straight with a hybrid
The slope is right to left, whereas the hole is left to right, so a draw will go with the slope off the fairway.
If the semi rough will stop the ball it might not be too bad an option though.
straight with a hybrid
Isn't that course management though, we all want birdie or par on every hole, but if it's a shot hole and you constantly "mess it up" going for it, wouldn't you/me/anyone be better playing it as 3 to the green and guarantee a bogey possibly a Par than ruining the card?
Yes, but the stroke index doesn't come into it.
To say SI doesn't come into it is either arrogant (probably) or ignorant. We are all handicap golfers. That's why we get shots and we have SI
It's not defeatist if you know your ability and when to attack and when to play safe, in this thread the op has issues with one hole, until he works out the best way to play it, surely he has to consider all options.Which am I?
Yes there are holes that bogey isn't a bad score, but to treat any hole depending on whether or not you get a shot is defeatist and almost accepting you've found your level.
What about strokeplay when it's irrelevant because you take hc off at the end?
If a 1hc asks the same question about SI1, do you tell him to take his 2 points and move on?
What about a +1 on SI18, has he got to go extra hard for a birdie?
Just find the best way to play each hole, whatever that may be.
It's not defeatist if you know your ability and when to attack and when to play safe, in this thread the op has issues with one hole, until he works out the best way to play it, surely he has to consider all options.
I learnt a lot about about course management and shot choice off you and Karen at Trump, simply keeping it play and playing to your strengths was great to see and you both took time on the Tee to look at the guide, look at the hole and played it one hole, one shot at a time.
Mid-high handicappers tend, imo, to reach for the club that they believe will get them closer to the hole.
Course management based on knowing your strengths, weaknesses and distances - 101% (just to annoy the mathematicians) agree.
Course management based on whether or not you get a shot - can't get on board with that.
Maybe that's the difference in mindset between single figures and mid handicapper, if you mess up a tee shot, you have the consistencey to recover with your second or you know you can lay up off the Tee knowing you have the 2nd shot, me I hope I can put 2 shots together😃Course management based on knowing your strengths, weaknesses and distances - 101% (just to annoy the mathematicians) agree.
Course management based on whether or not you get a shot - can't get on board with that.
If this hole is SI10 and he is a 10hc, should he change the way he plays it if he gets down to 9?
Reading that back it sounds like such a daft question, but that seems to be what some are suggesting.
Maybe that's were I go wrong, regardless of whether it's stableford or Medal, there are holes I know I can score well on and some holes I will be happy with a bogey as I make more mistakes when the ability in my head doesn't match my actual ability.On a bit of a tangent do those that say "do you have a shot here" play mainly stabelford comps? In medal it makes zip difference.
To the OP, how consistently do you actually hit a "5/10 yard" draw with the driver? If you are consistently hitting that then just aim right edge/half of the fairway. Job done surely.
Not sure I've ever played a hole that doesn't "suit me eye" so to speak, more that they just don't suit my lack of ability to play the required shot consistently!
Maybe that's the difference in mindset between single figures and mid handicapper, if you mess up a tee shot, you have the consistencey to recover with your second or you know you can lay up off the Tee knowing you have the 2nd shot, me I hope I can put 2 shots together😃
Maybe that's were I go wrong, regardless of whether it's stableford or Medal, there are holes I know I can score well on and some holes I will be happy with a bogey as I make more mistakes when the ability in my head doesn't match my actual ability.
I'd love to be able to hit a driver with 10 yards of shape. That's poker straight to me.