louise_a
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holing the putts for me I drop far more shots on the green than off the tee.
Would you rather?
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User20204
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The original question is would YOU so hence why such a range of interpretation but I disagree saying it's completely irrelevant, it's perfectly relevant IMO. If they see it as a huge factor in scoring low(er) then why can't i/we.
Every teaching pro in the business nowadays are teaching players to bomb it and I'm referring to teaching young up and coming players, not your local club player hacker, to get it down there then they will work on straightening things out afterwards, as they say, if you haven't got distance in the first place, you're unlikely to find it later.
Anyone that kids themselves that length off the tee isn't a big deal is kidding themselves (yes I know I've went of course)
User20204
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I have no idea of your ability but I very much doubt holing all putts from 10ft in would solely make you scartch or better much like bombing drives alone wouldn't make me scratch either.
Lump
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:Off thread:
I play off 3.
I’m consistent enough to hit a high% of GIR.
Dropping more putts would 100% get me to scratch or better. ( I keep an eye on my stats)
SammmeBee
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No it wouldn’t......
duncan mackie
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You are contradicting yourself - and highlighting my point very well.
The question is about you - young up and coming players are not a significant representation of those responding!
More specifically (for the tour pros) the issue is whether you can get to a green in 1 shot less; or not. Massive issue when you consider that improving your stroke average by 1 shot (say playing to +9 rather than +8) will multiply your earnings rather than just increase them a bit.
For anyone playing to scratch or higher it's simply not going to be the iggest scoring issue.
Put another way most tour vans will tell you theat their players will bite their hands off for 4 yds distance - most handicap golfers have a greater distance dispersion with their wedge than that.
upsidedown
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Asked the question to the fourball I was playing in today, all Seniors and handicaps 1, 3 and two 5's and we all took the putting .
SammmeBee
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You either play at a 5000 yard course or can only hit it 200 yards off the tee.....
mikejohnchapman
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Putter for me.
upsidedown
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Urm no but interested how you come to that conclusion
SammmeBee
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If you don’t then you’d take the drive.....14 fairways.... min 12 greens inc par 3s as you have some skill.....gives you a rough 72 at worst every round.....
Miss 2 tee shots....drop 4.....fighting to make 72 at best.....
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Go on then, enlighten me as to why you think it wouldn’t.
upsidedown
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All play at 6400+ and our Sunday best drives would be between 260 and 300 depending on conditions. Today we all drove the ball well but could have putted better ,none of my drives today put me in any bother but I missed 2 putts from inside 10 foot so my 2 under would have been 4 under .
We have skill levels that mean if we miss the fairway we can recover and make par, not all the time but most times
SammmeBee
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The further you can shift it down the hole (safely)......the closer you’ll hit it to the flag.....the more putts you’ll hole....the better you score....
User20204
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I'm going to suspect that the three of them are consistent drivers of the ball ??
Again, I'll hazard a guess you are a consistent driver of the ball ??
As I said in my reply about MY driving, I'm not, it's the strongest part of my game and my weakest, when it's on, I'm as good as most, when it's off, I'm as bad as many.
I've often zapped my PP's when I'm driving well, it ranges between 60 and 90 yards longer than them, that is a massive advantage over them, difference is, they are always down the middle, myself, not always.
User20204
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That is mighty impressive hitting for seniors, regardless of their handicaps. I know a couple of plus seniors at my club and I'm generally longer than them and I'm not near 300.
Links course ?
upsidedown
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I'm going to suspect that the three of them are consistent drivers of the ball ??
Yup all four us are but can be streaky putters
Again, I'll hazard a guess you are a consistent driver of the ball ??
As I said in my reply about MY driving, I'm not, it's the strongest part of my game and my weakest, when it's on, I'm as good as most, when it's off, I'm as bad as many.
I've often zapped my PP's when I'm driving well, it ranges between 60 and 90 yards longer than them, that is a massive advantage over them, difference is, they are always down the middle, myself, not always.
upsidedown
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Yup the guy off 1 is at Hillside and rest of us from parklands
SammmeBee
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All play at 6400+ and our Sunday best drives would be between 260 and 300 depending on conditions. Today we all drove the ball well but could have putted better ,none of my drives today put me in any bother but I missed 2 putts from inside 10 foot so my 2 under would have been 4 under .
We have skill levels that mean if we miss the fairway we can recover and make par, not all the time but most times
They’re all off to the OAP Q School in Jan too as well......
