Bomb & Gouge vs course management

[kid2]

Is this the new era golf that we are seeing every week from the pro's.....

Is the old game of finesse in danger of being put in the garage like all your old clubs because of the distances that manufacturers are "claiming" their "new" equipment will elevate your game to....

In recent weeks iv actually woke up and realised that its not about power but about finesse...Iv gone the other way.....Instead of caning it now im stroking it....Hitting through rather than at if you will..
Ok ill be the first to admit my swing isnt textbook"if there actually is such a thing" but the past few weeks iv learned a lot about my game that on the one hand seemed like it was an easy fix but on the other hand took nearly 2 years to figure out.....

I can knock it a good distance when i really go after one but this increases the odds of not catching it sweet...
The last 2 rounds iv pured nearly every iron shot and my woods have been straighter and as far as i can tell longer with less effort.

Take for instance 1 shot today....I was stood 135 mtrs from the middle of the green....Flag was about another 6 mtrs on....So about 141 mtrs.....
Now normally d swing a 7 iron and swing it hard like i always did.....And "hope" to come down in the centre..

Today i pick a 6 and swing nice and smooth.....
Conclusion...I ended up 2 mtrs off the back of the green....Ok so it was a green missed but i walked off with a par....

So im wondering are the manufacturers dictating the way the game will be played in the future....

I wonder what would have happened had i hit the 7...

Bomb and gouge or course management.

Food for thought!

 

[G1BB0]

I have a sneaky feeling we are on the same wavelength as per my post regards the internet. Ok, not exactly related but still equates to a modern era viewpoint!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never worry too much about a club going a certain distance and for me I'll take whatever the lie and conditions dictate. If that means a 5 iron or a 7 iron so be it. I do tend to swing flat out on full shots as I'm not that great when trying to hit a smoother 3/4 type shot and the timing goes or I quit. Put a wedge in my hand though and I can hit 3/4 or 1/2 swings well and without a problem but can't do it past the 9 iron.

 

[Lump]

Bomb it where you can and play smart where you need to.
IMO you need to be aggressive when the right opportunity arrises but that also comes with course management. A big one for me is sucker pins on par3's. Take your pars and walk off happy. Now if your talking about a 100yrd wedge into a par4 with a clear line, its time to be aggressive and go for it.

 

[jammag]

Both types of games come in handy on different courses in different situations. If you have big wide fairways with little danger then the longer but less accurate hitters will probably come off and the plotters of the course may well play average but they wont always beat the bomber. Where as if you was on a tight course where you have to think about it then a bombers game is gone if its tight fairways with lots of trouble then its like they will have a mare and the plotter will get round fairly steadily.

What you have to realise is that both types of game have there uses and shouldnt be shrugged off, thats why there is so much debate about long game v short game. If you have the course thats right then certain games will play it better. A plotter is more than likely going to play a steady game where as a bomber could have very good or very bad results.

 

[Oddsocks]

Kid, the score card doesn't show what club you hit, only what you score. Does it matter if you hit a 7i or 7w, as long as you score well

I'm slowly learning tempo with a pure strike is unleashing big power gains

 

[kid2]

I'm slowly learning tempo with a pure strike is unleashing big power gains

Im on the same wave length OS......I dont care what club im hitting lately and im reaping the rewards for it....

I guess what im trying to figure out is if the manufacturers are for want of a better phrase "making people hit the ball harder " because of the clubs being produced.....
No matter what page of a magazine you open the chances are there is something in there that advertising distance in some way shape or form....

 

[Achilles]

Im on the same wave length OS......I dont care what club im hitting lately and im reaping the rewards for it....

I guess what im trying to figure out is if the manufacturers are for want of a better phrase "making people hit the ball harder " because of the clubs being produced.....
No matter what page of a magazine you open the chances are there is something in there that advertising distance in some way shape or form....

I think you've hit the nail on the head. Distance sells. When was the last time you saw an advert for a putter?

 

[Captain_Black]

I could have wrote the OP's original post word for word, this is exactly where I am at with my game as well.
I have spent way too long with no proper tempo, my swing was way too fast & resulted in a thrash at the ball.
I am now working on a slower / smoother tempo & trying to strike through the ball.
I am not there yet & still slip into bad old ways when I don't stop & think about what I am doing, but slowly the swing for me is coming & my game is definitely improving.

 

[pbrown7582]

it seems distance sells as previously noted all ads are about getting extra distance but ultimately i believe its course mangement and short game which lows scores take the current Numero uno as an example not renown for being overly long but an awesome short game and putting stroke.

 

[ash01]

I am strictly a course management player.

I don't have the strength to bomb it like other people do so my clubs go average distances.

Thinking my way around the course is my best plan and the past two seasons I have really focussed on playing sensible but positive golf with trying to hit every fairway and green in regulation. Obviously that doesn't happen all the way around but it helps to focus on those elements first and not worry about the score before you have got to the green.

If I want to achieve and stay plus figures this season or next it is course management and no bombing it for me.

Ash!!

 

[Fader]

I've not been playing long enough to get engulfed in the world of I have to hit it longer. Even if I were I don't think I could as I took lessons before hitting the course to build a swing to help me enjoy the game and was taught to play within myself and only ever hit it harder if the risk of a big number is less than 10%.

I've come to find that plotting my wayt round a golf course and using the 3 wood more often than the driver for position gives me better scores than trying to be 20yards further down the fairway or in the cabbage. I do agree however part of good course management os knowing when to be aggressive with your shorter irons to attack pins or on Par 5's and letting the driver fly.