rulie
Head Pro
The second part is often the hardest, even after looking for 6-7 minutes.
On a Day by Day basis which would you rather play?
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Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Even when its a medal, if it is handicap qualifying, then it is also a stableford-of-sorts for handicapping purposes.
All the fun aspects of stableford are still there with regards to how the score affects handicap.
A big score on one hole might put prizes out of reach, but the vast majority are not winning a prize on the day.
As it is handicap qualifying, it is a golfer's duty to continue and attempt to make the best score you can at each hole.
Medal/Stableford is Swings/Roundabouts to a great extent.
I think my club has it right this year, according to this poll.
Out of 11 board comps for individual strokeplay for all male handicappers, 5 are stableford and 6 are medal.
This is not the wrong way round, because stableford dominates all the other comps, betterball, AmAm etc and there is a weekday stableford comp every week April to September.
When it comes to board comps for individual play, I prefer to see the best net score as the winner. I can not imagine ever changing from this view.
My club (and me) have to consider what everyone would like - and they do try to do this.
On the whole, I am in favour of medal play for comps, but I am not a militant anti-stableford.
I just see it as a slightly altered game from the normal way to play and score.
I like fun novelties.
It would be strange not to.
But too many fun novelties detracts from my enjoyment of what I most like about golf. The full challenge of 18-hole strokeplay - all its joys and all its frustrations.
When I look back on my first 20 years of golf when stablefords were rare, I do not wish there had been more.
You like what you like and you dislike what you dislike.
All depends on your experiences and your hopes and desires. No right or wrong about it.
All the fun aspects of stableford are still there with regards to how the score affects handicap.
A big score on one hole might put prizes out of reach, but the vast majority are not winning a prize on the day.
As it is handicap qualifying, it is a golfer's duty to continue and attempt to make the best score you can at each hole.
Medal/Stableford is Swings/Roundabouts to a great extent.
I think my club has it right this year, according to this poll.
Out of 11 board comps for individual strokeplay for all male handicappers, 5 are stableford and 6 are medal.
This is not the wrong way round, because stableford dominates all the other comps, betterball, AmAm etc and there is a weekday stableford comp every week April to September.
When it comes to board comps for individual play, I prefer to see the best net score as the winner. I can not imagine ever changing from this view.
My club (and me) have to consider what everyone would like - and they do try to do this.
On the whole, I am in favour of medal play for comps, but I am not a militant anti-stableford.
I just see it as a slightly altered game from the normal way to play and score.
I like fun novelties.
It would be strange not to.
But too many fun novelties detracts from my enjoyment of what I most like about golf. The full challenge of 18-hole strokeplay - all its joys and all its frustrations.
When I look back on my first 20 years of golf when stablefords were rare, I do not wish there had been more.
You like what you like and you dislike what you dislike.
All depends on your experiences and your hopes and desires. No right or wrong about it.
bobmac
Major Champion
When I moved to a tight parkland course, I learned to hit the ball straighter by slowing down my swing.
That was in 1986, 18 years before golf was my job.
And who said anything about playing conservatively ?
And if you can't find it, back to the tee you go, adding to slow play and increasing the chances of a disaster hole.
wjemather
Well-known member
Sacrificing distance is being conservative, and is not the way to achieve your potential best score.
Some will, many won't (ever) – they'll just NR and carry on; and in a Stableford, there's no DQ for doing so, so they can still post a score.
bobmac
Major Champion
In my humble opinion, increasing accuracy was the best way to improve my consistency and scores.
But I was talking about avoiding a catastrophic hole in medal.
You won't find many OOB in the middle of the fairway.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
I find my accuracy and shorter hitting seems to help me score better than colleagues that are smashing longer than me but hitting out of trees
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Agree.
“You can’t play good golf out of the trees “ was some of the first advice I was ever given.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Smashing it long, but into the trees from time to time, leads to huge variance in scoring and a higher handicap.
On your best round of the year, an increased chance of winning, maybe.
Playing consistently low scores is for losers.
A friend told me this.
The majority here seem to be saying that the game should be fun. Plodding down the middle of the fairway every time - boring! Where's the fun in that?
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Yes but when I first started I was in the trees more than your average squirrel.Smashing it long, but into the trees from time to time, leads to huge variance in scoring and a higher handicap.
On your best round of the year, an increased chance of winning, maybe.
Playing consistently low scores is for losers.
A friend told me this.
The majority here seem to be saying that the game should be fun. Plodding down the middle of the fairway every time - boring! Where's the fun in that?
.hambugerpete
Well-known member
The usual anecdotes and platitudes being rolled out. Give everyone on the forum and extra 10 mph swing speed and they'll improve with few exceptions.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
No point having extra swing speed if you can’t keep a ball in the fairway
hambugerpete
Well-known member
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
It’s getting a touch boring now isn’t it
Guess was the same when it was Paddyk or BIM guy
hambugerpete
Well-known member
Your post didn't make sense is all so got a shrug.
It’s getting a touch boring now isn’t it
Guess was the same when it was Paddyk or BIM guy
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Massive like for this
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Surely it’s very easy to understand
Hitting it longer is not great if you can find a fairway
bobmac
Major Champion
Of course it is, he's just looking for an argument
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
It did make sense.
But you are allowed to offer a similar or a dissimilar comment.
Or ask for further explanation before making a comment.
A single emoji with no text can be ambiguous.
wjemather
Well-known member
Not at all surprised that the usual suspects are arguing against the data and analytics.
hambugerpete
Well-known member
Ok yes it grammatically made sense , but lacked meaning. It's just a platitude along with nonsense like the woods are full of long drivers and all the other tired sayings that get wheeled out when distance is talked about.
Give me the option of 140 from the rough Vs 200 from the middle of the fairway, I'll take the rough all day long please.
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