in this episode has got you thinking differently about your golf, you can find out more about working with him directly. Rick offers one-to-one coaching, playing lessons, short-game sessions and virtual coaching through #theSQUAD, where international golfers can get two months of unlimited online swing analysis for US$100, alongside drills and tutorials.  👉 Explore Rick Currin’s coaching options Rick also offers one-to-one online coaching and video-based support, so if you want to take the ideas from this episode and actually apply them to your own game, check out his coaching options. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

WHAT IF THE FASTEST WAY TO LOWER YOUR GOLF SCORES ISN’T FIXING YOUR SWING — BUT SIMPLY PLAYING SMARTER GOLF? Golf coach Rick Currin believes most amateur golfers make it far more difficult than it needs to be. And if you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, lower your golf handicap or become a single-figure golfer, Rick believes there are much simpler ways to improve your golf than constantly searching for the next swing fix. In this episode of How Low Can You Go?, Rick joins Chris and Dave to share his practical approach to golf improvement, course management, short game, wedge play, golf strategy and scoring — and explains why playing what he calls “boring golf” could actually be the secret to shooting your lowest scores. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION - JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're also incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn't it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we're putting together an immersive experience combining mental performance, golf, great facilities and a live HLCYG recording. It's going to be premium, intimate and limited in numbers. If you'd like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 Join the HLCYG LIVE Priority List  🎙️ BACK TO THIS WEEK’S EPISODE… Based in Malaysia, Rick Currin has spent decades playing and coaching golf, developing a simple philosophy for helping amateur golfers lower their handicap and shoot better scores: Play chess, not checkers. Rick believes too many golfers overcomplicate the game — chasing golf swing changes, automatically hitting driver and neglecting the short game and course management skills that can actually save shots. In this episode, we discuss: • Why short game could be the fastest route to lower scores — and why Rick wants golfers spending far more time practising pitching, chipping, putting and those awkward 40–70 metre wedge shots. • How to eliminate double and triple bogeys — and why avoiding big numbers could be the key to breaking 100, 90 or 80 and lowering your golf handicap. • Should amateur golfers really hit driver everywhere? Rick challenges one of the biggest debates in modern golf strategy and explains why he might hit driver just FOUR times during a competitive round. • Why “boring golf” can be great golf. Fairways, greens, smart targets and better decisions — Rick explains why good course management doesn't need to be complicated. • The half-swing that could transform your approach play. Rick explains his controlled 9-to-3 wedge and iron swing and why learning your favourite yardages can make golf much simpler. • Rick’s 6-6-6 golf strategy: six holes to warm up, six holes to attack and six holes to respond — a simple approach to course management designed to help you avoid blow-up rounds and shoot lower scores. • Why knowing your score can get in the way of your best golf. Rick reveals how he broke 70 for the first time without knowing his score coming down the stretch and explains the importance of playing one shot at a time. • Why endless YouTube golf tips could be holding you back. Instead of constantly searching for another golf swing fix, Rick wants golfers to understand their own swing and work with a golf coach who understands their game. • How to improve your bunker play and short game, including Rick’s Gary Player-inspired “speed and trust” bunker technique and why experimenting with different clubs from the sand could improve your distance control. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, Rick’s message is simple: Better golf isn't always about building a better golf swing. Sometimes it's about better short-game practice, smarter course management, fewer double bogeys and knowing when NOT to hit driver. If you’ve ever walked off the 18th green thinking: “I actually hit the ball pretty well today… so how did I shoot THAT?” This episode is for you. 🎯 WANT TO WORK WITH RICK CURRIN? If Rick’s approach in this episode has got you thinking differently about your golf, you can find out more about working with him directly. Rick offers one-to-one coaching, playing lessons, short-game sessions and virtual coaching through #theSQUAD, where international golfers can get two months of unlimited online swing analysis for US$100, alongside drills and tutorials.  👉 Explore Rick Currin’s coaching options Rick also offers one-to-one online coaching and video-based support, so if you want to take the ideas from this episode and actually apply them to your own game, check out his coaching options. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go is a golf improvement podcast exploring how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their handicap, shoot lower scores and understand what actually moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. Chris Donaldson and Dave Alexander speak to leading golf coaches, performance experts, sports psychologists and some of the smartest minds in golf to discover practical golf tips and strategies that everyday golfers can use to play better golf. Whether you’re trying to break 100, break 90, break 80, reach a single-figure handicap or get closer to scratch, How Low Can You Go is about finding out what really helps golfers improve. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram 📺 YouTube 💌 Contact [email protected] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

