Lesson 14 of 17 · Diagnose & Fix
Misses are information.
The one thing you’re installing today
The ability to diagnose and correct misses without overthinking.
The shift
A miss is not a problem.
Most golfers either ignore misses… or overreact to them.
Both lead to the same result: repeating the mistake.
A miss is a data point.
If you read it correctly, it tells you exactly what to fix.
Start direction
Left or right = face
Starts left
Face closed
Starts on line
Face square
Starts right
Face open
Start line is face angle.
Distance
Short or long = tempo
Short
Deceleration or hesitation
On distance
Tempo held
Long
Added hit or effort
Distance is tempo — not force.
Common patterns
Read the miss
Pulls
Hands active → face closed
Pushes
Release stalled → face open
Short
Deceleration
Long
Added hit
Mid-round tool
The 4-step reset
- Name the miss
- Pick one fix
- Run the routine
- Evaluate
One fix. Not five.
This is correction — not rebuilding your stroke.
Pressure control
Don’t attach meaning
The miss already happened.
What you do next determines the round.
Name it. Fix one thing. Next putt.
The system
Everything connects
Face → start line Tempo → distance Base → consistency
Diagnose. Adjust. Continue.
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