Mizuno #YourGame2016: 15-handicap Dan Barlow

15-handicapper Dan Barlow is hoping to achieve his Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal of single figures by tightening things up a little, especially off the tee

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Jeremy Ellwood
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15-handicapper Dan Barlow is hoping to achieve his Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal of single figures by tightening things up a little, especially off the tee

Dan Barlow

Handicap: 15

Home Club: Mellor and Townscliffe

Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal: To make it down to single figures.

I got into golf in 1988 when Sandy Lyle won the Masters. I played loads as a junior and got down to 12 before going to Uni. Life and family then took over, but I’m ready to give the single-figure dream another go. I’ll have to tighten up off the tee though as I lose two balls a round on average!

Strengths My short game from 10 yards and in - I'm good at chipping from around the green Putting is also one of the better parts of my game, and I'm reasonably long off the tee too.

Weaknesses My driving in particular can go left or right. I struggle to control my ball flight, and will often lose a couple of balls a round. My approach play is very up and down too.

Jeremy Ellwood
Jeremy Ellwood
Contributing Editor

Jeremy Ellwood has worked in the golf industry since 1993 and for Golf Monthly since 2002 when he started out as equipment editor. He is now a freelance journalist writing mainly for Golf Monthly. He is an expert on the Rules of Golf having qualified through an R&A course to become a golf referee. He is a senior panelist for Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK & Ireland Course Rankings and has played all of the Top 100 plus 91 of the Next 100, making him well-qualified when it comes to assessing and comparing our premier golf courses. He has now played 1,000 golf courses worldwide in 35 countries, from the humblest of nine-holers in the Scottish Highlands to the very grandest of international golf resorts. He reached the 1,000 mark on his 60th birthday in October 2023 on Vale do Lobo's Ocean course. Put him on a links course anywhere and he will be blissfully content.

Jezz can be contacted via Twitter - @JezzEllwoodGolf

Jeremy is currently playing...

Driver: Ping G425 LST 10.5˚ (draw setting), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Orange 55 S shaft

3 wood: Srixon ZX, EvenFlow Riptide 6.0 S 50g shaft

Hybrid: Ping G425 17˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 80 S shaft

Irons 3- to 8-iron: Ping i525, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Irons 9-iron and PW: Honma TWorld TW747Vx, Nippon NS Pro regular shaft

Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 50˚ and 54˚, 12˚ bounce, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Putter: Kramski HPP 325

Ball: Any premium ball I can find in a charity shop or similar (or out on the course!)

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