AN ANCIENT RITE OF PASSAGE… APPLIED TO GOLF. YES, REALLY. JIM WALDRON EXPLAINS.  Welcome back to How Low Can You Go? This is Part Two of our conversation with Jim Waldron — and this one gets even more interesting. We're talking about why you probably shouldn't be looking at the golf ball when you hit it, why trying to control your release can actually make it worse, balance, the Bobby Jones drill… and how to deal with the fear of bad outcomes. And then Jim wants to send Chris and I on an ancient rite of passage… applied to golf, obviously. There’s some brilliant stuff in this one — and, as ever with Jim, quite a few things that made us stop and think: “Hang on… is that actually right?” Jim takes us into some fascinating territory around fear, awareness, attention, instinctive golf and what really gets in the way of performing on the course. If you've ever stood over a shot thinking “don't hit it left”, “don't chunk this” or “whatever you do, don't three-putt”, this conversation could make you look at those moments very differently. 🎧 If you haven't listened to Part One yet, start there — then come straight back for this one. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're also incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn't it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we're putting together an immersive experience combining mental performance, golf, great facilities and a live HLCYG recording. It's going to be premium, intimate and limited in numbers. If you'd like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 Join the HLCYG LIVE Priority List - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/2559730/195047744458459042/share 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast 💌 [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

He threw his clubs into a lake, quit golf for 11 years — then came back to become one of golf’s most fascinating coaches. What can we learn from a man who walked away from golf for 11 years? Jim Waldron joins How Low Can You Go for a fascinating conversation about how golfers actually learn and improve — and why so many of us may be going about it the wrong way. We get into the three types of golfer, why golfers get stuck, changing your swing, tempo, balance, practice and much more. And this is only Part 1. Part 2 — including Jim’s fascinating take on the yips — drops next week. 🎟️ HLCYG LIVE — JOIN THE PRIORITY LIST We're also incredibly excited to announce HLCYG LIVE — a premium two-day golf improvement experience in Scotland. After loving our conversations with Karl Morris so much, we thought: wouldn't it be great to spend two days actually learning from someone like this? Karl has worked with multiple Major-winning clients, including 2026 Open Champion Ryan Fox, and we're putting together a premium golf experience combining mental performance, great facilities, luxury location, and a live HLCYG recording. It's going to be limited in numbers. If you'd like first access when booking opens, join the priority list now: 👉 Join the HLCYG LIVE Priority List If you’re serious about getting better at golf, we’d love to have you with us. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram 📺 YouTube Contact: [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

Ryan Fox has just become Champion Golfer of the Year. Just days after his Open Championship victory, Ryan Fox’s long-time performance coach, Karl Morris, joins How Low Can You Go? to unpack the mental skills that helped produce one of golf’s biggest victories. For decades, Karl has worked with major champions, Ryder Cup players and Tour winners. In this episode, he shares the simple mental framework that helped Ryan perform under the greatest pressure in the game—and explains how every club golfer can apply those same principles to play better golf. The conversation centres around three simple words Karl believes can transform your golf: ✅ Intention ✅ Attention ✅ Attitude Along the way, we discuss: • How Ryan Fox dealt with the brutal bunker break on the 15th hole at The Open—and why acceptance was the key to recovering and ultimately becoming Champion Golfer of the Year. • Why so many golfers are trapped playing “avoidance golf” instead of pursuing great golf. • The simple mental shift that could lower your scores without changing your swing. • How to access your best golf under pressure. • Why chasing good shots is far more effective than trying to avoid bad ones. • The attention techniques elite golfers use to perform when it matters most. • How to build stable confidence that lasts beyond one good round. Whether you’re trying to break 100, 90, 80 or simply become a more content golfer, this conversation is packed with practical ideas you can take straight to the golf course. If you’ve ever struggled to transfer your range game onto the golf course—or wondered what separates Tour winners from everyone else—this is an episode you won’t want to miss. In this episode: Ryan Fox, The Open Championship, Champion Golfer of the Year, Karl Morris, golf psychology, golf mental game, golf mindset, performance coaching, The Mind Caddy, intention, attention, attitude, acceptance, avoidance golf, golf confidence, lower scores, course management, golf improvement, performance psychology, golf podcast. 🏌️ HLCYG LIVE GOLF IMPROVEMENT EXPERIENCES We’re building something we’re incredibly excited about: a two-day golf improvement experience at a premium location in Scotland this autumn, with world-class coaching. We’re currently gauging interest — and you could be part of it. 👉 Register your interest here:  https://bit.ly/4i12QmS More details coming soon. If you’re serious about getting better at golf, we’d love to have you with us. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact  [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

