SilverUberXeno
El Tigre Blanco
- Jul 26, 2005
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Give me a 9 iron into a green instead of a 4-iron and I'm going to score better 7, maybe 8 out of 10 times.
That's a HUGE difference. Generally it's comparing a 9 to a 7 or a 7 to a 5.
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Give me a 9 iron into a green instead of a 4-iron and I'm going to score better 7, maybe 8 out of 10 times.
I know the pros play longer courses and longer drives are a huge advantage but there are still the Corey Pavins around.
That's a HUGE difference. Generally it's comparing a 9 to a 7 or a 7 to a 5.
I should have been a little clearer. The number aren't the angle the face makes at impact. It is just the total angle offline from dead center the ball can be and still be in the fairway. I.e. if you pull-slice the ball and it starts left, but curves back to the center-line, then it is zero degrees of.
My point was that for a given width, of course the longer you are the more accurate you have to be as well, because the effective width of the fairway shrinks just because of geometry.
Even the difference between a 7 and a 5 is huuuuuge as far as scoring goes. I'm flag hunting with a 7 but I'm happy to be on the green with a 5 in my hands.
With that being said, if you hit your drives shorter you would have to be more accurate with your long irons than someone who bombs their driver using a short iron. Correct?
....If you play a normal length course from the white blocks and don't hit long drives or botch some you still won't have that many long shots into the green. So in the everydayman's world of golf you can still enjoy playing a respectable round. We're all not pros in here.
A very good point WBL. I've seen many a senior golfer who couldn't make GIR but have manufactured a deadly chipping & putting game.
I AM NOT A SENIOR!
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This is quite an interesting discussion... ... And, none of us old farts who know we will never be able to again hit it 300 consistently will give up on this game simply because we are told we cannot compete with a "short stick" in our bag.
Limp, I think something that has been lost in this thread is the role of the handicapping system. Something that allows golfers of different skill or physical prowess to compete on a level playing field. What is a net par, birdie or bogey depends on a player's handicap. GIR for one may not be GIR for another.