Mizuno #YourGame2016: 3-handicap Liam Frean

3-handicapper Liam Frean's Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal is to get his handicap down a little and give himself the chance to win some scratch events

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3-handicapper Liam Frean's Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal is to get his handicap down a little and give himself the chance to win some scratch events

Liam Frean

Handicap: 3

Home Club: New Club, St Andrews

Mizuno #YourGame2016 goal: To reduce my handicap and have a chance to win scratch events.

I’ve been playing since I was 12. I got down to 4 when I was 17, but have hit a bit of a plateau. I’d like to do well in the club championship this year, and progress up through the university teams – I fluctuate between the seconds and thirds right now. Getting my iron flight down a bit would help.

Strengths Wedge play has become a major asset as well as my irons being a strong point. My game is mainly based on breaking down a hole into hitting the fairway, then the green and if the putt drops, that's great, but a two-putt is always good. So I feel my approach to the golf course is my strongest asset.

Weaknesses I would say that my woods are a major issue, with my drives not enjoying a consistent flight or distance. I feel like my current clubs aren't right for me, while there are some technical issues that need ironing out 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.

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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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