Forum Yardages

[Twire]

Whats the point in a 15-20h/c looking at a gps slowing the game up then having little chance of hiting the right distance

Just look at the distance markers on the course and work it out for yourself

Well as I fall into the 15-20 category and have a GPS I feel qualified to reply.

Slowing the game up? I have mine set up on my trolley, when I get to my ball I glance at it, and immediately I have distance to front, middle and back. How is that slower than looking at distance markers then working it out myself?

'Having little chance of hitting the right distance'. I'd like to say I have a bit more than 'little chance' although not as consistent as I'd like to be, I know what distance I hit each club if I connect properly with it. So the GPS gives me the confidence I have the right club in my hand.

 

[User20205]

He's one of my favourites !

Completely deluded but a a forum star all the same!

I'm not sure you should encourage the mentally ill!!

he is obviously insane and needs medical help

 

[richy]

Whats the point in a 15-20h/c looking at a gps slowing the game up then having little chance of hiting the right distance

Just look at the distance markers on the course and work it out for yourself

Well as I fall into the 15-20 category and have a GPS I feel qualified to reply.

Slowing the game up? I have mine set up on my trolley, when I get to my ball I glance at it, and immediately I have distance to front, middle and back. How is that slower than looking at distance markers then
working it out myself?

'Having little chance of hitting the right distance'. I'd like to say I have a bit more than 'little chance' although not as consistent as I'd like to be, I know what distance I hit each club if I connect properly with it. So the GPS gives me the confidence I have the right club in my hand.

What he said!

 

[daymond]

OK guys I'll fess up to my yardages with well struck shots:-
Driver 220yds
3 wood 190yds
5 wood 180yds
7 wood 170yds
9 wood 150yds
6 iron 145yds
7 iron 140yds
8 iron 130yds
9 iron 120yds
Wedge 100yds
Sand w 80yds
Lob wdg.40yds
Quite enough choice for me. I'm not in the "mine's bigger than yours" camp.It gets me round any course with a decent enough score.

 

[timgolfy]

It gets me round any course with a decent enough score.

Celtic Manor?

 

[Tiger]

Why do these things always have an element of knock the high handicapper? We shouldn't use GPS. We can't hit the ball a long way. What a load of rubbish.

My GPS has done more for my game than anything else bar lessons. My issue lies with how consistently I connect well and/or the direction I hit it in. Previously my short game has caused me trouble. I can hit it a long way but if it's into trouble or you don't capitalise it's pointless. That's why I play off 27.

What is handy is knowing I have 160 yards to the green, when I'm on the wrong fairway so yardage markers are useless so when I do hit a solid 7 iron I'm on the short stuff.

In answer to the OP I think I was in category C longish but inaccurate.

Rant over

 

[daymond]

Timgolfy. I did'nt specify what the decent score was!!

 

[timgolfy]

Why do these things always have an element of knock the high handicapper? We shouldn't use GPS. We can't hit the ball a long way. What a load of rubbish.

It's because there are too many on this forum who've been here for too long. They've become blinkered by their own narrow mindedness, are unwilling to accept that they may have wasted years grooving inadequate techniques, and so force newcomers to confirm to their failing methodologies (safety in numbers, friends in failure, etc).

 

[NWJocko]

Why do these things always have an element of knock the high handicapper? We shouldn't use GPS. We can't hit the ball a long way. What a load of rubbish.

It's because there are too many on this forum who've been here for too long. They've become blinkered by their own narrow mindedness, are unwilling to accept that they may have wasted years grooving inadequate techniques, and so force newcomers to confirm to their failing methodologies (safety in numbers, friends in failure, etc).

Serious question again tim (i've not been here long, not played regularly long so open minded as they come).

Why do you think everyone else is using an "inadequate" technique and you are using, by inference, an adequate one?

I just ask as the scorecard you posted was fairly typical i'd say so interested what you're doing differently to improve.

 

[Macster]

Maybe.....just maybe........no-one has ever thought of 'smashing it as hard and far as I can' as a quick-fire route to Scratch Golf ???

By 'no-one', I mean no-one other than the the 25Million others who have also tried it, before realising that there are other equally more important factors to 'playing good golf' and scoring low, than knocking the cover off a ball.

If you,..... (tim-imeversolong-golfy), manage to play any Course other than a 3 hole Pitch'n Putt in Level Par in the next 2years, my name's Bubba Watson.

Simples.

 

[HRC99]

It gets me round any course with a decent enough score.

Celtic Manor?

Don't see why not.

 

[HRC99]

Why do these things always have an element of knock the high handicapper? We shouldn't use GPS. We can't hit the ball a long way. What a load of rubbish.