🏌️ Most golfers only prepare for Plan A. The best golfers are ready for Plan B… and Plan C. Most golfers spend all their practice preparing for the perfect round. But what happens when Plan A disappears? In Part Two of our conversation with renowned broadcaster, coach and author Mark Immelman, Mark shares a brilliant lesson from Sir Nick Faldo that might completely change the way you think about scoring. We explore what has become a recurring theme on How Low Can You Go - why preparing for your C-game might be more important than your A-game. We also discuss the habits that separate the world’s best golfers from everyone else, and why better processes—not better scores—are the key to playing consistently better golf. We also share exclusive on-course moments from our day with Mark on Scotland’s Golf Coast, including a short-game lesson with Dave, and a brilliant story involving legendary coach Butch Harmon. If you’re serious about lowering your scores, this is an episode you’ll come back to time and time again. ⛳ In this episode • The Sir Nick Faldo lesson every golfer needs to hear - Why you must have a plan for you B-game and your C-game if your A-game doesn’t show up • The habits that separate elite golfers from the rest of us • Why smart decisions beat heroic golf shots almost every time • How focusing on process can ultimately lead to better outcomes • Exclusive on-course coaching from Mark at North Berwick • A fantastic ‘pearl’ of golf wisdom from Butch Harmon 📚 Learn more from Mark Immelman If you enjoyed this conversation, we highly recommend exploring more of Mark’s work. 🌐 Website https://markimmelman.com 🎙️ Podcast On the Mark Podcast 📖 Book Lessons from the Best: Holistic Insights, Tips, and Tricks to Improve Your Golf Game Mark has spent decades interviewing and learning from many of the greatest players, coaches and minds in golf, and his podcast and book are packed with practical wisdom for golfers of every level. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey.   HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST

“Golf isn’t a game of perfect… it’s a game of recovery.” That simple idea sits at the heart of this conversation with Mark Immelman—one of golf’s great communicators, CBS Sports commentator and host of the acclaimed On the Mark podcast. In Part One of this special two-part series, Mark challenges some of the biggest assumptions amateur golfers make about improving. We talk about why so many players become obsessed with technique, the idea of ‘Shot Number Three’, why the best coaches see golf as an orchestra rather than a collection of individual parts, and how accepting imperfection might just transform the way you play. The conversation then takes an unexpected turn into flow state, the emotional pull of great golf courses and why, at its very best, golf can become something that reaches far beyond scorecards and swing positions. Whether you’re trying to break 100, 90 or 80, this is an episode that will change the way you think about the game. In this episode: Why golf is a game of recovery, not perfectionMark’s brilliant concept of ‘Shot Number Three’The orchestra analogy that every golfer should hearPutting, perspective and playing with freedomFlow state and finding your best golfWhy the greatest golf courses can move us emotionallyNext week in Part Two… Mark turns philosophy into practice. He maps out exactly how Dave can become a better golfer, shares stories from Sir Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus, explains why carry distances matter so much, and reveals the habits that separate good golfers from great ones. We’ll also take you behind the scenes from Scottish Open week, where what began as a podcast interview turned into an unforgettable day playing golf together in Gullane and North Berwick. 🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW How Low Can You Go explores how amateur golfers can improve their game, lower their scores, and actually understand what moves the needle — without wasting time on the wrong things. 🎧 Listen now and start turning bad rounds into better golf. 📸 Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/howlowcanyougopodcast/ 📺 YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/@HowLowCanYouGoPodcast 💌 Contact  [email protected] ⭐ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and share it with a golfing friend. It genuinely helps us reach more golfers who are on exactly the same journey. HLCYG LIVE — TAKE ACTION World-class coaches. Small groups. Real golf improvement. With Dave and Chris… in Scotland. Join us for our launch in 2027. No commitment — just register your interest. 👉 JOIN THE HLCYG LIVE PRIORITY LIST