Distance is not everything
Money is not everything
Easy to say when you have it, harder to appreciate the struggle when you do not
Money is not everything
Easy to say when you have it, harder to appreciate the struggle when you do not
Maybe length isn't everything after all!
- Thread starter delc
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My distance with my 8 iron is about 155 yards but I play off 18 and regularly get beaten by people who are much shorter than me because they a) hit the fairway off the tee. b) manage the course better. c) have a great short game. d) can putt. Distance is good but a good player will beat a "long" hitter most times.
Sheffieldhacker
Club Champion
155 with an 8 iron and you use x100 in your irons. Doesn't seem quite right? Was you fitted?
Lump
Tour Winner
That distance with an 8 iron would make him on the Stiff/Xstiff border. It then all comes down to feel and preferred flight.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
The people who claim that length isn't everything are always the ones who are long enough to reach a GIR on a par4 with driver/short iron anyway and can go for most par5s in two. I struggle to reach most par4s in three and in that case more length definitely would be a great help. It's kind of frustrating when you are both 120 yards out and your pp is like "Oh, I think I'm gonna take a bit off my wedge" and you are: "Oh, I think I'll hit my hybrid and give it all I've got."
I agree , i thought hit my drives well today but I still needed to use my 3 wood on 10 occasions for my 2nd shots.
I agree , i thought hit my drives well today but I still needed to use my 3 wood on 10 occasions for my 2nd shots.
what were you using for the 3rd:rofl:
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
True, but the advantages of distance shouldn't be underestimated.
One of the guys I play with is 6 shots higher than me, but there's no way I'm 6 shots better than him club for club as a golfer. Maybe 2 or 3 shots, but the rest is because he's hitting a fairway wood or hybrid into greens when I'm hitting 7 or 8 iron.
Carpfather1
Head Pro
That's one thing that's helped me a bit is keeping a nice smooth swing slower on my back swing and don't try thrashing the ball I used to try and hammer it every full shot but learnt to control it a bit yes im shorter but plenty long enough for my game and far more control .
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
I got well beaten in a match yesterday by a guy who was even shorter off the tee than me, The difference was that he was deadly from 100 yards in, never taking more than 3 to get down, whereas I was struggling a bit with my short game on the day.
I wouldn't class taking no more than 3 to get down from inside 100 yds as "deadly"
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
I have been worrying about my distance, my 8 iron is labelled up at 150 but this year I am at 140.. So far. I think I am not driving through the ball. I am going to have to go to the range and have a little look. I don't know about my driver, I try to put it in the right place to give myself a chance.
I was indeed fitted, by a Titleist advanced fitting centre. Was advised to go with x100's for a more penetrating flight. We did the numbers on trackman and these were the best shaft for me. As Lump says it was a flight thing.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I'd settle for it every time.....
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I got well beaten in a match yesterday by a guy who was even shorter off the tee than me, The difference was that he was deadly from 100 yards in, never taking more than 3 to get down, whereas I was struggling a bit with my short game on the day.
Getting down in 2 from 100 yards is deadly - getting down in three is normal and expected for most
Not for me it isn't! I quite often take four or even five to get down. I am basically a high single figure golfer with a 28 handicap chipping game. Actually that is unfair on 28 handicappers, who often chip better than I can. I am not a bad putter though, and if I can, I putt from off the green to avoid having to chip. I don't know why I find chipping so difficult, because it should be the easiest shot in the book, but I seem to chunk them, thin them, and even shank them!
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From a hundred yards you should be looking to be on the green 8/10 times. If not the issue isn't your chipping it's your approach play from 100 yards
seochris
Challenge Tour Pro
The group that I play in are all pretty much longer than me....but I have won more money than I lost.....:smirk:
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Delc why don't you just buy a chipper if you are that bad doing it with regular clubs?
How many handicap golfers will do that from 100 yards regularly? Making sure you take no more than three with the odd up and down is never going to damage the card
I'm OK at pitching in from down to about 40 yards with a half wedge shot. It's when I just miss the green by a few yards when I have problems. The match described in the original postings was played on a course with rather small greens, so I had to chip more often than normal.
