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JezzE said:
Misinterpreting bit was more to do with your comments about high handicappers generally hitting the ball perfectly... Could you lend me one of your high-handicappers for my next fourball comp by the way so we don't give too many holes away needlessly with perfect strikes that come up a club or two short ;)
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It is not too difficult to work out how far you hit each club, and use a gps to work out how far you need to hit it. Uphill add a bit, downhill take a bit off. Adjust for wind. I still don't buy into all these golfers with a half decent brain (?), continually coming up one or two clubs short with a decent strike. 150 yards to the pin, I hit my 7 iron that distance, so I will take a nine iron.:mad:

Happy to agree to disagree.:thup::cheers:
 
richart said:
It is not too difficult to work out how far you hit each club, and use a gps to work out how far you need to hit it. Uphill add a bit, downhill take a bit off. Adjust for wind. I still don't buy into all these golfers with a half decent brain (?), continually coming up one or two clubs short with a decent strike. 150 yards to the pin, I hit my 7 iron that distance, so I will take a nine iron.:mad:

Happy to agree to disagree.:thup::cheers:
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Happy to agree to you agreeing to disagree.:thup::cheers:

Perhaps you're just an old-hand at new golf thinking and the application of common sense! But there are definitely people out there who think they hit it further than they actually do, and despite the evidence of their own eyes persistently come up short even when striking it decently...
 
JezzE said:
Happy to agree to you agreeing to disagree.:thup::cheers:

Perhaps you're just an old-hand at new golf thinking and the application of common sense! But there are definitely people out there who think they hit it further than they actually do, and despite the evidence of their own eyes persistently come up short even when striking it decently...
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Cheeky.

That is the point really. Yes there are people that think they hit it further than they do. Just between you and me, there are a few on this forum.:eek: There are a lot of golfers that know how far they hit it, but just don't have the skills to do it consistently, me definitely included.:(

Have a good weekend Jezz, and may all you approach shots be at least pin high.:)
 
c1973 said:
The part about 'leaving shorties' as the most common miss on approach shots, is this quantifiable at all? I'm not having a pop here, it's just that my misses tend to be varied. I'll concede that going through the green is extremely rare, but I do miss just as many to the side.

My point is, if like me, you miss to the side just as often as being short then aiming at the back isn't going to solve that.

If it's not really backed up statistically (that most people leave it short) then is it not possible you are actually gaining an additional worry that wasn't there in the first place?
And should the advice not be 'learn your genuine yardages' and not 'aim to the back'.

NB: I'm genuinely not having a go at anyone trying this out, I'm a great believer in doing what works for you and would encourage people to think that way too. :thup: I'm just struggling to square what I have read (on here and the external site) with my own thoughts on the subjects mentioned.

Also, I don't consider myself to be a naysayer just because I, A) disagree with or B) don't quite grasp other opinions.
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51% of my misses are shorties !!

The majority I put down to under estimating wind strength both into and following.


Went past the pin 3 times today , pin high 7 times and rest short.
 
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