Bit of fun.......

[TheDiablo]

Put all day long. It's where scores are made. Few courses (assuming your playing the right tees where choices are available) need you to be driving that distance to score well.

I'm average around 220 (250 on a perfect drive) and have few problems with almost every course I play re length. I am certain if someone done research on this the putting certainty would reduce scores a lot more than 300 yard drives

There has been research done, and the results are literally the complete opposite of your assumption.

 

[jusme]

There has been research done, and the results are literally the complete opposite of your assumption.

Surprised to say the least - can you reference the research you refer to?

 

[TheDiablo]

Surprised to say the least - can you reference the research you refer to?

Google Mark Broadie

 

[Papas1982]

Drive for me. If we presume it’s down the middle of course.
I feel I always leave a few putts out there, but if I’m hitting wedge into 10 par 4’s and potentially hitting a few par 5’s in two. I could easily accept a couple of 3 putts.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Putt for me. I'm short off the tee but would take that and hitting fairways than bombing it 300 yards. As the saying goes the trees are full of long hitters. Off my handicap, holing more putts takes far more pressure of having to hit greens in regulation, helps with the short game and gives me a margin of error on long putts

 

[jusme]

Google Mark Broadie

It appears that this is true. Another myth in golf gone. That being said it is a few articles I read to reach such a conclusion, however it makes sense to me. Be interesting to read competing research. It exists in all other fields, therefore it must in golf to.

Happy to change my opinion mind on what I read. Driving more accurately helps your scores better.......assuming of course of the drive is in play

 

[Rlburnside]

Putt for me. I'm short off the tee but would take that and hitting fairways than bombing it 300 yards. As the saying goes the trees are full of long hitters. Off my handicap, holing more putts takes far more pressure of having to hit greens in regulation, helps with the short game and gives me a margin of error on long putts

Homer don't go comparing your driver distance to the forum 300 yard bombers, your driver distances are average length not short.

 

[Slime]

Putting for me .......................... all day long. Too many dog-legs where I play, 300yds would be too far!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Putting for me .......................... all day long. Too many dog-legs where I play, 300yds would be too far!

You don't actually have to hit EVERY drive 300 yards, just the ability to do so when you want to

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Homer don't go comparing your driver distance to the forum 300 yard bombers, your driver distances are average length not short.

Cheers. Perhaps being 60 yards behind Cam at West Hill (when he could find a fairway or the ball in the first place) is still playing on my mind. That said I feel I'm not getting it out there as far as I could/should but while it's not getting me in too much trouble off the tee I'll work around what I feel is my short distance

 

[Captainron]

I can hit 300 yard drives fairly easily. (Direction negotiable)

It’s the blooming putting!!

 

[USER1999]

I can hit 300 yard drives fairly easily. (Direction negotiable)

It’s the blooming putting!!

I think there is less to your game than driving and putting.

 

[williamalex1]

300 Yard drives for me please , I could do with the extra 10 / 150yards , for me putting isn't a major problem from 6 feet.

 

[Slab]

No brainer it would be the 300 yard drive

I don't have stats but I'd wager a pound to a bucket of badgers that I easily use up far more of my handicap allowance due to distance off the tee than I do on all shots 6ft from the hole