Hitting The Green

[Region3]

Kid2's thread earlier got me thinking about the sort of numbers I'd consider myself happy with hitting the green with different clubs.

I understand people play on greens of differing sizes, but just for fun, what's your handicap and how often would hitting greens from different distances make you happy at a minimum (out of 10)?

I'll start...

H/C - 8
> 200... 2/10
180-200 3/10
160-180 4/10
140-160 6/10
120-140 7/10
100-120 7/10
< 100... 8/10

 

[Imurg]

Tricky one.
At the moment I'd be happy just to be around the green!
But on a decent day I'd take your numbers but maybe add 1 to each...

 

[USER1999]

I am never, ever happy if I dont hit a green that is within range. Recently I have been a miserable so and so, as there is no guarantee that I will hit one from 30 yards, let alone more.

 

[Val]

Region3, with a handicap of double yours I would be disappointed if I had less than your quoted numbers

 

[bluetoon]

H/C 6

>200 3/10
150-200 5/10
115-150 8/10
<115 10/10

Proper hissy fit if i miss a green with a wedge

 

[kid2]

well im off 15.7 ( i have to get the .7 in...it makes me feel better )

I hit a 3 wood a few weeks ago clean out of the screws from 190 mtrs to an uphill 2 tier green over a lake thats protected by a tree on one side and i had a slight breeze into me.....
I was a mtr off the back of the green and i was like lucifer that i was off it....

The lad that was playing with me was off 2 and couldnt praise me enough for taking on the shot in the first place....And duely said that im far too hard on myself.....He said i should have been delighted to have put that ball where i did from that distance....But i wasnt go figure.....

I love hitting the green from our 150 mtr marker with a mid iron....But i think that if we miss its better at times for our short games....It keeps them sharp.....


I would expect similar scores to Region but....Am i being too optimistic and harsh off 16?

I probably miss the green from 100 mtrs just as much as i do from 200 which is not good.....

 

[Foxholer]

As a 9 capper, hitting 4 GIRs (total!) in the last 3 rounds leaves plenty of room for improvement!
8 pars and a birdie but still way below what I need. Got to overcome my protection of the ankle I broke 4 months ago.

 

[Region3]

Region3, with a handicap of double yours I would be disappointed if I had less than your quoted numbers

Wow!

So where do you lose your shots to be off 16?

 

[thecraw]

Couldn't care as long as I focus and scramble well. Golf is not a game of perfect, remember that. Good title for a book that!

 

[Region3]

H/C 6

>200 3/10
150-200 5/10
115-150 8/10
<115 10/10

Proper hissy fit if i miss a green with a wedge

I suppose it also depends on whether you're just trying to hit the green or trying to get close to the flag.

I missed 2 greens with wedges today but both times the flag was near the edge of the green and I went after it. Finished about 15' from the hole both times but off the green.

 

[Val]

Wow!

So where do you lose your shots to be off 16?

Mainly I'm a poor putter and have a poor short game, I won't be off 15.5 for long, had a poor 1st season at a new club and have been at 12 before and hope to get back at that level at least early in the season all going well.

If I don't hit the green from the fairway with an 8 iron or less I'm normally pretty disappointed.

 

[Imurg]

It's important to be realistic in expectations when going for the green.
And as long as you don't bunker it or leave in the deep rough you have a chance to get up'n'down anyway.
Whilst I'm peeved to miss from 100, as long as I get down in 2 then I'm happy

 

[HomerJSimpson]

According to SS2 off 13 I should be hitting 46% of fairways (or and average of 5.52 per round - call it 6/12 per round. Should it be that hard to hit one in every two? According to the stats my GIR figure for my handicap is 21% so that means just one in every 5 including par 3's. Again it shouldn't be that hard to do should it. Last year I managed just 45% of FIR (equivalent to a 14 handicapper) but did manage 25% of GIR (12 handicap standard).

In essence I guess these numbers show I'm about on target. That doesn't mean to say I'm happy. Of course if I wasn't in a short game rut and could convert some up and down chances then the scorecard itself would look rosier. This year I'm looking for a marked improvement all round

 

[SocketRocket]

It's GIR that count. If you want to break 80 then you need to be hitting at least 6 then dont loose a ball, or three putt. Easy game Golf :smirk:

 

[fundy]

H/C - 8
> 200... 2/10
180-200 3/10
160-180 4/10
140-160 6/10
120-140 7/10
100-120 7/10
< 100... 8/10

I genuinely dont get the 7/10 from 100-120 range. Having played with you you are so much better than me from this range yet im not happy with 9/10 from this range. We are talking full SW here, are you really only hitting 7/10?

The <100 should be better than 8/10 however I know mine is far worse currently so cant really criticise, that said, as good as you are surely you should be aiming at better than 8/10 here

From 120 upwards, they look pretty realistic to me

 

[Whee]

H/C - 25
> 200... 1/10 - If I hit it once i'd be over the moon.
180-200 4/10 - This is a hit with 3 hybrid, should be hitting 3 greens from this distance.
160-180 3/10 - 4H & 5 iron distance, i'd be happy with the 3 from here.
140-160 4/10 - 6 - 8 iron distance, gotta take 4 from 10 and be satisfied.
120-140 5/10 - 8 & 9 iron distance, 5 would leave me smiling.
100-120 6/10 - 9 & PW from this distance, i'd want more than half on the green.
< 100... 6/10 - Creativity with PW/52* & 60* here - prefer hitting a full shot, but i'm learning to hit half shots etc with the 52*. Would be happy with just over half, although I wouldn't expect the shots that missed to be too far away at all....

....except for the one that gets thinned 60 yards through the back....

Looking at it on reflection, if I was stood at 150 yards, no wind - 7 iron in my hand, I reckon i'd be lucky to land 4 from 10 on the putting surface. I'd probably have 2 good strikes that dropped and stopped, 3 or 4 that are pushed right and finish 20 yards right of the target, 15 yards short. I imagine there'd be a couple of heavy strikes in there too, where the ball came to a rest about 10-20 yards short of the green, but on the target line.

Might find something else to do for 4 hours this weekend.... haha!

 

[pbrown7582]

>200 3/10
150-200 5/10
115-150 8/10
<115 10/10
These are the sort of numbers I would be looking for and I'm another who gets extremely upset missing the green with a wedge!

Proper hissy fit if i miss a green with a wedge[/QUOTE]

 

[bobmac]

Proper hissy fit if i miss a green with a wedge

"Missing a green with a wedge is like missing your face with a fork"

 

[Smiffy]

"Missing a green with a wedge is like missing your face with a fork"

Have you seen my acne scars????

 

[Whee]

Six and two three's in some cases. I sometimes beat myself up about missing the green, but more often than not, if I leave myself a 20 yard chip, then i'm happier with that, than I am with an 18 yard putt - I just feel there's more control over how far the ball is going to run out.