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Old 08-10-2009, 06:36 PM   #14
trilochana.nejman

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Really? Maybe that used to be true but I don't see that being true on most of the golf courses I play. In fact there is usually a ton of trouble long, I would much rather be just off the front edge and chipping uphill than down the back trying to lob it up out of the woods or up a steep slope or worse losing it in a creek or other hazard behind the hole. A large percentage of the greens that I see slope down towards the front edge so you want uphill chips and putts both when possible. I almost never want to go over. Relying on my GPS for yardage to the front edge I play whatever club will get me just over that front edge of the green a lot of the time and always play it that way if I don't know exactly where the pins are. The only time I club past the middle of the green is if there is obvious trouble in front that I want to avoid or I know exactly where the pin is and I am going for it.
First of all, when I'm talking about missing a green, I'm talking about by ten yards or less.

Secondly, I don't know what kinds of courses you play, but of all the courses I've played over the last forty years here in New York as well as those I've played in Texas and Florida, I'd say that perhaps 30% of the holes have trouble beyond the greens. That of course might vary a bit when comparing one specific course to another, but on average, I'd say I'm pretty close on that estimate.

Also, by "trouble" I'm not referring to steep slopes, rough, or having to chip or pitch over a cart path or something like that. By trouble, I mean bunkers, water or wooded areas - places where it may cost you a stroke or more if you end up there.


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