Flag In or Out - interesting article.
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Harsh, my friend....but possibly true!
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You know what, I had something similar recently. Was playing on my own so it didn't matter, but I hit a putt just left side of the hole that I felt should have dropped but it bounced off the pin. Just like that, I'd gone from happily putting with the flag in all the time, to having that seed of doubt. I really felt that without the flag it would have caught the edge of the hole and looped in. I'll never know for sure obviously, but that doubt is enough now that I'm thinking for short-ish ones I should hole I may take it out. And I have done a handful of times since. Anything over like, 5 feet though I'm still leaving it in.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
I find that a bit odd
Yorkshire Hacker
Newbie
Thank you Orikoru, I feel better now. The player with me, has been a single figure handicapper,agreed with me, if the flag had been out, the ball would have gone in. End of.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
I still have the flag taken out and will continue to do so.
Wolf
Well-known member
Odd article considering all the other insights we've seen come out to the contrary. The thing I find funny is people miss one putt because of a bounce out and say yup it's the flags fault that putt I hit way to hard meaning it ricocheted is the flags fault, yet had the pin not been in would probably hit the hole and run well past meaning a longer return putt.
I say leave it in on every putt, save time move on and if you hit the pin work on your speed control
I say leave it in on every putt, save time move on and if you hit the pin work on your speed control
D
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Playing a windy links the flag is out 100% of the time for me because the flag is always leaning one way or another.
No problem with people putting with it in but its coming out for me.
No problem with people putting with it in but its coming out for me.
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Out for me. I still have it removed if I am off the green and chipping when it is close enough to make the chip. The hole looks bigger with the flag out.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Not sure what the purpose of that test was
Leaving the flag in was never supposed to provide a performance advantage on holing putts!
All this shows is that it doesn't
The benefit of leaving it in was to speed up pace of play, which it does
Leaving the flag in was never supposed to provide a performance advantage on holing putts!
All this shows is that it doesn't
The benefit of leaving it in was to speed up pace of play, which it does
KenL
Tour Rookie
Does that mean if it's out you want it back in for every putt?
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Ah, but it is though.
By the same amount as the cross-sectional area of the flagstick.
chrisd
Major Champion
But it seems easier to aim at 6 foot stick in the ground than a hole to me
Jacko_G
Blackballed
The hole is the safe size flag in/flag out. That is not in dispute.
Scozzy
Medal Winner
In from distance,out from 6ft and in unless I've left it stone dead and a quick tap in and get yourself out of the way
dewsweeper
Tour Rookie
Would that be wrong ?
robinthehood
Hacker
Yes , no need anymore, Anyone who asks is being awkward.
bernix
Challenge Tour Pro
same for me
Curls
Journeyman Pro
If it's in, I'll leave it in, unless it's leaning significantly to one side.
If it's out, I'll leave it out.
And if someone asks me to tend, I'll gladly tend, it's their right to have it tended.
If it's out, I'll leave it out.
And if someone asks me to tend, I'll gladly tend, it's their right to have it tended.
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