kid2
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I had a big argument after our round today with my 2 playing partners that basically revolved around the rough and course management.....
I was for the course management side of the argument which basically meant that i was saying you should manage the course with your own strengths and weaknesses...... Obviously taking a club that doesnt reach the cabbage...... Their argument was that not everyone can hit a long iron the way i do....
Our debate centred as an example around our 1st hole.....
Anyway.... This is a gentle enough opening hole 320mtrs off the tee where the blue dots are.... OOB down the right..... The red line is a swale right at 150mtrs.... Cabbage all down the left.... The back of the green is a severe run off into dense trees so long is seriously out of the question....
All those shadows you see down the right are maturing trees but if your lucky you may land between the 2 lots of them off the tee or if your in them you'll be chipping back into play.....
The wind dictates usually my club choice but in a Medal i always hit a long iron here...... A 4 iron off the tee usually leaves me 150 mtrs to the middle but then the bunkers come into play if your not straight...... If i play a stableford i might give the driver a wallop but you have to take what danger then comes into play if your not straight.....
My playing partners argument say that the high grass outside the yellow line down the left should be cut down as its usually a hold up for people looking for balls off the tee.....
As a side note these are either players that hook there driver or slice it for lefties....
My argument is that you should take trouble out of play off the tee..... Not hit the club you want to hit just for the sake of getting as far down the hole as you can to make an easy wedge in.....
But they then said that if you need to stay above the swale you'll have a long second shot..... Now thats fair enough but im playing with a 20 handicapper that thinks he should hit the centre of the green from 180 mtrs most of the time
I think thats just plain crazy...... From that distance im happy to miss left or right.... And more often than not if theres trouble left and right or behind ill hit a club to purposely miss the green short.....
Who is right or wrong.....?
Should you be able to hit what club you like off the tee? Or should you play the course how the designer wants you to play it?
Here's a Pic....
I was for the course management side of the argument which basically meant that i was saying you should manage the course with your own strengths and weaknesses...... Obviously taking a club that doesnt reach the cabbage...... Their argument was that not everyone can hit a long iron the way i do....
Our debate centred as an example around our 1st hole.....
Anyway.... This is a gentle enough opening hole 320mtrs off the tee where the blue dots are.... OOB down the right..... The red line is a swale right at 150mtrs.... Cabbage all down the left.... The back of the green is a severe run off into dense trees so long is seriously out of the question....
All those shadows you see down the right are maturing trees but if your lucky you may land between the 2 lots of them off the tee or if your in them you'll be chipping back into play.....
The wind dictates usually my club choice but in a Medal i always hit a long iron here...... A 4 iron off the tee usually leaves me 150 mtrs to the middle but then the bunkers come into play if your not straight...... If i play a stableford i might give the driver a wallop but you have to take what danger then comes into play if your not straight.....
My playing partners argument say that the high grass outside the yellow line down the left should be cut down as its usually a hold up for people looking for balls off the tee.....
As a side note these are either players that hook there driver or slice it for lefties....
My argument is that you should take trouble out of play off the tee..... Not hit the club you want to hit just for the sake of getting as far down the hole as you can to make an easy wedge in.....
But they then said that if you need to stay above the swale you'll have a long second shot..... Now thats fair enough but im playing with a 20 handicapper that thinks he should hit the centre of the green from 180 mtrs most of the time
I think thats just plain crazy...... From that distance im happy to miss left or right.... And more often than not if theres trouble left and right or behind ill hit a club to purposely miss the green short.....
Who is right or wrong.....?
Should you be able to hit what club you like off the tee? Or should you play the course how the designer wants you to play it?
Here's a Pic....
