How many strokes.....

[SiberianDVM]

do you think a good caddie would save you on a round? I think at least 9.

For instance yesterday: On #8, a 355 yard 45* dogleg left par 4, I dribbled my teeshot about 150 yards on the left side of the fairway. I had 200 yards left if I cut the corner. Naturally, I couldn't resist pulling out my 3 wood and hitting a big, beautiful shot that was 1 tree away from being perfect. The ball kicked the wrong way, was lost in Copperhead infested brush, and now I'm lying 4. A good caddie would have checked my line up and I would be on the green in 2, or at most 3.

So naturally, I dropped another ball because I've got this shot and proceeded to hit the same 3 wood into the same tree. This ball dropped straight down and I found it in a bush. Hacked it out with a 7 iron, directly into a fairway bunker. Now lying 6. A good caddie would have hit me up side the head, taken away my 3 wood, and broken it over his knee. Or at the very least, lined me up to the right of that friggin tree.

Hit out of the fairway bunker to near the green, chip & a putt, in for 9 on a par 4. I figure a good caddie would have saved me at least 4 on that hole alone. Add in club selection, accurate distances, and reading the greens, and you've got at least 9!

No wonder the pros shoot so low!!

[longiron]

The pro's are the ones that pull the trigger on shots and so are you. Course management is #1 on the list of thing that are most important to do. Ego should always be checked at the door. A caddie would tell you not to but if you "cant" help yourself the its on you. I do agree with you on distance and greens reading but the rest is up to you. Didn't you see Tin Cup. LOL.

[SiberianDVM]

Didn't you see Tin Cup. LOL

One of my favorite movies. That's part of my problem.

But I am hoping for a better caddie than Cheech.

[Jay McNasty]

Speaking of Cheech, the only time I've ever had a caddie was when I played with my dad and grandfather at Campestri which is smack dab in the middle of Juarez, Mexico. I don't even remember if they gave us yardages, but they did a damn fine job of walking behind us and swatting at the mosquitoes on our legs with branches they broke off the trees.

[mont86]

Doc I love your honesty about your golf game. I find myself in the same boat at times....alot of times..

[SiberianDVM]

Thanks, mont86. I just can't keep myself from trying the miracle shot sometimes; I have the spirit of Ben Hogan trapped in a hacker's body.

[Eracer]

I have the spirit of Ben Hogan trapped in a hacker's body.

I'm channelling Dorf...