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**pBiRXp8u** · 08-08-2009, 08:37 AM

I frankly don't. One, I find it doesn't work (same with saying, "I'm going to sell something today"...what, does your effort into your work change this day over last? It's great to be positive and all, since it makes you cheerful, but I always put in 100%, so saying it doesn't help).

Second, though, I find it makes me cocky. There are many putts I know I'm not going to sink, but if I try then I'll hit it too hard and overshoot if I think it's going into the hole, rather than a strategic lag. I don't aim every shot for the hole, I aim it with the big picture in mind.

I've never even heard of a "strategic lag".

In my head that sounds like "intentional miss". It's completely contrary to the way I approach the game. I will lay up on a long approach shot if that seems to be the correct strategic maneuver, but when I'm putting, the hole is always going to be my target. I feel that I have a better chance of getting close by aiming at a 4.25" circle than I do by aiming at a 3 foot or 4 foot or 6 foot circle. And if I'm aiming at and trying to hit the hole, it might just go in.

I simply can't play any differently.

08-08-2009, 08:37 AM	#16
pBiRXp8u Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I frankly don't. One, I find it doesn't work (same with saying, "I'm going to sell something today"...what, does your effort into your work change this day over last? It's great to be positive and all, since it makes you cheerful, but I always put in 100%, so saying it doesn't help). Second, though, I find it makes me cocky. There are many putts I know I'm not going to sink, but if I try then I'll hit it too hard and overshoot if I think it's going into the hole, rather than a strategic lag. I don't aim every shot for the hole, I aim it with the big picture in mind. I've never even heard of a "strategic lag". In my head that sounds like "intentional miss". It's completely contrary to the way I approach the game. I will lay up on a long approach shot if that seems to be the correct strategic maneuver, but when I'm putting, the hole is always going to be my target. I feel that I have a better chance of getting close by aiming at a 4.25" circle than I do by aiming at a 3 foot or 4 foot or 6 foot circle. And if I'm aiming at and trying to hit the hole, it might just go in. I simply can't play any differently.
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