Pa Jayhawk
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O.K. I can't resist any longer. This just kills me every time I see a thread regarding the Lob Wedge.
I think I can say with a great deal of certainty that there are quite a few people that feel anyone who is not a single digit Handicap should not carry a LW. It is obviously a club you have to practice with to benifit from it's positive side.
I guess you may no where this is headed. How is a driver any different? Would you suggest that anyone without a single digit handicap should not carry a Driver. IMHO, a driver is far more Risk~Reward than a LW. THere are far more people out there that misuse and Driver, and usually very little is mentioned other than "Yeah, it takes a little practice". In all seriousness, thinking about this, over the last year I would believe that my driver has cost me far more strokes on the average than my LW and I hit my driver far better than alot of the people I play with. I would say for most mid to high handicaps, they probably lose far more strokes with their driver. Personally half the reason I opt for a LW is that I know with my distance off the tee and consistency, I need all the help I can get with my short game to stop the bleeding. A LW is no different than a putter, chipping, or pitching. It is more of a finesse game that I am far more likely to perfect in my lifetime then being able to hit a ball 300 yards with consistency.
Taking this in to consideration, I have to ask those who say a double digit handicap should not carry a LW. Do you feel the same about a driver, do you feel a driver is easier to manipulate, and learn with more consistancy, do you feel time is just better spent practicing other things. Without pointing fingers I just have to ask this because the more I think of think of this the more I think that if you are going to practice use of a club you are far more likely to perfect a LW than a Driver. It is something you can learn, it is something you can mentally manage, it is something that can save you strokes. I really doubt that I will ever learn to hit a driver 300 yards down the fairway in the time it takes me to learn to hit a LW to within 5 feet of the hole when it is so required.
Just curious, in all honesty based on the people you see on the standard course and play with, should they really carry a driver in the Risk~Reward mentality. If not what do you think the response would be and do you feel that the whole "for the fun of the game" scenario should be acknowledged?
Your Thoughts??
I think I can say with a great deal of certainty that there are quite a few people that feel anyone who is not a single digit Handicap should not carry a LW. It is obviously a club you have to practice with to benifit from it's positive side.
I guess you may no where this is headed. How is a driver any different? Would you suggest that anyone without a single digit handicap should not carry a Driver. IMHO, a driver is far more Risk~Reward than a LW. THere are far more people out there that misuse and Driver, and usually very little is mentioned other than "Yeah, it takes a little practice". In all seriousness, thinking about this, over the last year I would believe that my driver has cost me far more strokes on the average than my LW and I hit my driver far better than alot of the people I play with. I would say for most mid to high handicaps, they probably lose far more strokes with their driver. Personally half the reason I opt for a LW is that I know with my distance off the tee and consistency, I need all the help I can get with my short game to stop the bleeding. A LW is no different than a putter, chipping, or pitching. It is more of a finesse game that I am far more likely to perfect in my lifetime then being able to hit a ball 300 yards with consistency.
Taking this in to consideration, I have to ask those who say a double digit handicap should not carry a LW. Do you feel the same about a driver, do you feel a driver is easier to manipulate, and learn with more consistancy, do you feel time is just better spent practicing other things. Without pointing fingers I just have to ask this because the more I think of think of this the more I think that if you are going to practice use of a club you are far more likely to perfect a LW than a Driver. It is something you can learn, it is something you can mentally manage, it is something that can save you strokes. I really doubt that I will ever learn to hit a driver 300 yards down the fairway in the time it takes me to learn to hit a LW to within 5 feet of the hole when it is so required.
Just curious, in all honesty based on the people you see on the standard course and play with, should they really carry a driver in the Risk~Reward mentality. If not what do you think the response would be and do you feel that the whole "for the fun of the game" scenario should be acknowledged?
Your Thoughts??