It's because there are too many on this forum who've been here for too long. They've become blinkered by their own narrow mindedness, are unwilling to accept that they may have wasted years grooving inadequate techniques, and so force newcomers to confirm to their failing methodologies (safety in numbers, friends in failure, etc).

On the contrary, I think it you who is blinkered by your own narrow mindedness.

People on here are massively supportive to anyone who shows a genuine interest in the game, the forum, its members and other people's opinions.

Those who come on here simply to dogmatically lecture and denigrate other's opinions will get a cooler response.

The fact that you cannot see this is quite sad.

 

[Whee]

People on here are massively supportive to anyone who shows a genuine interest in the game, the forum, its members and other people's opinions.

I'll vouch for that, without a doubt. Picked up a lot of tips on here and there's another in this thread (can't be arsed to quote another,) about high handicappers needing to avoid trouble and make sure they tidy up. That's the key to low scores on a card.

I'm lucky enough in the sense that I live at altitude, and play golf in 50 degrees of heat for 4 months of the year, with no humidity - so when you catch a ball, it absolutely flies. From what i've been told by the lads I play with, who were all members at clubs in the UK before moving - the conditions out here are perfect for hitting a long ball.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

OK guys I'll fess up to my yardages with well struck shots:-
Driver 220yds
3 wood 190yds
5 wood 180yds
7 wood 170yds
9 wood 150yds
6 iron 145yds
7 iron 140yds
8 iron 130yds
9 iron 120yds
Wedge 100yds
Sand w 80yds
Lob wdg.40yds
Quite enough choice for me. I'm not in the "mine's bigger than yours" camp.It gets me round any course with a decent enough score.

I'd say I'm not far off these although my 52 degree wedge is probably about 85 and my 58 (SW) is about 60. I'm off 12 and so it is proof that us mid-handicappers can still get it round without the need to smash it miles. A good short game (or one that finally works - halle-bloody-lujah) and a decent putting stroke can compensate for a myriad of other problems including a lack of distance.

Here's a question. Its the final of your club singles. Would you rather face a single figure guy who'd give you say 5-8 shots or a 15-18 handicapper who will never miss a fairway, will be on all the par 5's and long par 4's in three and probably chips and putts reasonably.

 

[SammmeBee]

Here's a question. Its the final of your club singles. Would you rather face a single figure guy who'd give you say 5-8 shots or a 15-18 handicapper who will never miss a fairway, will be on all the par 5's and long par 4's in three and probably chips and putts reasonably.

How are they a 15/18 handicapper then....?

 

[stevek1969]

i've never made any posts about being a big hitter as im not and ive played with a lot of guys on here who would back me up but tonight played 11 holes with the assistant pro at my place, anyway hit one on the 14th and thought we'd measure them mine went 284 yards his went 316 yard slight wind at the back ,i continued to hit some cracking drives 260 all the rest of the holes we played and in the fairway happy days.
(we played the back 9)

 

[evahakool]

Whats the point in a 15-20h/c looking at a gps slowing the game up then having little chance of hiting the right distance

Just look at the distance markers on the course and work it out for yourself

Well as I fall into the 15-20 category and have a GPS I feel qualified to reply.

Slowing the game up? I have mine set up on my trolley, when I get to my ball I glance at it, and immediately I have distance to front, middle and back. How is that slower than looking at distance markers then working it out myself?

'Having little chance of hitting the right distance'. I'd like to say I have a bit more than 'little chance' although not as consistent as I'd like to be, I know what distance I hit each club if I connect properly with it. So the GPS gives me the confidence I have the right club in my hand.

Ok I was maybe wrong saying it slows play for most players ,but when you see some Shouting over to there partner to come and look what distance to hit and your behind them it gets annoying.

I would still say that players around our h/c (Im 20) should still have a good idea of what distance to hit just by looking at the markers.Its one thing knowing how far you can hit each club, but it will never be the same distance every time ,if you think of the yardage distance between say a 6 i and 5 i can you really be that accurate consistantly enough to need a gps.
Dont mean to have a go just my thoughs on it.

Tiger

Not having a go at high h/cs Im one myself

What was you doing on the other fairway in the first place

No disrespect but I find it hard to think why a 27 h/c would need a gps

 

[HRC99]

No disrespect but I find it hard to think why a 27 h/c would need a gps

Why not?

A 27 handicapper is likely to visit some pretty unusual parts of the course where yardage markers are nowhere to be seen.

 

[Oddsocks]

Hrc, that's exactly the reason I started using one

 

[Imurg]

No disrespect but I find it hard to think why a 27 h/c would need a gps

Why not?

A 27 handicapper is likely to visit some pretty unusual parts of the course where yardage markers are nowhere to be seen.

And a 27'er has just as much right as a 1'er to know how far it is to the green.
Hasn't he?

Don't forget, all a GPS does is save you having to guess and pace.