Pin In or Out?

[limpalong]

Recent observations: Hearing the flagstick blamed for keeping the putt out of the hole. In some cases, the flagstick is an inanimate object, easy to retaliate against for a missed putt. Even if the putt nicks the stick and seems to glance away, how do we know it wouldn't have rimmed out anyway? How many years have we chipped from off the green, leaving the stick in? Some chips go in. Some don't. One of our geezers blamed the flagstick, today, for kicking his putt out of the hole. Sheesh! Tough for a ball rolling about the speed limit on the Autobahn to go in even an 8" diameter hole with no flagstick!
For the most part, I still like it left in. My old eyes certainly appreciate the assistance in visual clarity.

 

[thegolfclubdoc]

Recent observations: Hearing the flagstick blamed for keeping the putt out of the hole. In some cases, the flagstick is an inanimate object, easy to retaliate against for a missed putt. Even if the putt nicks the stick and seems to glance away, how do we know it wouldn't have rimmed out anyway? How many years have we chipped from off the green, leaving the stick in? Some chips go in. Some don't. One of our geezers blamed the flagstick, today, for kicking his putt out of the hole. Sheesh! Tough for a ball rolling about the speed limit on the Autobahn to go in even an 8" diameter hole with no flagstick!
For the most part, I still like it left in. My old eyes certainly appreciate the assistance in visual clarity.

I see what you are saying. But I had an uphill putt and it hit the flagstick square and stayed out. I don't believe that an uphill putt like that would have bounced out of the hole while going right down the middle of the hole.

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[TEA Time]

Take

the

pin

OUT

 

[limpalong]

Take

the

pin

OUT

I

can't

believe

a

young

flat-belly

seems

so

resistant

to

change!!

 

[TEA Time]

Uh, no. When Phil says you have a 30% (or whatever it was) better chance of holing a chip with the pin out, seems like that would translate to putts as well.

 

[PaPaD]

When a putt hits the stick and goes in, we give the stick the credit. When a putt hits the stick and does not fall, we blame the stick. Leave it in, it saves time.

 

[PaPaD]

Uh, no. When Phil says you have a 30% (or whatever it was) better chance of holing a chip with the pin out, seems like that would translate to putts as well.

How does Phil know this? DeChambeau probably says the opposite, and we all know who put more statistical math into it.

 

[TEA Time]

Phil's been putting statistical math into it before DeChambeau was a sperm cell.

 

[azgreg]

Take

the

pin

OUT

Leave

the

pin

IN!!!

 

[azgreg]

Uh, no. When Phil says you have a 30% (or whatever it was) better chance of holing a chip with the pin out, seems like that would translate to putts as well.

Phil's short game guru Dave Pelz disagrees with him.

 

[TEA Time]

I willing to die on this hill, fuckers.

 

[PaPaD]

Phil's been putting statistical math into it before DeChambeau was a sperm cell.

Pretty sure DeChambeau is the spawn of an Alien virus.........

 

[TEA Time]

Touché

 

[azgreg]

I willing to die on this hill, fuckers.

 

[limpalong]