[TriammaMade]

the course ive been playing of late is a short 5200yd par 70 course. its in great condition all the time and well maintained.
heres the thing im seriously thinking of joining as its only £52 a month is it worth it to play a short course or should i be looking at a longer course?

[fgjhfgjh]

I have one that is similar right by my house and have the same dilemma. Its great for iron practice, but I don't use my driver as much. I don't like it bc I can shoot low scores, but my hcp doesn't benefit.

the course ive been playing of late is a short 5200yd par 70 course. its in great condition all the time and well maintained.
heres the thing im seriously thinking of joining as its only £52 a month is it worth it to play a short course or should i be looking at a longer course?

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[TriammaMade]

i think i use my driver 8 times on the course its a tight challenging course.
the other beneifit is its 4 miles away and the nearest course to me

[fgjhfgjh]

There is a lot to be said for convenience, especially of you have kids, and the price looks nice.

i think i use my driver 8 times on the course its a tight challenging course.
the other beneifit is its 4 miles away and the nearest course to me

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[jeargefef]

How often do the pros use their driver in a round?

i think i use my driver 8 times on the course its a tight challenging course.
the other beneifit is its 4 miles away and the nearest course to me

[DrCeshing]

I think the short game is a critical element for scoring so a short course should actually benefit you. Hitting irons off the tee and more wedges into the green can build those scoring zone shots. If you have a driving range you can beat balls with the big stick for your occasional rounds at the longer tracks.

[TriammaMade]

the way the course is set i use almost every club in the bag i think i might just bite the bullet

[pongeystrhjst]

It's close, inexpensive and in great shape; easy decision IF you have a good group to play with.

I love golf but love good company just as much.

[jeargefef]

I think you should too. IMO people focus on long game way too much. A short course IMO lets you recover from trouble a little easier and will make you more creative. SEVE style.

the way the course is set i use almost every club in the bag i think i might just bite the bullet

[LesLattis]

I think you should too. IMO people focus on long game way too much. A short course IMO lets you recover from trouble a little easier and will make you more creative. SEVE style.

I agree with this completely! 180 yards and in, you master all that, you can play golf anywhere with anyone.

[Nabeqiv]

I say you should join. It's funny how some of my buddies that are fairly good players always scoff at short courses, but they then shoot very similar scores on a short course compared to a long course. The reason is, their 60-110 yard game and putting aren't that great because they're worried about reaching 450 yard par 4s in two. They hit driver, hybrids, and longer irons all day and have either lag putts or little chips on most holes. The long game is much easier to get to come around once you have a solid short and putting game in my opinion.

[EntectCelpelm]

I`ve had the same issue boss, there is a 9 hole decent course about 5 minutes from my house, but its quite short and almost unplayable in the winter because of poor drainage. It would only be $99 a month to join but so far I don`t think its worth it.

[V8V8V8]

A course that I play a lot is 5189 yds. The fairways are narrow so the driving is challenging. The doglegs force you to use an iron or fairway wood off the tee. It only has 2 par 5 holes, but the par 3 holes average 180 yds. with one a monster at 235! I play longer course where I can open up with my driver, but this course is no pushover! I find par 3 holes the hardest anyway so it forces you to learn to get up and down when you miss the green.

So I say yes. Close, inexpensive and in good shape. You can't beat that.

[Patgaepx]

Sounds like a great course if you find yourself using all your clubs and its challenging enough to help improve your ball striking. I joined a course this year that I'm not all that happy with the layout or condition, but its where all my buddies play. For me I'd rather enjoy the people I play with more than the course itself.

[huylibizonoff]

I agree with this completely! 180 yards and in, you master all that, you can play golf anywhere with anyone.

I gotta agree with TC here. If your hitting your driver lousy you can drop back to your 3wd and recover. If your 200 and in game is off then your in trouble. I would jump allover it buddy!

[fgjhfgjh]

Sounds like the course near me. Long par 3's with ridiculous trouble if you miss. People should at it and then shoot the same score they put up on a course 1000 yards longer.

A course that I play a lot is 5189 yds. The fairways are narrow so the driving is challenging. The doglegs force you to use an iron or fairway wood off the tee. It only has 2 par 5 holes, but the par 3 holes average 180 yds. with one a monster at 235! I play longer course where I can open up with my driver, but this course is no pushover! I find par 3 holes the hardest anyway so it forces you to learn to get up and down when you miss the green.

So I say yes. Close, inexpensive and in good shape. You can't beat that.

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[Gogogo]

the course ive been playing of late is a short 5200yd par 70 course. its in great condition all the time and well maintained.
heres the thing im seriously thinking of joining as its only £52 a month is it worth it to play a short course or should i be looking at a longer course?

£52 a month could also get you a fair few rounds on various different courses to keep things fresh.

[Bgfbukpf]

Does the club have a team? Have a search on the web to find out and see what league they're in. That will give you a good idea about what the course will do to your game.

As others have said, spend the majority of your time working on the short game and you're going to be a better player. Most courses in the UK aren't much over 6000yds anyway so you're not really losing out on much distance. I would prefer to play a shorter course in really good condition than a longer course where the greens are bad or the fairways are like a farmers field!!

[Gogogo]

Does the club have a team? Have a search on the web to find out and see what league they're in. That will give you a good idea about what the course will do to your game.

As others have said, spend the majority of your time working on the short game and you're going to be a better player. Most courses in the UK aren't much over 6000yds anyway so you're not really losing out on much distance. I would prefer to play a shorter course in really good condition than a longer course where the greens are bad or the fairways are like a farmers field!!

The courses I play are all over 6000 yards

[Bgfbukpf]

I didn't say there weren't any over 6000, just that they tend not to be much over that. When I played round the Staffs/Worcs area the longest was around 6,300. I'm looking at joining Gloucester GC and that's only 6,100 from the non comp tees. I was just making the point that he's not losing that much distance, especially if he's still getting to use the driver 8 times in a round!